For my little cupcake....

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I can hardly believe that my baby is turning 1 this weekend. Time has flown! We're throwing her a party at my parents' house and having lots of family over to celebrate. I'm most excited about making a cake and some cupcakes. I love baking and decorating but don't have much experience, so I'm hoping that having kids will give me an excuse to practice more!

I'm thinking a cute ladybug cake made from a round mixing bowl and a little pyrex prep bowl (for the head) with a bunch of these adorable sunflower cupcakes from the book Hello, Cupcake!. It should be very cute! For once I'm going to try to post pictures (and maybe even a video!) of the baking and the partying. Check back sometime next week to see what we did!

little girls are so much fun

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How cute is this birthday party? They called it a Pink Fairy Garden Party. The paper flowers are my favorite. I want to make some to hang above the crib in Emma's room.

ruffle cake

How cute is this ruffle cake from Martha Stewart? I'm going to store this idea away for Emma's first birthday. I'm thinking maybe a "ruffles & pearls" theme?

balloons and polka dots

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Since Emmaline is almost 8 months old (!), I've decided it's time to start gathering ideas for her first birthday.  I love this "balloons and polka dots" theme, maybe with some more girly details.

"Love is in the air"

 

 

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A dessert station to "fly" for ;)