Faux Cupcakes as Business Card Holders

The faux cupcakes I have sold from my Etsy shop were used in various ways by my customers. They gave them out as gifts to friends. Used as decorations in their homes. Some used them in their shops to hold the prices for their items. Or used as displays to show the flavors of the real cupcakes they sell. Some ordered to hand them out as party favors for weddings and baby christenings or even birthdays. Others used them as place/name card holders in their table settings for their dinner parties.

Recently, a another happy customer sent me pictures on how she used the faux cupcakes she bought from me. She owned a cupcake shop! And she used the faux cupcakes to hold her business cards. She plans to leave these fake cupcakes with her business card in certain establishments as a marketing effort for her cupcake shop. It's a clever idea, don't you think?

For REAL and yummy cupcakes, please visit So Sweet Cupcake Boutique at www.sosweetonline.com!

And for fake ones that looks good enough to eat, you can always visit my ETSY shop www.creativeabubot.etsy.com.

PRESS: Romantic Homes Magazine April 2010 issue

Hello everyone! It's been a while since my last post. Among other things, I've been very busy with my work. My schedule is quite toxic and I have no days off, leaving me no time for crafting! :p

Anyways, I just want to share my excitement after seeing a couple of photos of my work in Romantic Homes Magazine. My work was credited in Romantic Homes Magazine April 2010. Yay! I only made it in the "Letters to the Editor" section. But what the heck! It's still is Romantic Homes Magazine after all.

Yummy Ornaments

We Filipinos are suckers for the Yuletide Season. As soon as it hits the "-BER" months in the calendar, we start celebrating Christmas. And it ends in January, after the day of the Three Kings! :)

Check out these yummy ornaments. These will add sweetness to your Christmas tree ....but are also great to sweeten your homes even if it's not Christmas! :)

Available on Etsy!

More Cupcakes...Faux, That Is! :p

New faux cupcakes are up on my Etsy shop ....including Butterscotch, Salted Caramel, Rocky Road, Strawberry Cheesecake, a whole bunch of Sprinkles and some Christmas ornaments and many more.

Most of these are just limited in stocks, so do check 'em out! :)

Appreciation Photos

It's been raining really hard for the past couple of weeks now. I believe that's what caused some interruptions on my internet connection. I failed to check my emails because I didn't have any internet connection the whole day yesterday. But today, the sun is back and so is my internet. And I'm very happy to receive some beautiful and lovely photos via email.

Marie Christine, a wonderful customer of mine from France, sent me a bunch of photos. Some of these photos are pictures of her garden. It's so beautiful it reminded of "The Secret Garden." How I wish I could smell those flowers and just run around the green grass barefooted! :) (click on the image to enlarge)


Along with her garden photos, she also also sent me photos of her table setting where she used the faux cupcakes I custom made for her. She setup a dinner outside on her terrace. She prepared her table, placing each faux cupcake near each plates. And using them as place card holders. (click on the images to enlarge)

(NOTE: all images used with permission of Marie Christine Estepa)

I'm so happy she was able to use them. And don't they look pretty? Even the cards she used are pretty...heck, her whole table setting is PRETTY! Yes, I love those plates and hand painted glasses, too...so chic! :)

Thanks again to Marie Christine for these lovely photos! :)

Those lovely cards Marie Christine used were handmade by Seasonal Delights. You may purchase her cards and tags (...and even have them custom made) at her Etsy shop.

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An eBay Seller is Using my Photos without Permission

I developed this habit of googling "faux cupcakes" just to see if my name would come up, or to see if there are people who blogs about my creation. I'm happy about the fact that there are a few who were nice enough to feature my creations on their blogs.

But just moments ago, after googling the words "faux cupcakes", I found this particular link

***FAUX CUPCAKES UNUSUAL AND UNIQUE PLACE SETTINGS*** on eBay ...

And for some unknown reason, my finger just clicked on it. And to my horror, there I saw the photo on my faux cupcake creations. This eBay seller stole my photo and using it as their own. I did not gave permission to use of this photo.

Those faux cupcakes were from the first faux cupcake batch I've made. I made them as samples for my customers who were looking for wedding favors. And those plates are still sitting on my moms cabinet! See my original images here!

And that's not the only photo this eBay Seller stole. Here's another one stolen from me, my faux cupcake ornaments....which this seller would like to call **VANILLA SCENTED FAUX CUPCAKE FAB GIFT OR FAVOUR**

View my original ornament images here.

I reckoned these photos were snatched from my Etsy shop, my Flickr account or on other people's blog which featured these items. I don't really mind people using my images for blogging purposes. In fact I appreciate it. But to steal them, claim and use as their own...I'd like to call that hitting below the belt.

I already contacted this seller reagrding this matter, but I'm still waiting for their reply. If they don't wish to reply, I expect them to remove not just my photos but all the other stolen photos as well....otherwise I'll report them directly to EBay.

There are other faux cupcakes being sold by this seller, on which the images they used are not their own. Please pay this eBay seller a visit, browse through their shop and if you recognize any images or know the original owner...please, please contact them about this atrocity.

Freshly Faked...Now Available!

Here are some of my freshly bakes...errr... fakes!

Now available on my Etsy shop.

Please feel free to visit my shop.

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Freshly Faked!

Here's a peek at my freshly faked cupcakes. These are just pics of my new faux cupcake bases, no frostings and decorations yet.

They look more realistic now, and comes in three flavors...errr...colors! LOL!

Butter, Red Velvet, and Dark Chocolate.

My New Faux Cupcakes, Coming Soon on my Etsy shop!

Back with a New Logo and a Clearance SALE!

Look up at my header, I got a new logo! Well, I lost my old files so I need to make a new one! :p But I'm quite happy with this one. I made it in just a couple of hours, because I need to get some stickers and tags done by my printer. And I got them already and they look fabulous! :)




And yes, I'm back from my hibernation and my Etsy Shop is now OPEN once more. Actually I wasn't on vacation. I was working (...really hard) during this whole time. I did a freelance gig for this local TV Network Company (I'm a VFX/Compositor artist by profession), and it rerquired my full concentration, time, and effort! :p I worked for 12 hours a day (or more), no day-off's, and always on call...which left me no time for crafting. But now, that my contract has ended, which means no job for me in the next couple of months, it's crafting fiesta for me!

I need some space for new stuff, so I'm having a Clearance Sale! Please visit my Etsy Shop!

Simple Cupcake Pedestal Tutorial

I made these simple but elegant cupcake pedestals this weekend. I made it to display my faux cupcakes...but of course you can use it for REAL cupcakes, too!

Materials:

1. plastic coasters - make sure they're thick and sturdy as these will be the base of your pedestal/s.
2. plastic saucers - make sure the size will fit a standard 3oz cupcake
3. Wilton 5" Grecian Pillars
4. clear epoxy adhesives (or you may also use a glue gun)
5. old newspapers
6. piece of old cloth or rug
7. quick drying spray paint (white)
8. gauze/face mask (for protection while spray painting)
9. pencil

Instructions:
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Step 01 - Make sure that the coasters, saucers and pillars are free from dirt and oil. Clean them by wiping with a piece of cloth or rug.


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Step 02 - Find a well ventilated place to do your spray painting. Line the floor with old newspapers. Place the plastic coasters and saucers on the newspaper, line them together with spaces apart. Don't forget to wear your mask!!! Now spray paint the top part first (according to paint instructions). Once the paint is dried, spray paint the bottom part. You may coat them a few times to cover them fully in white....that's if your coasters and saucers are of colors other than white.


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Step 03 - Once the paint has dried, you may attach the pillars. Position a pillar at the center of a coaster. You may mark this lightly with a pencil.


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Step 04 - Mix the clear epoxy adhesive according to packaging instructions...skip this step if you'll be using a glue gun (hot glue).


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Step 05 - Apply epoxy at the bottom of the pillars...or hot glue if you're using a glue gun.


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Step 06 - Press the pillar firmly on your marked coaster.


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Step 07 - Place the pillar upside down at the bottom of the saucer. Center it and mark it again with a pencil.


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Step 08 - Apply epoxy or hot glue at the top of the pillar.


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Step 09 - Press the pillar firmly down the marked bottom of the saucer.


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Step 10 - Do steps 03-09 on the rest of the coasters, saucers and pillars. When you're done at this stage, you can already use them, but....


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Step 11 - ...you may want spray paint them one last time. And don't forget to wear your mask!!!

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Voila! Whether for fake cupcakes or real cupcakes, these pedestals are perfect to display them!


You may also experiment on different spray paint colors...I tried chrome with this one!



Hot glue some huge and gorgeous artificial flowers at base of the pedestals and they make wonderful and elegant centerpieces!!!



Well, that's it for now...I hope you enjoyed my tutorial! :)

P.S. Those faux cupcakes are coming soon on my Etsy shop! ;)

I wanted to list my faux cupcakes...and I couldn't load Etsy!!! Arrrrgggg!!!!!

I've already finished taking pictures of my handcrafted faux cupcakes. I'm ready to list them on Etsy. Etsy is a great site for people who wants to sell their craft products. However, for some unknown reasons, I suddenly couldn't load Etsy.com both in Firefox and Explorer. I thought that it could be a firewall thing, and that it's blocking Etsy. But even though I turned off my firewall I still can't seem to load that web site. I searched the internet for what could possibly be the culprit. I found out that there are people who are experiencing the same problem...and not just on Etsy, but also on some other secure sites. Some says it might be viruses like Malware that's preventing me to open the site. I did ran a scan to check my computer for viruses and potential attacks, and it's clean. So to be sure, I even reformatted my computer! But the problem persists. Some says it has to do with random DNS ....which I have no idea about!!! For three days I longed to see Etsy. And it's killing me. I ended up listing my products on other sites like DaWanda and SilkFair (which is not a bad idea!....and DaWanda is a great site for crafters, too!).

And now is my day 4 without Etsy, and no reply from my ISP!

Last night, out of my frustration, I went out to surf the net in a cafe! So there, I get to list my stuff on Etsy. Yeeeey!!!!

I just hope my ISP would call me anytime soon and help me fix the problem. :p