Cupcakery!

Last Sunday morning I went by Sugar Darlings, a local bakery, and got half a dozen cupcakes … I couldn’t resist, they always have these great, unique flavors. I started in on the Pineapple Right-Side Up cupcake as soon as I got home and it was so tasty that I had to take a photo! Even my kitten tried to eat it, which was cute, but really annoying. I love cupcakes and photography so I’m actually a little surprised it took so long for me to take some snaps, though its hard for me to pull away from sugar once it has me in its grip. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the cupcake break!

~ Brigitte

Put a Stamp On It

As most of you know the post office just raised its rates again, now I have no idea how much it costs to mail a letter in the US, and international letter rate is now $1.05. Yes, you read right, one dollar and five cents to mail an envelope outside of the US, and that’s only if it’s not lumpy or too “heavy.” Despite that madness I find myself sending more and more letters thanks to Swap-Bot and giving away collages here, and so, like the 80 year old granny I totally am, I was excited about the release of the Lunar New Year dragon dancer stamps. They were so pretty I found myself wanting to take a photo and so voila! They also had these bonsai tree ones, which I thought were super cute, and the ones in the right corner are the international ones. I would have bought more, but stamps are expensive!

~ Brigitte

All I Made for Xmas

I was waiting to show this off, it’s a Jem and the Holograms ring that I made for my step-sister, it was one of her Xmas presents this year. I made almost everyone a gift, but this is the first one that I made and, subsequently, the only one I got around to taking a picture of. I wish I had gotten photos of some of the others but que sera sera! Since I have slowed the business down I’ve gotten back to making things 1) just for the fun of it and 2) with specific people in mind, both of which I really like.

Now I’m trying to brainstorm a craft project idea for 2011, wish me luck! Hope you all had a great Xmas.

~ Brigitte

My Cute Sticker Swap Packages

I just signed up for the 5 Partner Sticker Swap on Swap-Bot and thought I would post a photo of my part of the trade here! The coordinator made an exception for me (most people have not, SB is one tough crowd) so I decided to just go ahead and put all my packages together today. They’re already in envelopes, sealed with deco tape, and raring to go to their new homes! If you’re interested in signing up the swap is open until December 10th and there are only 8 people in it as of this moment. That means if you like what you see, good! you have close to a 50/50 chance of being assigned to me.