Posts Tagged ‘Practice’

I’ve had this blue polka dot cover ready to be made into a book for a while. The trick has been figuring out what to do with it.

Then, I came up with an idea: A custom-made journal with tabbed sections!
I used this retro leaf motif for the inside paste pages. I loved the way the [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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My cousin Claire asked me to help her with a school fundraiser by making several batches of cupcakes. Since I have several more recipes to work through, I was happy to oblige. These S’Mores cupcakes were a [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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The following are terrific to make if you want to eat cupcakes for breakfast without feeling (too) guilty. They are more like a muffin and actually incorporate some fruit, so they aren’t as bad for [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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The ingredients for these cupcakes look more like breakfast ingredients than anything, so I suppose the following could also be classified as muffins. And as such, you can eat them for breakfast!
Here are [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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It’s cupcake post kind of week, and since I used my blog as a virtual birthday treat for my cousin Zoe yesterday, today I’m doing the same for my friend Jacee. Only her birthday will [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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Today is my cousin Zoe’s birthday. For my entire life, she’s been one of my very best friends. Since she lives in Seattle and I can’t be there to bake her a birthday cake, this [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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What could malted milk balls….

and bendy straws have to do with cupcakes?

You’re about to find out!
Yet again, I failed to remember to get my camera out at the beginning of the process (oops!) I did [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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With Valentine’s Day just 48 hours away, why not whip up a batch of these for your sweetheart?

I started by combining all the dry ingredients.

The filling was made from cream cheese, a dab of sugar, [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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((I know this is a Christmas post and it’s February. I also know some people who just took down their Christmas tree, so at least I’m not that far behind…))

The first step in making Christmas [...]

In September of 2009, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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((I suppose since it’s February I should finally show you the cupcakes I made for Christmas.))

Ahh, fruit cake. It’s about as Christmasy as Rudolph and elves and icicle lights, is it not? So of course [...]