Like many children, Natalie Hope started out in the kitchen watching and helping her parents. But unlike many children, Natalie continued on her own, experimenting and advancing her skills. With the help of Food Network programming and parents willing to be guinea pigs for her creations, Natalie entered and won the She Expo’s cupcake competition last month. What makes the 10-year-old’s accomplishment so impressive is the fact that the competition had 63 other participants, a mix of professionals and amateurs. Read the rest of this entry »

I started today by simply typing “cupcake jewelry” into Etsy’s search bar and it quickly came back with over 3,000 items! After a narrower search I found some nice crafts to share.

The majority of cupcake jewelry on Etsy is made from polymer clay. This medium is very versatile and can be molded into the most realistic looking cupcakes as seen with this Strawberry Frosted Cupcake Bracelet made by ScrumpiousDoodle.

I have also fallen in love with artisans who use glass in their cupcake jewelry. These earrings, made by Hare, are glass lampwork beads with sterling silver Swarovski crystals on top for cherries.

I also found quite a few sterling silver cupcake jewelry items. This bracelet was made by ClareElizabethDesign and she used light pink rose quartz beads with the little cupcake.

I saw this at the store today and needed to share it with all our cupake tattooed readers. Now you can give your Barbie a cupcake tattoo too!   Available at ToysRUs and Walmart.  It is a bit hard to see but she comes with a cupake shirt and tattoo for you to apply.

Special desserts liven up our cozy sweater cardigan. Fair Isle yoke styling includes embroidered cupcakes with frosting and yummy sprinkles for sweet detail that makes a great gift. Ribbing at the cuff, hem and neck completes the look, while buttons up the front offer easy dressing. On sale at Gymboree.com for only $10.39!

If you like the sweater, these jeans would be a perfect match! This medium wash denim pant livens up the afternoon with allover rainbow coverstitching and shirring at the knee. Treat above the left cuff is made from knit and sparkle corduroy appliqués with embroidery topped with a button cherry. Also on sale, they wont break the bank at only $15.19!