As many of you know, I have two beautiful daughters, Elizabeth and Anastasia, ages five and two, respectively. Elizabeth loves being an older sister, and loves, cares and nurtures for her little sister, trying to teach her new things. She is an elegant little girl and loves all things fashion. Anastasia is a free spirit, with her big blue eyes and her blonde wavy hair, she always wants to do things in her own special way. She is outgoing and loves to make new friends! Anastasia was the last Russian princess, and I thought it fitting to give my littlest princess a party fit for royalty. 

Unfortunately, we could not give Anastasia a large birthday party on her first birthday, so we wanted to make the second one a bit more special for her. In my typical fashion, I wanted to put everything together on my own. Sometimes, I do need to work on delegating tasks to others, but I so enjoy brainstorming, designing, setting up, baking and preparing everything from scratch. 

Room Set Up:
 
Setting up the scene were the beautiful white pearlescent balloons floating around the room. With a pink and very princess-y shabby chic set-up, white table cloths adorned with artificial rose bouquets, and chair covers with pink sheer ties. The tables were also set with special pink and gold snack boxes to ensure that our little princesses stayed energized for all the fun!
 

 
The dessert table was filled with all sorts of goodies! The centerpiece was a vanilla cake with fluffy Italian meringue filling, all covered with delectable fondant, embellished with a princess silhouette in the middle, all adorned with gold filigree elements along the side of the cake, and a golden 2 topping off the cake.
 
Chocolate cake pops were also being offered, covered with white marshmallow chocolate and sprinkled with gold dust, all swirled to perfection. There were of course, sugar cookies, in the shapes of princess jewelry, cakes and fans! The vanilla mousse was also a big hit, served in an ice cream cone with a small spoon, for an elegant treat. Pink petit fours adorned with a white and gold crown “seal,” were also served for the little royalty.

We also had an extra table with sweet and savory snacks for our princesses to munch on, with everything from popcorn in shabby-chic printed parchment paper, to yummy vegetables, a variety of cheeses, and of course, pink lemonade to match the party theme! Labels for everything were written in both Russian and English to add a bit of flourish to our tables.
Favors were packed in beautifully elegant pink and white lace bags.

Anastasia  was rather quite interested in eating her pizza and trying not to be photographed, no matter how much a tried. She even made sure to hide and run away anytime I would pick up the camera! Elizabeth  enjoyed her little sisters party and looks forward to the next one!

02/14 UPDATE:
And the winners are ( drum roll please...) : 

​Cookies:
Ann Knee
Dewinda Asri Agnita
Tim Miller

Cake Pops:
Melissa Landes Franklin
Cindy Palmer
Cheryl Nodhturft Mori

Dessert Table Backdrop:
AI Kurokawa
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If your name is listed above, please contact me within 48 hours with your e-mail address, so I can send you your gift certificate. Congratulations the winners and thank you to everyone who entered!

                                                                   HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Please note: The winners were chosen using random number generator ( www.random.org)  
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Im overwhelmed by the amount of response and orders I have received for the last few weeks. I cannot believe its been only 6 weeks since I opened here in Yokosuka! You have filled me with love, and  support and I 'd like to return the favor!

Here is a list of the goodies
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1. 3 dozen of cookies –  3 lucky winners will receive a dozen of custom cookies designed to fit their party or special event. Here are some of the cookies I have made in the past, but in general the possibilities are limitless.   *restrictions / rules: design and delivery date  needs to be discussed at least 3 to 4 weeks in advance.  No Lace work, 3D cookies and copywrited images/ characters. What does that mean?  While I cannot create cookie with Elsa or Cinderella  shape or faces, I can make “frozen” snowflakes, ice blue sparkling dresses, crowns etc … Here are a few ideas 
2. 3 dozen of cake pops - custom colors and simple designs,  again orders must be placed ( and discussed )  at least 3 weeks in advance
3. 1 personalized , custom, designed to fit your theme and colors 5x7 dessert table backdrop ( no copywriter images ) Desert table backdrops have been gaining popularity lately. They add a touch to your table and make your party look a lot more elegant and a bit more professional. Please note that even though I could help you with the design , you would have to provide the image . It could be a photograph, pattern, letters, everything that you could think of pretty much, BUT copywriter images.  Here are a few samples of  dessert table backdrops on My pinterest board . 

                                                                        How to enter:


Just comment and  tag  a friend under our FB post HERE. Please do not comment under shared post on other pages or groups – only under our original post on Kurabiiki’s FB page. (Its easier to keep track if everybody comments under the same post) Both you AND your friend will be automatically entered in the giveaway. So, go ahead, spread the love!

Please note, this giveaway is open to Yokosuka, Yokahama  and Tokyo  residents only ( temporary or permanent) I would not ship cookies to USA or any other part of the world, so if you are not currently located in Yokosuka, Yokahama or Tokyo, please do not enter the giveaway. 
​The lucky winner will be announced on 14th of February at noon 
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Enjoy the rest of the month and don’t forget  to check back with us next week and find out how to make these adorable penguin cookies. Step by step directions and links to all materials you need will be provided. You will be surprised how easy it is. 

Interested in cookie decorating ?
 
Take your cookie decorating  skills to the next level with one of our classes. 

Stay tuned - our Valentine's Day specials are coming by the end of this week!

I would also like to mention that I will be taking very limited number of custom orders during March and April, so please place your orders in advance!