Posts Tagged ‘cupcake’
Cupcake-Shaped Oven Mitts!
25
Jan
More Cupcake Love…
05
Nov
Cupcake Coordinates
04
Nov
Back in Tennessee, on my last visit to Jo-Ann’s (wipes away tear), I purchased the blue cupcake fabric. I had no plans for it, but I can never resist cupcakes. I thought I would never see the fabric on a bolt again as there aren’t any Jo-Ann’s within HOURS of my new home. Well, imagine my surprise when I saw the cupcake collection at our local Wal-Mart! I’m sure I startled Brendan with my shocked squeal in the fabric section of Wal-Mart. I promptly picked up each bolt (and may have hugged them a little) and made a purchase.
I’ll have to make something for my orange kitchen as Katie suggested (she was with me at the last visit to Jo-Ann’s when I purchased the blue fabric).
Love,
Tiff
P.S. Yes, I’ll wait until after I finish my previously mentioned sewing projects.
September: National Sewing Month
13
Sep
I hope everyone’s machine is happily humming away in celebration of National Sewing Month. Mine certainly is. The first thing I have made this month has been a super cute ruffled apron!
TYS, 9/12/10
Cupcake Potholders
31
Aug
During my last week in Tennessee, in between packing and painting, I did a tiny bit of sewing. I decided my new apartment would need some new kitchen potholders! I used two different patterns from my two sewing books that were birthday presents: One-Yard Wonders and Amy Butler’s In Stitches. The fabric came from my stash. The pink cupcake fabric and brown polka dot material comes from Jo-Ann’s. The colorful stripes fabric was a clearance fabric at Hobby Lobby.
Goodbye, Jo-Ann’s Craft Store
23
Aug
I had to visit my beloved Jo-Ann’s one last time before leaving for Michigan. I wasn’t expecting to purchase much, but I think the Devil was at work with a new shipment of fabric. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday
21
Feb
I spent the majority of Saturday cleaning the apartment and doing laundry in anticipation of the arrival of my family this coming weekend. However, after the cleaning drudgery, I felt the urge to do something creative. I’ve finished Mom’s quilt top, but don’t have the needed supplies to complete it (batting, backing, binding) just yet.
quilt top
I love the patterns.
While I’m anxious to finish Mom’s quilt, I decided to stick around the house and do something fun with things I had on hand.
I ended up with this:
clothespins
In our house, we use clothespins to keep our cracker/chips/whatever bags closed. I decided to give them some pizazz with the help of my trusty hot glue-gun.
I bought the little bucket at Target for $1, along with the ribbon, and had no idea what I would do with them, but they had cupcakes and thus HAD to leave the store with me. 
So now this little bucket sits on our kitchen counter filled with these adorable clips to keep our Goldfish crackers fresh and crisp.
cheddar, yum!
How could I resist this ribbon?!
This super-simple craft fed my creative craving. I highly recommend this quick and simple project for near-instant gratification. Look at all the options! It makes me want to open up every package of foodstuffs in my cupboards!
too cute
Love,
Tiff
Cupcakes Continued
31
Jan
No, the cupcake madness has NOT ended. It is in fact spreading to our dining nook!
bench cushions!
Brendan and I have a bench flanked by two bookshelves for seating on one side of our dining room table. This bench is never used (except for the three baskets underneath that make for great dining/kitchen linen storage). Thus, making a cushion for it has never been high on my priority list. However, I was thinking that I would host the next sewing circle with my friends from school and figured that they would appreciate a nice seat cushion.
I bought two foam rectangles at Jo-Ann’s (buying it by the yard for one long cushion would have cost an outrageous sum) and lovely purple fabric as well as the pretty print with sprinkles and cherries. The foam covers were simple and quickly completed.
The real fun came with making the pillows.
The purple pillow was appliquéd with brown fabric from my cupcake kitchen towel embellishment and the new sprinkles print. I bought cherry-sized red pompoms from Hobby Lobby (perhaps I should exchange them with hot pink) and the rickrack I had on hand from one of my Baby Bowman projects.
purple pillow
My sprinkles (or “jimmies” as Grandpa Leibbrand would say) pillow has more embellishment. A cherry pompom, felt whipped cream, blue beads (from a bracelet that Brendan bought for me in Florida the Christmas before we were married), and some rickrack leftover from the kitchen towels.
sprinkles pillow
Both pillows are backed with a lighter shade of purple that matches the light shade of purple sprinkles.
side view
Doesn’t it look like a cozy corner? I can’t decide which pillow I prefer.
I have added some more towels and little ceramic cupcakes to my collection, but I do have two more additions that are too ridiculous not to share. At the last Jo-Ann’s sale, I bought a pattern for felt food and made a little cupcake with stuff on hand:
mini cupcake
I have no idea what to do with it. But you must admit it’s super cute. (Notice my detailed cupcake liner lines on my appliquéd pillow in the background?)
My favorite addition, however, is this bit of silliness that Brendan surprised me with one day after a shooting trip:
puppy with a cupcake house!
He stopped at Target and brought this plush cupcake puppy house complete with puppy as well as a ceramic cupcake. I added the ribbon, whipped topping and cherry to my puppy’s house. It’s so silly and perfect. I love it. 
ceramic cupcakes
I still haven’t hung up that picture :}
cupcakes!
I don’t think that the madness will spread throughout the house…except there is this awesome pdf pattern for a cupcake quilt…
www.hearttohandonline.com/pdf/Cupcakes.pdf
Love,
Tiff
P.S. So far it’s been slow progress with Mom’s quilt. At least I have all the fabric cut: thirty0-six 4.5″ squares in each print.
baby steps
“Arctic Blast”
08
Jan
Today was a snow day due to the “Arctic Blast” that swept the nation. Look at the drifts of snow behind our apartment:
Blizzard of 2010
Brendan and I slept in a little and then enjoyed a breakfast of freshly made cinnamon rolls and hot tea.
yummy
teacup from Mom for Christmas
We spent the morning out shopping at World Market, Jo-Ann’s, and Gander Mountain. Later, I went out by myself to Hobby Lobby and look what I found in the Valentine’s Day aisle:
mini ceramic cupcake!
It is so cute and perfect for my new kitchen decor. I think I’ll keep sugar in it for the few types of tea that I do sweeten. Speaking of, I think I’ll have another cup after braving the tundra.
Tennessee Tundra
Love,
Tiff
Cupcake Kitchen
06
Jan
I have wanted to decorate my kitchen with cupcakes for some time and I’ve finally gotten around to it. The whole “reno” so far has cost me about $35! Some of the stuff I had on hand, and other items were supplied by generous loved ones. Enjoy!
- me in my cupcake kitchen!
What, you don’t wear heels and pearls in your kitchen?
I bought the blue towels from Target (2 for $2.50).
- Target towel
- embellished!
- I purchased four and embellished them all
The potholders and oven mitts are also from Target (and at the same price).
- potholders
- oven mitts
Brendan has already been warned that the potholders are purely decorative and he is not to touch them.
The oven mitts are for actual use.
The white towels were purchased plain at Big Lots in a pack of five. I embellished them with fabric from Jo-Ann’s and some pink rickrack.
- Big Lots towels with embellishments
Mom gave me the pink and pastry-printed dish towels for Christmas. I added the rickrack to the solid pink towel for some interest.
- thanks, Mom!
I now have quite the towel collection.
- towels above the sink
The magnetic cupcake paper tablet is from Target ($1) and the super-cute magnets are original Jeanette Bowman‘s. She did some custom artwork for me for Christmas. They look so cheerful on our fridge.
- cupcakes on my refrigerator!
- magnets by Jeanette
- perfect for grocery lists
I made the curtains this weekend with adorable fabric from Jo-Ann’s. I picked it out when I went shopping with Mom and Jeanette the day after Christmas. (Thank you Mom Sullivan for the gift card.) I’m very pleased with how well the curtains turned out. I was able to cut straight and accurate lines with my new cutting mat, ruler, and rotary (Christmas present from my darling husband). My curtains are actually lined, too. The rickrack looks like icing and finishes the hem quite nicely. Brendan and I were reminiscing about the ridiculously misshapen and poorly constructed curtains that I had made for our first apartment. (Does anyone remember those?) We both readily agreed that these are infinitely better.
- cupcake curtains
- ribbon tie backs
- “icing” hem of curtains
I framed a piece of the fabric with a similar rickrack embellishment for a piece of art!
- fabric art
Yes, my walls are painted “silver berry”–also known as purple.
This picture is actually a greeting card that I purchased from Target for $0.99. “How sweet it is” indeed.
- framed card
I still haven’t decided where to hang it.
This apron is from Jo-Ann’s and Brendan gave it to me for Christmas. I love it. It’s a simple panel where you cut out the pieces and stitch.
- apron package
- panel is pictured
Of course, I had to embellish it. The squiggle borders needed rickrack.
- before
And why have printed buttons, when you can have cupcake buttons?
- after
I have towels, curtains, potholders, magnets, and art . . . and finally:
- the pièce de résistance
The amazing cupcake cookie jar is from Wal-Mart! (Only $12!) It makes me so happy. I have a giant cupcake sitting on my counter at all times! How can anyone look at it and not smile?
I still want new rugs (did you see the current sickness in the first photo?) and I would like a brown or turquoise soap dispenser for the dish soap to complete the theme (and I, of course, would not turn down any other cupcake cuteness that I come across in the future), but I’m very pleased with my results.
Isn’t my husband so sweet to let me decorate a room in such a nauseating motif?
I’m hoping that the overall cuteness and cheerfulness will motivate me to cook more. 
- I’m so happy to be surrounded by such cuteness!
Love,
Tiff
P.S. I may need rickrack rehab. I’m obsessed with it now and have to stop myself from putting it on everything.