DIY: Sundae Bar

My sister who is a teacher in London, England is home for the month of August, so my parents threw a family BBQ this weekend to welcome her back. I was in charge of the desserts, so I decided to do a sundae bar (inspiration from Eat Drink Chic) because there isn't much my sister loves more than ice cream!

See the instructions for the bunting banner at the end of this post.

To create a cohesive table that looks visually pleasing be sure to keep all of your colours consistent. Here I used different shades of blue (my sister's favourite colour) that were repeated in the table cloth, napkins, spoons, labels, toppings, bunting banner and main sign.

Spruce up plain sugar cones by dipping the top of each cone in melted chocolate like I did in the above picture.

Make sure you include lots of options for your toppings. I included blue peanut M&M's, crushed oreos (which I just crushed by hand), blue sprinkles, chopped peanuts, chocolate swirls that I made with a candy mold (similar to what I did here), sweetened coconut and of course maraschino cherries. I also made a homemade chocolate sauce, a caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Click here to download these free blank printable labels from Creature Comforts. I added my words, printed them out and glued them to mini popsicle sticks.

Bunting

What you'll need:
- different shades and prints of paper
- fishing line
- hot glue gun

1. Cut your paper into the size of triangle desired (here I used 8.5"x 9.5"x 9.5").
2. Lying your fishing string on top of your triangles, fold over a half inch of the top of your triangle. Secure down with hot glue and repeat until you get a long enough banner.

I hope this has inspired you to create your own sundae bar!