sweet purple roses...

simply beautiful

and

divinely delicious...

.

...cupcakes

sinful i know

 oh how tempting though

from our friends at

confectionary cupboard

just a short

distance away

on center street

in mentor ohio

easter goodness

i have a new

addiction

like i really...

.

...needed another one

pinterest

it has me

drooling

on an almost

daily basis

one of my boards is defined as

sweet treats

i just love looking

at all the

adorable cut out cookies

saw this one

and clicked

oh wait sorry

wrong lingo

pinned

it to my board

it comes with a great tutorial

yes

 you could try these adorable

cookies yourself

hop on over to

the sweet adventures

of sugarbelle

happy easter peeps

simply sweet...

when i finally

awoke

from my nap...

.

...i realized there

 were cookies

 to bake

i hummed and

 i hawed

and realized

the one's they really

want

 take no time at all

peanut blossoms

and gingersnaps

sure enough

baked and gone

in no time at all

i love december...

it's the only

time

of the year...

.

...i can have

 two heaping scoops

of my all time

 favorite flavors

peppermint stick and

mint chocolate chip

i think i'll go

 curl up

next to the warm fire

to eat my ice cream

delicious

icing on the cake...

found this

beauty  

over at...

.

...cake wrecks today

and that means

it is

edible

all of it

posted by

a bunch of pants

happy birthday...

to one of the

 greatest

girls i know...

.

ok so i stole the cake

directly from cake wrecks

at least it is from the best

cake blog out there

and the message is just perfect

i truly would have baked

but i was up until

the wee hours this morning

working on something else

my sincerest wishes for

a great day julie

the gal who has also

stolen something...

my son's heart

and we could not be happier

happy birthday julie

we love you!!!

purpley goodness...

first comes

 cabbage

 then comes...

.

cupcakes...

seriously

how stickin' cute are these

little purple cupcakes

i am so curious

how does she do this?

is it comfort food...

a bedtime snack

or

pure addiction...

.

coffee ice cream with

chocolate sprinkles

it eases my aching shoulder

fills my hungry tummy

sooths my throbbing head

never
have i been so tired

never
 has my body ached

quite like this

never
have my eyes been so blurred
yet never have i been
so happy

the cupcake addiction...

they are

everywhere

today...

.

i stumbled upon

a new store in mentor

the confectionary cupboard

it sells

cupcakes

i couldn't resist

it reminded me of one of my

favorite shows

cupcake wars

on the food network

it is valentine's day so

i selected the

white fluffy and pink ones

our favorite...

bride's cake

sweet cravings...

oh i love

having

a really good...

.

... reason

to make all things delicious
like my favorite

hobble cobble

there is a new little

addition this

year

do you see it...

snoballs in springtime...

yummy creme filling

fluffy marshmallow

moist chocolate cake...

lovely lavendar coconut

it comes

just once a year

a springtime delight

also known as hoppers

a hostess treat

since 1947

another treat...

...from sunday sweets

at cake wrecks

.

love the colors

the shape

the scroll work

unfortunately the baker

is not yet identified

this can't be good...

...for the waistline

i can't believe

i just ate...

the entire box

all

by

myself

and i bought

an entire case because i have this thing

for girl scouts

and all the wonderful memories over the years

the tailor of gloucester

in a corner of my creative studio

is a collection

of items given to me over the years...

as gifts from family and friends

a few from happy clients

a special one from my son...

it reads "moms make memories"

if you look closer you will see

little mouse ears peering over a paper

it's the tailor of gloucester

from the peter rabbit collection

today at cake wrecks...

...i was in total awe when I viewed this creation

yes, it is a cake!!!

made by the very talented

natasha collins

please check out her blog

and leave her some creative encouragement

and thanks for sharing this masterpiece

a fondant beauty

from the talented hands at ganche-ganche.

The 10 Day Countdown to the Big 5-0 Begins...

...with Cookies by Design!!!

I love, love, love the beautiful butterflies. Thank you Lori:)

A Cake Wreck Delight

This would be such a perfect treat if I was to have an open house in the studio of Creations by JEllen. The cake was designed by Perfect Endings Bakery in Armonk, NY.

If you haven't yet found the Cake Wrecks blog, click HERE