Summer is here and so is wedding season! I was inspired by the beautiful blush pink hues and gold accents when I created this wedding inspiration. These colors are perfect for any bridal event, from the bridal shower to the bridesmaid luncheon!

A spread of delicate rose petals adorned the tabletop with beautiful peonies nestled in a gold geometric terrarium. My grandmother's beautiful depression glasses added the perfect amount of color and elegance. This wedding inspiration was not hard to pull together with the great selection of products from Oriental Trading. 

The watercolor place cards, invitation and large welcome sign tie all the elements together and can be found in the shop. 

With just a few pieces, it is easy to celebrate the Bride and Groom with sophisticated elegance. 

Blush and Gold Wedding Inspiration Supplies:

• Gold Geometric Terrarium Candle Holders 
• Gold Metallic Charger
• Gold Metallic Vase Set
• White Rose Petals
• Pink Rose Petals
• Hot Pink Rose Petals
• White Calligraphy Table Numbers
• Diamond Tissue Paper Hanging Decorations
• Gold Foil Striped Paper Straws
• Blush Pink Watercolor Printables

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• Monday, June 12, 2017
• BGD Styling

Blush and Gold Watercolor Wedding Inspiration

Summer is here and so is wedding season! I was inspired by the beautiful blush pink hues and gold accents when I created this wedding inspiration. These colors are perfect for any bridal event, from the bridal shower to the bridesmaid luncheon!

A spread of delicate rose petals adorned the tabletop with beautiful peonies nestled in a gold geometric terrarium. My grandmother's beautiful depression glasses added the perfect amount of color and elegance. This wedding inspiration was not hard to pull together with the great selection of products from Oriental Trading. 

The watercolor place cards, invitation and large welcome sign tie all the elements together and can be found in the shop. 

With just a few pieces, it is easy to celebrate the Bride and Groom with sophisticated elegance. 

Blush and Gold Wedding Inspiration Supplies:

• Gold Geometric Terrarium Candle Holders 
• Gold Metallic Charger
• Gold Metallic Vase Set
• White Rose Petals
• Pink Rose Petals
• Hot Pink Rose Petals
• White Calligraphy Table Numbers
• Diamond Tissue Paper Hanging Decorations
• Gold Foil Striped Paper Straws
• Blush Pink Watercolor Printables

Remember to follow BellaGrey Designs on all your social media channels, you will find the links below this post! Exclusive coupon codes to our shop and free printables throughout the year are shared on our social media. If you like this post, sign up for weekly updates via email. It's FREE! See the sidebar for more information.

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I'm excited to be sharing this Girls Night In Holiday Party with you! I collaborated with Oriental Trading on this event and could not be happier with how it came together! Inspired by their bowing and standing reindeer, I decided on a red, white and silver reindeer theme for this Cocktail Christmas Party!

Although the party flowed throughout the house, I kept the main party in the formal dining and kitchen areas. I recently purchased a beautiful flocked Christmas tree and decided it would be perfect in the formal dining room along with the food table. What a perfect place to set the Christmas mood. 

With plenty of food and drinks to go around, a lot of photos were taken. I am sharing a few tips and an appetizer recipe. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back and enjoy. Don't forget to take notes, pin to your holiday party boards and start planning your own Girls Night In Holiday Party! 

TIP: Flowers are always perfect for a centerpiece. I decided to go with several silver cups filled with berry and evergreen sprigs of the season. 

Spinach dip nestled inside a bread bowl provides the perfect appetizer. The best part, this recipe does not include mayonnaise, so you can serve it warm or cold like I did! Get the recipe at the bottom of the post. 

Creating an olive and cheese ring on top of fresh rosemary is not only delicious but also very appealing to the eye. 

Serving dishes in a combination of white, silver, red and clear styled on top of a white table cloth so everything is subtle and doesn't take away from the other decor, is key. I love pops of color for substance. In this case all the red really stands out against the white and silver. 

Serving several types of appetizers provides your guests with choices. Everything is bite size, including the shrimp cocktail. Simply purchase a ring of shrimp already cooked, shelled and deveined pour cocktail sauce into a mini glass and top with a shrimp. Now you have single serve shrimp cocktail. 

When providing a dessert bar, make sure you also have some salty along with the sweet. I opted for these fun yogurt covered star pretzels for my salt option. 

TIP: When stocking your bar cart only add glassware to the top and decorate the remaining shelf, so the cart can be moved easily to another location if need be. I placed all of the alcohol and soda mixers in the butlery. 

TIP: place straws, stir sticks, coasters, beverage napkins and dessert plates on the bottom shelf so they are easily accessible for your guests. I found these whimsical "party" reindeer napkins and plates on Oriental Trading. 

Cookie Whipped did her magic and created the most beautiful cookies! I love how they fit the theme perfectly! How adorable did the reindeer cookies with the lights tangled in the antlers turn out?!

Nothing better than a night with the girls to kick back, relax and talk it over! Finals week is upon us at school and all of us moms are ready for a stress reliever! 

Here is the Spinach Dip recipe I mentioned above. 

Ingredients: 

8 oz. Cream Cheese {softened and beat until creamy}

2 cups Sour Cream

1 package {10 oz} frozen spinach {thawed and strained}

3/4 to 1 cup Fresh Parmesan cheese {grated}

1 package Dry Vegetable soup {I used Knorr}

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 Bread Bowl {toasted **Optional}

Instructions: 

Mix the ingredients together. Cut and hallow out the bread bowl to hold the dip. Keeping the bread, pull apart bite sized portions for dipping. If you want to make the dip the day prior to the party place in the refrigerator covered overnight. Make sure you pull it out in plenty of time to warm up a little bit before serving. Place the dip in the bread bowl and serve. 

I hope this has inspired you to gather your girl friends and host your own Girls Night In Holiday Party featuring Oriental Trading!  

This is a sponsored post written by me. BellaGrey Designs has received trade, products and/or payment from Oriental Trading in exchange for promotion. All opinions and text are my own and I only promote products I love. Interested in working with me? Click here for more information. 

• Tuesday, December 13, 2016
• appetizers & snacks

Girls Night In Holiday Party

I'm excited to be sharing this Girls Night In Holiday Party with you! I collaborated with Oriental Trading on this event and could not be happier with how it came together! Inspired by their bowing and standing reindeer, I decided on a red, white and silver reindeer theme for this Cocktail Christmas Party!

Although the party flowed throughout the house, I kept the main party in the formal dining and kitchen areas. I recently purchased a beautiful flocked Christmas tree and decided it would be perfect in the formal dining room along with the food table. What a perfect place to set the Christmas mood. 

With plenty of food and drinks to go around, a lot of photos were taken. I am sharing a few tips and an appetizer recipe. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back and enjoy. Don't forget to take notes, pin to your holiday party boards and start planning your own Girls Night In Holiday Party! 

TIP: Flowers are always perfect for a centerpiece. I decided to go with several silver cups filled with berry and evergreen sprigs of the season. 

Spinach dip nestled inside a bread bowl provides the perfect appetizer. The best part, this recipe does not include mayonnaise, so you can serve it warm or cold like I did! Get the recipe at the bottom of the post. 

Creating an olive and cheese ring on top of fresh rosemary is not only delicious but also very appealing to the eye. 

Serving dishes in a combination of white, silver, red and clear styled on top of a white table cloth so everything is subtle and doesn't take away from the other decor, is key. I love pops of color for substance. In this case all the red really stands out against the white and silver. 

Serving several types of appetizers provides your guests with choices. Everything is bite size, including the shrimp cocktail. Simply purchase a ring of shrimp already cooked, shelled and deveined pour cocktail sauce into a mini glass and top with a shrimp. Now you have single serve shrimp cocktail. 

When providing a dessert bar, make sure you also have some salty along with the sweet. I opted for these fun yogurt covered star pretzels for my salt option. 

TIP: When stocking your bar cart only add glassware to the top and decorate the remaining shelf, so the cart can be moved easily to another location if need be. I placed all of the alcohol and soda mixers in the butlery. 

TIP: place straws, stir sticks, coasters, beverage napkins and dessert plates on the bottom shelf so they are easily accessible for your guests. I found these whimsical "party" reindeer napkins and plates on Oriental Trading. 

Cookie Whipped did her magic and created the most beautiful cookies! I love how they fit the theme perfectly! How adorable did the reindeer cookies with the lights tangled in the antlers turn out?!

Nothing better than a night with the girls to kick back, relax and talk it over! Finals week is upon us at school and all of us moms are ready for a stress reliever! 

Here is the Spinach Dip recipe I mentioned above. 

Ingredients: 

8 oz. Cream Cheese {softened and beat until creamy}

2 cups Sour Cream

1 package {10 oz} frozen spinach {thawed and strained}

3/4 to 1 cup Fresh Parmesan cheese {grated}

1 package Dry Vegetable soup {I used Knorr}

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 Bread Bowl {toasted **Optional}

Instructions: 

Mix the ingredients together. Cut and hallow out the bread bowl to hold the dip. Keeping the bread, pull apart bite sized portions for dipping. If you want to make the dip the day prior to the party place in the refrigerator covered overnight. Make sure you pull it out in plenty of time to warm up a little bit before serving. Place the dip in the bread bowl and serve. 

I hope this has inspired you to gather your girl friends and host your own Girls Night In Holiday Party featuring Oriental Trading!  

This is a sponsored post written by me. BellaGrey Designs has received trade, products and/or payment from Oriental Trading in exchange for promotion. All opinions and text are my own and I only promote products I love. Interested in working with me? Click here for more information. 

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Warm Double Chocolate Brownie crumbles served in a Hershey Chocolate Syrup puddled martini glass topped with vanilla ice cream and embellished with fresh mint. Heaven right there friends! 

This can be served for an elegant dinner with friends or as a fabulous treat for a simple Girls Night In. Either way, your friends will want to know how to re-create it. 

Are you ready to make your own? I knew you would be! 

Ingredients: 

1 cup Brownie Crumbled {your choice store bought or homemade}

4 tablespoons Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

4 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

Fresh Mint Leaves

Instructions: 

1) Swirl Hershey's Chocolate Syrup around the bottom of the martini glass, place in freezer to help syrup firm up. **Make sure to use freezer-safe glasses**

2) Scoop one ball of ice cream and place in bottom of glass, add the additional three scoops on top.

3) Sprinkle with brownie crumbs, until you achieve the look you want. {I did this hap-hazardly}.

4) Garnish with a fresh mint leaf. Serve. Enjoy! 

VENDOR CREDIT:

Photo Stylist: Jennifer Kirlin, BellaGrey Designs

• Friday, July 22, 2016
• BGD Styling

Brownie Ice Creamtini Dessert

Warm Double Chocolate Brownie crumbles served in a Hershey Chocolate Syrup puddled martini glass topped with vanilla ice cream and embellished with fresh mint. Heaven right there friends! 

This can be served for an elegant dinner with friends or as a fabulous treat for a simple Girls Night In. Either way, your friends will want to know how to re-create it. 

Are you ready to make your own? I knew you would be! 

Ingredients: 

1 cup Brownie Crumbled {your choice store bought or homemade}

4 tablespoons Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

4 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

Fresh Mint Leaves

Instructions: 

1) Swirl Hershey's Chocolate Syrup around the bottom of the martini glass, place in freezer to help syrup firm up. **Make sure to use freezer-safe glasses**

2) Scoop one ball of ice cream and place in bottom of glass, add the additional three scoops on top.

3) Sprinkle with brownie crumbs, until you achieve the look you want. {I did this hap-hazardly}.

4) Garnish with a fresh mint leaf. Serve. Enjoy! 

VENDOR CREDIT:

Photo Stylist: Jennifer Kirlin, BellaGrey Designs

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MejoresRecetas #CollectiveBias

I’m excited to say, the “mini” food craze and tasting parties, have only grown in popularity and I think they are here to stay!  We have turned a classic into an adorable bite sized fare perfect for serving company, not to mention at cocktail parties, wedding receptions and the infamous football tailgating parties. Because of the size, they are easy to feed a large crowd. 

Try these Turkey Bacon Chipotle Burgers with Coca-Cola Pineapple Glaze, but be careful, it might just hook you!. 

SLIDER RECIPE {MAKE 10 SLIDERS}

1 lbs. Ground Turkey

1 7oz. can La Morena Chipotles in Adobe Sauce

Coarse Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper to Season

1 dz. Soft Dinner Rolls {split and toasted}

2 T. Butter {melted}

12 Round Dill Pickle Slices

12 Small Lettuce Leafs

2 Roma Tomatoes {thinly sliced for serving}

1 Large Red Onion {thinly sliced for serving}

10 Slices Bacon {cut in half}

Directions:

1} Preheat outdoor grill to high

2} Place chipotle chilies in a food processor and pulse until smooth

2} In a large bowl, mix turkey, chipotle chilies, adobe sauce and season with salt and pepper

3} Using 2 tablespoons of the turkey mixture, roll meat into balls and smash to form 10 mini patties. Insert a small thumb indent into center of each patty, place on foil covered tray.

4} Brush over each patty with the Coca-Cola Pineapple glaze {see bottom for recipe}

5} Place the 10 mini patties on the grill and cook until desired doneness {about 8-10 minutes,       flipping halfway through}

6} Add more glaze 3 minutes before removing from the grill

7} While patties are cooking prepare all condiments ~ thinly slice tomato and onion. Prepare bacon as directed on package, cut 10 slices in half.

8} Cut and toast dinner rolls. Brush melted button on top half of each roll

9} Spread Coca-Cola Pineapple glaze on bottom half of each roll, top with one burger. Sandwich with top half roll, and serve with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and bacon.

10} Enjoy!

COCA-COLA PINEAPPLE GLAZE

2 c. Brown Sugar

1 c. Coca-Cola

1 c. Pineapple Juice

Directions:

1} Pour brown sugar into small sauce pan, add Coca-Cola and Pineapple Juice. Mix until well          blended.

4} Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until glaze is thick

Tip: Once patties are prepared brush with Coca-Cola Pineapple glaze and refrigerate up to 2 hours before cooking

We found the La Morena Chipotles on the salsa and peppers aisle at our local La Michoacana grocery store

and the mini Coca-Cola cans on the beverage aisle. 

I like to serve my sliders on a plain white tray with simple long picks, so the slider stays together and you don't lose the contents. To eat simply slide the long pick out add your condiments and you are ready to indulge! 

Search #MejorRecetas for carefully crafted amazing recipes from LA MORENA and Coca Cola and look for specially marked displays in your stores for extra savings.

• Monday, November 02, 2015
• BGD Styling

Turkey Bacon Chipotle Sliders with Coca-Cola Pineapple Glaze

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MejoresRecetas #CollectiveBias

I’m excited to say, the “mini” food craze and tasting parties, have only grown in popularity and I think they are here to stay!  We have turned a classic into an adorable bite sized fare perfect for serving company, not to mention at cocktail parties, wedding receptions and the infamous football tailgating parties. Because of the size, they are easy to feed a large crowd. 

Try these Turkey Bacon Chipotle Burgers with Coca-Cola Pineapple Glaze, but be careful, it might just hook you!. 

SLIDER RECIPE {MAKE 10 SLIDERS}

1 lbs. Ground Turkey

1 7oz. can La Morena Chipotles in Adobe Sauce

Coarse Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper to Season

1 dz. Soft Dinner Rolls {split and toasted}

2 T. Butter {melted}

12 Round Dill Pickle Slices

12 Small Lettuce Leafs

2 Roma Tomatoes {thinly sliced for serving}

1 Large Red Onion {thinly sliced for serving}

10 Slices Bacon {cut in half}

Directions:

1} Preheat outdoor grill to high

2} Place chipotle chilies in a food processor and pulse until smooth

2} In a large bowl, mix turkey, chipotle chilies, adobe sauce and season with salt and pepper

3} Using 2 tablespoons of the turkey mixture, roll meat into balls and smash to form 10 mini patties. Insert a small thumb indent into center of each patty, place on foil covered tray.

4} Brush over each patty with the Coca-Cola Pineapple glaze {see bottom for recipe}

5} Place the 10 mini patties on the grill and cook until desired doneness {about 8-10 minutes,       flipping halfway through}

6} Add more glaze 3 minutes before removing from the grill

7} While patties are cooking prepare all condiments ~ thinly slice tomato and onion. Prepare bacon as directed on package, cut 10 slices in half.

8} Cut and toast dinner rolls. Brush melted button on top half of each roll

9} Spread Coca-Cola Pineapple glaze on bottom half of each roll, top with one burger. Sandwich with top half roll, and serve with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and bacon.

10} Enjoy!

COCA-COLA PINEAPPLE GLAZE

2 c. Brown Sugar

1 c. Coca-Cola

1 c. Pineapple Juice

Directions:

1} Pour brown sugar into small sauce pan, add Coca-Cola and Pineapple Juice. Mix until well          blended.

4} Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until glaze is thick

Tip: Once patties are prepared brush with Coca-Cola Pineapple glaze and refrigerate up to 2 hours before cooking

We found the La Morena Chipotles on the salsa and peppers aisle at our local La Michoacana grocery store

and the mini Coca-Cola cans on the beverage aisle. 

I like to serve my sliders on a plain white tray with simple long picks, so the slider stays together and you don't lose the contents. To eat simply slide the long pick out add your condiments and you are ready to indulge! 

Search #MejorRecetas for carefully crafted amazing recipes from LA MORENA and Coca Cola and look for specially marked displays in your stores for extra savings.

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