{Cupcake Monday} DIY Cupcake Stand Tutorial!

When Angela was planning Amelia's Milk & Cookies birthday party, she came across this tutorial for these adorable cupake stands on Joy's Hope and made them for the party! We knew we had to share it with you! How cute will your cupcakes look on these stands? Head over to Joy's Hope now to for detailed instructions on how to make your own!

Aren't they gorgeous in these bright colors?
Perfect for so many party themes!

View full details HERE!

{Cupcake Monday} Vintage Ruffle Cupcake Tutorial

Good morning from NYC! We made it here safe and sound and we are super excited to be here! We'll be updating you during our trip!

For today's Cupcake Monday, we have a fun tutorial for you! Jessica from Jessicakes made these adorable Vintage Ruffle Cupcakes and we knew you would love them! Head on over to her blog for the full tutorial! Her blog is full of fun stuff, so you might want to stay there for a while!

We hope you have a fantastic week, and we'll keep you posted as we take on the Big Apple!

{Cupcake Monday} Mini Cupcake Stand Tutorial!

Happy Monday everyone! We spotted these adorable Mini Cupcake Stands on HWTM made by Jessica at Modern Moments Designs, we knew we had to share with you! Super adorable and simple to make. Just the way we like crafty projects!

Here is what you need:

1. Mini 3″ Candle Sticks made by Lara Crafts $2.99 for a set of 4

2. 3.25″ Wooden Unfinished Circles $0.29 ea. at JoAnn’s Craft Store

3. Wood Glue (Any brand will do.)

4. Spray Paint (pick a color, any color), Rust-Oleum from Home Depot $3.44 a can

Jessica purchased the Mini Candle Sticks online from New Image Group. They carry this brand of wood at Michael’s and other craft stores, but her local Michael’s didn’t carry this particular item. Take one candle stick and one circle. With a little wood glue, place it around the rim of the candle stick and adhere the circle in the center. Just eyeballed them. You could take the time to measure them, but Jessica didn’t think that was necessary. Let them dry for 24 hours before you handle them. Jessica said that she dropped hers several times and they are all still in tackt. That wood glue is some serious stuff!

Then, Jessica spray painted hers {well, her hubby did}. He did four coats and used just over one can of spray paint. They are fairly covered. Jessica said there were a few areas that could use some extra paint, but she thought it made them look a little distressed and that was perfect.
Let them dry and enjoy!

Seriously, that’s it. So, for just over $1 each, Jessica made 20 adorable cupcake stands. You could adorn them with ribbon, add some fancy paint job, vinyl the tops, etc.

Get creative!
We would love to see photos if you make them!

{Cupcake Monday} Tweet Holiday Collection

Happy Cupcake Monday!  We hope you all had a fabulous Holiday weekend.  Take a look at these yummy cupcakes that one of our readers shared with us.

She made White Chocolate and Raspberry Mudcake with White Chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream and Chocolate Mudcake with Dark Chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream.  Can you say delicious??  And she said the Holiday Tweet Collection finished them off perfectly.  We agree.  Thank you for sharing Linda!

It's hard to believe it's the end of the year already!  How are you spending your last week of 2010?

{Cupcake Monday} Pretty Little Red Velvet Cupcake from The Coffee Shop!

I met my friend Jami at The Coffee Shop {Gilbert, AZ} last week for lunch and a cupcake, of course! This pretty delight was a holiday red velvet with cream cheese frosting! Naturally, I had to snap a photo before I devoured it! Yum!

The Coffee Shop won the Food Network series, Cupcake Wars last season!
Very cool to have a FAMOUS local shop!

{Cupcake Monday} Gorgeous Snowflake Cupcakes by Glorious Treats!

Could these cupcakes be any prettier?! Seriously!
I "met" Glory of Glorious Treats last year around this time when I was looking for inspiration for my best friend's daughter's Snowflake Party! I asked Glory permission to use the photo below in my inspiration board! Glory is such a talented baker and now party/baking blogger! I was so excited to see her new PINK snowflake cupcakes featured as part of her Vintage Pastel Dessert Table on Hostess with the Mostess last week, that I had to share with you today!

Not only does Glory bake up beautiful delights, but she also shares instructions, recipes and tips on how to make them yourself!

For more details, visit these posts by Glory:

Vintage Pastel Christmas

How to Make Royal Icing Snowflakes

Glory's Frosting Recipe

Glory's Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos with us, Glory!
I'm sure they taste as good as they look!
Happy Cupcake Monday, readers!

{Cupcake Monday & Surprise Giveaway} Adorable Felt Treats from Ooh La Lollipop!

UPDATE!!!!

We have a winner! 

COMMENT #154 - Sara Henderson
Sara said:  The Little Hostess in Training Kit is adorable and my little girl would love it!

Congrats Sara!!!  What a fun treat for your little girl! 
I will send you a quick email to give you the great news!

Hello everyone! We hope you had a great weekend. Today for Cupcake Monday, we thrilled to introduce you to Ooh La Lollipop! You may recognize the name from our Let It Snow post from last week! Or you may have spotted Brenda's gorgeous ad in our Holiday Gift Guide!

We first "met" Brenda of Ooh La Lollipop when she emailed us to see if she could use our free printable Mini Cake Bunting for a photo shoot of her Christmas items! We took one look at her shop and said absolutely! We knew you would love her and the adorable felt desserts and accessories that she sells in her Etsy shop.

Ooh La Lollipop also sells the fabulous fabric that Kim used in the backdrop for Kate's Fairy Garden Party! We constantly get asked where to find this fabric, and we are so happy to now have a definite source for it! You can find it in her shop here.

Wouldn't the little girl in your life just adore these?

We are excited to bring you a special Cupcake Monday Giveaway!

Ooh La Lollipop is offering a $75 shop credit just in time for the holidays!**

Here is how to enter:

1) Visit Ooh La Lollipop and tell us your favorite item.

2) Become a fan of Ooh La Lollipop on Facebook. Leave her some love!

Ooh La Lollipop is also offering a 10% discount to TomKat readers during the giveaway period! Just enter TOMKAT10 at checkout.

**Special notice about Christmas orders: To have in time for Christmas, your order must be placed by December 16 for custom orders or December 19 for items readily available in the shop.**

Winner will be chosen on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 11:00pm (MST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org.

{Cupcake Monday} The Savvy Moms Guide Display at Cupcake Camp!

Meet Bri & Amy of The Savvy Moms Guide! They recently participated in Cupcake Campe IE to support the Susan G. Komen foundation. I have been chatting with Bri for the last couple months about printables for their frequent "play date" photo shoots and I was happy to help them with this event! We made a few changes to our free Pink Ribbon printable party circles and these crafty mommas did a beautiful job displaying them at their booth!

Photography by Racz Photography

Cupcakes by Kolby Kakes

Tutu's and Aprons by Sweet Things Kids

Info about event: Bake It Pretty

Visit Bri & Amy's blog, The Savvy Moms Guide!

Here is their intro on the blog {how sweet!}:

Welcome to The Savvy Moms Guide. We are Bri and Amy 2 average moms who enjoy making the EveryDay SAVVY. We find ourselves starting this new adventure filled with ideas; some good, others great and many that are just plain silly. So here we sit, 2 girls putting our creativity out into the Blogging world in hopes that we may one day be featured on Amy Atlas, organize with Martha Stewart, or work with The TomKat Studio to style a party.


See why I love them?
Have a great week getting ready for Thanksgiving!!

XOXO,

Kim

{Cupcake Monday} Seriously Delicious Cupcakes from Modern Cupcake!

{photo by Laura Winslow Photography}

Happy Monday, friends!

Today for Cupcake Monday, I would like to introduce you to Jill from Modern Cupcake! She's the new kid in town baking up seriously DELICIOUS cupcakes here in Chandler, AZ. For all of you Phoenix locals, I'm sure you'll be hearing more about Modern Cupcake soon....rumors of YUMMY cupcakes spread fast! Sweet Jill contacted me a few weeks ago to introduce herself and offer up some samples. Never one to say no to cupcakes, I accepted and had her whip up these Vanilla Bean ones for my segment on Sonoran Living on Friday! I also had the luxury of tasting her Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting at the Believe Boutique last week! YUM.

{photo by laura winslow photography}

Jill seems like such a genuine person, and she's friends with my friend, Rebecca from Fresh Chick Designs...so she must be cool. Rebecca designed her adorable logo! I would love for you all to say a little prayer for Jill. She was telling me about a devastating car accident (not her fault) that happened right before she was ready to launch her company. She is extremely shaken up but with the encouragement of friends, she moving ahead with her new business. Keep moving forward, Jill! I would love for you to give her some encouragement and love on her Facebook page.

I love this photo. Isn't it awesome?
{photo by Mary Lessig}

{photo by Mary Lessig}

Check out the fabulous Modern Cupcake website!
Be prepared to drool!
Have a fabulous week, my sweet readers!

*A big thank you to Laura Winslow for the fabulous on set photos at Sonoran Living!*

{Cupcake Monday & Surprise Giveaway} Hand Stamped Cupcake Necklace from Angel Face Designs!

UPDATE!!

We have chosen a winner!

And that lucky person is..........

COMMENT #47 - Kristi!

She said: "I love the custom name necklace double disk."

I checked out her blog, and no wonder she loves this necklace....she's the mom to twins! 

So, congratulations Kristi!  Please email me at toni@thetomkatstudio.com to claim your prize!

We starting off November with a SURPRISE giveaway for Cupcake Monday!

Heather from Angel Face Designs has been a loyal follower and customer of The TomKat Studio for a very time. She is always leaving lovely comments on the blog and we love hearing from her! Heather is a mom to two young, beautiful girls and creates beautifully designed handstamped jewelry! She knows Kim's affection for cupcakes and recently sent her a sample of her Cupcake Connoisseur necklace! Kim loved it and thought it would be a perfect Cupcake Monday feature! Lucky for you, Heather wants to give one of our lucky readers one, too!

Here is how to enter:

1) Visit Angel Face Designs and leave us a comment about your favorite design.

2) Become a fan of Angel Face Designs on Facebook.

Winner will be drawn on Thursday, November 4 at 11:00 pm (MST). Any entries after this time will not be considered. Open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org.

Heather has also graciously offered a 10% discount to TomKat readers during the duration this giveaway! Just enter "tomkat" at checkout.
Perfect! Just in time to start your holiday shopping!

{Cupcake Monday} Adorable Candy Corn Cupcakes!

Happy Monday!
Eeekk! It's HALLOWEEN Week!
I spotted these adorable candy corn cupcakes this morning via Amy Atlas!
Created by The Curvy Carrot, find the recipe here!
Check out Amy's post full of Candy Corn dessert ideas!
It's fabulous!

Also, did you hear that Amy is publishing a dessert table book?!
Congratulations, Amy! We are ALL looking forward to it!

{Cupcake Monday} Halloween & Fall Cupcake Ideas!

{made and submitted by Julie}

Last night, as I was thinking about what to post today for Cupcake Monday, I decided to ask our Facebook Fans for ideas! Thank you all for your input! You came through with some beautiful and delicious ideas! There were too many great ones to choose from, so here's a little roundup of my favorites!

{from Stefanie via Sprinkles}

{sent from Lindsay via Country Living}

{from Lindsay via Martha Stewart}

{from Tanisha via Duncan Hines}

{made by Lynlee's Petite Cakes}

{made and submitted by Mira}

Let's not forget about my Halloween Glam cupcakes:

And the cupcakes that Glory made to showcase my Happy Halloween Collection:

Thank you ALL for sharing the wonderful ideas!

If you have more FALL inspired cupcakes, send them our way:

photos@thetomkatstudio.com

Have a fabulous week!

{Cupcake Monday} New Adorable Cupcake Shirts from Finley & Oliver!

Happy, Happy Cupcake Monday!

I happened upon these ADORABLE cupcake shirts yesterday while catching up on Facebook! Grace of Finley and Oliver designed these shirts for her boys (above) and Laura Winslow's kids to wear to the Cupcake Love-in Event yesterday. I missed the event due to traveling, but it was held here in Phoenix at the Hotel Valley Ho (one of my fave places!). I heard it was fabulous! I knew you would all love these shirts as much as I do, so I immediately asked Grace if I could feature them today on Cupcake Monday!

{laura's adorable little ones, photo courtesy of their mommy}

I first "met" Grace on Twitter last year and finally met her in person a few months ago at our Alice Inspired Photo Shoot! She designed the girls' tank tops and also the adorable outfit the boy model wore in the shoot! This local momma is seriously talented!

Connect with FINLEY & OLIVER:
Finley & Oliver Shop
Finley & Oliver Blog
Finley & Oliver on Facebook

Grace, the designer with her adorable son!

Photos courtesy of Laura Winslow Photography and Finley & Oliver

{Cupcake Monday} Fabulous Cupcake Boxes from Jules' Cupcakes!

Jules of Jules' Cupcakes and I met on Twitter! She had me design custom party circles for an event a few months back. She recently shared a link to her fabulous cupcake boxes with me and I fell in love! I had her send me a few samples to check them out and they are just too cute!

The large LULA box (holds 12 cupcakes) paired perfectly with the fabulous pink flower cupcakes by Decadent Delights from our photo shoot last weekend! (coming soon!) Jules offers the boxes in three sizes!

Check them out here!

I was smitten with these pink flower cupcakes that Melissa made.

Aren't they perfectly gorgeous?

Find these talented ladies here:

Jules' Cupcakes on Facebook (San Francisco, CA)

Decadent Delights on Facebook (Phoenix, AZ)

I hope you have a lovely week!