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Night Owl Paper Goods is a stationery company based out of Birmingham, Owlabama. In addition to their online store I have found several retailers near me which is where I have purchased multiple cards  They seem to have a card for every occasion you might need in addition to tons of nice blank cards and other gift items.  The cards I have given are always well received by the recipients and although they can be  a bit pricy they are really great quality. 

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 And the winner of one dozen cupcake cookies is…

Laura
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:17 pm

I love the sweet cupcakes sugar cookie favors, they’d be perfect for my bridal shower! I’m having a fun baking/cupcake theme!

Congratulations! Please send your mailing address to [email protected].   Special thanks to FunFavors for sponsoring this sweet giveaway.

Here in North Carolina peaches are in season which means it is the perfect time to try Peach Bellini Cupcakes.  I was really excited when I came across this recipe on My Man’s Belly, since after visiting Italy in the spring I fell in love with prosecco! Prosecco is an italian sparkling wine that is usually described as dry and having a flavor similar to white peach, which explains why it is paired with peached to make Peach Bellini which is a type of cocktail.

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Cherish Cupcakes, of Belfast, UK, recently updated their Flickr photostream.  You should check it out, because there’s a lot more to see.  I’m just including a few of my favorites here.  They call the top one the “Endangered Cupcake” which made me laugh out loud.  And I guess it means we shouldn’t eat it.  (Are those Cheerios for ears?  How cute is that?)  

Ruche’s latest email is titled “Indulge in Decadent Ruffles” which are looks inspired by cupcakes! For each of the three cupcake flavors there are collections of clothes that go with the flavor.

Brown Sugar Peach Cream

Strawberry Pink Lady

Chocolate Peanut Butter

While vacationing with my family in Vermont a few weeks ago we visited the Vermont Teddy Bear Company.  I was very delighted and surprised to see a cupcake bear in their gift shop.  Not only does it have a cute pink and yellow cupcake on it but it also has a vanilla cupcake smell!  They also had gumball, grape, beer (huh?)  and popcorn scented bears but the cupcake one caught my heart very quickly.  Online they have a bouquet of three bears for $69.95 but in if you live in the Burlington Vermont area, you can go to their store and buy just the cupcake one for $24.95.

Just a reminder that Sunday is the last day to enter our cupcake cookie giveaway sponsored by Etsy crafter FunFavors.  Please click here to enter!

Little Jane St. is a boutique stationary and textile studio, one product that they offer are ceramic magnets.  There are a total of twelve designs to choose from and even more colors.  One design featured on the magnets the cute little magnets are cupcakes! Each is handmade and for $4.00 you can get one magnet.

Today I received a belated birthday present from one of my oldest friends.  She is creative and amazingly talented when it comes to making things.  Plus she knows me really well, well enough to know I would love a handmade cupcake bracelet! I just had to share this with everyone!

Update: My friend now has a website, you can contact her through her website: http://www.sarapancoast.com/

My mom’s birthday is a little less then two weeks away so I was trying to come up with a cupcake idea for her.  I came across these Hydrangea Cupcakes on Glorious Treats and think I have found what I’ll be making my mom! Below are Glory’s picture directions and step by step directions to follow to create these floral cupcakes.

Glory made a batch of her favorite chocolate cupcakes (recipe HERE), and her vanilla cream cheese frosting (recipe HERE).  Then  colored half of the frosting blue, and half purple (mixing a few shades of blues and purples to get a good color match to the real hydrangeas).  When making the frosting, use very little cream (less than 1 tablespoon), because the coloring will add some liquid, and you need the frosting to be pretty stiff to hold a nice shape.

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Did you all see Red Velvet Stefanie on Cupcake Wars? She kicked some cupcake butt on there and made it to second place! She didn’t win but her popularity has seemed to have blown up since then. I follow her on Facebook and am always seeing good news coming from her endeavors.

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Rose cupcakes (1), originally uploaded by 2sweetiepies.

I always complain that my husband doesn’t get me flowers. But I’ve changed my mind. Sort of. From now on, these are the roses I want. They are too gorgeous to eat!

Last week I introduced you to Etsy seller, FunFavors.  They specialize in personally made party items.  Funfavors will make custom orders for any type of theme.  From birthday parties to baby showers to weddings, they will make it all for you!

This week FunFavors is giving away one dozen cupcake cookies to one lucky ATC fan.  

To enter this giveaway first  click here  to visit FunFavors shop.  Then click on the comment area below and tell us what your favorite item is AND what item you think they should add to their shop.   One winner will be chosen on August 3 and will be announced here on ATC.   Good luck cupcake fans!

www.funfavors.etsy.com           www.funfavorsbydulce.blogspot.com
http://www.sweetiesbakeshop.blogspot.com/

While standing in line at the grocery store this evening my sister quickly pointed out this month’s issue of Taste of the South Magazine.  The August/September cover features Pecan Pie Cupcakes! In case the magazine is not sold in your local grocery store, the recipe can be found below.

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It was Cupcake Designer’s birthday the other week and she decided on a green theme. So I got these fantastic wrappers from Green Party Goods, aren’t they adorable.

When using wrappers, I have learnt that it is usually best to go with a white chocolate or vanilla cupcake mixture to ensure the color remains true, and I couldn’t be happier with how these turned out.

Have you thought of making fondant birds for your cupcakes?  they are really easy if you follow the instructions on Wilton’s website and they were very popular.  Next time though I think that I might make the nests brown with a chocolate ganache!

Looking for a cute way to package your cupcakes?  Prima Stationary has several varieties of Cupcake/Favor Boxes to choose from for your packaging needs.  You have the option of choosing printed boxes, mini size, and regular size.  Each set includes 6 boxes, 6 pieces of flowers and 6 pieces of ribbon, labels and box bases.  The mini size box is  2″ x 2″ while the slightly larger regular size box is 3″ x 3″. The printed boxes, which are the same size as the regular boxes, feature images such as flowers, rabbits, argyle, polka dots, panda bears, and robots.

And be sure to look around the site, I also noticed a kid friendly cupcake stamp, a cute miniature spiral cupcake notebook, a cupcake card set for kids, or a bird topped cupcake greeting card!

Need a cupcake stand that’s a lil’ FuNkY but also eco-friendly? If so, there is a website that has exactly what you need.

Mini Zebra Eco-Cupcake Stand from Green Party Goods

Green Party Goods is a website that specializes in green party goods, planet friendly products for any celebration and much much more!

Real Simple Magazine is always coming up with new uses for old things.  This idea is even featured in the New Uses for Old Things Hall of Fame!  LifeSavers candy can be used to hold birthday candles. The original roll for the sized candy that ensures a snug fit. If you place the candy in the candle before putting on to the frosting, there won’t be marks left from the candles.

Mini Cupcake Factory by ThinkGeek

ThinkGeek, the purveyor of many things great and geeky, has recently gone into the business of selling geek food.  They started with canned bacon (seriously) and have now moved on to making mini cupcake factories available to geeks everywhere. The mini cupcake factory bakes seven tiny cupcakes in 5 minutes.  According to the website, any storebought or scratch-made cake mix will do and tiny paper cups are optional.

The one con I can think of for a mini cupcake factory is that if you’re into giant cupcakes, this really isn’t going to do it for you.  On the other hand, the pros are 7 cupcakes in 5 minutes (!) and a higher lightly crispy outer crust to inner cake ratio.  Take a look at the video and see what you think:  Mini Cupcake Factory by ThinkGeek

Hello cupcake fans!!  Tonight I’d like to introduce you to our newest ATC advertiser, FunFavors.   This Etsy crafter’s creative shop is dedicated to personalizing all types of events.  They create invitations, party decor and super cute cookie favors!  Check out a few of my favorites:

 Be sure to become FunFavors fan on Facebook and Twitter!

Next week, ATC will be hosting a sweet giveaway for FunFavors but I’m not going to tell you what they are giving away!  Check out theirEtsy shop to see if you can guess what it will be!

On the weekend my good friend came back from an Indian wedding and on her hands she had the most gorgeous henna tattoos.  Immediately I thought of cupcakes, as you do whenever there is a celebration at hand, and I had this brilliant unique idea, why not make henna inspired cupcakes?

So I jumped onto the internet, but of course I am not the first with this idea, so instead of make them myself I thought I would share with you my findings!

I might still make them at some point, perhaps when I am feeling a tad less intimidated :)

These images are top left by The Little Cakery, directly above by Small Things Iced and to the left by Cupcakes N Things.

They all look beautiful!

One Determined Gardener has made incredibly creative cupcake toppers.  She used Hollyhock Dolls to top cupcakes! To make the dolls, a hollyhock bud and partially opened flower along with scissors and a toothpick are needed.  Follow the three steps with pictures to create the doll and you have your cupcake decoration.  One Determined Gardener made honey cupcakes with buttercream frosting to display her hollyhock dolls.

photo courtesy of Look Cupcake

These were created for a first birthday party that was ever-so-appropriately hosted at Woodland Park Zoo.   I like the mural-like frosting art on the cake, but am particularly tickled by the detailing on the cupcakes:

Photo courtesy of Look Cupcake

Rawr! Beware the wild cupcake!  They may be sweet, but they are fierce!

We are still waiting to hear from this past cookbook winner! 

Wani
June 28th, 2010 at 1:27 pm

I just had my third kiddo less than two months ago. I love the whole process of putting together really fun and personal birthday parties for my children and that includes the cake (or cupcakes). I would love to get Hello Cupcake to learn some skills that would help me to make all of their special days even more special!! ;-)

Congratulations! Please send your mailing address to [email protected].   Special thanks to Snubbr for sponsoring this awesome giveaway.

Sprinkles, a cakery in Winter Park, Florida, is now offering CakeShooters.

Layers of cake and frosting in a plastic contraption that allows you to “shoot” the cake into your mouth.  It might remind you of the pushpops you had as a kid.  Or it might remind you of the jello shooters you had in college. 

Let me remind you that it is illegal to eat cupcakes and drive in most states, no matter how adorable the temptation.

These tantalizing little devils cost $3 each and come in six flavors:  Yellow Raspberry Swirl, Pina Colada, O.M.G., Signature, Vanilla, and Chocolate. 

For real:  What will they think of next?