Wedding Cupcake Ideas for Myranda



In honor of all things lovely today, I'm blogging about an upcoming wedding for a super sweet young lady and her desire to have cupcakes at said wedding instead of the traditional cake.  Just for her (but for your viewing enjoyment as well) I've put together a continuous stream of consciousness in picture form of some ideas for her input:

red velvet cake, light purple cream cheese frosting, dark purple flowers, black/white/silver wrappers

 

The Fancy Lady Gourmet

 

Baubles, Bubbles, & Beauty

   

Hundreds & Thousands Cupcakes

  

Bella Cupcakes

 devil's food cake, raspberry filling, raspberry buttercream frosting, purple dusting, edible red heart charm or edible pearls

Cake on the Brain



Charlotte's Cupcakes

vanilla chai cake, dark purple frosting, silver dusting, light purple flowers, silver wrapper

The Ribbon Cupcake Co.



Small Things Iced



Hundreds & Thousands Cupcakes

vanilla cake, white frosting, silver hearts/flower/butterfly, "i do" picks, dark purple wrapper

"i do" picks available at goagainstthegrain.etsy.com



CakeyBake



CakeyBake

chocolate mousse frosting, fresh raspberry, chocolate drizzle, lace wrapper

Sweetpea Baking Co.

full tower display, purple daisies, cutting cake with topper

Sweetpea Baking Co.

adorable fondant hearts, fondant initials in purple and red, silver dusting

Kupcakespot.com




What do you all think?  Have you been to a wedding or special event recently that had cupcakes instead of a traditional cake?  What did you like / dislike?  I LOVE feedback!  :) 

Monday Blues

For most people (myself included) the Monday after Superbowl Sunday is a real hard day to work through.  So... to make it a little more fun since it's totally not right now... Happy Post-Superbowl Monday!



Baltimore Raven's Jersey Cupcakes from Kupcakes & Co.



Most of my NY friends are very happy about the Giants winning (except for the Jets fans that are still just ticked off, and we don't talk about the Bills... ever) and there are some transplanted Patriots fans that had mini-riots in their living rooms (too soon?) but for me, I love my hometown team and always will!  Next year... PURPLE NATION baby!

singin' in the freezing rain

happy friday!  i don't know what the weather is doing where you are, but here... it's gross!  however, my fellow new yorkers would say, "shut up rhea, at least it's not snowing."  touche

so as i'm drowning my dreary rainy sorrows in a large, hot cup of caramel mocha coffee, i stumbled across this...



toffee mocha cupcakes by jocelyn @ bru crew life



how stinkin' perfect!?!  so guess what i'll be making this weekend?  ;)  although it's already gonna be busy (hair appointment, helping hubs pick up our new truck, friend coming to visit (and buying our motorcycle), church on sunday morning, and of course the pro bowl on sunday afternoon) i'm definitely going to squeeze in some baking / decorating time.

how are you spending your weekend?  out and about?  keeping it low-key?  going skiing? (that one's for you ma!)  whatever it is, remember to smile while you're doing it because we have an awesome GOD that we serve and HE is incredibly merciful and gracious towards us all.  PRAISE HIM TODAY!

Knitted Heart Mittens

I LOVE FAIR ISLE KNITTING!!

Alright, so I understand that these aren't technically fair isle, but they're really close and still beautiful none-the-less!  And they have that traditional Scandinavian look without so many color strands to handle at one time. 

Just for your own knowledge, fair isle knitting* are patterns that incorporate three or more color strands in the pattern, knitting no more than three stitches in a row before switching colors, the unused yarn is carried behind the work, and the patterns originate from the Shetland region of Scotland. 

*Not to be confused with intarsia (the technique used to make argyle socks, sweaters, vests, etc.), double knitting (used most notably for super thick reversible socks), and mosaic slip stitch knitting (geometrical and Grecian designs, great for coats and jackets).

If you would like the pattern to these adorably festive mittens,

check out this blog:

Knitty: Little Purls of Wisdom

Meeting Goals

Since I haven't blogged in almost 2 months, going over my 31 before thirty-one list seemed like a good way to catch up:

4. Write out my testimony of accepting Jesus Christ.  -DONE!
27. Be tan before the summer family reunion.  -DONE!
28. Fly in a plane.  -DONE!
29. Buy a new bathing suit.  -DONE!
30. Go swimming.  -DONE!

And there are a few more in the works that will hopefully be coming to fruition in the next couple months:

3. Make a family spending plan/budget.
6. Save $1000.
10. Pay off a credit card.
16. Get my passport renewed.
17. Build a sand castle.
26. Host a party.

Check out my other blog, Parsonage Project to see what else has been going on :)

Royal Wedding Giveaway!

My friend Katie over @ *explanation required is hosting a wedding giveaway... royal style!!

Click here and follow her directions to be entered into her giveaway

Good Luck :)

Great Big Giveaway

Holly over at HollyCraft is hosting a fabulously cute giveaway! 

Check it out - you could win one of 5 prize packs!  Enjoy!! :)



From HollyCraft FB Page



Display Additions

My very first display purchase has arrived!  Thanks to my dear husband for picking this up as a birthday gift add-on!!  ;)



Styrofoam Mannequin Head



NOW, not only can I use this to display my hats at shows, I can also use it to take photos of my hat designs and post them on this blog.  I have to say I was fighting the urge to get weirded out when I was looking for mannequin heads online.  I'm so happy I found something that works, was inexpensive, and wasn't too creepy.  Thanks to Melissa @ Mel's Crocheted Creations for sharing where she found her own styrofoam heads.

Until next time, make it a creative day! :)

Cupcake Creativity

Created by Jen @ A Thousand Words

I wanted to share this blog post with you all because it was just so super cute. I've been in a cupcake mood the past few days because I just read a facebook post about the 2nd Annual Gardiner Cupcake Festival to be held on Sunday, May 1st.

From the same blog, A Thousand Words, the author also created her own video tutorial about tips for frosting cupcakes. Enjoy!

Thank you Katie @ Explanation Required for sharing this site!