New Flower Hairpieces

I've been working on some new items for the shop. Here are my flower hairpieces. Some have feathers, some have netting, but they are all one of a kind. I kinda want to keep all of them...hope you like them!

 

Burlesque Festival!

This past weekend, I took Flamingo Cupcake Studios to the Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival. I was a vendor at the Burlesque Bizarre among some pretty amazing ladies.

There were burlesque performances on Friday and Saturday night at the lovely opera house. Watching the ladies perform was so inspiring. They had some great acts, lots of funny moments and even an on stage proposal! 

I sold lots of stuff and met some awesome new people. I'm missing Jim Thorpe already and I can't wait til next year!

The Closet Blog!

I am proud to report that my accessories from Flamingo Cupcake Studios have been blogged about again. This time on a blog called THE closet. Its a really fun blog about all things that I love: fashion, design, etc. You gotta check it out!!!

I probably won't get a chance to write on here as much right now being that the Burlesque Festival is coming up and I have so much last minute stuff to do! I am super excited and nervous especially about the weather...we're almost in April and we are still seeing a threat of snow??!!! I want some Spring weather already! 

For the time being, I will leave you with photos of some cupcakes I recently made for a friend who just had a little baby boy. They are very blue!

Style Rookie

Its always nice to hear how customers of mine find out about Flamingo Cupcake. I mean, I don't have the money to do advertising so word of mouth is really all I've got. A recent customer of mine said, 'Oh btw, I found out about you from Tavi on Style Rookie.' Honestly, I had no idea what she was talking about so of course I googled it and was pleasantly surprised. It turns out Tavi is one of my customers, too. She's a cute little thing who blogs about fashion, music, and one of my personal favs, Courtney Love. Here is a photo of her wearing one of my necklaces!

You need to check out her blog!

Appetite for Reduction

Lately I have been feeling a need for change. I would like to lose some extra pounds that I have tacked on over the years (maybe like 10-15) and just live a more healthful lifestyle in general. Its really not easy. Especially when you're like me who looooves cupcakes and sweets and all that is bad for you.

I am a huge fan of Bethenny Frankel...ya know, one of the Real Housewives from New York. I recently finished her book 'Naturally Thin' and couldn't get enough of her advice for looking at your eating habits in a whole different light. I loved it so much that I read her other book, 'Skinny Dish', which has the recipes in it. 

I'm super psyched because I just bought Isa Moskowitz's newest book, 'Appetite for Reduction'. Although I am not vegan, I am a big fan of her and her many cookbooks. This one intrigued me because all the recipes are between 200 and 400 calories. At first glance I found many recipes that looked delicious and things that I would actually make. Can't wait to get cooking!

 

They're here!

My custom business cards and buttons have arrived!!!

And just in time for my table at the Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival! I am so thrilled with how they turned out; even better than I imagined. A big thank you to PixelbyPixel for helping make my vision come to life! Anyone looking for inexpensive custom business cards, buttons, stickers, etc...you need to check them out!!!