A great friend of mine just emailed me about some great items on clearance at Pier 1. I think they would make great Valentine’s gifts.  Check out these adorable sales and make sure to look at the cupcake items not reduced because they are just as sweet!

Visit this contributor’s Etsy page- StayHomeCupcake.

I know we keep sharing cupcake items from Perpetual Kid but this one was too good to not tell you about!  How fun are these cupcake chair covers? I love them and love the idea of using them for a birthday party, although in a cupcake lovers kitchen, they would make great everyday decor.  Each chair cover costs $24.99 and you can choose from either pink or blue.

Get it while you can …Eat a Cupcake Poster from AllPosters.com is on sale for $.98. You can get this great cupcake poster for yourself or for another cupcake lover for under a dollar!

Hope you didn’t wear yourself out shopping for the holidays! Because when you visit the new website Cupcakes and Tea Ceramics, you’ll want to fill up your shopping bag: trinket boxes, vases, cupcake clocks, even chandeliers…and my favorite? The cupcake nightlights! It’s a cupcake lover’s dream store!

ATC recently reviewed the new Martha Stewart 2012 cupcake calendar, and in case you want one for every room in the house, here are some more choices, available from Barnes and Noble and Amazon!

For all of you candle lovers out there or for those that just enjoy their homes smelling fragrant and wonderful Scentsy provides warmers in a vast array of colors, styles, and designs. These warmers contain a light bulb inside that heats pieces of fragrance bars and disperses amazing scents (of your choice of course, Scentsy warmers are similar to tart burners just without the candle and the mess). Last month Scentsy introduced this new mid-size warmer…a cupcake!

Thanks to a good friend of mine, I am a proud owner of this adorable Scentsy warmer! If you have never tried Scentsy I recommend that you do, it is wonderful! You can learn more about Scentsy or find a consultant in your area to purchase this cupcake warmer from by visiting www.scentsy.net.

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Is there a baby shower in your future? Or a baby of your own? If so, then I have a super find for you! Check out this gorgeous nursury / crib bedding set! What’s better than a new little cupcake falling asleep amidst a room full of cupcake decor?

This set is new on the market, has a limited quantity, and is available from Amazon. For only $89.99, you get: embroidered cupcake quilt, crib bumper, two decorative pillows, fitted sheet, crib skirt, toy bag, diaper stacker, and two curtains. The bedding is 100% cotton. Color scheme includes lavender, salmon, magenta, mint, and yellow.

And if you really want to out-cupcake yourself, you can buy the matching wall art — stretched canvas wall art shown on the wall above, and here below. These cost $24.99 each or $74.99 for the set. That’s a deal! Happy shopping!

I love getting unexpected packages in the mail! Like this belated birthday present that came last week.  It’s a teal cupcake poster from AllPosters.com that says “Eat a cupcake then eat another.”  The poster is surprisingly large measuring 24×36 inches and is surprisingly inexpensive costing only $4.98!  At that price you could easily make someones day by surprising them with a little cupcake mail!

It happens every year, most people have just barely finished their back to school shopping and stores already have their Halloween merchandise out.  That is how I found out about these $10.00 Halloween decorative cupcakes that my mom spotted at her local TJMaxx/Homegoods and shared with me via text .  While it seems early to be buying Halloween decorations (it’s not even fall yet), I will admit that I am ready for some pumpkin cupcakes!

I noticed in an issue of Martha Stewart Living this Erhman Tapestry Cupcake pillow.  While it’s not my taste, especially at $78.00,  I’m sure someone out there would be interested in this pillow.

So while I was wandering around Sanford, Maine, in search of All Things Cupcake, I found the coolest pottery studio ever! Get Fired Up is a family-friendly, do-it-yourself pottery studio. First, you choose from a wide variety of pottery pieces, which can cost as little as $3. Then, for a fee of only $5, you get a cool table, clean tools, paints, expert advice, and the firing of your artwork. Then, you return to find your piece on display and you can pick it up! It’s so impressive. My daughter and I have a date to return and make ourselves some clay cupcakes! I’m planning on making myself a nice chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting, but her’s will no doubt be purple.

After a cold, rainy week here in South Carolina it’s supposed to warm up  this weekend. If it’s supposed to be warmer where you live, why not spend a little time outdoors and make this cupcake planter to grow your flowers in?  This DIY project comes from Whimsy Love.  Gather your supplies listed below and head over to Whimsy Love for the rest of the directions!

Supplies: shorter stubby terracotta pots (I found some at Home Depot & some really cool short stubby ones at Fred Meyer), spray paint, acrylic paint, clear spray sealer, rocks (for drainage), potting soil, plants, drill (with 1/4″ drill bit), 1/4″ dowel (Hardware store or Walmart), saw blade, round wooden balls (hardware store).

Also needed, but not pictured: wood glue, paint brush.

If you spend hours creating a cupcake work of art, you need to spend a few minutes making it look fantastic when you serve it!  Besides, you have worked hard to create your masterpiece, so it deserves to stand in the spotlight for a few minutes before it disintegrates to just a few crumbs and a great memory.  So how to do this?

Little cupcake stands!  These are a great new product from Diva Entertains and are a great way for converting a cupcake into a classy dessert! Imagine these on your dinner table at your next dinner party!  Check them out here.

It is a pleasure for me to introduce ATC readers to Cristina Del Sol, an award-winning Canadian mixed media and experimental visual artist with a soft spot for cupcakes.

Cristina is a unique artist, who paints as a way of exploring and experimenting. Her art serves as a journal of her life’s journey. For Cristina, art is a form of meditation, one that connects her to herself, the world around her, and the people who see her work. Cristina believes in, advocates for, and shares the healing power of art.

While her finished product is always captivating, it is her process that leaves me in awe. Her cupcake paintings are so much more than paintings – they are three-dimensional creations, using a variety of material ranging from cardboard to copper. She builds the base and the toppings of her art cupcakes much like the real ones, sometimes even piping the “frosting.” I wish I could watch her work!

Learn more about Cristina at her website: Cristina Del Sol. You can also view (and shop for) her art, much of it “cupcake-inspired,” at her Etsy shop: Cristina’s Fine Art Store or her blog: Cristina’s Daily Paintings.

After throwing our first ever cupcake themed party a month ago for my daughter’s 7th Birthday I am a massive fan.  The girls all had a fantastic time decorating the cupcakes, in the tea party like setting I had created.  I only wish I had known about these first!

This is a cupcake centerpiece , which (don’t be fooled by the picture) is quite big standing at about 20 inches tall, each cupcake being 5 inches tall.  But the best thing about these is that they offer you unlimited ideas for future cupcake parties, or tea parties.

Bought new each of these cupcakes is actually a jar, and inside is a packet of cupcake flavored cookies! So you can, if you want give them as gifts after the party… OR you can keep them and re use again and again.  Even play games with them, such as hiding something in one cupcake jar!  Actually I am thinking these would be perfect party favors at our wedding later this year…

Of course, you don’t need to get the full stand with all 24 cupcakes, you can also buy the cupcake jars filled with cupcake cookies individually.  Best of all, is I hear the cookies are amazing! I could really go the triple chocolate cookie jar right now!

If you are looking for these, you’ll find them at Diva Entertains!

How fun is this cupcake color in clock designed by 9Spotmonk? For $34.00 you get the letter press printed clock with three non-toxic crayons for kids (or adults) to personalize.  They also have color in cupcake thank you cards for kids but I think this clock is more fun!

Ceramic Cupcake Soap Dispenser

Urban Outfitters always has great cupcake items! Right now they are having a huge sale so some of the items are marked down! Below are some of my favorite cupcake items. And don’t forget to enter Take10 at checkout for 10% off your order!

Let Them Eat Cake Cupcake Wrappers

Cupcake Pedestal Vanity Stand

iPhone Case

I love this C is for Cake plate created by Just Noey.  It’s available from their Etsy page for approximately $36.00.  When you look at the plate closely, you’ll notice it also has little cupcakes on it!

WallCandy Arts creates reusable wall stickers and wall art.  These wall decals can easily be removed and reapplied without leaving any marks on the walls.  One of there products is a large cupcake wall decal that doubles as a chalkboard; Which was what we here at ATC were sent to review.

I love this product and have to admit it is one of my favorite reviews so far.  As the website states it is easy to use, you simply peel the decal off the backing, stick it onto the wall and smooth out any air pockets with your hands.   Then when you want to remove or rearrange the layout, you just peel the decal off the wall.  It comes off with out damaging the walls.  These wall decals are great because you don’t have to use nails that leave holes in walls or I’ve had comand hooks peel off the paint before.  So if you are looking for a unique way to decorate, these are a great option. Read the rest of this entry »

This time of year is the best cupcake hunting time. It seems that so many retailers pair Valentine’s Day and cupcakes and I love it! Here’s some of the sweet items I found yesterday in Target’s dollar section:

Cupcake socks, dry erase board, oven mitt and pot holder and cupcake erasers. They also had cupcake shirts for small dogs.

Facebook fan, Lindsey also found this cupcake bank at her Target.

I have also had Valentine cupcake sightings at Michael’s, Hobby Lobby and my favorite Kohl’s.

Kohl’s cupcake placemats, wreath, table runner and vinyl tablecloth.  These photos only show half of what they have available this year.   All are so sweet and so tempting! 

Please click on the comment area below and let us know about your cupcake sightings this week.  

I have been to Target more times in the past few days then I would like to admit.  On one of my many trips I found this cupcake lamp that would be perfect for a little girls’ room! I think it’s cute that the cupcake looks like it it sitting on a plate.  I also like that it is somewhat simple with pink ric-rack along the top and bottom of the lamp shade.  Brown and pink are such popular colors right now that it’s easy to match other pieces to this lamp. The table lamp costs $99.99 and might be eligible for free shipping.

Happy New Year everyone! And we all know what a new year means … finding the right calender! I have been lost at work without a new calender, luckily I bought one and am not so lost. I wish I had found this calender before I had gone and purchased one in town.

2011 Cupcake Calendar – Sprinkled with Fun from Monkey Mind Design’s etsy shop

Each month has a cute design and an even cuter saying about cupcakes. My favorite is April (my birthday month) “A cupcake a day, keeps the sweet tooth away!” They also sell a Mini Cupcake Calender as well.

I’m not really sure I want my car to smell like cupcakes. I think I have enough problems. But to each his or her own, I guess. There are probably worse things for a car to smell like — soccer cleats comes to mind.

I found this cute rearview mirror jewelry at Accoutrements.

My New Years Resolution is to start being on time for things. The first step might be having at least one clock in my house that works. So, I began the search for a cupcake clock and I cannot believe how many choices there are out there! Here are some of my favorites.

This little darling measure 6.6″ x 8″ and costs $22. It is available from Read the rest of this entry »

Even though I never wear an apron, I’m still in love with this one from Flirty Aprons. Maybe it’s time I got a little bit more domestic. This Frosted Cupcake Apron costs $34.95 and appears to be worth every penny.