Little Blue Boxes are a Girl's Best Friend

A couple of weeks ago my friend Elaine had a Tiffany blue themed party to celebrate her birthday. And, of course, no Tiffany themed party would be complete without a signature blue box cake! 

Unfortunately there was only delicious red velvet cake on the inside of this box, no sparkly jewels :( I think Elaine's husband may have come to the rescue with a slightly smaller blue box gift though!

Happy Birthday Elaine!! I hope you had a wonderful birthday celebration!

Fit for a Princess... or 2!

Ever since this post a couple of weeks ago my inbox has been flooded with requests for princess crown cookies. The princess phenomenon is nothing new to me {Kindergarten teacher and all :)} but I never thought there would be so many in my house so soon! It's great!!

These princess crown cookies were made for Stella and Grace's 7th birthday party. I have known the girls and their parents since they were born and it's hard to believe that they are 7 already!! The girls' mom, Corinne, requested crown cookies to double as party favours and I {of course} suggested to personalize them with each of the party-goers names. Oh how I LOVE that!!!! Guess she couldn't get away with no princesses 2 years in a row ;)

{If you look closely you can see a little sparkle!}

Cute right??!! I can't completely take credit though... check out my inspiration here!

I also made cupcakes for the girls' party...

I had to laugh when Corinne passed on their request for this years' treats... butterflies and flowers...just like last year!!! I laughed even harder when they exclaimed that they were "WAY better than last years!". That's a compliment right?!?! Haha! I didn't think last year's cupcakes were that bad!

Guess I have my work cut out for me next year ;)

Happy 7th birthday Stella and Gracie!!

Mila's Baptism Celebration & an alternative to pink!

A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of making cupcakes for Mila's baptism. Mila's mom, Carla, emailed me requesting pretty, NOT pink cupcakes for the occasion! I do a lot of pink for baby girls so this was a nice change and a bit of a challenge at the same time.

We decided on shades of white, cream and ivory for the overall look. Carla was also incorporating lace into the theme of the party so I suggested lace cupcake wrappers. Definitely very classic and elegant... not to mention, very cost effective!

Mila's cupcakes were lemon with buttercream icing and vanilla with mocha icing - delish!! The mocha icing added a nice pop of colour.

Stamp embossed crosses...

...and, of course, {my favourite} stamped monograms with the baby of honour's initial!

What I absolutely l.o.v.e. about this cupcake stand {see here} is that it can

hold a sign! How fun is that!! Admittedly I am much better with fondant

than photoshop but I may have a new cupcake stand sign obsession!!

teeny weeny polka-dot undies :)

These cutie cookies were made for my uni friend Dayna for a bachelorette party. The girls were heading out of town for the weekend for one last hurrah before their friend tied the knot. And what girls weekend would be complete without some yummy treats??!! Each undie had a matching bra...wonder if they found the pairs before they disappeared?! Haha!

Hope you had a great weekend Dayna!!! Have fun at school tomorrow!!! Yikes :s

flower power

These cupcakes were created for a client of a new friend, Aimee. The fabulous Aimee, event designer extraordinaire, is the owner of Devoted to Decorating. Check out her website here (its a work in progress so check back often!). I met Aimee this summer when she contacted me about sweet treats for her events. I won her over with cupcakes (of course!!). We have a few creative ventures coming up including a super cool wedding photo shoot at the end of the month. Stay tuned for that!

These cupcakes were lemon (a new, even more delicious recipe!) with vanilla buttercream icing. The only instruction I had for these cupcake was "flower garden theme" so I hope they were a hit! I love full creative license!!

Thanks Aimee!!

tea time

Last month I was contacted by Erin about cupcakes for her jewelry shows. Erin is a Stella and Dot jewelry consultant and her lucky ladies get to feast on some delectable goodies at each of her trunk shows! Sounds like a good time to me!! Erin was kind enough to give me full creative license with the cupcakes so I thought that daisies and small flowers on a bed of lime green grass would be cute. Good enough to eat!

A huge thanks to Erin for contacting me, I can't wait to work with you again :) If you are interested in hosting a Stella and Dot party or ordering jewelry check out Erin's website to get in touch with her.

something old, something new...

Sooooo...this much I know is true...I am a HORRIBLE blogger :S Ugghhhhh!!!! Seems like the cupcake life gets away from me sometimes and before I know it I am 3 or 4 (or more) blog entries behind. I suppose that it a sign of booming business so I shouldn't complain! Haha! I am weeks away from the last year of my twenty-somethings so I figured I should make a birthday resolution this year...to keep up with the blogging!!! As for right now I will get caught up :)

First out of the gates are some absolutely adorable bridal shower cupcakes for my friend Jennifer Webber over at Wink Wedding and Event Planning. Jen ordered these cupcakes for her friend Vanessa's celebration. I LOVE monogrammed cupcakes for a personalized touch. The hearts were pretty cute too!

Hope you enjoyed the cupcakes! Congrats Vanessa!!

hannah banana

These very special cupcakes were made with my (not so little anymore!) Hannah for her ballet recital. She wanted to help make the cupcakes for her instructors and ballet class so we had a blast putting them together after school last week. She was a HUGE help!! The cupcakes were vanilla with vanilla buttercream icing. The fondant decorations included pink ballet shoes, tutus, music notes and flowers.

THANK YOU HANNAH!!! You can help Auntie Lori anytime!!

hello... kitty

These super cute creations were made for my friend, Misty, for her daughter, Emily's, third birthday. Misty and I spent our last year of university together when Emily was just a tot...hard to believe how quickly they grow up! Emily loves Hello Kitty so what better way to celebrate than with Hello Kitty cupcakes!! Half of the cupcakes had Hello Kitty faces on them while the other had big red bows and the number "3".

Happy 3rd Birthday Emily!!!!!

welcome baby demi

These cupcakes were ordered by Jodi for a baby shower honouring the arrival of baby Demi last weekend. Love that name! Thanks Jodi for contacting me to make these cupcakes... hope you enjoyed them!!

Jodi's cupcakes were lemon and chocolate with buttercream icing and fondant decorations. A huge thanks to my sous baker for your help on this one ;)