NYC Trip Recap

If you follow me on Instagram @SUCRESHOP you know that my days are filled with ice cream, desserts, DIYs and an occasional fun trip. I just got back from a fun work trip to NYC and am sharing some highlights!

So many fun parts to the city! This is outside a farmer's market in Brooklyn.

It's a whole different world from where I live, and that's what makes it so inspiring! Click through to see my favorite moments.

Living in St. Louis, I drive from place to place (dropping kids off at camp, to work and meetings, and home). So I adore walking through New York and accidentally coming across the most amazing building or park or store. I am so inspired by all the creativity there and often just wander, not sure where I'll end up, knowing I'll come across something amazing. That's exactly what happened when I came across the Jonathan Adler store where I saw these super funky, cool mirrors:

I also go check out stores that carry Sucre Shop, like Greenwich Letterpress. It's an independent card/gift shop with a really cool vibe.

Then there are the bigger stores, the things I read about on blogs and online that I love to check out and experience for myself. Kate Spade Saturday stores aren't stores at all! They're store fronts with enormous touch screens you use to shop! They offer free delivery anywhere in the city in an hour. I couldn't resist!

Always happy to see the homeware goods at Anthropologie stores. Anthropologie's sister stores Terrain and BHLDN are carrying Sucre Shop ice cream spoons in their Summer collections, so I feel a little kinship with Anthropologie.

 Another sweet find at Anthro.

We grabbed lunch one day from Eataly - the most amazing panini with super fresh ingredients - and brought it outside to sit at Madison Square Park. Just outside was the most amazing set up, a nice shady spot to sit, covered by hundreds of brightly colored umbrellas!

My visit to C. Wonder's flagship store was so much fun! They ordered a great pattern from us for their Summer line, and I just super excited to see that they created a set of ice cream toppings with labels that match our ice cream spoons.

Oh, here's the cute little delivery man who brought the super cool striped umbrella I got from Kate Spade Saturday. He brought it to the bar we were sitting at. Now that's service.

The Renegade craft fair was in Brooklyn Saturday and Sunday so I got check out what's new and shop around at the show. It was SO HOT outside, but still fun to walk around and find some new cool artists! 

After sweltering at Renegade, a friend and I stopped in at the Wythe hotel for lunch. This hotel is my fave, hoping I can manage to stay there next visit.

I've been reading about custom candies folks are having made at Papa Bubble and thought I should check it out for myself. If you haven't heard of it yet, go to their website now and check it out! Papa Bubble is just great. They have these ring pops unlike anything I've ever seen. This photo doesn't do justice to this huge and gorgeous heart lolly!

 And finally, a walk on the Highline to wind down my whirlwind trip. People's Pops has a new book out I just checked out last week, so it was fun to see them set up in the City. Too bad I couldn't try one, but I was completely out of cash! Total tragedy.

 My last stop before heading to the airport, suitcase in tow, was at Martha Stewart Living omnimedia headquarters. I've had several chances to work with them the last few months and was thrilled to be invited to visit by Darcy Miller, editorial director for Martha Stewart Weddings. Oh it was fab! I got shown around by Anthony, from her team, got to hang with them, see the supply rooms and talk shop. What a dreamy place!

Well, that's about all the highlights.Tell me about YOUR favorite spots to go so I can head there next time!

xo,

Brooke

We all love a little... vintage!

Henry the fox || vintage label || mason jar love fan handles || picnic cooler ||
holly the vintage trailer || balloon toppers || vintage stripe forks ||

Sometimes it's the look of vintage we love, and sometimes it's the actual feel of something that has been worn, used or loved before. We all want to be around things we love, and there's something about Summertime that makes us love vintage!

This Summer, we hope you'll enjoy, parties, picnics and nights together with people you love, and also the things you love, too.

Meet Lilly!

We thought it would be fun to introduce some of the artists behind Sucre Shop!

Tell the world what you do at Sucre Shop.
I do everything. I manage the schedules, help with inventory, make thousands of utensils everyday. I keep people happy and make them smile!

If you were a utensil, what would you be?
I would be a fork because it's versatile and really handy overall. It's kinda sassy.

What's your favorite thing for dinner?
Homemade wontons with a pork, shrimp and spinach filling.

What about dessert?
Ice cream!

Tell us about your Etsy store!
I handpaint notebooks and illustrate animals on the notebooks. Soon I'm going to put my comics on there as well It's just another extension of me. I hopened up my Etsy business to show my creative side. I like having another creative outlet for myself, and having an Etsy store give me a push to believe in my work and expose my abilities to the world.

Follow Lilly on Instagram at Snorkeling Coconut
Visit her Etsy Store on TUMBLR and her blog.

Nautical 4th of July

We are so ready for the 4th of July and everything that comes with this fun Summer holiday! While we're day dreaming about the perfect party by the sea, we put together this display of things we want the most!

bottle opener | anchor necklace | rope candle holder | octopus hook

rope basket | stars wooden ice cream spoons | nautical anchor flag

For more ideas, check out our Nautical board on Pinterest, and don't forget to click to follow us, while you're there!

Where I'm Going - NYC

Time for another visit to NYC! Here's where I'm going:

Martha Stewart Living headquarters! So excited to tour and meet the gang.

Renegarde Craft Fair - I'll be hittin' up this awesome craft fair, Brooklyn Style.

Bob White - this place is real: real cute, real cheap and real good! Best fried chicken and homemade pickles in NYC

Fish's Eddy - dishware meeca! Amazing props for photo shoots.

Mah Ze Dahr Bakery A favorite of NYC designers, entrepreneurs, bakers, and me. You've never had brownies like these before. 

Blog Feature: Urban Palate

We were thrilled when Los Angeles based  Urban Palate asked us to create cocktail forks for their event at Splendid L.A. Urban Palate is a boutique catering firm that creates fabulous and creative food... like the mini bahn-mi sandwiches they did for this Ban.do event at Splendid.

They asked us to create cocktail forks using Splendid's logo, and also the asterisk from their logo to decorate the cocktail forks in a variety of colors. How fun are these?!

If you've used our products and blogged about it, leave a link below to be considered for an upcoming feature!

Pottery Barn Kids + Sucre Shop

We are thrilled to be featured by Pottery Barn Kids' ice cream party! They use our ice cream spoons and scoops to add some fun colors and patterns to their party. Great ideas!  

Popsicle Soap!

We found these fun popsicle soaps by Crimson Hill on Etsy and fell in love! The are bright and fun and smell divine. (We put our own little spin on things, of course, by striping the sticks.) 

If you're a do it yourselfer, you can pick up our popsicle sticks in our shop. If you're a ready-to-go kind of person, stop by Crimson Hill for party favors and great gifts, and little indulgences for yourself.

Rimmed Ice Cream Cones

To kick off Summer time, we thought we'd kick up some ice cream cones! Hey, we rim a margarita glass with salt, why not rim an ice cream cone too?

We love sweets, but also the salty and sweet combo, so we found a fun way to add those flavors to your ice cream cone without making your own ice cream!

You'll want to get some supplies together, set out your various toppings in bowls and use our scoops to dish out your ingredients. Don't forget ice cream spoons for anyone who prefers a bowl. need some caramel as the base. We used dulce de leche from World Market at the glue to hold our toppings on. It's thick and doesn't run, you can spread it on with a knife.

 Fun, fruity mini-marshmallows look so pretty and will make the kids happy.

Have fun creating your own cone rims! Licorice may not appeal to everyone, but it looks great and hey, I like it!

For the gourmet crowd, we crsiped some prosciutto. It's a little more delicate than bacon, and tastes great with the caramel and strawberry ice cream!

And here are the salty options. Pretzel cones are my favorite, but they're hard to find in the grocery store. Make your own! And while you're busy crushing pretzels, why not crush some potato chips too? (It takes amazing, I promise!) For the purists, we through in the original inspiration, a salted caramel rim.

Have fun!

Father's Day at Sucre Shop

Husbands and Dads, great ready for Guiness stout brownie pretzel bars! I am so excited to treat the men in my life to some of these! And it doesn't hurt that I can also enjoy some of this Dad's day gifting.

Of course we'll be eating them up with some of our more manly forks!
The bikes are a custom order. (You did know we do custom orders, right?)
Mustache forks are waiting for you here, and don't forget the perfect forks for the Star Wars fans: May the fork be with you!

Happy Father's Day!

xo,
Sucre Shop

June Parents Magazine Ice Cream Party

We're here, we're there, we're everywhere! Parents magazine used our scoops for toppings, ice cream spoons for kids, and full sized spoons for adults. What a party!

Outdoor Movie Night!

We're celebraing warmer weather and the end of the school year with an outdoor movie screening! For info on how to get started, visit this article on setting up your outdoor theatre.

Once you've got the technical side down, it's time for the fun part: popcorn!

We've made our own popcorn bowls using a roll of tickets. Check out our DIY to find out how we did it.

To protect the ticket bowl and make it reusable, we layered it with aluminum foil before loading it up with popcorn.

We set out a few topping: cinnamon sugar, parmasean mixed with a little garlic salt, and trail mix (candy coated sunflowers and craisins), which we're serving with our striped scoops.

Another great gift idea: give a ticket bowl, some scoops and popcorn! It doesn't get much more fun for Summer.

How To Make A Ticket Bowl

These ticket bowls are so adorable! Ticket bowls are great accessories for parties and they also make the best gifts. Best yet, you don't have to be a crafty person to make a ticket bowl, anyone can do it.

Here's how to make a ticket bowl:

You'll need to purchase rolls of tickets, which you can probably pick up locally, at Party City, or order online from http://www.funcarnival.com, which links to Carnival Mart, a local store here in St. Louis with every party item imaginable.

We made our ticket bowls by simply pushing the ticket roll into bowl form. You can gently pull up the sides, and turn the ticket roll as you're working to be sure the shape is even. The tickets are wound into a roll so tightly that the bowl will stay on it's own, no glue is needed to hold it in place!

If you're interested in gifting these, you may want to add a layer or two of modge podge to laquer it. The spray works great for this! We kept things all natural and left off the spray so we wouldn't worry about the bowls being food safe for our popcorn.

You can find toppings scoops by Sucre Shop here.

Hope you enjoyed this ticket bowl DIY and run out to make some of your own. Stay turned to find out what else we planned for our outdoor movie night!

Summer Hostess Gifts

We all like to have one of two things on hand to bring over to a friend's house when we visit. So, we wemt ahead and put together a few ideas. Keep these things on hand and use them as needed!

Berry Baskets || Berry sweet ice cream spoons || Bon Maman mini jam

Diamond stirring spoons || Tazo teas  || Mason jars

Jobs - 2 positions

1.

Hiring - Shipping and Packaging

in charge of shipping orders out daily

coordinating shipments/deliveries with shipping agencies

packaging orders for large sales

M-F 25 hours/week

2.

Production - printing utensils 

our products are handmade and we need careful craftsman to make them!

35 hours/week

weekday, daytime shifts only

Please send resumes to info@sucreshop.com

Blog feature: Amelia Marie

We first "met" Amelia of Amelia Designs on Instagram - we were so happy to hear her thoughts on our pictures, then to see her wonderful designs.

Amelia is a wife, Mom, and creating enthusiast, and loves to create, beautify, pretty little details, and pursue a "handmade lifestyle". Her blogs has won us over with it's gorgeous pictures (she takes them all herself!) and projects. So of course we were happy to create some custom pieces at her request for a bridal shower! She was nice enough to share her photos with us.

Stripes and polka dots in peach and pink, by special request.

Beautiful, fresh color palette and natural touches.

Land of Nod suitcases and Sucre Shop forks.

Bookmark the blog Amelia Marie Designs for some more design inspiration!

If you've used our products and blogged your event, and are interested in showcasing them here, please comment on this post with the link for us to see. Thanks!