Thanks to everyone who participated in The DIY Bride and Intimate Weddings book giveway. Your kind comments are much appreciated! Stay tuned for more contests.

I used the random number generator to pick a winner. And the winner is:

#23 is Darcy B. I’ll be sending your books in the mail asap! Hope you enjoy them!

Me and my sweet tooth! This time I’m offering up a killer sponge candy recipe that you can use for making your wedding favors! If you want to get really decadent, dip the sponge candy in chocolate. If you make this, please let me know how it turned out! I love to hear feedback from my readers.

BTW, in Canada we call it sponge toffee; in England it’s called cinder toffee; in Australia they call it honeycomb and in California it’s called sea foam. No matter what you call it, it’s yummy!

Please note: Although this is easy to make, it’s imperative to use an accurate candy thermometer. One of our batches was overdone  because our  cheapo candy thermometer wasn’t accurate. (We found this out after the fact by using the method for testing your candy thermomter found on this site.)

Got some extra candy canes kicking around? Why not make some Candy Cane Syrup for the holidays?  Drizzle it on ice cream or even hot chocolate. And it keeps for a good month! Wouldn’t this be fun for a winter wedding?

I discovered the recipe for Candy Cane Syrup on Craftzine. Hop on over and get the recipe here.

Still can’t get enough of the minty taste of candy canes? Try Chocolate Peppermint Bark. You can find the complete tutorial over at instructables.com

And last but not least, why not whip up a batch of Candy Cane Fudge! Here’s the recipe:

Candy Cane Fudge (From Allrecipes.com)

Just a reminder that the contest for the book giveway is almost up. Your odds of winning are still very good… so get your name in the hat!

If you’d like to win a copy of Khris Cochran’s The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding and a copy of my book Intimate Weddings: Planning a Small Wedding that Fits Your Budget and Style just  fan me on Facebook, and let me know that you ‘fanned’ me by leaving a comment at the end of the giveaway blog post which you will find over at this link.  I will be randomly choosing a winner from the comments. The winner will recieve both books in the mail. Contest is open to U.S and Canadian residents only. You have until December 13 11:59 Eastern Time to enter.

 Kate, 29 & Christian, 33

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Wedding Date: September 18, 2009

Number of Guests: 25

Wedding Cost: $8,000

Wedding Ceremony Location: St. James United Chruch

Wedding Reception Location: KOKO (at the Opus Hotel)