Cupcake 411

Chocolate nuggets

 I had chocolates left over from the "He Popped the Question Tin."  So I made the Valentine tray.

Birthday gift wrap

I was posting the picture below and thought I need a side view photo.  So I started taking more pictures...then thought I should put my hand under the handle so you guys can see that I made a handle with the scrap gift wrap paper. 

The funny thing is I kept telling myself that the gift was

too heavy for the handle.  But I wouldn't listen to myself!

I was trying to take a picture of me holding the gift

by the handle and it broke.  Well, I am glad I always keep the extra scraps...I needed them after I broke the handle

  See, being Frugal can pay off sometimes.

It looks good as new but I will not be lifting it by the handle. 

The yellow arrows show where the paper ripped. 

Oh! I forgot to tell you how I make the handle. By the way... great for lighter gifts.  I fold the extra gift wrap paper so it is long and narrow.  I tape wire on the inside, so you can give shape or hold onto the handle.

I usually tuck the wire under the wrapping paper so you can't see it but I didn't do that this time so you could see it.

DONUT CAKE

Michael loves donuts so I decided to make him a donut cake for his birthday.  Since his birthday is December 24th so I am always busy and stressed.   I was even too lazy to go to the actual donut shop to get the donuts, I won't make that mistake again.  This cake would have been a big hit if I had gotten Michael's favorite donuts from the donut shop. 

I was looking at old pictures and saw this donut

cake I made for my youngest son last year.  Boy, I must be sick of making cakes, both boys got donut cakes. 

CUPCAKE WRAPPER

POP UP CARDS

You mail the card flat but it pops up really easy.

Cupcake Crafts

Inspired by  DYI maniacs

Christmas Pinterest Projects 2015

The Santa Belly M&M holder is really cute. 

My Santa Belt Cookies for my cookie Exchange.  What I experienced while decorating these cookies is~ make sure all your food coloring is fresh before decorating cookies.  The night I was decorating I found out my black food coloring was all dried out.  I had to melt chocolate chips at the last minute for the belt.  It was a pain because I don't work well with chocolate.  To my surprise, I pulled it off.

Santa Belt Candy Bars.  Really cute and easy.  I couldn't give them away, too cute.

Snowball gifts 

Inspired by Kerryspapercrafts

Inspired by Keepingitsimplecraft
For step by step instructions click here.

Inspired by funholidaycrafts

Inspired by Tidymom

Inspired by Speckled Egg

Katie gave me this awesome apron.

Katie and I went to Perry Creek today, to wine taste with our husbands.   Well, when she showed up to my house, she came bearing gifts.   It was this AWESOME apron.  What a great surprise, it made my day and week.  It is great to have friends that lifts you up and supports all your crazy endeavors.   You would think the apron was enough but no, she had 2 loaves of bread in hand.  I will post pictures and recipes in the next post.