Thank you Romence Gardens!

What a spectacular day for a Garden Party!

Once again, I had the privilege of having a booth to showcase my cupcakes at the Romence Gardens Garden Party. This year was especially enjoyable as they were celebrating their 75th year in business.  The sun was shining, the flowers were in full bloom, and the cupcakes were a huge success!  

When I had a brief minute, I was able to check out other local vendors who had booths, and I am amazed at the talent and vision of businesses in our Grand Rapids area.  Kudos to Romence for putting together such a fabulous event where the wonderful patrons can see what an amazing city we live in and realize how important it is to shop local!

Thank you all for visiting and I look forward to doing business with you soon!

Below I have listed some of the websites of stores that had booths at the Open House that I found interesting.

http://www.romencegardens.com

http://www.grandrivergrocery.com

*wonderful selection of wine, beer, cheese, specialty foods etc.

http://www.rowstercoffee.com

http://www.thegreenlifemarket.com

http://www.dogwoodfarm.net

*the best goat cheese ever!

http://www.sandmanns.com

http://www.localfirst.com

Happy First Birthday Charlotte!

The Birthday girl in her adorable little attire!

I made these sweet little cupcakes for Charlotte's first birthday. Coconut cupcakes with coconut cream cheese frosting and chocolate with pink butter cream were the choices and I think they are perfect for a little girls special day! I love the colors pink and brown together and the little flowers are precious for a little princess!

Happy First Birthday, Charlotte!

Enjoy your sweet treat!

Bowling at Lakeview Lanes!

This weekend we celebrated two of my three Boys birthdays at Lakeview Lanes in Douglas, MI. I finally had a chance to make cupcakes for my own family, ans I stuck with the theme of the day, and made little fondant bowling balls to decorate the Red Velvet cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. They were amazing, and I had enough to share with the awesome staff at the Lanes!

Happy 5th Birthday, Henry & 8th Birthday, Willem!

I love you!

Lock-Spoelhof Wedding

I recently had the honor of making the Cake Topper for my Sister's wedding. I was the Maid-of-Honor, so unfortunately, I had no time to make cupcakes for the Reception, but I did make the cake for the bride and groom to cut into.

I made the top look like the bouquets we Bridesmaids had and a simple vanilla Butter cream frosting with Strawberry filling was the flavor. It was fabulous!

The Day was perfect, the bride and groom were glowing, and I was privileged to be part of such an astounding day!

Congratulation's, Ryan and Rebekah!

SummerTime!

Like many families, one of our favorite vacations in the Summer is camping at one of many beautiful State Parks in Michigan. My kids love the beach, riding bikes, making campfires, and especially, making S'Mores!

I have created a S'mores cupcake that tastes very similar to the sweet treat created over the open fire! This little morsel is very popular with kids and grown-ups alike!

Literary Life Bookstore

Author Paula Nangle visited Literary Life Bookstore in Grand Rapids last night & I provided the cupcakes for the event!

Many showed up to hear her talk about her book, The Leper Compound, while enjoying delicious treats!

Between my sold out cakes and many of her books purchased, the night as a whole was quite a success. Thanks, LitLife, for letting me be part of your night!

http://www.literarylifebookstore.com/

At the Romence Gardens "Garden Party 2008". The gardens' annual event. This years theme was Backyard Parties. A beautiful day for a great event! I had lots of delicious samples for the guests and they were gone in no time!

Can't wait to make cupcakes for all the Showers, Tea Parties and the like in your gorgeous backyards!