I've been naughty :)

Let it snow

This year is the first year my 3 year old daughter has asked for specific things for Christmas. The first of which was snow. We live in Texas why of all things does she have to ask for what I have no control over and which is least likely to happen? It was very cute. I just don't know if I can deliver. I put it on my list for Santa please bring snow for the little one. I doubt it will be a white Christmas but maybe we will have some flurry's by the end of the winter if we are lucky. The other thing she has requested from Santa (who she says is also going to bring me presents yippee) is a pink piano. Which Amazon daddy and I can work with just a little easier.

This weekend was one of those weekends. Everything was so busy it did not seem like much of a weekend at all. I had special orders, my nieces birthday and the cake above. Not to mention a toddler who did not want me to sleep a wink last night. I guess the saying goes all is well that ends well. Now I am off to make more cupcake beads for my Etsy store. The weather here is nice, but a cold front is suppose to come in later this week. So I have to make haste and do what I can before the garage it too cold. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Cheers Rachel

Happy Birthday Dana

Dan watching the oven
Originally uploaded by Fancy Pants Designs

Today is my nieces 17th Birthday. Time flies she is the sweetest thing and has one of the biggest hearts of any one I know. Is been a joy watching her grow up. Here's to you Dan. I love you!!!! Have a wonderful day.

Bad blogger

Yep thats me. I am sorry if I had any readers you probally stopped reading by now. =) I have uploaded lots of cakes and cupcakes to my Etsy site. My good friend Melissa launched her site this week also check her site out here. She has the coolest things in her store.

http://melissajlee.etsy.com

Sweet Sweet Cuppie Cake

Sweet Sweet Cuppie Cake
Originally uploaded by Fancy Pants Designs

Coming soon to the Sugar Toppers store cupcake pendants and necklaces. I have a few more supplies coming in the mail but once they are here these will be up for sale with and without sterling silver ball chains.

Good Witch

As a child my mom always made our costumes. She would probably disown me from the family if I went to the store and bought one. Nothing against people who do of course but its just a family tradition. This year is a big year for my daughter she got to pick what she wanted to be for Halloween she said a few things a few different times but what she ended up sticking with was a good witch. I have decided to ban the bad witches for a few more years so it's a good thing she is asking to be a good one. It was very sweet she asked Mam-ma are you going to be a Good Witch too? and then she asked her dad Dad-da are you going to be a Good Witch? I have always been a procrastinator so this weekend I will be wrapping up the costume. I have already made and remade the pink skirt with yards and yards of pink tulle. I just need a top and probably a shall just in case it's cold. Wish me luck.

Exciting Week for Sugar Toppers

This week has been exciting. Sugar Toppers has been on two different blogs Earthenwood Studios and Cupcakes take the Cake. Call me lazy but a lot of time when I go to my blog I just go to Google and type in sugar toppers then find a post and log in from there. So while at work today it was a complete surprise to see a post about my Sugar Toppers on Cupcakes Take the Cake. Thank you very much ladies for making my day. In addition I got beads in the mail yesterday and today. Words can not express how cool the ceramic beads over at Earthenwood Studios are. Melanie snuck in some sweet cupcake beads and the coolest little ceramic air freshener with my Halloween stash. I adore them all. So all you cupcake lovers run don't walk to her site and check out her line of snack beads. I will have to post pictures later this week. Tonight I would like to draw your attention to the lovely photo on the left soon to be the next topper addition to my Etsy store.

Lucky be a Lady

It turns out I have had quite the string of luck lately. And let me tell you I rarely win anything. I won a pair of Halloween earrings from Melissa Lee, last months Art Bead Scene challenge and now this lovely stash of beads from the super talented Melanie of Earthenwood Studios. She is an amazingly talented ceramic bead artist. I can not tell you how long I have lusted after her cute little beads. You can check out her on line store here. http://www.earthenwoodstudio.com

Etsy Store

The boxes are in. I repeat the boxes are now in. LOL I have no excuse to procrastinate. I just posted two items to my Etsy shop Sugar Toppers. And when I get done posting this I am going back to post more. Here goes nothing gulp. Thanks to all the positive feedback from my family friends and the sweet ladies on the flickr groups I am taking the leap. I talk like it's a huge jump tons of people have Etsy stores heck this is my second one. I guess for some reason this one is more personal to me I have more invested in it and want it to do really well so all those hopers and wishers send one out for me.

http://www.sugartoppers.etsy.com/

Bumps in the road

This week I have been patiently waiting for the awaited boxes to come in. Tonight I started thinking I never received an order confirmation. So I decided to call the box company and its official the order never went though. So I replaced my order or should I say I placed my order for the first time tonight. But the good news is the company is based out of my state they will ship out tomorrow and be here by Friday. I have almost completed my first order of sugar toppers. They are for the sweetest little girls first birthday. Thanks for being my first customer Princess Grace I really hope you like your toppers. Sorry about the bad photo I will shoot another when they are all set to box up and go.

"Make yourself comfortable"

"Make yourself comfortable"
Originally uploaded by jessilynn

This wonderful original illustration is from Jessilynn she designed my art work for my new etsy store. She is completly talented and super sweet check out her blog or her etsy store.

http://sparksfly-art.blogspot.com
http://www.SparksFly.etsy.com

Well the boxes are officially ordered. Yipee this is exciting yet scary at the same time. I picked up some super cute filler for my boxes also. That people can resuse for thier own projects or packages at home if they want. I will post photos once they come in later this week. This weekend I was able to get my toppers photographed and posted to my flickr site. Check them out here.

http://flickr.com/photos/fancypantsbeads/

How to Sugar Top

Getting closer

Sometimes it feels like I am working and working on opening up my store but not getting any closer. I work during the day a full time Job then come home to a lively 3 year old. So daily I try to squeeze as much production time into Sugar Toppers as I can. With mini production goals to get me one step closer to my ultimate goal of world domination. I will order my boxes at the end off this week. Who would have thought boxes would be such a hard item to decide on colors shapes, outside boxes FDA food safe. I ended up going with ones that I think will hold my product the best and keep them safe and sound. And I found these super cool indestructible outside shipping boxes that can hold up to 200lbs on top of them. So the the sugar can stay safe and sound inside.

Cupcake Beads

When I am not making sugar toppers for my up and coming etsy store I make lampwork beads। Here is the detail of a piece I posted in the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge when beads collide Check the blog out the blog here.
http://www.artbeadscene.blogspot.com/

Cupcake Hat

My lovely and talented mom made this for my daughter। Thanks Mom she loves it!!!

Breakfast at Tiffanys

It's been a while since I've posted all is well. Still working on getting the recipe right. Jessilynn has agreed to help me with the deisgn for my shop yipee!!! Check out her etsy shop here.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=49852

So Many Swirls

My Niece Dana stayed the weekend this weekend we stayed up late and played cupcakery. I had grand plans to make lots of samples but ended up spending lots of time on this one. Brown and Tiffany blue fondant on top of a vanilla cupcake.

Martini Topper

Martini
Originally uploaded by Fancy Pants Designs

Thirsty? I made this topper in mind thinking a set of these would be great for a swanky cocktail party. I have more themes in mind that will work perfect with this little olive look for it later this week.

Neapolitan & Blue Belles

Neapolitan & Blue Belles
Originally uploaded by Fancy Pants Designs

I made these last weekend, after lots and lots of fondant rolling and color combinations. I came up with these. I was really happy with them. Look for more Sugar Toppers soon.