Real Party: Inspired Reader Baby Shower

I am so excited to share with you a real party from reader Tracy Wright! Tracy is a fan of Fairytale Frosting and shared with me a jungle theme baby shower she put together. Tracy used my African Oreos and Recycle Paper Palm Tree tutorials and came up with some pretty great ideas of her own! Check it out!

I have to admit, I think her trees turned out better than mine!

 I particularly love that this sign mentions Darwin being excited to meet the new baby too.  Darwin is their dog! Its such a thoughtful touch!

Tracy put up jungle decals and these animal print takeout boxes. I love that she used them as both favors and part of the decor.

What a fun jungle chandelier!  Great way to incorporate some baby toys!

Great party Tracy! Thank you so much for sharing!

Titanic Toilet Paper

I found this idea on Pinterest and decided to recreate it myself.  While my boyfriend took a nap, I grabbed some sharpies and got to work.  He woke up sometime later, and the house echoed with his laughter when he discovered my art. 

I've been dying to do this in a public restroom, but so far, I've only come across rolls without the perforations between squares.  *sigh*

Green Ombre Shamrock Nail Art

St Patrick's Day is fast approaching, and this year it falls on a Saturday! Are any of you planning big festivities to celebrate?

I got the party started early with a green ombre manicure and a little shamrock too!

The ombre effect is really easy to create.  Grab a paper plate, and pour some clear polish onto it.  Add 4-5 drops of your desired color (in this case, green).  Using the color brush, mix together.  Put a coat of the polish mixture on your nails.  It will be very light in color.  

Then, move about 1/3 of the way up your nail and put another coat on.  Repeat a 3rd time, moving 2/3 of the way up your nail.

Let the polish set for a few minutes and then polish with a clear top coat.

I used the full strength green polish and a toothpick to create the shamrock on my ring finger.  If you decide to do this, do it before you put on your clear top coat.

So, what are your plans for St Patrick's Day?

Zombies!

Last week, I had a pretty full week with my job, orders and other commitments.  So when I got an email from one of my favorite clients needing a last minute birthday cupcake order, I was hesitant to try and squeeze it in. Then she told me it was for her friend who is obsessed with zombies! What?! YES! I happen to really like zombies too. My friends and I participated in one of the zombie pub crawls in Minneapolis. I also am addicted to The Walking Dead.  Then she told me that her friend also happens to be a ballerina.  A zombie ballerina?! It was a challenge I just couldnt pass up. Im pretty pleased with how they turned out....

Braaaaaaiiiiiiinnnsss!

Zombie Ballerina!

And just for fun, one of my favorite photos from the zombie pub crawl I went to....

Bye Bye Boobies

I had the honor of making cupcakes for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. This woman is scheduled to have a double mastectomy as part of her treatment. Her daughter threw her an incredible party, in which I was lucky enough to make cupcakes for. The party theme was "Bye Bye Boobies".  Yep, that's for real. When I first got the inquiry I laughed out loud at this theme. What an inspiration this woman is! Throwing a party to say goodbye to her breasts?!  Its that kind of positive attitude, that kind of lust for life, and infectious sense of humor that you cannot help but respect and adore. It touched my heart to be able to be a part of this unconventional look at breast cancer survival.

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 Thank you Jodi for letting me contribute to this! My thoughts and prayers are with your mother, may her humor and strength carry her through this difficult time.  I hope we will be working together on a cancer free party in the near future!

Pink and Gold Bridal Shower

I discovered that Pinterest can say a lot about your style and personality. I have a client that I've worked with a few times.  She was emailing me about some bridal shower cupcakes for her friend.  Being the genius that she is, she sent me the link to the bride's Pinterest page and told me that I could draw inspiration from there.  No kidding! Brilliant! I poured over her beautiful pins and then emailed my client back.  I pitched some ideas and she laughed telling me how I basically nailed the vision the bride had for her wedding. Yay, thank you Pinterest!  Here are the cupcakes for this bridal shower....

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Tuxedo Nails

In honor of this week's Academy Awards, and inspired by Zooey Deschanel's Golden Globes manicure I rocked this look....

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All I did was swipe on a coat of white polish. Once dry, I angled my black polish brush in the upper corner of my nail and pulled the brush toward me, repeating on the other side to create the V shape. With a toothpick I added the buttons and bow tie.  Cute hey?