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Cupcake Couture Blog Party! polka dot cupcake toppers and a big, sweet GIVEAWAY!

One of the benefits of being a blogger of sweets is eating said sweets–in this case, chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting–at any time of the day. Another benefit? Joining a community of like-minded sweets makers and bloggers. Today I join 20 other bloggers as we craft cupcakes to match our bella cupcake couture cupcake wrappers. [...]



yarn monogram cupcake toppers

I rarely sew. When I do, the results tend to be comical. Picture uneven hems, knots where there shouldn’t be knots, and thread stuck in the sewing machine. But a few stitches I can handle. And, I just re-took up needlepoint, which I find much more manageable than creating fashion or awe-inspiring home decor. These [...]



the Spring/Summer 2013 Issue of Bird’s Party Magazine is here

Yes. Bird’s Party Magazine is officially out for your perusal and enjoyment and awe. This issue is stuffed with springy and summery and colorful party ideas for birthdays and showers. Why, they have parties for pink pixie fairies, parties for themes such as ice cream parlor, under the sea, yellow sunshine, bumble bee, nautical and [...]



favors for a kid’s art-themed birthday party: canvas cookies and food pens

This whole kids-drawing-on-cookies thing is not new to this blog. My daughter first make her own cookie art HERE when she was just a wee lass of two. And I gave my niece these framed cookies and a set of markers for her 7th birthday. Well, I adapted that same idea for her 8th birthday, [...]



bite-size baseball cookie pops

It’s a well-known fact that sports and I don’t mix. I played soccer a bit when I was a kid. Even field hockey. But I don’t do well with team sports. Tennis was my game. Singles only. I even played competitively in high school. But I just summed up my entire sports history. I don’t [...]