Category: Inspiration
Once more, it has been a while since I made a cupcake post. I certainly make these tiny tasty treats more often than I blog about them. My latest brought together two of my favorite things. Harry Potter and cupcakes. In celebration of the new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie coming out later […]
Calling all yogis! When was the last time you cleaned your yoga mat? Yeah, it’s been a while hasn’t it? Do you even know how to clean a yoga mat if you wanted to? No problem, we can fix that! Read on to see the why and how to clean a yoga mat. Think about […]
Backyard Tic Tac Toe with Painted Stones is the newest addition to our yard. I love making something new to add to the yard once the weather changes for the better. Simple additions that blend in with the existing landscaping are my favorite. Painting regular yard features is a simple staple. Backyard tic tac toe […]
Do you have a mini Harry Potter fan in your household? Are you one yourself? This house is full of fans young and old(er). When our oldest started to become a superfan it was one of the highlights of my life. As her birthday approached I knew it had to be Harry Potter themed. Thing […]
The best Christmas gift for kids isn’t difficult to figure out, though most of us overlook it. Put down the Black Friday ads for this one. Yes, really. If you don’t want to take my word for it, just ask Cornell University’s Dr. Gilovich who studied and found money spent on an experience leaves longer […]
Easy Emoji Cupcakes! Not sure what it is, but faces always seem difficult to achieve in cake decorating. Knowing that, I was always totally intimidated by making emoji cupcakes. Seriously. These simple emotional circles seemed to be a challenge I just steered clear of. Well, thanks to a cupcake class I took, Wilton replaced my […]
Hoppy Easter everyone! Ok, so it is way past Easter. Still, these are super adorable and it is always a good time for a new cupcake idea, right? I learned how to do these bunny cottontail cupcakes when I took a class at Michaels. Looking at them seemed more complicated than it turned out to […]
If you’ve surfed around my blog at all you probably saw the Homemade Hopscotch I made for the kiddos last summer. Each year when the weather warms up and we have all thawed from the blizzardy winter we like to create a new toy or activity to get the kids outside. Two years ago we […]
Color swirl cupcakes! I always marveled at the technique that must be used on cakes and cupcakes to reach a multi-toned look. It always looked amazing, but not like something I would ever have the skill (or patience) to pull off. Color swirl cupcakes were just not going to be produced by me, until Wilton’s […]
This summer I was honored to be asked by a friend to make Hulk Smash Birthday Cupcakes and a Smash Cake for her little one’s birthday. Cakes for kids are some of my favorite kinds to create. She gave me a few guidelines and I ran with it. Hulk Smash Cupcakes for a small crowd, […]