Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2015 | Page 100

For someone starting out in styling
what are the top three props or
accessories they should invest in?

What tips do you have for styling the
perfect Christmas celebration? You
did quite a magical one last year.

As most of my styled events are
focussed heavily around a dessert
table, my most used styling props
would be my collection of cake
stands, jars, bottles & vases…which I
am constantly adding to.

Christmas is a hard event to style for
us Aussies! It is SO hot! Last year I
focussed on a dessert table using a
gorgeous cart and pedestals I hired
from Pretty Pedestals. I loved what my
family and I created using my mother’s
famous Christmas pudding as the
centrepiece, however . . . if you have
been to one of our family events, be
it a wedding, Christmas, birthday or
heck, a lazy Sunday BBQ . . . we know
how to eat! So by the time dessert
came around we weren’t really all that
interested.

I think investing in a few different size/
shape tables would be a wise one. I
personally love the trestle table look
at the moment, but I also have a small
vintage table that I found on a local
Buy Swap Sell page which I will use
for smaller events.
Giving a dessert table height and
dimension is essential and I do this
by using old crates, boxes and clear
acrylic stands.
What is trending on the styling scene
at the moment?
I am in love with the clean and simple
trend with weddings at the moment.
Crisp whites, fresh greens and a hint
of copper or gold. Perfection!

"This year I will be
focusing more on styling
Christmas day with
beautiful tables and chairs,
classy place settings, earthy
foliage and centrepieces for
our traditional hot lunch."

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