Next week my friend Amy Atlas‘ new book, Sweet Designs hits the shelves. It’s a mega-manual of sugar and crafts that will help you create beautiful dessert tables like this one from the book called Honey, I love you.
Just looking at this photo has me buzzing with excitement. Dessert tables bring smiles and designing one is a great way to tap into your creativity. Plus, you’re playing with sugar so what’s not to like.
When you work on one, it’s very easy to get caught up in the crafting and design behind each dessert. You’ll experience a constant flow of ideas and won’t want to stop. Or at least that’s how I feel. Here’s a Super Bowl dessert table I helped my friend Julie with a while ago and we had the best time watching it all come together. I think we could create dessert tables everyday and never get bored. They are so visually appealing and full of yummy treats – I wish I could keep one on display at all times – magically replenished with desserts. That would be sweet.
Here’s a few extra shots from the full table. I zoomed in a little so you could see more of the detail.
…because the website just isn’t wide enough to do this entire spread of sweets justice.
Sweet Designs has more than 175 projects with tons of pictures throughout.
That means it’s huge… 374 pages huge.
Candy math… tools of the trade… candy index… the book is full of information to get you started on your own table designs.
And if dessert tables aren’t your thing, that’s okay too.
The book makes it easy to find individual recipes and projects from each table to bake or craft if you just want to start out small.
There’s also handy overviews in each chapter. Shop it. Display it. Switch it.
But I think my favorite is Find it. Thank you Amy for a detailed listing of all the items you used. Your book makes me happy happy!
You can pre-order Sweet Designs right now from amazon or look for it in stores next week.
But, you can also win one here. Signed by Amy. Yay!
Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of Amy Atlas’ Sweet Designs.
- To enter, leave a comment on this website post and just answer the following question.
- What theme do you think would make for a fun dessert table? (baby, owl, circus, safari, super hero? Nursery rhyme? Dinosaur? Dancing with the Stars? I don’t know – get creative…the possibilities are endless.
- Deadline to enter is Friday, April 20th at 5 p.m. ET. SORRY, TIME’S UP! Winner Announced below.
- One winner will be chosen at random and announced on this post sometime Friday evening.
Good luck – and now I need to go clear off my dining room table.
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We have a winner – and we have a lot of incredible dessert table ideas. Take a look at some of the comments for inspiration.
And the winner is:
Comment #1154 Michele M! Congratulations. It sounds like you’ll get some good use out of the book. Send pics of your table after the party.
I love this dessert cake! I have featured it on my latest post. Hope you guy like it :)
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Cute
any theme,I would love to know as much there is to learn ,thanks
You are amazing…great inspiration for us in little Norway <3
I think a cute theme would be apples!
I think a Japanese cherry blossom theme would be soo pretty!
A Royal Birthday! – Princess or Knight inspired
elmo. think about it… all that red details, lots of white background and cake platters, and any other primary colors as accents. plus, the sweet red guy himself as the star! elmo!
I think a garden theme would be so cute!! You could have flowers, insects etc…
Dinosaurs would be an awesome theme!
Either a Hunger Games Table for my son or a Gymnastics Themed table for my daughter. Also, the end of the school year is coming up and I am a teacher…anything with the colors of the rainbow, beach themed, or summer fun themed would be great for an end of the year party!
I would love to do a fun princess theme for my girls-we do their birthdays together. Then follow it up with an Avengers or lego theme for my little man’s big day!
i would make it like vintage or finding nemo
Oh my!!!! Oh my!!! This books is soooooo gorgeous. WOWIE! I cannot get over how gorgeous it is. I love to collect cookbooks that are MORE than just cookbooks ~ I like them to be works of art, so I NEED this one, too.
I would do an all “tea” theme. I love all things tea! I miss the “tea room” in my old house SO much. One day I will get to have a “tea room” in my house again . . .
I think a hunger games themed one would be amazing!
i’m thinking of clowns… different kinds of clowns would be cute! a fat one, thin one… clowns with long hair, and a bald one.. a short and a tall one. it would make a fun dessert table!
Baby themed for sure! Our little peanut is 2 months old already!
The Cat in the Hat
my dad’s 70th birthday is coming up this summer and he is a radio broadcaster..would be fun to do a radio-themed table!
Mad Hatter tea party….
Death by chocolate….
Pretty in Pink…
Oh the possibilities!
If my little girl had her way it would be Dora the explorer or my little pony :)
Candy, candy and more candy!
Pop music
Fall harvest
Spring garden
Winter wonderland
A south African one . Why? Because we have so many different treats from each culture it’s just so hard to choose …. From koeksisters to peppermint crisp tarts ‘Lala balle ‘ hard to say but yummy to eat!!!!! Omg I am terrified of bees but you made them look sweet there !
My daughter is having her sixth birthday nex weekend and i am doing the table in hot pink, zebra and barbie silloquehette, i have made party hats, lolly bags, bunting, tissue pom poms, invites and thank yous, straw doodahs, cupcake toppers, placemats and cake edible images and cookie images. it wil have lolly kebabs and pink lollies as well….so my theme is BARBIE but modern barbie
A Hunger games, parisian chic, or harry potter dessert table. I mean, we all like to get our potter on.
“Under the Sea”
Science laboratory theme. Oh the endless possibilities!
Bling with zebra stripes and hot pink!
Lego Theme.
I love Disney movies and think they would look awesome in a dessert table!
May Day! I remember celebrating “May day is lei day in Hawaii” when I was a kid growing up. What a fun theme that would be and so colorful!
Hmm good question! Maybe a batman theme :D
diamonds are a girls best friend
My daughter would love purple zebra.
Oh, with my 5 year old sons birthday coming up, it would have to be a star wars theme. :)
hello kitty!
Tea Party with Tea Cup Pigs!
Murder/Mystery for a who done it party!… maybe a little gruesome but still fun!
An alligator theme for a Swamp People watching party!
Lalaloopsy, my daughter is sooooo in love with those dolls!!
I have 3 boys, so the Superhero Theme is what they are really into right now. Along with Star Wars, Lego Ninjago and Power Rangers Samurai!
A table of all different types of chocolate that looks like an abundance of fresh fruit.
The theatre
Sparkly stuff
Alice and Wonderland or Candyland, they would be so bright and colorful!
The sea
Old hollywood
Mythical creatures
Unicorns
Hunger Games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Penny candy store!
BBQ
Well known books
Spring
Fairy tales
Old time candy
This would be perfect for me! I’m going to be planning my graduation soon, and I need a cute theme for my dessert table. I think something in pastels, with lots of fresh flowers, reminiscent of the Marie Antoinette era. And a ton of french macarons and pastries. :)
Faux food!
Paris on a starry night!
Old West? I’m surprised that nobody has put that down yet…the cake pops could be cowboy hats, make cupcakes look like horses and make lassos with pull apart twizzlers!:)
4th of July themed…my daughter was born near July 4, and this year is turning 2 so our theme is Red, White, and 2.
I’d love to create an Alice in Wonderland dessert table.
Interactive Angry Birds table. Edible structure. Angry Birds Cake pops. Good fun.
Pool Party
how about a doll workshop with tutu’s and lots of girly stuff…candy necklaces….
the Olympics coming up in less than 100 days!
Family and the celebrations in their Circle of life.
Clovers! Or, better yet, the sunset!
Time Travel! Each section could represent a different era. Could start at one end with dinosaur cupcakes and the other end have little spaceship cookies!
Umbrellas!
Wouldent it be fun to do a disney or muppet theme.
Wouldent it be fun to do a disney or muppet theme. By the way i love your work or anything you show me! I am also waiting to get a cake pop book!
Treats inspired by great books.
I would absolutely die for a horse theme
I would have to say fashion/jewelry! Every girl’s dream. :)
I would absolutely love to see a summer or garden theme.
Swamp theme, with a tree stump cake and a bowl of rootbeer gummy worms!
I think a sailboat theme would be fun!
I would love to see a nautical theme dessert table! I just love the water!
I think it would be totally fun to do a bucket list kind of theme party, lol. You know, all the fun, exciting things to do before you…well you know. Skydiving, hang gliding, swimming with sharks…a light celebration of life.
Spring flower theme. So fresh, bright and beautiful!
I would do a football table or any other sport. Me and my family LOVE sports! We get very competitive. Lol
Would love to do a golf-themed table.
I would think that a citrus theme would be great. I like how all the colors go well together and the refreshing scent from the fruit.
I would pick a beach theme with beach balls, umbrellas, shovels and pails, sunglasses, flipflops, & to eat I would make “sand” dollars, hot dogs, hambuegers, fruity drinks, Colorful candy in lil pails with shovel scoops, & blue jello with whip cream in colorful cups.
Ocean themed. I love to decorate with fish!
Muppet Theme!
I’m doing a circus/carnival birthday party for my boys this summer, so I’d love to start brainstorming some of that :)
Definitely Hunger Games! You could get really creative with what you put on it!
I would love to do a Hunger Games table!!
My dessert table would be based on the books i fell in love with, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. :)
Hello Kitty!
Sorry. Didnt answer the question. i would do a noah’s ark theme!
I would love to expand my knowledge of crafting with this book!
I would like to do a girly underwater theme for my daughter’s first birthday.
I would love to do a retro themed tea party!
I think a table and desserts designed with vintage toys and candies would be so cool!
I need to figure out one for a 2 year olds dinosaur themed birthday party. It’s 4 months away and it doesn’t feel like enough time.
I think a Margaritaville-themed table would be super cute!
My daughter loves sports and my son will be graduating from high school next month so either one of those would be my pick.
i love a Chocolate themed table!!!
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Aggieland! (my alma mater!)
Yay for Amy!
And for a dessert themed table, I’d go all out with Tea Party desserts. There’s nothing more adorable than a little bite of sweet heaven!
I would do a Skyrim theme: Sweet Rolls, cookies that have an arrow through the knee, horned helms.
HORSES! I have a horse show coming up with a dessert potluck and wouldn’t it be fun to have a themed table?!
Nyan cat!!! Which means rainbows and cat everywhere :D
Nyan cat!!! Which means rainbows and cat everywhere :D
I’ll pick an Art Nouveau theme
i would love to do a breakfast at tiffany’s themed party!!!
cirque du soleil theme – any from their shows; it’s quite amazing…
Shades of coral
I would do Wizard of Oz!
I would make a pirate theme!
A picnic theme! How fun would that be?! Make ants and bugs out of cookies and chocolate (yum!). Use the super cute red checkered tablecloth, cupcake burgers, sugar cookie fries (wonder where I got THAT idea from? haha). Possibilities are endless!
I would like a zoo theme :)
I would like a chocolate&peper theme :)
An ocean themed dessert table would be cool!
I would love to see a comic book themed table!
A “favorite children’s book” theme ……. Very Hungry catepillar with fruit and cake pops to make the catepillar, “If you give a Mouse a Cookie” and have cookies, “If you Give a Cat a Cupcake” and have cupcakes. “One Fish, Two Fish (Dr Seuss book) and serve goldfish, “Peter Rabbit & Friends” and serve a vegetable tray, “Kisses” and serve Hershey Kisses, etc. You get the idea :)
I would have a themed dessert table of animals or maybe a zoo theme. You could decorate with animal patterns and even make cute little figures out of candy too!
A construction site. I did that for a boy baby shower once! (The daddy is an engineer). Fun!
I think a Vintage Sweets/Old Time Candy Shop/Soda Fountain theme could be REALLY cute….
A color wheel dessert table!
I think a circus theme would be fun and super cute!
Yummmyyyyy!
Love it! I can’t wait to see the book! I would like to do a beginning of summer theme.
oooh so cool! I would make a pastel theme! I loooove pastel colors so this would be cute and pretty for spring!
Lady Bug!
Games! Candy land, monopoly, clue…
Rustic French countryside!
Hedgehog, just because I don’t think it’s been done before and they really are cute.
I was thinking that a “technology” theme would be fun.. maybe a cake in the shape of an iPad, iPhone themed cupcakes… I work at a tech company and could see this being really cute for an office party!
A cat theme would be fun. Or a beach theme for summer.
I’d have to say a dog theme!
A summer watermelon dessert table would be super cute. I’m planning my daughter’s 4th birthday right now, so a Max & Ruby table would be fun too.
Kay Thompson’s “Eloise”! I want to throw it at the Plaza!!
My younger brother graduates this year and I want to throw him a Sherlock Holmes themed party! {We are both fanatics about these stories! Lol!}. So I am planning an entire table of desserts and other foodie things that are all mysterious and fun and “Sherlock Holmes” like. :D It’s going to be a blast! :D
We are having a 80’s Prom themed party this summer. I would love to have dessert themed table for everyone. Neon colors, 80’s candy, etc.
Since I’m graduating college tomorrow, I think graduation would be a great theme. I’ve seen cupcakes made to look like caps and cookies to look like tassels.
I would go with a hawaiian theme!
I would hands-down, make a Harry Potter themed dessert tables. Just think of the fun, creative, unique desserts you could have!
Green Bay Packers!
Stripes, Polka-Dot and Plaid, patterns are the best :)!
I think a persian theme would be cool!!!
I don’t think that Wall-E gets enough love! I love Wall-E and think it would make a very interesting dessert spread.
I think a Fairy theme party would be so cool, so many fairies to choose from Woodland, snow fairies etc
I did a Royal Wedding Tea last year and had so much fun working on the table display.
Horses or rodeo, so much i could think to do their. Cupcakes with fondant cowboy hats on top, chocolate rope cookies, and who knows what eslse!
I would spring for a classics books related theme!
I love reading and thinking about bringing colorful covers to life in sweets sounds tantalizing :)
Love this book!!!!! Can’t wait to have it.
wow i would like to do so many thingssss!!!!
Princess Land, as my niece would love!
Heaven theme…with clouds and angels and rainbows!
I’d love to read this!
Eco positive theme. Happy green colours, plants, flowers
I think a ‘Starting School’ or ‘Back to School’ theme would be great to kick off a school year, especially for new or nervous kids!
Fun at the Beach!!
I Love this Book! I think that a fun and educational dessert table would be geology themed. Thanks for the inspiration!
I’m obsessed with Alice In Wonderland, so that would totally be my theme.
Harry Potter please!!
Avengers-inspired dessert table… Like cupcakes topped with captain america’s shield made with fondant.. ;)
Nautical- so neat & crisp
I would make a frog/ pond themed table!
Old world bavarian theme.
rockin’ chick. :D
Carnival would be fun!
I think the Mexican Day of the Dead – El Día de los Muertos – would make a very cool table. Like halloween, but much more colorful!
Peacocks!
I LOVE chocolate so…Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!
I love the Dancing With The Stars idea. Think of all the bling. But I would love to do a Winnie the Pooh theme. My old childhood friend. Emphasizing Tigger of course my bestie!
Dr. Suess would be an awesome tablescape with desserts. Oh Say Can You Say comes to mind as a favorite…tons of different ideas!!
Here’s an idea that could be fun and challenging – Science Fiction, a la “The Big Bang Theory” TV show. Sparkles, and numbers, and test tubes… oh my!
Oh, I have that Beehive cake pan and would love to get ideas on how to use it more. But, my daughter LOVES OWLS, so that would be an awesome dessert table idea.
an alphabet theme, either for a baby shower or birthday. The sweets could be shaped like the letters or shaped after things that start with the letters.
Princess!