tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39039264803569856832024-02-07T03:12:19.067-06:00Cupcake Heads & more! {:DCupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-66868498652512008312009-03-13T10:11:00.004-05:002009-03-18T10:51:49.021-05:00What's the deal with New Jersey?You may ask. A few years ago we took a trip to NYC and my mom picked up a few of these vintage-y themed postcards in New Jersey, intending for me to turn them into a 3-D piece of art, which I proptly, well maybe not promptly but eventually did. (Does <em>your</em> mom ever demand handicraft from you that you've never actually attempted just because she thinks you can do it?) Make me feel both flattered and annoyed. My small poorly shot snippet:<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQTrRELJMr0APME1qB6xpvgeZA6tvy5puXC0omOEex3hC2jNzO0VWoVxC6l8kQlyF2O0-_TQTgm1-pepKjLlgOnsZEBnvoZP7qpivngAS-CEHCurYJneFAwfQ55NCbXXkfptu1gM4/s1600-h/111B4250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312691029848325202" style="WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQTrRELJMr0APME1qB6xpvgeZA6tvy5puXC0omOEex3hC2jNzO0VWoVxC6l8kQlyF2O0-_TQTgm1-pepKjLlgOnsZEBnvoZP7qpivngAS-CEHCurYJneFAwfQ55NCbXXkfptu1gM4/s200/111B4250.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t6RFyG3fR9zWqRDE-pq5v6TP2wEVDbbHpGZDlR1ORhaMt5F22vOdWIPiLWparamW91LAm1a-4uov0oZFbCua1xkzouSO0JhoJTfigIlE6GaMyP5Xrb5c1dDFcD3lYbvdYmhuYDHm/s1600-h/111B4570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314553439325520706" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t6RFyG3fR9zWqRDE-pq5v6TP2wEVDbbHpGZDlR1ORhaMt5F22vOdWIPiLWparamW91LAm1a-4uov0oZFbCua1xkzouSO0JhoJTfigIlE6GaMyP5Xrb5c1dDFcD3lYbvdYmhuYDHm/s200/111B4570.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu7W8U0s64MHBJbr18jrmyJ1OvsYC03WK0Y6wBLkD35VQ-YxWq9UgaFXGDMeHZI5tYd20RMCXG2vT-F4xrHD-yUL-Dx9zJKRKlpe2LsBcpZWURA0EBKIKhWTrrCjlgcxDuj8EYVlw/s1600-h/111B4600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314553444280775058" style="WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu7W8U0s64MHBJbr18jrmyJ1OvsYC03WK0Y6wBLkD35VQ-YxWq9UgaFXGDMeHZI5tYd20RMCXG2vT-F4xrHD-yUL-Dx9zJKRKlpe2LsBcpZWURA0EBKIKhWTrrCjlgcxDuj8EYVlw/s200/111B4600.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5jT_WtVRRxp8yNqTJeqHhJvX6oIEXxqhCG6lNrK0dfEYB7oUoKkCi35071gnO82KGYbAgSdKON1INB6IFdbs8_B8a4OF9HRKv8GA1yXwh0OPZHa02z_L2iak32wV4WRQhzZ8957L/s1600-h/111B4590.JPG"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qb8a7bHM5cDwZCU054KmTyotrXlCv1TEc2x8dJgz-pD2CkHrN8p0Ay6LKXS_O05FqxTDw1n4dB1lsq1Cv9WDVk3KI6o_SO9ZaIkWBJj0gUIxMv4MBD9RR-UZP1323_kBVdl4RK5l/s1600-h/111B4700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314554821721470194" style="WIDTH: 70px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qb8a7bHM5cDwZCU054KmTyotrXlCv1TEc2x8dJgz-pD2CkHrN8p0Ay6LKXS_O05FqxTDw1n4dB1lsq1Cv9WDVk3KI6o_SO9ZaIkWBJj0gUIxMv4MBD9RR-UZP1323_kBVdl4RK5l/s200/111B4700.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5jT_WtVRRxp8yNqTJeqHhJvX6oIEXxqhCG6lNrK0dfEYB7oUoKkCi35071gnO82KGYbAgSdKON1INB6IFdbs8_B8a4OF9HRKv8GA1yXwh0OPZHa02z_L2iak32wV4WRQhzZ8957L/s1600-h/111B4590.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314554813971230066" style="WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5jT_WtVRRxp8yNqTJeqHhJvX6oIEXxqhCG6lNrK0dfEYB7oUoKkCi35071gnO82KGYbAgSdKON1INB6IFdbs8_B8a4OF9HRKv8GA1yXwh0OPZHa02z_L2iak32wV4WRQhzZ8957L/s200/111B4590.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo8FIzVl6eUaiJEuObkDlW0gWNH_t20jP2ssewIerohbB_DbdgMX1LiImL2xZDS4tJZcufDnk2cVhHt4Ma55AKH77jZzNJYZtPVwnKGWescPQRGzckXDrd1fkUiOKAc3JjZyjglnt/s1600-h/111B4580.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314554812729332866" style="WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo8FIzVl6eUaiJEuObkDlW0gWNH_t20jP2ssewIerohbB_DbdgMX1LiImL2xZDS4tJZcufDnk2cVhHt4Ma55AKH77jZzNJYZtPVwnKGWescPQRGzckXDrd1fkUiOKAc3JjZyjglnt/s200/111B4580.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I might take more shots from the different angles which I might just post later. I also might just do a super easy tutorial. Other than that, just want to work on dolls again after about a week and a half of serious respite and recuperation (no seriously, my PMDD was acting up again.)</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-70659927127178017552009-03-02T10:25:00.002-06:002009-03-02T12:46:02.094-06:00Rules of CuteDiscovered <a href="http://www.cuteoverload.com/the_rules_of_cuteness/">this</a> today and had to link to it.<br />Thought I was the only one that thought and made mental lists of things like that. Turns out I'm not thanks to the internet!<br />I love it when something can consistently make me "aww" and laugh out loud.CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-67623168572044045482009-02-27T09:15:00.007-06:002009-02-28T15:06:23.101-06:00Cupcake Raggety dollI made this cupcake head a while ago, think it was either my first or one of my first. Anyway I was quite happy with her overall, even if she is rather lumpy and long faced.<br />The features I love:<br /><ul><li>the face </li><li>how the embroidery came out (first one and all) and the "blushing" cheek even though it kinda looks like a shiner</li><li>the "sprinkles"</li><li>LOVE the raggety frayed edges</li><li>how well the edging all along the "frosting" top contrasted so well, it made me think of gingerbread men.<br /></li></ul><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiGxc20ORt6SUh2OFqlXrYZken6g2H7XeN1trrIB6Jg-qrGoS7JMm0h37FWfgqXLRPJH7FxhzaonvkJN8qg2qEPhF2bkuxb8MvDOnVfl4lR8uLcS79yzQugwC8-_zJPhyphenhyphenK6ihNnfr/s1600-h/Vanessa"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307498081771424722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiGxc20ORt6SUh2OFqlXrYZken6g2H7XeN1trrIB6Jg-qrGoS7JMm0h37FWfgqXLRPJH7FxhzaonvkJN8qg2qEPhF2bkuxb8MvDOnVfl4lR8uLcS79yzQugwC8-_zJPhyphenhyphenK6ihNnfr/s320/Vanessa's1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>P.S. I accidently deleted my links! Crappers...working on it!CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-90249186791285759762009-02-20T09:17:00.003-06:002009-02-20T09:23:40.760-06:00Something tells me......my kitty is quite the nosy neighbor.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhKgK1Q_dzTZk-RYSt8jvxg-yrruzBOXt1N4Dpl3GBCX2-DIN6w-q-CFU1413truxCEi4EWxJdPdmU9ZXy5EgYhE0nRCZB0JnvAkT3km-zV1rcNYLBPawLfqYPPgxkIdvvqzrtK4-/s1600-h/111B2640.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304899536823042898" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhKgK1Q_dzTZk-RYSt8jvxg-yrruzBOXt1N4Dpl3GBCX2-DIN6w-q-CFU1413truxCEi4EWxJdPdmU9ZXy5EgYhE0nRCZB0JnvAkT3km-zV1rcNYLBPawLfqYPPgxkIdvvqzrtK4-/s320/111B2640.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-6536450730099803362009-02-19T09:35:00.011-06:002009-02-19T10:15:19.567-06:00New Pink BetsyIt occured to me that I had not posted a single doll related thing in a really <em><u>really</u></em> long while.<br />Truth be told a lot had been happening and I hadn't felt much inspired.<br />But I had this one that I'd finished a couple of months ago that I'm actually more happier with, with the exception of her needing a fancy dress to match her fancy cupcake top.<br />She looks like a Betsy, and she's pink, so her name is Pink Betsy.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCx5jqgcv5w1sYe120vFzdqUorll-luadouC7QvTijXI1EHwTfInK4TJDGxv1tKvigFk1YpgATWYtQdPLa-0flWAuMyIOo2qph1cS960eOSSRnP-WNtSxZ4pyCU5eSOXEufB65xqF/s1600-h/PinkBetsy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304533550978083730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCx5jqgcv5w1sYe120vFzdqUorll-luadouC7QvTijXI1EHwTfInK4TJDGxv1tKvigFk1YpgATWYtQdPLa-0flWAuMyIOo2qph1cS960eOSSRnP-WNtSxZ4pyCU5eSOXEufB65xqF/s320/PinkBetsy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">(Actually I rather think she has that <a href="http://www.styleikon.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/nov/Renee_Zellweger_waitress.jpg">Renee Zellweger</a>-like grimace/pout/smile thing going on.)</p>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-2950957165262229542009-01-27T15:54:00.006-06:002009-01-27T19:51:55.581-06:00A Perfect Scarf<div align="center">I found a most perfect, delite-ful scarf today. Well many actually but I particularly like <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18380106">this</a> one.</div><div align="center">Why?</div><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.48430948.jpg"></a><div align="center">It's pink, it's woolen, and it's <em><u>soo</u></em> Victorian.</div><div align="center">Okay maybe I'm just being partial because it's my first name too! </div><p align="left"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.48430948.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 800px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 800px" alt="" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.48430948.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>{</em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18380106"><em>Mayra</em></a><em> felt collar from </em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5378924"><em>Rudman's Gallery</em></a><em>}</em></p><div align="center">Click on the links to see more. You know you want to.</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-87590369855818041812009-01-15T18:28:00.001-06:002009-01-15T18:28:01.284-06:00The prettiest cake I've seen in a while<p align="center">A dreamy Swiss Meringue "Ombre" buttercream confection</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL35TpjMmkJE53yaHMMLkIIfdLXoLqUjmjtMC2-L4cPdS5rD3ezyawx46wUSBQQtSQmDQvRYr0Tg4hdlr_P1JuQW0G9LA2Mq2xgmF0e8hROs5CSMWOmT1u4WDyHy-wLY5K6GeAq7Fs/s1600-h/cake.MS.ombre.buttercream.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940468435636754" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 371px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL35TpjMmkJE53yaHMMLkIIfdLXoLqUjmjtMC2-L4cPdS5rD3ezyawx46wUSBQQtSQmDQvRYr0Tg4hdlr_P1JuQW0G9LA2Mq2xgmF0e8hROs5CSMWOmT1u4WDyHy-wLY5K6GeAq7Fs/s400/cake.MS.ombre.buttercream.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">In the latest <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/light-as-air?autonomy_kw=ombre%20buttercream%20cake&rsc=image_2">Marthie</a>.</p><p align="center">(Is it wrong to want to stuff a whole one of those in my mouth?)</p>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-4024803762883015012009-01-14T17:53:00.000-06:002009-01-14T17:53:01.568-06:00GF Carrot Cake CupcakesMy (untested) recipe for these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yummers</span>:<br /><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">GF</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">*</span> Carrot cake cupcakes </div><div align="center">with </div><div align="center">cream cheese and orange zest frosting</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Just make sure all of the other ingredients are indeed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">GF</span> too!)</span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290931616892173666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVxCrpptGEB3KEsCPZveBr7_PfTubn5CEzrMuUiDPWiHfp3nFlsUz7cF3nuNvCkgh4is_8xovCtF0-kI60AC4X58IfRNHwbEyJUe4Zf5e798cu1e3HmRwdNza2qaLJp2F_vEtkyX8/s320/111B2440.JPG" border="0" /></p><ul><li>2 cups all purpose <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">GF</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">*</span> flour</li><li>3 medium carrots, shredded</li><li>1 cup sugar</li><li>1/2 cup vegetable oil</li><li>2 eggs, room temperature</li><li>1 teaspoon baking powder</li><li>1 teaspoon baking soda</li><li>1 teaspoon salt</li><li>1 teaspoon cinnamon</li><li>1 can (8 1\4 oz) crushed pineapple, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><u><em>undrained</em></u></span></li><li>1/4 cup of rum soaked raisins (optional)</li></ul><p>In a small bowl, put your raisins and enough rum to just soak them. Set aside while you gather your ingredients and preheat your oven to 375 degrees.</p><p>Put all of your wet ingredients in your mixing bowl first, then add your dry ingredients on top of that and mix carefully until it is fully incorporated, about 3 minutes. (Use your best judgement on mixing speeds!)</p><p>On low speed, carefully add the shredded carrot, pineapple and rum soaked raisins (rum and all). Mix on low until incorporated.</p><p>Your mixture will be liquid-y, which is fine. Line a muffin tin with standard (2") cups and pour about 1\3 cup of batter into each cup. They will not rise much, if at all, so calculate.</p><p>Bake about 25 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.</p><p>Makes about 2 dozen (24) or so cupcakes .</p><p>While those babies are cooling you can make the </p><p align="center">cream cheese frosting with orange zest:</p><ul><li>1 package (3 oz.) of cream cheese (or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">neufchatel</span>), room temperature</li><li> 2 tablespoons of cold butter</li><li>2 -3 tablespoons on lemon juice, to taste</li><li>1 1\2 cups of powdered (confectioners) sugar</li><li>the zest of 1 medium orange</li></ul><p>Soften the cold butter in the mixer first for about 3 minutes. Then add your room temperature cream or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">neufchatel</span> cheese. Add the lemon and powdered sugar a tablespoonful at a time. When it is fully incorporated, beat it on medium for about a minute. Then zest your orange.</p><p>When cupcakes are cooled, frost and sprinkle with a bit of orange zest. Makes about 1 cup, or just about enough for the number of cupcakes.</p><p align="center">Then, enjoy!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRatfy1aC-SL798ZGWmgkLdMmBg5YAmj8qpgyenHrh65px-KiziX3zN8YJsfQVcl3hk67b5LpS87FWRDY_cB2E0D1CdJiVHPLnjcOgUmtEC-Vq_QB2zTQKSwNaQjTMkXE_iwo7yly/s1600-h/111B2470.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290931615307304850" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRatfy1aC-SL798ZGWmgkLdMmBg5YAmj8qpgyenHrh65px-KiziX3zN8YJsfQVcl3hk67b5LpS87FWRDY_cB2E0D1CdJiVHPLnjcOgUmtEC-Vq_QB2zTQKSwNaQjTMkXE_iwo7yly/s320/111B2470.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="right"><span style="color:#ff0000;">* That's Gluten-free folks!</span></p>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-19433637051391961322009-01-13T17:46:00.002-06:002009-01-13T17:51:02.786-06:00What's better than a GF cupcake?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZmp9slO3HqGXe9pPRSHQ7sO3vet362WdGTgOGxtQ7Ulo4ceGVjDh_OCsK7irwDUS_uswditp50nvqYvt3vDDQDNc75Vhq6DTYc7HXbqpo2oofSxb_1PDbpomDTWxerJnPWKlMwIf/s1600-h/111B2400.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290929458136071378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZmp9slO3HqGXe9pPRSHQ7sO3vet362WdGTgOGxtQ7Ulo4ceGVjDh_OCsK7irwDUS_uswditp50nvqYvt3vDDQDNc75Vhq6DTYc7HXbqpo2oofSxb_1PDbpomDTWxerJnPWKlMwIf/s320/111B2400.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">The answer: Nothing! </div><div align="center">(Not when you've been out for a few weeks and are finally able to enjoy food again! And hey, all that lost weight can't regain itself...)</div><div align="center">GF carrot cake cupcakes sprinkled with orange zest. </div><div align="center">Recipe tomorrow.</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-48161782541343879362008-12-18T09:52:00.007-06:002008-12-19T16:14:59.629-06:00My Favorite Cupcake<div align="center">Yesterday I made cupcakes and unbelievably enough, forgot to take pictures! Not that they came out super amazing, I mean I did try this new technique of filling the center with chocolate which I thought was awesome but I know it's probably so old hat for an expert.<br />So anyway, it was a lot of work, work whose proof should have been saved for posterity. I think. Because seriously, a pretty cupcake is an underappreciated art.</div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div>In light of that fact here are some of my favorites...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0_WYgSJW-4pE_u_2XltRMAGMZBqMQSws6bzFXPcsmiaiEurAIV17ay63ogbAktezjDI9A8FWpqfnhc1bInWk30Op7910kjtu3t-1yDxEXLtCtFdt1mK9c-gJfZjBjROlkJkWkFyd/s1600-h/Cupcake+-+ladybug.in.the.garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281162057675642034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0_WYgSJW-4pE_u_2XltRMAGMZBqMQSws6bzFXPcsmiaiEurAIV17ay63ogbAktezjDI9A8FWpqfnhc1bInWk30Op7910kjtu3t-1yDxEXLtCtFdt1mK9c-gJfZjBjROlkJkWkFyd/s320/Cupcake+-+ladybug.in.the.garden.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvrS9kbvW9BRkWTQAvzpyYdhXAvse5B_akyyytLSvgYpb6OhS1Sx4n7A-RgS5ockcGzjHOHDOhb79XVt7Lo06f-6VuoAGlHpRWcnPQgAOA3HOwBBMzeEMtsWvjGAafI6pvKQK5-W9/s1600-h/Cupcake+-+Whimsical.nest.with.eggs.and.moss.from.MScc.contest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281162061579602242" style="WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvrS9kbvW9BRkWTQAvzpyYdhXAvse5B_akyyytLSvgYpb6OhS1Sx4n7A-RgS5ockcGzjHOHDOhb79XVt7Lo06f-6VuoAGlHpRWcnPQgAOA3HOwBBMzeEMtsWvjGAafI6pvKQK5-W9/s320/Cupcake+-+Whimsical.nest.with.eggs.and.moss.from.MScc.contest.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlcRGnruPWTJOrjCzNvxqCTXei7tn7PElIjHDUxJOO5CpsqFSRkR4bXgQw2CQt4Prt_RhztRe8rjjHWi7aHxiE_Ps_OVb8SVkJ-BSDVM6rMmPLQT9wjXntoD4-R7eIgyPgW9izoHz/s1600-h/cupcake+-+purple.bridal.shower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281161575573064034" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlcRGnruPWTJOrjCzNvxqCTXei7tn7PElIjHDUxJOO5CpsqFSRkR4bXgQw2CQt4Prt_RhztRe8rjjHWi7aHxiE_Ps_OVb8SVkJ-BSDVM6rMmPLQT9wjXntoD4-R7eIgyPgW9izoHz/s320/cupcake+-+purple.bridal.shower.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5KXlrgkp-09Vq-MWqidFf6T9K3uW1cbSXazhib5t7vJdxyJuTiG30pMV8ynWHY-rgq1VsEMHzZx-wHLS91-p-HBCaxwEjr3Vg-wVC7W8GdVkKeANXkhEPeG0vxQ174bUJrqYLtsQ/s1600-h/Cupcake.Blog+-+Green.Tea.Army.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281161573714404050" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5KXlrgkp-09Vq-MWqidFf6T9K3uW1cbSXazhib5t7vJdxyJuTiG30pMV8ynWHY-rgq1VsEMHzZx-wHLS91-p-HBCaxwEjr3Vg-wVC7W8GdVkKeANXkhEPeG0vxQ174bUJrqYLtsQ/s320/Cupcake.Blog+-+Green.Tea.Army.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIHQvyv2IKT3JCvcnjeSoiAi4eCV1oDCe5iw2jWgK41dsFbJGAg77XuAtL6b4B0qGIAi4VM6VVX810mB4_DRykKY1fDncms8_Nkcn4nYIjM_zE3l1r5Q6Egttv-S2476LUOPaEufl/s1600-h/Happiness.is.a.colorful.cupcake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281161189891659378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIHQvyv2IKT3JCvcnjeSoiAi4eCV1oDCe5iw2jWgK41dsFbJGAg77XuAtL6b4B0qGIAi4VM6VVX810mB4_DRykKY1fDncms8_Nkcn4nYIjM_zE3l1r5Q6Egttv-S2476LUOPaEufl/s320/Happiness.is.a.colorful.cupcake.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89I_BRLqLxCUFFA-UiKvTXJYT_whvATo_kCwGu-Zz4NY1K3y_xqUAZDAkduxRcQA23VadGkMi5UTp4oZyIlKnBPESuT6rxkv0breSheJ6KVu8ucOndThakS5lZeTWeB9_RNrYInfH/s1600-h/Cupcake+-+teacup.cupcakes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281161569546834610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89I_BRLqLxCUFFA-UiKvTXJYT_whvATo_kCwGu-Zz4NY1K3y_xqUAZDAkduxRcQA23VadGkMi5UTp4oZyIlKnBPESuT6rxkv0breSheJ6KVu8ucOndThakS5lZeTWeB9_RNrYInfH/s320/Cupcake+-+teacup.cupcakes.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhdO3ktSxEktOtiywHqdrRshEO8AHxlsPdGPTU3G04ITW-xR96uT_N8Oc8hhYOlvo9-d-cjOiJwTRFz5oQhjiWexZr26WqZHVe3IbQ8A_FI6i9gTBS9y4F8_lPE7AjXNvnByQevW8/s1600-h/Cupcake+-+floral.bouquet2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281161184341639346" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhdO3ktSxEktOtiywHqdrRshEO8AHxlsPdGPTU3G04ITW-xR96uT_N8Oc8hhYOlvo9-d-cjOiJwTRFz5oQhjiWexZr26WqZHVe3IbQ8A_FI6i9gTBS9y4F8_lPE7AjXNvnByQevW8/s320/Cupcake+-+floral.bouquet2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetVHxEAvDG06mC6uNPggmtXKfFHoVGwmp2Ub-09Y1FniSlUUqm0n-ErXBQq-hdE5_p71QGuaKpNRXO-cZwejvNnttfHvqrYnOQedEhmtRMNZDC4PRRSJ_fI6ZBYj3YsyatnwWLTY9/s1600-h/Cupcakes+-+Le.Cupcake.Australia.on.Flickr+-+late.order.ccs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281161183480560450" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetVHxEAvDG06mC6uNPggmtXKfFHoVGwmp2Ub-09Y1FniSlUUqm0n-ErXBQq-hdE5_p71QGuaKpNRXO-cZwejvNnttfHvqrYnOQedEhmtRMNZDC4PRRSJ_fI6ZBYj3YsyatnwWLTY9/s320/Cupcakes+-+Le.Cupcake.Australia.on.Flickr+-+late.order.ccs.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylPNvkU-F__44dSr5OG1MsqBe64HO5aZkxxtFgRd3j_Vt-_r09eemky7IqVouplne9c5HRVmon01_2mCXXqbNBy1LXKbaNYaaIwboxxISEad-eJ22CJAzD4gDtZhtpVNGATyc3lH9/s1600-h/cupcake+-+pomegranate.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281162061161254322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylPNvkU-F__44dSr5OG1MsqBe64HO5aZkxxtFgRd3j_Vt-_r09eemky7IqVouplne9c5HRVmon01_2mCXXqbNBy1LXKbaNYaaIwboxxISEad-eJ22CJAzD4gDtZhtpVNGATyc3lH9/s320/cupcake+-+pomegranate.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHt-qMefRWIJ-jT7UyiGOeUsaKkgx5O8eaFThuk4T44SVAUWliGmZGgP5wwuQwAHB4zpRtuSnoC_Vjo6C9LrxDa21AXdI1YTiOV150DEqs_oQz_iKysBgTQ6-tY7Jy0z-h0GGATfo/s1600-h/hobbylobbycc.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281162610965687314" style="WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHt-qMefRWIJ-jT7UyiGOeUsaKkgx5O8eaFThuk4T44SVAUWliGmZGgP5wwuQwAHB4zpRtuSnoC_Vjo6C9LrxDa21AXdI1YTiOV150DEqs_oQz_iKysBgTQ6-tY7Jy0z-h0GGATfo/s320/hobbylobbycc.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>(That last one is a fakie my sis got me from <a href="http://www.hobbylobby.com/">here</a> but I like it.)</div><div>I apolagize for not citing my sources; some are from Marthie's <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/cutest-cupcake-contest-winners?autonomy_kw=cutest%20cupcake%20contest&rsc=header_1">cutest cupcake contest</a>, some are from <a href="http://flickr.com/search/?q=cupcakes">Flickr accounts</a>, others I just don't know.</div><div>P.S. When making cupcakes do you always run out of frosting too?</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-48481540554319618892008-12-15T14:51:00.004-06:002008-12-15T15:15:42.498-06:00Work in progress<p align="center">Finally! Well no not really, I actually made it a day or two after the last post. It is still technically unfinished (needs the bottom glued properly, trimming...)</p><p align="center">But there it is, part of it anyway. And yes, it's pretty easy.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uEOWXIgkYJmlf_TRqKMPULhBEV6kJQvp9WBPvkSVMTaqV8Uj9nicu_1Dh48UjYvgpRuqOu58BeUHxtJR5zFs4rG0Bh1IUPhT40FIRzU6r6MuwAyBPuSC3YFZVtfz2lQpLmRI6CTM/s1600-h/work.in.progress.cc.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280123339825911986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uEOWXIgkYJmlf_TRqKMPULhBEV6kJQvp9WBPvkSVMTaqV8Uj9nicu_1Dh48UjYvgpRuqOu58BeUHxtJR5zFs4rG0Bh1IUPhT40FIRzU6r6MuwAyBPuSC3YFZVtfz2lQpLmRI6CTM/s320/work.in.progress.cc.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mine looks different (fatter!) than the pictures in the book though, but that is always expected. When I finish I want to add it to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/656805@N22/">Flickr group</a>; there is some pretty nice stuff there.</div><div align="center">P.S. Hmm, I can't find a post, I think I may have deleted it!</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-29290303486181045472008-12-05T17:37:00.009-06:002008-12-06T09:54:52.593-06:00The Sweater Project<div align="center">The few sweaters I scrounged up are at last deconstructed and laundered. (And it only took 4 months.)</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ4FXSW8eISH1DvIIcROEO8dVIeb6EkzHR3sCxd34WLooB7yV_lLy2zknlu1aP2dvbZzH-YdB3wkN4_TfQmzBJdILVlx_29scArxt6MaWcWs4aPDeyop4dbBi3f08W0OuZ5Tb-sKX/s1600-h/stack1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276705322227562850" style="WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ4FXSW8eISH1DvIIcROEO8dVIeb6EkzHR3sCxd34WLooB7yV_lLy2zknlu1aP2dvbZzH-YdB3wkN4_TfQmzBJdILVlx_29scArxt6MaWcWs4aPDeyop4dbBi3f08W0OuZ5Tb-sKX/s200/stack1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2_EXpPJjv6pBILK65zfEIZOPA4kb88Eu_1eflDpxMhHDnt9h1LouL8fOVcIisPk40r_q2w8ZxHFoN7aVzHKUZ-zLQ66Nclysr32QZKPEBs34VtQxr9OfwGBgC2xst98Roxn8_C19/s1600-h/stack2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276705325884890226" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2_EXpPJjv6pBILK65zfEIZOPA4kb88Eu_1eflDpxMhHDnt9h1LouL8fOVcIisPk40r_q2w8ZxHFoN7aVzHKUZ-zLQ66Nclysr32QZKPEBs34VtQxr9OfwGBgC2xst98Roxn8_C19/s200/stack2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Not too bad, it looks like a fairly decorative stack.</div><div align="center">I'm not sure if getting prints was a good idea but they are just <u>so</u> darn pretty! Especially that one with the roses.</div><div align="center">Here is what I <em>want</em> to start with:</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Re_VWX2EIFrEEDVK4ibq7BuhIL3yoAFoNOgROxGsMoyayI0WtCM4o8zmYCBk8AZdwrExOenC-Jor-F8RCcWZedxe0mMSh1tr76K5h3lDDu83bFzbB1hwtNDhNFlLGWptaIx5qo5U/s1600-h/sweater.projects.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276457988878453522" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Re_VWX2EIFrEEDVK4ibq7BuhIL3yoAFoNOgROxGsMoyayI0WtCM4o8zmYCBk8AZdwrExOenC-Jor-F8RCcWZedxe0mMSh1tr76K5h3lDDu83bFzbB1hwtNDhNFlLGWptaIx5qo5U/s200/sweater.projects.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><div align="center">But since my sewing is a bit rusty I am most likely going to start with:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAB1Ip-3Rp9P8IQU28XCuwbcG4DbvGqPXV4t1rXhfqVubRTQMOJ-LB-ZKra3ZzSdRmZddJpi67amrGKUhLR7gn_rGkU0ywzScLveoPJHcWQesPerl7byHQaECam3vwFn4CnRp7LXT/s1600-h/sweater.ccs.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276458779101651570" style="WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAB1Ip-3Rp9P8IQU28XCuwbcG4DbvGqPXV4t1rXhfqVubRTQMOJ-LB-ZKra3ZzSdRmZddJpi67amrGKUhLR7gn_rGkU0ywzScLveoPJHcWQesPerl7byHQaECam3vwFn4CnRp7LXT/s200/sweater.ccs.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">The easiest one in <a href="http://cupcakeheads.blogspot.com/2008/09/good-crafty-reads.html">the book</a>. Baby steps, baby steps...</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-44302544738694600442008-11-11T11:11:00.004-06:002008-11-28T13:53:00.191-06:00Bummer<p align="center">Bad news + being sick = lack of inspiration to do any good posts.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.aeolidia.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267451104730173522" style="WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5Vl4lsHrLPI8OVq49xnQh0byJzDyzn_Z3v4WH25YY8dTUW2otakOci1PP4ARjOHd6e4-_Lizp1-pYlh2aCSZo-Z5qyjHgI9rP-CWSZM9UzJz-_EF8O6Q3N6SiAoOqEVDNa_y9AGQ/s320/Aeolidia+-+clover.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">However, <a href="http://quilt4nie.blogspot.com/2008/11/final-squares.html">they</a> made it, yay!</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-25295959822186280872008-10-16T15:47:00.004-05:002008-12-15T15:13:16.222-06:00Blog neglect<div align="center">Dear readers, I know I've neglected the blog. Things have been out of sorts for me, the most recent development being that I am considering a name change. (I am up to more things than just my cupcake heads!)<br />Meanwhile here is a cute lil something to cheer you up.<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></div><div align="center">{Thanks to <em>my</em> Charlie for it :") }</div><div align="center">That is the cutest baby and the cutest little accent!</div><div align="center">(Oh, just that made me remember how in my high school french class we were watching a documentary about this pre-school for deaf children in France and this girl in my class was so amazed that children that small could speak French...)</div><div align="center">Happy Thursdays!</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-4229211514621164962008-09-30T17:20:00.002-05:002008-09-30T17:30:23.454-05:00I was contacted today, how about you?<div align="center">Have you heard about <a href="http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/2008/09/get-well-soon-mr-nielson-and-nie.html">this</a>? Or maybe you heard it <a href="http://blog.cjanerun.com/2008/08/small-update.html">here</a>.</div><div align="center">I'm sure you have, as it has had the blogging world all aflutter since mid-August.</div><div align="center">I was <a href="http://www.quilt4nie.blogspot.com/">contacted</a> today to be a part of <a href="http://quilt4nie.blogspot.com/2008/09/welcome-welcome-what-please-donate-4.html">this</a>.</div><div align="center">Vintage? Quilts? Donations? </div><div align="center">And it's for the children!</div><div align="center">Sounds like fun! Plus it's a really sweet thing to do.</div><div align="center">I'm in. How about you?</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-79428722733158001992008-09-26T14:14:00.004-05:002008-09-26T14:28:54.316-05:00Good day folksies<div align="center">Nothing to report, just tweaked the FAQ format a bit.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxVSCcXAVW88pyFPKrWBNb-GUyiL3YlJyc1JrENlQxMQuBAjTmnQCFkKUlr-GUpmbzY9QRul9wROnLdJhZsiSWyNiqhLPMWHJhuGEvmSP_67mFnjJ8B62wROEf5SQRgyaINZUMTu3/s1600-h/9.26.08.beads.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250412731812280434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxVSCcXAVW88pyFPKrWBNb-GUyiL3YlJyc1JrENlQxMQuBAjTmnQCFkKUlr-GUpmbzY9QRul9wROnLdJhZsiSWyNiqhLPMWHJhuGEvmSP_67mFnjJ8B62wROEf5SQRgyaINZUMTu3/s320/9.26.08.beads.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Also found it necessary to tweak Cupcake Heads construction recently, and look forward to sharing the results. Happy weekends!</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-17546436288990103972008-09-24T15:59:00.012-05:002008-09-24T16:26:31.672-05:00For Sweet Dreams<div align="center">I was looking for something else today, but I saw this instead:</div><div align="center">{pictures from <a href="http://www.target.com/Claires-Cute-Cupcake-Bedding-Collection/dp/B000R4YYTM/sr=1-1/qid=1222290135/ref=sr_1_1/602-5825844-0642241?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acupcake%20bedding&page=1">Target</a>}</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cmcTTrNE0vxNdsaRgfvcivJejF7RYsnK-VE-BeLDG9R1aatCssdyinHk7iyM01PE13Co1Litz_cxflkvtsE4CDxg7aa43pQrgZtEa3h1YSGPXx3JAlMrB6cmINO9JkLWVv7MEgF4/s1600-h/Cute.as.a.cupcake.bedding.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249696540627258690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cmcTTrNE0vxNdsaRgfvcivJejF7RYsnK-VE-BeLDG9R1aatCssdyinHk7iyM01PE13Co1Litz_cxflkvtsE4CDxg7aa43pQrgZtEa3h1YSGPXx3JAlMrB6cmINO9JkLWVv7MEgF4/s200/Cute.as.a.cupcake.bedding.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Ahem, more specifically, <a href="http://www.target.com/Claires-3-D-Accent-Pillow-Cupcake/dp/B000R4HH5U/ref=in_de_detail-buybox-with-variations/602-5825844-0642241">this</a>!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJT2zHFQCOpB48PJMTqjYWu9uSszbXgfyzy803A6_e5J_R2XLF9CloBxAUsnzJCGF_vID-15AudtsQzOFPUWDlZwRuvnlS45CKSw3qXSQgRt9hit2OTUJyIDW7PF_cja_7fZUGHRx/s1600-h/Cute.as.a.cupcake.accent.pillow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249696668335666642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJT2zHFQCOpB48PJMTqjYWu9uSszbXgfyzy803A6_e5J_R2XLF9CloBxAUsnzJCGF_vID-15AudtsQzOFPUWDlZwRuvnlS45CKSw3qXSQgRt9hit2OTUJyIDW7PF_cja_7fZUGHRx/s320/Cute.as.a.cupcake.accent.pillow.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">(Sidebar: why are cupcakes always illustrated with cherries or berries on top? I've never made a cupcake like that, but maybe I should start, I mean it seems to be the norm.) </div><div align="center">I had this very idea of making <span style="font-family:georgia;">myself a giant cupcake pillow to snuggle up with too, but I mean </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">G I A N T</span></strong></em> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">(</span>this one is 9x9x11 but it looks smallish). </div><div align="center">Sweet dreams <em>indeed</em>.</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-21723694027149295422008-09-23T11:44:00.005-05:002008-09-24T16:39:40.193-05:00Cupcake Head doggie<div>Seems to me this towel-headed doggie somewhat resembles something else...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvY8O26oel39Jd9Hjdwkt1xtUC3pgHWx_fYp1Hw_CI4u1pWgGXDX_d7mROIzBX9VYBdF1nHWj9yVV0VwUDVAoeY2TMNrlSFoYeIuxmCkjKLymNxpX5dHk9ULUsWoRsEv7VL2M2a3u/s1600-h/8.28.8.towel.head.doggy2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249260655714714258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvY8O26oel39Jd9Hjdwkt1xtUC3pgHWx_fYp1Hw_CI4u1pWgGXDX_d7mROIzBX9VYBdF1nHWj9yVV0VwUDVAoeY2TMNrlSFoYeIuxmCkjKLymNxpX5dHk9ULUsWoRsEv7VL2M2a3u/s200/8.28.8.towel.head.doggy2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249260663046266386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu2pOd6PJnsw0zHM8sSq8NO5IbpgGG4jw6_AKlvK0XlHmBVyXPzwP02cbYda96xyf66q6ie4iBsmuU47DtJU5H4yBCy7dTN29ueZ-5USxqusxiH-YwJl8g1O915QIRBmCpnifA8t7/s200/8.28.8.towel.head.doggy1.JPG" border="0" /> </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo1qFMJamF3RlRO44v7Mn9Xk1NPPk5w4gXN3aUy1AkhSpxMkCsrXytIYgSl4G0d7VWevupgv27EWu8WEbSSBLENwEK9-euCNGx48ZxV_eCeijLBDSgXsquceyOqCV5QLcCBQJE6mm/s1600-h/8.28.08.cc.closeup.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249705706560376642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo1qFMJamF3RlRO44v7Mn9Xk1NPPk5w4gXN3aUy1AkhSpxMkCsrXytIYgSl4G0d7VWevupgv27EWu8WEbSSBLENwEK9-euCNGx48ZxV_eCeijLBDSgXsquceyOqCV5QLcCBQJE6mm/s200/8.28.08.cc.closeup.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b9qZdSuUTXx529VTJ_mEwPjLWMH6OAJ5aEUEcU0JdXs-UlFrHEQd-Xi9zfBzAsLkejg_VSVwGSAFWtkaVWW39_bnseZUkndt40u-V5csW7w9EigekkHUtLNBYQT4UEz2c0S-yi6u/s1600-h/7.25.08.cchead.pincushion.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249704677434879458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b9qZdSuUTXx529VTJ_mEwPjLWMH6OAJ5aEUEcU0JdXs-UlFrHEQd-Xi9zfBzAsLkejg_VSVwGSAFWtkaVWW39_bnseZUkndt40u-V5csW7w9EigekkHUtLNBYQT4UEz2c0S-yi6u/s200/7.25.08.cchead.pincushion.JPG" border="0" /></a></p></div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-34640532289301040452008-09-16T09:43:00.004-05:002009-03-02T12:42:52.486-06:00LinksBecause...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PB89g3tq_ZmNnAk03oAeV7COllg7uEUabCbdXJUIJiUdvedrj9r-LfrguHH15zR_xtMDuwxkS0bmbcZ0QaCB9BsYZ3bUgvjYUpZq_vCZppXJVXgpEmU7MqNFhuEeic8eANzLBY-D/s1600-h/9.2.8.u.take.the.cake.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307505267538256594" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PB89g3tq_ZmNnAk03oAeV7COllg7uEUabCbdXJUIJiUdvedrj9r-LfrguHH15zR_xtMDuwxkS0bmbcZ0QaCB9BsYZ3bUgvjYUpZq_vCZppXJVXgpEmU7MqNFhuEeic8eANzLBY-D/s400/9.2.8.u.take.the.cake.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li><a href="http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/">Allsorts</a></li><li><a href="http://barrierislandgirl.blogspot.com/">Barrier Island Girl</a></li><li><a href="http://marmeecraft.blogspot.com/">Cozy Little Whimsy Nook</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cuteoverload.com/">Cute Overload</a></li><li>NieNie </li><a href="http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/wildmf/i-read-nienie2.png" /></a><a href="http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/wildmf/i-read-nienie3.png" /></a><a href="http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/wildmf/yellow.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/wildmf/i-read-nienie1.png" /></a> <li><a href="http://www.nutandbee.com/">Nut and Bee</a></li><li><a href="http://prettylittlethings.typepad.com/lori_marie/">Pretty Little Things</a></li></ul><p></p>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903926480356985683.post-75893983884889766342008-09-15T14:01:00.003-05:002009-02-27T10:03:15.362-06:00Inauguration<div align="center">This blog was started so that I could have a place to go more in-depth about my dolls, since I would one day like to open on-line shop for them, as well as other things. I hope to include more information about the dolls themselves, materials used, inspiration processes, and any other things that also relate to the subject of art, crafting, creativity, cupcakes, hand-made art dolls and my own cupcake dolls.<br />I am unable to work regularly due to my health (food/environmental allergies, chronic fatigue, anemia...) and even though I have a few odd jobs here and there, I'm just not able to maintain a regular work schedule.</div><div align="center">But I really do enjoy pretty things - looking at them and making them, so I figured I'd give this "creative employment" buisness a try. </div><div align="center">More to come.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjEvOdbCud3tg5_on-Y8-xuDTEtbqQg2ZMj9qkXU03WG4kO2lELwyEx6nOnNG9eVx72UujvhoTF1V3CQZiaaU86ORaV2RKjRk6mO3WAFZ5paCxkeAU33FR2VTDuQIVzaGBB4e6DtN/s1600-h/8.28.08.family.portrait.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247842375982337410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjEvOdbCud3tg5_on-Y8-xuDTEtbqQg2ZMj9qkXU03WG4kO2lELwyEx6nOnNG9eVx72UujvhoTF1V3CQZiaaU86ORaV2RKjRk6mO3WAFZ5paCxkeAU33FR2VTDuQIVzaGBB4e6DtN/s200/8.28.08.family.portrait.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Meanwhile, hope you enjoy!</div>CupcakeHeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548417758028880324noreply@blogger.com0