Spiderman Cupcakes

Perfect little cupcakes for the Spiderman enthusiast! Cupcake topper is a gumpaste/fondant mix, web "painted" on with black food coloring.

I made 24 of these little guys...tedious tedious tedious!

Want a bite??

Tipsy Tuesday....Cupcake Stands!!

Today's Tipsy Tuesday is all about cupcake stands. :) Who doesn't love a good dessert stand, especially when its affordable right?!



I first made these for Bailey's Fancy Nancy birthday party. I loved the way they turned out. They made a great little throne for her birthday cupcakes to sit upon. :) I have received a few emails asking where I got them. And so, the secret is out...I made them. :)

And today I'm going to show y'all just how EASY (and cheap) they are to make. But the stands I'm creating today are a little twist on the first ones I made. Today I'm making pirate themed cupcake stands...

Ingredients include glue (hot glue or tacky glue), mini candle sticks, paint, and wooden decorative shapes.

These wooden decorations came from Hobby Lobby. You can find them at any craft store and there is usually a pretty good assortment. They were 67 cents a piece...the most expensive part of this project. I got these along with a few summer themed ones for some cupcakes I'm planning on making in a couple of weeks. :)

And here are the mini candle sticks, again found at Hobby Lobby in the unfinished wood section. I have also seen them at Michaels. They were $2.99 for a pack of 6. Not bad! (especially considering I bought mine with a 40% off coupon) :)

First step, paint your candle stick. Let it dry and then apply glue to the top of the candle stick. I chose hot glue for this project b/c it dries faster!

Flip it over and stick it to the bottom of the wooden decoration making sure the candle stick is in the middle.

Turn the candle stick over and you're DONE! That was easy right?!?!

And now you have cute little pirate themed cupcake stands!!!

The cost of each stand is about $1.16 each, less if you use a coupon for the candle sticks like I did.

Top off your cupcake stand with some cupcakes and VOILA, you have a cute little pirate themed dessert arrangement!!!

Aren't these cupcake toppers adorable?!!? Created by the ever so talented Amanda Parker of Shindig Parties To Go. Her printables are such a quick and easy way to dress up any party! Definitely check out her Etsy shop.

Cute right?

You like 'em????

Make 'em!

You know how now!!!! :)

Here Honey...want a cupcake!?!?!

Upon first look at these little cupcakes you'd think, those are cute...kinda pretty. Nice little cookie sitting on top. I like it....but no big deal...if your wife offered you one you'd say, "Sure honey, I'll take a cupcake".

Oh boy!?!? Oh wait...WHAAAT?!?!

What is this sweet little cupcake trying to tell me????

Hopefully if you're the recipient of this treat it fills you with joy. :)

And if you were wondering, yes, the sugar cookie is 100% edible!
(I'm having way to much fun with my new edible ink printer!!)

Dora Cupcakes!!!

If there was an award for "Most Time Consuming Treat Ever", these little cupcakes would win!! So adorable and fun to make (don't get me wrong), but they took patience and time...LOTS of patience and time.

12 Doras, 12 Boots and 12 Swipers....

Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

HAND ME A GLASS OF WINE and don't call me till tomorrow!!!! ;)

Dora's hair, Boots' hair and ears and Swiper's ears and whiskers were made of candy melts. Swiper's snout was 1/2 marshmallow covered in candy melts.

Bridal Shower Cupcakes

Aren't these cupcakes adorable!?!?!

I just love how soft and feminine these colors are. What a pretty little cupcake to celebrate a bride! :)

Happy bridal shower Renee!!!

Owl Valentines Day party

Today I threw a little Valentines Day party for my little Olivia's playgroup friends. We had 13 little toddlers (most under 2) over here this morning which translates into lots of chaos, cuteness and fun! :) Here are some pics from today's festivities!!

Me and my crazy Olivia!

A perfect craft/party activity for 2 year olds...sticking anything on anything! For this party I got little mailboxes, spruced them up them with owl printables and ribbon and had the babies stick heart stickers on them.

Olivia, hard at work on her mailbox...

and then enjoying her cupcake. :) (notice her little owl shirt...cute Etsy find!!)

All the babies...can you believe we got them ALL in a picture!!! (and no one really crying?!?!)