Cupcakes with Edible Glitter

I found this edible glitter for a really decent price at a cake decorating store in Houston, Texas when I last visited my aunt. I thought it was a pretty touch. Unfortunately, I was too lazy to make my own icing so the tub stuff lost it's pretty shape too quickly...even before I was able to take a picture!!!

Bees, Ladybugs, and caterpillars.

I made these buggy cupcakes for my mom's friend's family get-together. I had a lot of fun with the colors, especially with the shades used for the caterpillar. The wings of the bees weren't exactly what I pictured when I thought of the project, but I'm learning that my original ideas for decorating usually need to be adjusted. Mom came up with the cute idea for the flower cupcakes.

Painting my bedroom

This truly took a group effort. I am so happy with the outcome. Mom helped with picking up furniture from the store, painting, and other prep stuff, Barry helped with electrical stuff, Erik helped with furniture assembly, and Kim helped with painting. Oh, and the kittens helped by testing out the new comforter. The comforter isn't actually new. Nana, my great-grandmother, made it in 1995. It's beautiful and works well with the new room decor.

Cake Decorating with Mom

My mom and I took cake decorating classes at JoAnne's Craftstore back in August. These are our final projects. I did the "School House," and she did "Bee Happy." Hers was much cuter!

Halloween Cupcakes

I'm getting in to the spirit of Halloween extra early this year. I've got my costume prepared, a place to go on Halloweekend, and I'm already practicing my party foods. Here I've made Tombstone cupcakes (with Mint Milano cookies), spiderweb cupcakes, and mummy head cupcakes. They all need a little adjusting... but that's why I made them early! I've also made brownies with funny creatures on top. These were made by drizzling icing over giant marshmallows then adding candy details. These also need some adjusting.

Anyway, I think I can officially say this now, Happy Holidays friends!

Learning to decorate cupcakes!

I'm just dabbling into the fun world of cupcake decorations. Hoping to someday be very skilled. Scheduled to take cake decorating classes next week!

Owl cupcake. Oreo cookies for eyes, and m&m's for eyes and nose.




I loved making these color swirled cupcakes. Both the cake (which I regret not getting a picture of) and the icing were swirled with pretty rainbow colors.







Watermelon and Strawberry Cupcakes. Both made with vanilla frosting (dyed) and strawberry boxed cake with mini chocolate chips baked in.








Inspired by my school mascot.




Butterfly cupcakes with chocolate butterfly wings.

Most of the important girls in my life all gathered for one beautiful afternoon. Even Anna, our newest VIP made a cameo and she was such a doll that day. We passed her around the table and she let everyone hold her with only a few protests.


Erik jumped off the roof into the pool. This was his second and final jump. He cut his foot on the roof top and bled all over the place. It was a pretty deep cut and he was out of commission for a few days after the injury.


These are the treats I made for the get-together. My second batch of cupcakes ever. The brownie, strawberry, green grape kabob was an idea I tested from the back of the brownie box. I thought they were cute, but nobody touched them.