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Showing posts with label Etsy Store. Show all posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Potpourri of Thoughts!!


That is me...this evening...after two Washington Apples, a portion of a Strawberry Daiquiri and a Red Headed Slut....well actually, the Red Headed Slut was the drink in my hand.

Nothing like having a drink at the Coolest Joint in Town (Cool Hand Lukes). And yes, for those of you who don't know me, I don't normally drink more than one drink....EVER. But today was a special occasion. I had a lousy day, people irritated me, and sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.

Anyway... on Wednesday I decided to try a Martha Stewart Cupcake Recipe. The recipe I tried is her Hi-Hat Cupcakes. (Meg, I know you'll appreciate these!!)

These are the cupcakes with the Vanilla Meringue Frosting. Don't they look delish?!?


And here they are after I dipped them in the Chocolate.


Not quite as appealing as Martha's but oh well! I tried! I'm actually fine with it as it was only my first attempt at this recipe.


On Thursday Brian and I stopped at our local Hallmark Store and guess what I found?!? You know Christmas is coming soon right?!? (Three months from today!!) Anywho...... lookie lookie!!!

A Troy Polamalu Christmas Ornament!! How awesome is that?!?


And for you Twilight fans....here's one for you..... Edward and Bella



Here's a few more photos of more cupcakes. These are Margarita Cupcakes. They have Tequilla in the Lime Green Frosting. And though I normally don't eat any sweets, I just had to taste these babies and let me tell you....they were soooo good. The cupcake itself had a lime taste to it ~ subtle there; and the frosting....mmmmm. Yummy!!!

(Meg, you're going to love these too!!)




And how about these?!? Chocolate Covered Pretzels. These particular ones are dipped in Milk Chocolate sprinkled with nonpareils.



Yep.. I can tell Christmas is around the corner! I've had several orders on my Etsy site and more people emailing me requesting goodies!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Weekend Wrap Up

Although it's already Tuesday, I'm doing my Weekend Wrap Up post a day late!

This past weekend was totally jam packed with fun stuff. We had a surprise 70th Birthday Party for a very good friend of ours!

I was honored to do his cake ~ and here it is:

I also made some "Better than Sex" Cupcakes. Now, normally, this would be a cake. Knowing how much the birthday boy LOVES this cake whenever I make it, I decided I'd experiment and make 'em into cupcakes! And let me tell you, it was a complete hit!!



Brian and I had a wonderful time getting to spend time with some of our friends ~ old and new! It's times like these where you just sit around, relax, and enjoy life that makes me so happy!!

I also made a few other snacks / treats.... here's one of them:


Chocolate dipped Pretzel Rods with Rainbow Non-Pareils. Totally Yumny!!!!

So, as you all can see, I've been experimenting and adding Sweet Treats to my Etsy Store as I 'perfect' them.

Stay tuned for more pictures!!!!!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Exciting News!!! ~ Self Promotion ~

I was a little hesitant with making any type of announcement at all on my Blog regarding this, but I had to share with you all!!!

Due to some very, very, awesome encouragement from a wonderful friend of mine, I decided to open my very own Etsy Shop! It’s called Clever Confections! Here’s the link so you can browse around!

Please keep in mind that I just ‘opened’ shop on Monday, so I have a long way to go to make it nice and pretty. :)

The reason I wanted to share this with you guys is because guess what?!? I GOT MY FIRST SALE yesterday! Woo Hoo!! It was for 3 dozen of the Baby Onesie Cookies!! Yipee! Here’s a sneak peek at a photo:

Baby Onesie Cookies

I’m going to be adding non-edible hand made items to my shop in the very near future, all along the lines of Cakes, Cupcakes, Treats and other Clever Confections so please, please, please feel free to check back periodically to see what I have to offer!

Thanks for reading!!!