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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Hey there Cupcake~& V-day Giveaway!













Keep Calm and Eat A Cupcake. Can I tell you how happy I was went this phrase appeared in the line of "Keep Calm" products? Super happy. I love cupcakes. Last year at our Funky Junk spring show I dreamed of having a cupcake booth; by the fall show we had Shanwna Leonard of Sweet B Cupcakes from Coeur d' Alene there with us, transforming my life with her maple/bacon cupcakes (among many others!). For Valentines Day I was determined to bake not only cookies, but cupcakes as well. Thank goodness I had a gluten-free mix on hand, and a frosting mix to boot. I like the Cravings Place allergy mixes and I really like the Betty Crocker line of gluten free mixes, it's just so nice to have cupcakes and cakes that don't fall or turn concave when they cool and are three steps to the oven.

Baking was the easy part, my frosting mix was frustrating. The mix I had to make things easier was toffee frosting, so the color ended up carmely, not very Valentines Day much to my dismay. All I had for Valentine-y food coloring late last night were neon colors; pink and purple, so I mixed and mixed but all I came up with was a very tired arm and a salmon/mauve color rather than the gorgeous, bright pink I dreamed of. No matter, everyone ate them happily, and I found some white frosting in the back of my fridge to redeem the last four cupcakes. My favorite tool for frosting cupcakes is a Cupcake Decorating tool from NordicWare that I picked up a couple of springs ago at the Coeur d' Alene Target. It has four tips, so I let my boys choose the design they want on their birthday cupcakes; for Valentines Day I used the large circle to make dots and curves. A few sprinkles and cupcake magic was complete!

I packaged up some of my extra cupcakes for friends and stuck a heart lolli in one of them to up the sugary sweetness. While doing that, I saw my collection of tin jello molds and decided they would be perfect for holding some of my Valentine treats. Now it's time to celebrate and deliver my messages and gifts of love, and it's time for a Funky Junk Hollie Valentine giveaway! I have three vintage valentines from my extensive collection: A 1910 "My Heart to Yours" valentine book of verses; a honeycomb stand up valentine "from Mother, 1929"; and an American Greeting Card in a cut out, stand up dolly shape from maybe the 50's. All you have to do is leave a comment, let me know you are a Funky Junk fan on Facebook and to get a double entry, follow my business partner's blog: http://www.funkyjunkjennifer.blogspot.com !!
Happy Valentines Day to all of my blog friends!
Love, love, love,
Hollie=)

13 comments:

  1. I'm a follower or your blog, facebook, and now Jennifer's Funky Junk Blog! We love Valentine's Day!

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  2. Thanks Alisa=)!! Love it too...I'll enter you=)
    Love
    Hollie

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  3. I'm a fan of you, your blog, your show, and CUPCAKESS!!

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  4. Hi Hollie...love the photos...the necklace looks sooo cute and just to let you in...I have some new cupcakes ones all ready to go just for Funky Junk in April...so excited!

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  5. How have I missed you??? I just became a follower - "liked" you on facebook and I will go to your partner's site right now!!! I will be back!!!

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  6. I am a huge fan as well! I also like you both on on FB I have posted you before on my Character Corner Creations FB site

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  7. So "Sweet"! I am always impressed with your Gluten free baking. Thank you for the Shout-out! I Love Cupcakes!

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  8. Thanks all!! I'll add you to the giveaway, which I forgot to put an end date to, so I'll say Wed. the 16th @ 9 p.m. Pacific Time... I'm a fan of yours too Miss Cary=)...Loved hearing from you Erin about your new pieces=)
    So so excited to meet you "MitchiesMom!!!" And Thanks so much "Ari Anna"...how super sweet! I"ll check out Character Corner Creations...Your so welcome, Jennifer!...Happy cupcaking everyone!! ~Hollie

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  9. Hey! We know you and love all that you do!! Hope to see you soon...some place warm for sa day of pampering...Thanks for visiting us, but how in the world did our Valentines Day Post end up on January 27th...I think its kinda funny!!
    Love your giveaways..you've inspired us to do a giveaway. Keep watching...we're dreaming up some surprises. XOX Glad & Celia

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  10. I am a total funkyjunk facebook fan and Jennifer fan as well (and Hollie fan too...) :)

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  11. Thanks for playing blog friends!! My random number generator (Mark, since I haven't figured out the techy stuff yet) wasn't really working out; so I just had him draw out of the entries...(so unprofessional, I know, but you can trust my husband=))
    The winner is:
    Ari Anna!!! Yea!! Congrats...email me @ joyharvesthollie@aol.com with your address info and I'll be mailing you your Funky Junk Valentines=)!!
    Love to you all,
    Hollie

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  12. Well my dear I think we were meant to meet and I am proud to call you my bloggy friend. I hate to have my picture taken so it was huge for us to take a family one and then actually like it for the world to see. Funny how I love who I am just not in pictures! I love the Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake too. I hope you have that framed somewhere. I need to get me one!

    xoxoxo

    Megan

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  13. =) Thank you for visiting again MIss Megan...it always fun to read you!!=)...My friend Jennifer actually made me a huge size glittery "Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake" sign for my office for my b-day...I now have that sign, a bookmark a necklace and will buy it whenever I see it in any form!! Happy day my fun friend!!
    Love
    Hollie

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Hey, aren't you sweet!