Posts from ‘September, 2009’

To understand the #87 in today’s post title, refer to this blog from a few weeks ago.
As I work my way through all 113 recipes in the book Cupcakes Galore, I am skipping around a bit to keep things interesting. There is a chapter in the back of the book called “Cupcakes Plus.” To quote [...]

Jacee is one of my dearest friends, so it was only natural to choose her to be my Maid of Honor when I got married this past May. For the last two weeks, I’ve shown you the books I’ve made for Zoe and Allison, two of my other bridesmaids.  Today’s post is showcasing the book [...]

Two weeks ago, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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Since bananas are a weekly grocery list item at our house, it comes as no surprise that we’d have a couple extra ripe ones available. So…I turned them into cupcakes! Following the recipe exactly, the batter [...]

My cousin Zoe and I have been friends since we were born. Zoe’s just five months older than me and despite the fact that we grew up in opposite parts of the world (Me: Nebraska, Zoe: Indonesia) we’ve always been close. Naturally, I chose her to be my Matron of Honor when I got married [...]

Last week, I wrote this post. As soon as I hit “Publish,” I knew I would need to get crackin’ if I hoped to bake all 113 recipes in the book. Join me as I describe my experience with #14: Yogurt Cupcakes.
The #1 thing I found most fascinating about this recipe is that it didn’t [...]

I believe that a journal is a timeless gift. And creating them by hand is an act of love. While I was planning my wedding, it was very important to me to choose bridesmaids’ gifts that I knew my friends would like, as well as something that would reflect their uniqueness and also be something [...]

For my birthday last summer, my husband’s Aunt Cristi got me the book Cupcakes Galore by Gail Wagman.

I’m embarrassed to admit that the book sat on a shelf for nearly a year before I got the nerve to even leaf through it much. The recipes contain so many ingredients and techniques that I’m unfamiliar with [...]

Remember this post from last week? That book was a simple mock-up that I made to practice the buttonhole stitch. The following project was my second attempt at buttonhole binding and box-making.
I created a box from Davy board and covered it in some very swanky flocked (fuzzy) paper I found at the SCAD bookstore, Ex [...]

On August 7th, my amazing sister-in-law Anna Meadows married her warrior, Cody Light. I was honored when they asked me to design their wedding cake. The following photos were taken by Anna and Cody’s friend Abi Martin, an exceedingly fabulous photographer. Thank you, Abi, for capturing their day so perfectly and for being so gracious [...]