Design Elements

le Shoppe | Baby Shoe Cookies for a Boy Baby Shower

April 30, 2014
Artisan Food Makers, Baby Shower, Cookie Favors, Cookies, Dessert Tables, le Shoppe, Maker Spotlight, Occasions
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artisan foods, baby shower, baby shower cookies, baby shower ideas, baby+kids, bakeshop, baking, blue, cookie decorating, cookie favors, cookies, cut-out-cookies, dessert, dessert table, from scratch, hand-crafted, It's a Boy!, l'Atelier de Christine, le Shoppe, local artisans, local foodmakers, Los Angeles, OC, party favors, sugar cookies, sweet treats

Real Parties | 30th Birthday Soiree in Black, White and Gold

February 3, 2014
Cakes + Tortes, Cookies, Dessert Tables, Entertaining, Food + Drink Styling, Made by Me, Party Ideas, Themed Party
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30th birthday ideas, baked goods, birthday party, black+white, cake, champagne, chevron, cocktail+dinner, cookies, decorated cookie, design, dessert table, DIY decor, event design, fondant, geometric, gold, gold-dipped, handmade, l'Atelier de Christine, le Shoppe, long candles, mini dessert, monochromatic, numbers, patterns, sequins, soirée, stripes

I baked the cake and decorated cookies for a 30th birthday party.

It was so exciting because I got to work with my favorite colors: black, white and gold. What an elegant soirée; the guests arrived at the cocktail party dressed up in the semi-monochromatic color scheme. The theme was shown through various elements – gold Chiavari chairs, sparkly sugar rimmed champagne flutes, textured gold frosted decanters full of wine on tray tables, sequin tablecloth, a mid-century modern bar set-up, Kate Spade gold foil confetti coasters, old gold party ware, dainty looking hors d’oeuvres and pretty mini desserts just to name a few.

Trick-or-Treat Festivities | Halloween Gone Glam, a la Kate Spade

October 31, 2013
Autumn, DIY Inspiration, Food + Drink Styling, Halloween Party, Party Ideas, Settings + Backdrops
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Anthropologie, black, budget-friendly, CB2, chevron, cocktail+dinner, Crate & Barrel, DIY decor, fringe backdrop, glitter, gold, halloween, Kate Spade, modern, orange, Paper Source, party ideas, pink, polka dots, rock candy sticks, Ruth Eileen Photography, sparkle, stripes, Style Me Pretty Living, sweets, treat bags, treats, trick-or-treat, washi tape, West Elm

Philip Foster Farms, Styled Autumn Wedding Shoot

October 30, 2013
Autumn, Dessert Tables, Event Design, Inspiration, Settings + Backdrops, Styled Photo Shoot, Weddings
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accents+details, altar design, autumn, backdrop, Bird is the Word, bride, ceremony, dessert table, event design, events, fall, farmhouse, floral arrangements, Forest and Field, groom, Kira and Matt Photography, Nakalan McKay Photography, Oregon trail, pears, Philip Foster Farms, photo shoot, props, rustic, shoot concept, wedding ideas

Set in a historic farm on the Oregon trail, a team of vendors collaborated with Nakalan McKay Photography, who organized this event, to bring forth this beautiful rustic Autumn wedding shoot.

Moonrise Kingdom [Wes Anderson] meets Kinfolk Magazine Editorial

October 2, 2013
Bride, Event Design, Groom, Inspiration, Settings + Backdrops, Styled Photo Shoot, Summer, Tablescapes, Weddings
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accents+details, altar design, Anthropologie, Arrowhead Pine Rose Cabins, backdrop, BHLDN, boyscout, bride, cake, camp, campfire, Caroline Cervantes, ceremony, dessert table, E2Beauty, editorial, elopement, engagement, event design, events, fern, film, floral arrangements, forest, garland, groom, Heirloom + Love Vintage Rentals, hipster wedding, Honey and Poppies, invitation suite, Kinfolk Magazine, Laura Izumikawa Photography, Love Vs. Design, Lovestruck Event Design and Styling, Merely Sweets, mid-century, mid-century modern, Moonrise Kingdom, movie, photo shoot, poster, props, protea, rentals, runaway lovers, shoot concept, summer, sweet treats, tableware, vignettes, vintage-inspired, wedding dress, wedding ideas, weddings, Wes Anderson, West Elm, whimsical, wilderness, Yeah! Rentals


credits: Moonrise Kingdom, poster via The Wes Anderson Encyclopedia

K’YALAGYOSH | Armenian Yogurt Soup with Lavash Bread

September 8, 2013
Architecture, Film Photography, Made by Me, Recipe Box, Soup + Stew, The Khohanotz, Travel + Places
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35MM, ancient armenia, Ararat plains, Armenia, Armenian architecture, Armenian cross-stones, armenian food, Artsakh, Christian Armenian art, comfort food, culture, Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Gandzasar Monastery, Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, greek-style yogurt, historical, Jugha cemetery, Julfa District, kefir cheese, khachkars, Khor Virap Monastery, kyalagyosh, labneh, Lake Sevan, lavash, lebni, madzoon abour, Masis, medieval churches, Mount Ararat, Nakhijevan, Noravank, one-dish meal, recipe, rural cooking, Sevana Lige, Shushi, soup, southern caucasian cuisine, spas, step-by-step recipe, strained yogurt, Surp Astvatsatsin church, tanabour, Tatev Monastery, Tigranakert, Vayots Dzor, Նախիջեւան, Քյալագյոշ

Rural cooking in Armenia

K’yalagyosh / Քյալագյոշ is an ancient traditional Armenian dish that is made throughout almost all regions of Armenia. This yogurt soup is also known as Chortandjash / Չորթանճաշ or Kelegyosh / քելեգյոշ in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). In the old days, villagers used dried strained-yogurt to make this hearty soup and served it to guests early in the morning – with dried lavash bread pieces, green onions or white onion wedges and Vodka.