Older Than Dirt Birthday Cake

Happy Monday!
I thought I would kick off the new week with a little birthday humor :)

Over the weekend one of my co-workers, who enjoys picking on me by the way,
celebrated his birthday.  John loves when I bring sweet treats to work, so I thought
I would make a special cake for his birthday and bring it to work today.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cupcakes & Free Printable

One of my friends was trying to put together a Diary of a Wimpy Kid birthday party for her son.
She wasn't having much luck finding party supplies with this theme and asked for my help.

I'm always up for a party challenge, especially when cupcakes are involved :)

I think they turned out pretty cute.

I used a 1 1/2 inch Marvy paper punch (from Michaels) to punch them out and attached them to a wooden toothpick.

Click here to download the cupcake toppers.
For personal use only please.

Linking to:
33 Shades of Green
Pint Size Baker Two Cup Tuesday
Trick or Treat Tuesday
Lil' Luna

Lollipop Bouquet

Like a lot of you, I have been trying to make healthier food choices for the new year and therefore, I have not been baking as much as I have been. Don't worry though, I'm sure I will be back at it again soon enough :) I've been putting my creativity to use by making crafts - they are fat free and so much fun! In addition to my recipe addiction, I also have a huge pile of craft ideas that I get from blogs, magazines, etc. I don't even remember where I saw this one, but I thought it was a great idea! My friend Jaclyn is the big 30 today, so I made this for her and delivered it to her office - I think she'll be surprised! I purchased the silver bucket from the Dollar Bin at Target a couple of months ago and the lollipops came from the Dollar Tree. I put floral foam in the bottom and covered it with confetti paper and then wrapped curling ribbon around most of the lollipops to make it prettier. I think it turned out pretty cute. Happy Birthday Jaclyn!!

Cupcakes for a Co-Worker's Birthday

Today we are celebrating the birthday of my co-worker, Dave. Dave has been on vacation for a couple of days, so I thought it would be fun to decorate his office a little and make him cupcakes on his special day. He was really surprised. I think the personalized cupcake toppers I made turned out cute don't you?