Happy Saturday cupcake fans!  I am so excited to share this adorable reusable bag I just got this week from fabulous Etsy seller, Bagitconscious.  They specialize in handmade reusable sandwich and snack bags, lunch bags, totes, and market bags.  Everything you need to replace, or at least reduce the use of plastic.

 

 

 

 

  

This bag is well-made and the cupcake fabric is one of the cutest I have seen.  This would be a perfect bag for your kids to carry a sandwich or snack for school.  Although if you are like me, you may love it so much you have to keep it for yourself!

This week, Bagitconscious is giving All Things Cupcake fans 10% off all orders!  Just type “ATC Fan” in the notes to seller area upon checkout. 

     

 

 

It’s that time of year again!  Time to buy school supplies, clean out the backpack and shop for new school clothes.  My son goes back to school in just two short weeks and of course my mind has drifted to thoughts of making him some special cupcakes to celebrate.   Although I haven’t decided what kind I am making yet, here are some of my favorites.   And if you pull out your mixer and pans to celebrate back to school as well, make sure you send us some photos!

School Bus Cupcakes

Apple Spice Mini Cupcakes

 Back to School Cupcakes

A is for Apple Cupcakes

While vacationing with my family in Vermont a few weeks ago we visited the Vermont Teddy Bear Company.  I was very delighted and surprised to see a cupcake bear in their gift shop.  Not only does it have a cute pink and yellow cupcake on it but it also has a vanilla cupcake smell!  They also had gumball, grape, beer (huh?)  and popcorn scented bears but the cupcake one caught my heart very quickly.  Online they have a bouquet of three bears for $69.95 but in if you live in the Burlington Vermont area, you can go to their store and buy just the cupcake one for $24.95.

Ok, this is just too funny.  I really want one of these.  Visit Woot if you need one too!

They are only $15 with free shipping!  They come in a range of sizes, from kids’ sizes to roomy sizes for those of us who have eaten one too many cupcakes!  I am going to go order mine now.

I found these amazing cupcakes on Flickr the other day and had to share them with you.  These princesses including Snow White, Ariel and Sleeping Beauty were made by Solange a Brazilian Cupcake Designer.

They are so perfect, but as you know, what is a princess without her accessories, so Solange made accessory cupcakes too!  I like this princess cupcake style – I just need my designer bag and sun glasses!

This week we had some hot cupcake spottings by a few of our loyal fans and I just had to pass them on to you.

The Disney Store  just recently began selling this adorable line of Minnie Mouse cupcake items.   Thanks Christine for letting us know about them!

They also had lunchbags, pencil boxes, water bottles, pajamas, and nightgowns all with the same cupcake theme.

ATC Facebook fan, Heaven, also let us know about cupcakes at The Children’s Place.  Check out these must-haves:

She also saw school supplies, umbrellas, raincoats, hoodies, and baby shoes!

Thanks for letting us know about these sweet finds.  Keep them comin’ our way!

IMG_0075, originally uploaded by verdantmedians.

This is the yummiest caterpillar I’ve ever seen! 

Gosh, gotta love Flickr!  It’s an endless supply of cupcake ideas!

I’m off to buy some extra food coloring — going to give this one a try!

Another trip to Michael’s craft store this week and more sweet cupcake finds to share with you!  Check out these beauties:

Cupcake and Ice Cream Pencils and a Cupcake Pocket Calendar

Cupcake teacher supplies- birthday badges and nametags.  They also had cupcake birthday certificates and scratch and sniff stickers.

Cupcake wall calendar.  They also had mini calendars.

And now here is the best part my friends:  every item was just $1 each!  Get them while you can!

Phister & Philina who create clothing for children have a few pieces named after cupcakes.  Available from Huset, these cupcake  shorts are $36.00 and range in sizes for children aged 6-10 years old and the coordinating top is $44.00.

Or if you are looking for a cute sundress for your child,  the cupcake ocean bam dress is $52.00.

Cupcakes make us all feel like a kid again, right? So this week we are giving away something for your inner child or the child in your family. Check out these adorable cupcake crayons by Etsy seller GaddyNipperCrayons:

These little crayons arrived wrapped like a special birthday present.  My kids (and I!) had such a fun time using these crayons.   Their size and shape makes them perfect for young children who haven’t mastered their fine motor skills yet. 

 

This week you have the chance to win one set of cupcake crayons.  Just go to GaddyNipperCrayon’s Etsy shop and have a look around.  Then come back to ATC. click on the comment area below and tell us what crayons (besides the cupcake ones) were your favorite.  One winner will be chose on Monday, June 7.  Special thanks to GaddyNipperCrayons for sponsoring this giveaway!

I know I have said this before but it is worth saying again: I love Etsy!  Where else can you find millions of amazing and unique handmade cupcake items all in one place? 

This week’s sweet giveaway comes to you from Etsy seller, Kidscakes.  In her shop you can find custom handmade fondant cupcake toppers perfect for your kids’ birthday parties and other special occasions.  I was so pleased to open a  package containing these little lovelies:

Each one was well-made and oh-so-cute.  These toppers are an easy way to embellish your cupcake creations.   

This week, Kidscakes is giving away one set (winner’s choice) of fondant toppers.  Just go the their Etsy shop then come back to ATC and click on the comment area below.  Tell us what topper you would pick to win AND what topper you think Kidscakes should make next.   One winner will be chosen on Monday, May 24th.  Special thanks to Kidscakes for sponsoring this giveaway! 

Spring time is often a wet and muddy time of year. So what can you do with your kids outside to make the best of it?  How about making some mud cupcakes! Check out this “recipe” from Family Fun.

The classic mud pie needs no improving, but there may be days when your kids want to get more creative with their dirty work. That’s when old kitchen supplies come in handy, for these decorative cupcakes or for a more utilitarian variation: Mud Bricks.

Materials:

• Cupcake liners
• Cupcake pan

• Mud
• Nature objects (we used berries, flowers, and pebbles)

1. Simply place liners in a cupcake pan and fill them with mud batter, then decorate the cakes with natural objects, such as berries, flowers, and pebbles.

As a longtime surfer of Etsy.com I have a significant list of favorite cupcake items I have bookmarked.  Although I haven’t purchased them (yet!) I am inspired by the talent it took to create them.  Today, I just wanted to share a few of the cupcake items I have “hearted” this month.

  6 Cupcake Crayons $6.95

 

Cupcake Purse $35.00

 

 

Cupcake Lightswitch Cover $7

 

Visit stayhomecupcake’s  Etsy shop.

 

Let’s see what you love too!  Share your favorite Etsy cupcake items by clicking on the comments are below and adding the link. 

 

 

 

Happy Saturday cupcake fans!  This is just a reminder that Sunday is the last day to enter our cupcake bank giveaway.  Please  click here to enter!

I came across this Compost Cupcake recipe on Cupcake Project and love the idea! These seem like the perfect snack for parents or even babysitters to make with or for children.

Compost Cupcake Recipe from Cupcake Project:

To make compost cupcakes, mix your favorite salty and sweet snacks into your favorite cupcake recipe. There is no reason that you have to use the recipe below. I was in the mood for molasses, so I mixed my snacks into a molasses-based cake. The molasses flavor was a bit overpowering and next time, I might try making compost cupcakes using a more basic white cake.

Yield: 12 Cupcakes

• 5 T unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 C white sugar
• 1/2 C unsulfured molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 C all-purpose flour
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 C hot milk
• 1/2 C – 1 C crushed salty snacks (I used goldfish crackers and pretzels)
• 1/2 C – 1 C sweet snacks (I used cacao nibs and Skor chips)

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add the molasses and eggs.
3. Add the flour and stir until just combined.
4. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot milk.
5. Stir in the hot milk mixture.
6. Stir in salty and sweet snacks until combined.
7. Divide batter evenly between 12 cupcake liners.
8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until slightly springy to the touch.

Chocolate Goldfish Cream Cheese Frosting

One of my favorite parts of my compost cupcakes was the chocolate cream cheese frosting with crushed goldfish crackers mixed in. The crackers added just the right about of salt to cut the sweet of the frosting. I highly recommend this frosting for any cupcake. Follow the recipe for my favorite chocolate frosting and then mix in a half cup of crushed goldfish crackers (or other salty treat) at the end.

There is nothing better than a adorable child singing about cupcakes.

Original Cuppycake Video

There was also a parody of this video with a cute chubby little boy … so cute!

Chubby Cuppycake Boy

I had seen the second video but had never seen the original with the little girl. Hope everyone gets a good smile and laugh from both of these!

Target has this cute Paul Frank cupcake tee shirt featuring Julius the monkey eyeing three cupcakes.  The shirt is for girls and comes in sizes extra-small to extra-large for $8.99 and is available on the Target website.

Looking for a clever (and yummy) way to teach the little ones in your life their ABC’s?   How about ABC cupcakes?  Family Fun magazine shows you how to create cupcakes for each letter of the alphabet.  Here are a few of my favorites:  

G is for Grapes

 J is for Jello

 R is for Roses

 Check out all of Family Fun’s themed cupcakes.

We’ve all seen this face on our friends and loved ones. The adorable furrowing of the brows, squint of the face, and the anticipation of the sweet and soft hit of the bite into bliss!  Photo from MandyMoons Twitpic.

Last week my errands led me to Walmart and as usual I found some cute cupcake items there. Here’s what caught my eye this trip:

Cupcake Pillows in the Toy Section $12.97

Marshmallow Cupcakes in the Valentine’s Section $1

Fleece Cupcake Pants in the Sleepwear Section $9

I also saw a pink cotton shirt and pant cupcake set there too but neglected to snap a photo!

I love getting catalogs in the mail and looking through all the pages just hoping to see something wonderful (and cupcake!)  I recently got my Pottery Barn Kids catalog and found this lovely children’s quilted bedding.

The set is called Darcie Quilted Bedding and it comes in lavender or pink.  So adorable!

Pottery Barn Kids has a realistic looking toy version of everyone’s favorite food.  They have a cake and cupcake set made out of fabric, making it safe for little kids.  The set includes 4 differently designed cupcakes  for $24.00 and the cake which is purchased separately for $34.00.

I find that this time of year is particularly hard for cupcake hunters like me. It seems that many stores use cupcakes in the Valentine’s decorations so now they are popping up everywhere just screaming for me to take them home! I have to use extreme self-restraint because they are all so cute!

 Here’s what I found at Target:

Oven Mitt and Pot Holder Set and Jar

Target also had kids utensils, divided trays and plates with cupcakes on them.    

And Kohl’s had even more sweet items:

My Kohl’s store also had cupcake welcome signs, table runners, picture frames, large bowls, hand towels, cookie jars, adult aprons, kid aprons and jar candles. They are all between 30%-50% off their price this week.   I must resist!

For those of you who are last minute shoppers, here are some cute cupcake gift ideas from some skilled Etsy sellers. Only 9 days left until Christmas!

Christmas Cupcake Bib 3 for $19.99

Cupcake Christmas Tree Ornament $9.95

Cupcake Christmas Earrings $10.20

Alphabet Plates offers two cute customizable cupcake plate options.   Both plates have blue background however you can choose between a chocolate cupcake with pink frosting or a chocolate cupcake with white frosting.  Of course you also choose the name.  The plates are $22.00 each and read “—– loves cupcakes.”  I know that when I was growing up I loved anything that was specifically mine and not my siblings so I am sure this will make any child happy!