gimme s'more...

Yup. These are s'mores. S'mores with chocolate drizzle and rainbow sprinkles courtesy of Alli at Love & Twenty Toes. Simply sinful.  And I'm a gonna make them...

Share

curiouser and curiouser

Alice & Wonderland inspired birthday party table (or un-birthday party table as Alice would have it) courtesy of Lollipop Events & Designs.  Loving the stacked tea cups (secured with a hot glue gun), the moss ball centerpieces and the dainty little monogrammed tea bags.  Thanks to The TomKat Studio for the introduction to Lollipop's lovely shop & blog.

Share

cupcake

Like most of my friends in the late '80's, when I left for college I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. But I was going to an excellent state school (Go Gators!) so it really didn't matter yet. Then it was time to declare a major and still, no clue. I'd always been kind of a math geek, and even though I also liked to write I figured Business School was a good bet. But still, no clue. The one day, senior year, it hit me. I went home and told my parents that "I wanted to buy clothes with other peoples money." Yup. I think I put it just like that. And so I did.

And for many long years I worked my tail off in the world of corporate retail. Buying clothes, housewares, wall art, light fixtures, sofas and anything else they wanted me to. And I was damn good at it.
But then I quit.

Now what in the world does this have to do with cupcakes you might be thinking. Or, more likely, has this woman completely lost her mind? Well, both nothing, everything and, um, yes.

See when one of my friends asks for my opinion these days on where to buy something I get a little obsessed and the quest takes on a whole life of it's own. Like today for instance when a friend emails me, "I want to have a cupcake party but everything out there is so cheesy..." And then I spend the better portion of my evening searching for all things "cupcake" on Etsy.

But the beauty of it is, I found some good cupcakes. Some really good cupcakes. And they are not at all cheesy.

Thanks go to these lovely Etsy shops for the images and products shown above...

1. frilly t-shirt 2. set of 4 notecards 3. cupcake stand 4.printable favor tags 5.calming poster 6.sweet charm necklace (ok, I cheated a little here, this one's mine) 7.cookie jar 8.cupcake wrappers 9.ribbon barrette

Share

indoor garden party

Images and fabulous flower party all courtesy of Brooke at Inchmark.

I just adore the flower invitations that were delivered by hand for that so often lost personal touch. The flower theme resonates through the party hats and fabulously decorated cupcakes.  You think the party looks delightful so far... just wait until you see what she did with the pinata! 

Share