favorite friday: rachel's pictures

rachel is an incredible friend of mine. she has more energy than anyone i know and enough talents to keep her moving all the time- or so it seems to me. i tell her all the time if i was going to be a mom, i want to be a mom like her. one of her awesome talents is photography- i wish i could have her take all the pictures of my cupcakes! i have three favorites of the ones she has taken and that's what i am sharing this friday.
ps. she also makes a big sacrifice and takes all my practice cupcakes off my hands :)


i love the cupcake on its side, the tea pot in the back, how different it is from my usual pictures. this is one of my favorite of my cupcake pictures period. it makes me want to try different backgrounds for future cupcakes.

this one is from my first official order. it made me try different angles and close ups with all my following pictures. i don't have the camera to do the focus tricks but she still inspired me to look at my pictures with a little more flare :)

and this one is a favorite for its simpleness... shows off the cupcake from three angles. plus i love the part of the stand that is included.

when i attempt cupcakes decorated with hydrangeas i will be sure rachel and her camera are available and i have no doubt i will end up with another favorite, beautiful picture!

favorite friday: first post on cupcakes take the cake

for today's favorite friday, check out  my first post on "Cupcakes Take The Cake"! i was beyond excited, they feature everyone and everything about cupcakes. i can't believe that was more than a year ago. time flies when you are having frosting :)

http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-my-treat-by-janice.html

jordyn's birthday part 2

My friend, and Jordyn's mom's friend, Rachel lives right down the street from where the party was held and she just happens to be a wonderful photographer. She ever so nicely ran down and took some great shots of the art themed cupcakes for me. The first picture is my favorite!

jordyn's birthday part 1

Jordyn had her 10th birthday party at a place called Art Space Studio here in Charlotte where you can paint your own pottery. She wanted cupcakes that were art themed and gave me a copy of her handmade invitations - they had a stamped "J" surrounded by splashes of paint. I took that inspiration and created the following custom cupcakes: