This & That

i didn't share this month's monday's best class...

i taught cheri's checkerboard heart quilt

and in the spirit of {hearts} i made these cupcakes

and gave a little pouch of button pins to everyone.

i {love} quilt class!

Christmas Trees!!!

my sister found these and i thought you'd enjoy it!

you can find the tutorial here!

polka dots, candy canes and quilting

saturday was the first of the three little ben's quilt class.
my theme was polka dots and candy canes



i got lucky that michaels had some of their christmas merchandise out.
the glittery picks and polka dot ribbon made for a good cupcake topper.

just a tip. i always put my cupcakes on a cooling rack over the sink to decorate them.
this way ALL the sprinkles go into the sink instead of all over my counter.

i made candy canes out of red and white chenille stems twisted together and soaked in a coffee bath.
i laid them out on the lawn to dry. if it wasn't so sunny and hot i would have put them in a warm oven to dry.



i {heart} candy canes...

clustered in groups of 3, and tied up with ribbon and pine

it was simply christmasy.
i'll definetly be making more of these.

Paper Flowers

maryjane over at the beehive cottage posted her beautiful paper flowers
and i just had to give them a try...

i googled "how to make flowers with cupcake liners" and found many different tutorials. in the end i just winged it.

i used:

4 liners per flower

lollipop sticks

hot glue gun

ribbon

pink scalloped punch (probably 1 - 1 1/4")

and i loved that maryjane put buttons as her center but i didn't have any, so i used flower stamens)

maryjane is going ot be selling these in her etsy shop if you don't have time to make your own. LOVE them! oh, and if you get a minute hop on over and check out her vintage trailer! oh.my.gosh!

Cupcakes...

hi terry! thanks for asking about the cupcakes. hope your not too disappointed with my answer.

i will start by saying that i believe in "kid tested, momma approved" meaning, if the kids {older & younger} like it, it's a go!
with that said, this is my most popular cupcake flavor and it just so happens to be super easy and quick {two of most favorite things, since, well. um. i'm kinda a last minute kinda gal}. betty is my go to gal for a quick, yummy and moist cupcake. the same goes for the buttercream frosting. it's always a hit.



now if you wanna go for the tried and true homemade cupcake, marian from sweetopia would agree {check out her amazing seashell cupcakes!} that martha's vanilla recipe is pretty darn good, as well as, her vanilla buttercream frosting.

happy baking!

She Loves Me

my cute niece brought me this yesterday!

how stinkin' cute is she!
thanks kenz! i {heart} you!!!

Snowman Cupcake Skewers

my friend margi emailed this link to me.



they were so stinkin' cute i had to share them with you!
head on over to this blog for the tutorial.

i think masyn might need these for her christmas party! so cute!!!

Ghostly Cupcakes

{ghost peeps, marshmellow mini ghosts, martha stewart liners}

Oh My...

jen over at tatertots and jello is featuring a GREAT site that i just MUST share with those of you who may not follow jen's blog.
it's whipperberry and it's amazing! just take a look at a few of the amazing things going on over there!



cupcake skewers. holy cow, i'm thinking that may or may not be my new obsession!



so cute!!!
and you have to look at all the party ideas!



loved it all!
have a good one!

Cupcake Masterpieces!

i adore cupcakes! really, i LOVE them.

i found a way to enjoy the beauty of the cupcake without the burden it is putting on my mid-section!

check out this tutorial to make these cupcake masterpieces! Pure Genius!!!