Italian Soda Bar + Free Printable

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Italian Soda Bar + Free Printable

We love Italian sodas, and I tend to always include them when I host a party because they are such a big hit.  Recently I put together an Italian Soda bar for a women’s painting party at my church, and it was so yummy I decided to replicate it to post it on my site.  This post includes all the details of the Italian soda bar and a free printable that you can use for your Italian Soda bar, design by graphic designer Melissa Designs for Darling Darleen.  The free printable is at the bottom of the post.  Putting together an Italian Soda bar is really quite simple.  All you need is club soda (or any soda), drink syrup, cream, and ice.  It sounds too simple, but the results are so yummy!

Usually when I have a dessert table or drink table, it’s nice to have a backdrop or something to create height and visual interest.  I decided a backdrop would do the trick.  If you have a good table, picking up a tri-fold display board from an office supply store to decorate is the easiest and budget friendly.  I use wrapping paper to cover it.  Adhesive spray glue is fast and holds down the wrapping paper nicely.  Next, I used my Cricut Explore to make the vinyl lettering for “Sip Sip Hooray” (and I just noticed I spelled hooray wrong! Whoops!).  I had to cut the words in four parts and lay it like a puzzle to get the large size of the lettering.  I also used my Cricut Explore to cut the white vinyl words for the drink syrups.  So, I ripped off the original drink labels, cleaned the glue off and then put the vinyl words on it.  The white lettering brings out the fun drink syrup colors and makes the Italian soda bar sophisticated and whimsical.

Include bite-size dessert treats like these Swig cookies.  My friend Tai made them and they are amazing!  She followed this recipe and made them bite size for the Italian Soda Bar.  So yummy!  Get the free Italian soda bar printable below.

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DIY Confetti Skewers

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I’m obsessed with these DIY Confetti Skewers!  I’ve been making so many different DIY confetti skewer designs, since my girlfriend made “2016” number confetti skewers for my NYE party.  I made a bunch of number “5” confetti skewers for Chloe’s unicorn party (posting the party this week) and a bunch of “heart” skewers for Valentine’s Day.  The idea and tutorial was originally found on Aunt Peaches (check it out).  The DIY is so easy and fast to make.  Aunt Peaches also has a lot of cute DIY crafting ideas.

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Grab your hot glue gun, confetti of choice, parchment paper and skewers!  Use toothpicks if you want to make mini confetti cupcake toppers.  That would be cute!  Remember, you can always cut down your skewers.  Before you start, figure out what you want at the end of your skewer.  Any shape really would work.  Heart, butterfly, circle, star, letters, numbers…to name a few.

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Take your glue gun and squeeze the glue out making the design on the parchment paper.  While the glue is still hot, stick your skewer into the glue.  Then with your glue gun and retrace over the design adding more glue and fully covering the skewer.  Then quickly dump a whole bunch of confetti over the hot glue.  Let it cool.  If you are using foil confetti, lightly push the confetti into the hot glue as it is cooling.

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Then flip over and add more hot glue to the back, retracing over the design.  While the glue is hot, dump a bunch of confetti  of the design.  As it cools, the glue becomes firm.  Then gently peel off the parchment paper and it’s ready to be used!

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So easy.  So fun. And makes a cute statement.  Thanks Aunt Peaches for the DIY confetti skewers idea. I’m obsessed.

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Here are some other party decorations:

Valentine’s Party Ideas: Cheesecake and Doughnuts

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Celebrating Valentine’s Day is all about LOVE.  Spending it with the people you love.  Expressing how much you love dears ones with love notes.  Or decorating and eating heart-shape love cookies.  And who can forget the Valentine candies?!  My favorite.  So I did a mock-up Valentine Party to show you some fun Valentines party ideas you can incorporate into your Valentine’s or Galentine’s day party.  For the Valentine’s party ideas, a cheesecake bar and doughnut (donut) skewers are perfect.  Go pull out all your pretty red, pink and white serving plates, bowls and serving trays. And lets get this party started with the Valentines party ideas! (resources below)

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Valentine’s Party Ideas: For the doughnut holes, I made the confetti hearts on the end of the skewers.  Simple but big statement!   DIY coming soon. Get creative with your doughnut holes by covering them with pink or red sprinkles.  Use glaze to make the sprinkles stick and create a pattern with the doughnuts. Ready to serve!

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A cheesecake bar with toppings is a great way to even please the pickiest eater and right on our valentine’s party idea.  What a great way to show love that goes straight to the tummy!  I bought a store bought cheese cake and an assortment of toppings.  Fruit, candies, sprinkles and syrups.  Make a sign for your guests letting them know it’s a cheesecake bar and the fun topping options.

Here are some of the topping ideas we did, along with some other ones:

  • strawberries and marshmellow syrup
  • raspberry and white chocolate chips
  • vanilla wafer and sprinkles
  • blueberries and lemon curd
  • cherries and shredded coconut
  • pecan and caramel syrup
  • bananas and chocolate chips

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Doesn’t that look yummy?  I’m drooling as I write this.  So good and quite fun personalizing your own dessert.  For the Valentine’s party ideas, I stuck with red and pink and white to keep with the holiday theme.

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Cake Stand | Marble Cutting board |  Love Napkin (WorldMarket INSTORE) | Cinnamon Lips | Gold utensils | Glass Ice cream bowls

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