Inspiration #18 - Cupcakes R Us!

Who doesn't love a lil cake now and then?

Something sweet. Something pretty. Something perfect for sharing. Cupcakes just bring people together! I love cupcakes, I'd almost rather have cupcakes than regular cake! Seems silly, but cupcakes are so wonderful. Perfect for a party or dessert after dinner. They are just enough to satisfy the sweet tooth and offer a enough room to maybe have another of a different variety. Cupcakes have so widely grown into a huge market that competition is fierce. Which means killer cupcakes with the most amazing designs, which means.. more yummy delights for us!
Recently, I have taken up making something that is just outside the norm of the cupcake realm, but perhaps if you stretch your view you'd see it fits. Cupcake Truffles. Basically, they are about mini-cupcake sized ( perhaps a little larger ), made of cake with a chocolate shell. I made them and they are so yummy. They look so elegant and unexpected. Having them for a party without telling people, they'd expect they were getting truffles, but once you bite in, surprise! You have all the wonderful cupcake flavor surrounded with decadent chocolate. There are so many wonderful things about cupcakes, you can do them for kids parties, bake sales, picnics, brunch, dessert, wedding receptions. Anywhere you want to make an impact. I just love how versatile a simple thing such as a cupcake has become. There is a cupcake for almost any occasion! I wish more things were as useful!

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Inspiration #16 - "Fairy" Tales

I DO Believe!

I don't have good images yet for this topic, so until I do, the fairy dolls will have to be stand-ins. I wish so much for a fairy tale life. With magic and greenery and nature surround. I know that it's completely unrealistic to wish for things like that however, I do believe that we can attempt at creating our own versions of these things. By attempting to surround myself with the things I find beauty in or by learning to embrace what we have to work with, I can create my own version of a fairy tale. Okay, so I might not live in a mushroom, or in a tree trunk, or have wings to fly about, I am aware of this. But if I don't try to come close to the idea, what am I really doing? I recently made myself some soft, sheer, billowy type curtains for my bedroom for this purpose. I find it adds an air of whimsy and romance that wasn't there before. Silly? Maybe so, but I definitely enjoy looking at them more than I did before! And isn't that what it's all about? I recently redecorated the living room as well, and while there is nothing fairy tale about it, I feel it is more romantic and whimsical than it was before and I far more enjoy sitting out there now.

Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature. ~ Lynn Holland

Upon finding this quote I realized, this is exactly what I think. I believe in the beauty of nature. Dew drops on flower petals. Lacy leaves scattering sprinkled light onto the soft grass below. Mossy rocks and glittering streams. I love all of these things, I so enjoy nature and the gifts found there. I try to bring a bit of that into my life as much as possible. And if fairy magic sparkles in nature, and I bring nature to me, then just maybe I will be fortunate enough to encounter my own lil "fairy" tale.

Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly! ~ Author Unknown

Inspiration #11 - Polyvore is neat!

Find me on Polyvore

Here I picked a really cool site to share with you. This site is awesome because if you are a creative type this site allows you to express it, and if you aren't a creative type but want to make things it magically gives you ideas and inspiration. It also makes creating something cool really easy. The images above are what I created there and I've only belonged to the site for like 4 days! In any event, all you need is an idea, and if you don't have one, you can explore and see other things people have made, it's quite fun. Happy creating!