New Christmas Ornaments

I finally finished my French Macaron ornaments and some Christmas Cookie ornaments. They're up on my Etsy shop. Oreo Cookie ornaments and mini Cupcake ornaments are also back for the holiday! ...so let's make another sweet Christmas! :)

How to ice cakes and cupcakes!

Whether icing real or fake cakes and cupcakes, the techniques in these videos are of great help!

S'mores Faux Cupcakes

...This is all for now! :)

S'mores Faux Cupcakes available at Etsy.com.

Miniature Cupcakes (Work In Progress)

If it's not that obvious ...yes, I'm obsessed with cupcakes. I'm currently working on miniature cupcakes both in 1:12 and 1:6 scale.

Here are some work-in-progress pics. I haven't iced them yet, though. I'm waiting for some miniatures plates that I ordered online. It's been over three weeks now since I purchased those plates, and I haven't received them yet. I'm crossing my fingers that they're just delayed (...super delayed) and not lost! :p

1:6 scale W.I.P.

1:6 scale W.I.P.

1:12 scale W.I.P

bottom diameter: 5mm top diameter: 7mm height: approx 4mm - 5mm

1:12 scale W.I.P

bottom diameter: 5mm top diameter: 7mm height: approx 4mm - 5mm

Girl Goumet Cupcake Maker

I brought my son to Toy Kingdom last weekend. As usual, upon stepping inside the store, he ran to the boys' section...and I, to the girls' side of the store. Yes, I still love toys.

While checking out the MyScene dolls, I glanced upon this shelf with boxes of pinks, browns (which are my favorite colors by the way). I walk towards the shelf to check out these products....and oh my, I was surprised to see boxes of cupcake makers. (They also have Ice Cream Sandwhich Makers!)


The packaging and colors alone are irrisistable. And to know that it'll help you make and decorate cupcakes, it makes me want to take out my credit card and ran to the nearest cashier. But I had to contain myself. I need to check out the internet first if this thing actually works. (I bought a few stuff already that didn't do what the packaging says it can/will do! hehe!)


The Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker includes: Cupcake Maker, Microwave container, Mixing Bowl, Cupcake Holder, 4 Cupcake mixes, 4 Frostings, 1 Pack of Sprinkles, 1 Spoon/Spreader, 4 Cupcake Cups, 4 Recipe Cards. All food made in the USA


Here's the link to the Girl Gourmet website: http://www.mygirlgourmet.com/


There's a video there that shows you how to use the Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker and Girl Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwhich Maker as well. It sure looks so much fun to use these cool toys. But I doubt that the cupcakes and cookies (...and even the frosting) that come in with the package will taste good. Their cupcake and cookie batter looks nasty to me. :p The lady in video doesn't look quite convincing that those cupcakes and ice cream sandwiches actually taste any good.

Well, I don't think all this will matter to little girls who will have fun playing with their Girl Gourmet toys. And as for me, I can just bake real cupcakes, make real frosting and use the Girl Gourmet as a fun tool to decorate my cuppies....if i ever get one! :)


And yes, I still want one! :p

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!

Finally........

.....I can now load Etsy on my PC. Yeeepeee!

I used to load it on a proxy server, but flash don't run with it though. But I thought that's ok than no Etsy at all. But now I don't load it on a proxy server, I can now load Etsy normally on my browser. My brother fixed my connection. I think it has something to do with our router.

See ya on Etsy!!!!

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