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Entertaining ideas from PenCarlson

March 18, 2008 by Kathy

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Merriment :: Food risers at PenCarlson Photography Open House

Our wedding photographers, Kiri and Brett of PenCarlson Photography, hosted a bright and cheery open house on Sunday for their new Chicago photography studio.

Height is always good with buffets but I’ve never seen anything like these innovative ‘flowers enclosed in glass cylinder’ food risers. This detail would work particularly well for weddings or showers or even holiday buffets.

Merriment :: Cupcake favors at PenCarlson Photography Open House

They also offered tasty individually-wrapped cupcakes as a take home favor. The tops of clear food bags were decorated with a diagonally-cut piece of satin ribbon with a monogrammed ‘P’ sticker hiding the stapled top. And setting the cupcakes on a thin cardboard square help ensure icing stays on the cakes rather than the bag.

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About Kathy

I'm Kathy, maker of things and Chicago mom who likes simple and clever DIYs that look handmade, not homemade. I like sewing, printables, handmade birthdays, holiday decor and easy cakes. See my work at HGTV, DIY Network, Apartment Therapy, DesignSponge, more. ✂️

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    kiri says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:40 am

    how fun! thanks so much for stopping by, and we’re thrilled to hear how we can pass along entertaining ideas too. who knew? 🙂 love the blog.

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    Brett Carlson says

    March 20, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Kathy! Thanks for coming by… we were so happy to see you. I love the Merriment site… there is a load of cool stuff on here!

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