..mad about..

Plaid! I am so digging some plaid right now. Apparently the rest of the world is too, because this pattern is popping up all over the place this season. I actually watched an episode of "Wow Wow Wubbzy" earlier today, and they visited a city where everything was plaid, lol.

LOVE this plaid dress and plaid coat..

Tell me how long getting these done would take?! But they're really cool!

Plaid boots for a rainy day? Yes, please!

This is a really neat way to do plaid on a cake without it being too busy..

And what about plaid bridesmaids' dresses?

These little plaid candy earrings are just adorable!

So what do you think, are you a plaid person? :)

*All photos courtesy of and linked to their respective owners*

..summer cuteness..

Found some really cute stuff for summer...

 

From Payless.com

 

From OldNavy.com

 

From Belk.com

And I can't talk about summer cuteness without showing you these two..

..rainy tuesday..

Woke up to showers this morning. We needed it, but now the sun is out and shining bright. I might just get to cut my grass today after all :)

Things have been crazy around here. I decided to take the plunge and go head first into the cake biz. I mean really put myself out there. Because of that, I've had phone call after phone call lately! I'm so not complaining. I'm already pretty much booked up for October. Which is awesome! :D I think I've also decided to have a table at the Fall Bridal Show which is in a month. I'm a little nervous about that though, for a few reasons..

1. The table fee is $400. Granted if I made just two orders from the show, I would make that money back.

2. There will be two other major cake tables there. Two businesses who have been around a long time, and until me (heh) they were pretty much your only choice for cake around here. I'll be the new kid on the block, and I don't know how well I will be received.

3. Since it has only been in this year that I've really focused on the business, I don't have tons of pictures to show. Silly me never thought to take pictures of all the cakes I've been doing the last FOUR years! But, I've told recent clients that I don't really like having a book, because I don't want them to feel limited by what they see. I am all about customization and individuality when it comes to designing a cake.

4. It's gonna be a LOT of work. I'll have to have at least 2 display cakes, plus enough petit fours to feed at least 500 people. Mom will help me, and she will also help me run the table but sheesh :D

So.. I'm about 97% sure I'm gonna do it. It just makes me nervous :D

On the swapping front, we have 16 people signed up so far for the 13 Days of Halloween Swap! Yay! And you can see we've gained a couple more prize sponsors too. And these sponsors are giving away some cute stuff! If we make it to 25 swappers, I'll add 2 more prizes. So go tell all your friends. Let them know they need to do this swap. It's gonna be fun :)

And I'm a loser and haven't done anything crafty lately, so I'll leave you with some fashion eye candy. I am in love with you, J. Crew..

All photos courtesy of jcrew.com