If you’re anything like me, early September is prime “what are we all going to be for Halloween” brainstorming time. Last year I was convinced we would make an amazing version of The Munsters. Me as Lily, my husband is a perfect Herman and if anyone was ever Eddie Munster it’s my son. That never quite panned out, Teno ended up being “baby billionaire” and Tony and I were lucky we managed to get dressed in the morning. So I think my dream of following previously posted advice about making my own cupcake costume is well… pretty much unrealistic. I know we have a lot of crafty mama readers, though, and you’re exactly who I thought of when I saw these instructions on Wondertime for making a kid’s cupcake costume. So gather up your materials and get to work! I want to see done damn adorable photos come Halloween!

You’ll need:

• 2 wire wreath forms (1 large, with a diameter similar to a bushel basket, and 1 small, just big enough to fit over your child’s head)
• Bailing wire (available at most hardware stores)
• Wire snips
• 2 yards fluffy white fabric
• 2 yards of 1-inch-wide elastic (for the “frosting” and suspenders to hold up bottom of cupcake)
• Newspaper
• Pastel-colored felt squares (for making confetti dots)
• Bushel basket
• 2 yards brown fabric
• 1 yard white felt (or ribbed white material)
• White stocking or knit hat
• White tights and shoes
• Cardboard paper-towel roll
• Red and yellow felt squares (for making candle and flame)

Now go check out the article for the instructions!

Sweet Avenue Bake Shop is a boutique family-owned cupcakery in Rutherford, NJ. Unlike many other bakeries, we make everything from scratch in small batches daily and never use any cake mixes or packaged frostings. We always use the finest ingredients like pure madagascar bourbon vanilla, and imported european chocolate. We believe that if you’re going to have a cupcake, you should have the best.

Because variety is the spice of life we have a rotating menu of over 25 flavors including traditional favorites like Sexy Sadie (southern-style red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting) to Boston Cream and Lemon-Raspberry. We also have a variety of gourmet cookies including Chocolate Chunk and Mocha Brownie.

Our cupcakes, cookies and chocolates are all:

• 100% Vegan
• Dairy- and Egg-Free
• 100% Cholesterol Free
• Cruelty-Free
• 110% Awesome
• Totally Delicious

If you’re planning for a special occasion like a wedding, baby shower, birthday party or a corporate event, we would love to help you make it special with catered desserts.

Sweet Avenue is dedicated to life, liberty and the pursuit of cupcakes.

Please visit Sweet Avenue Bake Shop for more information including menu, location, hours, and directions.

30″ Resin Cupcake Easter Tree w Ornaments $89.99

This awesome 30″ cupcake tree is made of resin. Nine 3″ cupcake ornaments are included.

Hurry! Only 2 are available!

Available at The Holiday Store.

Since I have seen these adorable personalized cupcake plates at several different places. I have rounded up a collection just for you!

I’m The Birthday Girl/Boy! Personalized Plate- 10.5 inch for $42.00 or 8 inch for $35.00 available at Cupcake A boutique for trendy tots.

Polkadot Cupcake Plate- 11 inch for $42.00 or 8 inch for $35.00 available at Cupcake A boutique for trendy tots.

“sprinkle cupcake – girl” ceramic birthday plate $44.00 available at Polkadots & Moonbeams.

“cupcake blue” first birthday plate $40.00  available at Polkadots & Moonbeams.

“cupcake bouquet” ceramic birthday plate $44.00  available at Polkadots & Moonbeams.

See the rest of Cupcake A boutique for the trendy tot’s Cupcake Birthday Plates.

See the rest of Polkadots & Moonbeams Cupcake Birthday Plates.

You can also find Cupcake Birthday Plates here:

1. Mamabear’s Baby Boutique
2. Studio J Company
3. My Fancy Princess
4. Anna Bean
5. Amazon.com
6. Take A Stroll
7. BabyBox.com
8. memorablegifts.com
9. SerendipityCrafts
10. Kaboodle
11. Celebrate Express
12. Just Wright Boutique
13. The Girly Twirly Gift Company
14. Kate’s Plates
15. Script and Scribble
16. Caroline and Company
17. Warm Biscuit Bedding Company
18. The Letter Tree
19. BabyScholars.com
20. For That Occasion

Pin on some cute with this Cupcake Kawaii (TM) button pack! There are 5 different 1″ buttons in a set: cupcake, squirrel, squid, robot, and kitty.
This listing is for one set of 5 buttons. $8.00                                                         Available at the Crystal Candy Etsy shop!

Cupcake Kawaii Boxer Shorts  $19.99

Cupcake Kawaii Ornament (Round) $11.99

You may also want to check out her website… www.cupcakekawaii.com and her cafepress… Cupcake Kawaii where you can find these awesome cupcake boxers and the sweet cupcake ornament! She has everything… clothing, coasters, clocks, and much more!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, spent lots of time with your sweetie and ate lots of cupcakes of course! I wanted to show you guys this little cupcake plush by Jelene. They are only $10.00 and they are super cute! I have one and I love it.

“Super cute baby cupcake in small size. The cupcake design is printed on cotton material with either a felt or fleece backing, depending on the stock I have.

These dolls are great for the cupcake lover! Makes a great gift for an plush collector too!

Measures approx. 5″x5″ – (also see my large cupcakes too!!)”

Can be found here. :D

Also, you should run on over to your local Target. All cupcake items are 10% (could be more in the next few days) off! The target I went to didn’t have much, they seem to sell out of the stuff pretty fast but you might be able to get a good deal! :)

So I was sitting at work on Monday morning trying to ease myself into the day by reading Women’s Day Magazine. Well, reading might be stretching it. To be completely honest I was perusing the pictures. None the less, my browsing totally paid off with a couple three sweet Valentine’s Day recipes that I just cannot deny are P-E-R-F-E-C-T!

The first of these marvelous morsels is the Cupid Cupcake, and yes it is just as adorable as it sounds, take a look! Now if that guy is not cute I don’t know what is. The recipe for this delectable dude can be found here. The Cupid Cupcake is sure to be a thrill among any and all who believe that, “Love is like Oxygen. Love is a many splendid thing-love lifts us up where we belong! All you need is love,” according to Christian (Ewan McGregor’s character in Moulin Rouge).

The next recipe makes me wonder, would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? I, like Juliet, believe yes! Furthermore, these Rose Petal Cupcakes are super-sweet with their pastel pink frosting and sugared petal adornment. They offer an air of sophistication, but don’t be skittish, they are easy as one two three with Women’s Day’s recipe. Don’t take my word for it, head on over the the site and find out for yourself!

The final recipe that caught my eye combines a surprise treat with the classy red velvet recipe. Don’t be tricked by their simplistic title, the Red Velvet Cupcakes are an example of complex flavor structure at its best. These beautiful little cakes are comprised of a red velvet batter, which is host to a surprise hug (of the Hershey’s variety), and are topped off with a delectable cream cheese frosting. Makes my mouth water just typing it up! You can garnish the top with any heart-decor to make the stunning statement, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye,” by Antoine de

Saint-Exupery.

Here is wishing you good luck with whatever sweet endeavor you set forth to accomplish this Valentine’s season. More importantly, here is wishing you love, in all it’s many shapes, sizes, and forms, I hope your day is magical!

Most Sincerely,
Maggie Ann.

(All photo’s courtesy of Women’s Day Magazine. Photos 1 & 2 are cited to Charles Schiller and photo 3 to Anastassios Mentis.)

Cupcake Containers from Christmas Traditions.

I was doing my daily Etsy trolling and ran across these adorable plush Christmas ornaments. Could they be any cuter? I think not. They would make excellent stocking stuffers!

“Each cupcake measures approximately 3.75″ x 3.75″ and has a 2” loop black and white polka dotted ribbon for hanging.

The cool thing about these ornaments, if you don’t have a tree, or don’t want to use them for xmas ornaments… is that they will come with 1 clip and 1 keyring, so that you can hook them to your bag!”