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Ombre Sprinkles Cake

On - Wednesday, November 30

We've been going ombre mad over on our wedding blog - a beautiful trend of graduated colour. But this amazing birthday cake stopped us in our tracks and we had to share. From Raspberri Cupcakes, there is a recipe and step by step so you can give it a go at your next party! Or how about layers of red sponge and green sprinkles for a fun Christmas cake this year?!

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ombré cakes

On - Wednesday, November 30

To finish the month off, lets take a look at what really started the ombré trend - cakes! There are two ways to get an ombre effect cake, with a gradual change in icing colour, or surprise your guests with layers of different coloured sponge inside.

From the top: A delicious yellow buttercream cake, accented with cascading fondant ribbons by Sugar Bee Sweets via Southern Weddings. Bands of pink ombre by Cake Croquette. M&M covered cake via Martha Stewart. Another Martha masterpiece in pinks and cream. Cake by Maggie Austin. Ruffles of pink icing by Lulu Scarsdale. A floral top with layers of purple underneath, by Maggie Austin. Turquoise ribbons for the top by Bobbette and Belle. Blue buttercream via pinterest.

If you would like to try your hand at making your own ombre icing, Glorious Treats has a great step by step to follow to make a fabulous pink ombre swirl cake with layers of pink sponge!

Lovely lilac ombre cake by Kate Miller Events. Pink rainbow cake by Call me Cupcake, complete with recipe. DIY ombre layer cake by Key Lime Weddings.

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rainbow doodle cake

On - Tuesday, November 29

Today we discovered a beautiful blog - Sweet Polita. Full of inspiring cake ideas and better still, instructions and recipes! How amazing is this rainbow doodle cake and what a brilliant idea for the icing?! It was decorated using gourmet writer food decorator pens. These look like loads of fun! They can write on any dried, firm food surface and come in a range of rainbow colours.

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ombre lights

On - Monday, November 28

We've found two great little ombre DIY projects for the home that could easily be used as wedding decor. This gorgeous paper chandelier is simply made with a punch and paint swatches! Check out the whole beautiful tutorial on Hey Gorgeous.

Martha Stewart has a great step by step to make this beautiful ombre pendant lampshade, these would make fabulous decorations over a dessert table or guest book area, and then you can take them home afterwards!

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DIY projects

free watercolour images

On - Saturday, November 26

If you love ombre, you'll love this. We've found some great resources to download beautiful watercolour images, and best of all, they are free. Great for all sorts of DIY projects:

Lost and Taken has 25 very large watercolour textures to download
Eight lovely backgrounds from Jocosity
Another fab 25 textures by Sad Monkey Design

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real wedding: kate and barry

On - Thursday, November 24

We're so excited today to share these gorgeous photo booth pictures from Kate and Barry's recent wedding shot by Hot Metal Studio in Pennsylvania.

Photo booths are a fantastic adition to any weddng. Here Kate and Barry have used 'i do' it yourself's printable photo booth signs - $15 to download a set of 24 here - an empty old picture frame, hats and a feather bower. Talk to your photographer about setting up a photo booth at your wedding, or you could make your own.

To make your own wedding photobooth you will need a good backdrop, some fun props and of course a camera and tripod. Set your camera on the tripod, making sure the height is correct for your shots, and attach a remote camera trigger. Your background can be anything from the very simple but effective brick wall used here, to a piece of fabric or a handmade garland backdrop. Check out some of our previous posts for DIY photo booth backdrop ideas.

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ombre banners, backdrops and bunting

On - Friday, November 18

There are plenty of ways to introduce a little ombre into your wedding decor. Banners, backdrops and bunting are a great place to start. Here are a few ideas we found:

At first glance they may look like strips of fabric, but they are in fact clothes pegs! Just different shades pegged to some string for a very unique dessert bar backdrop. Via Style me Pretty. An ombré shower curtain from Anthropologie works perfectly as the backdrop for an outdoor drinks bar. Or make your own ombré garland from strips of old sheets with a great tutorial from Bump Smitten.

Try this beautiful dyed fabric ombré backdrop step by step from Green Wedding Shoes or for something really simple, just use balloons! Via Little Green Notebook.