A Little Wakeup Assistance!

I have chronic insomnia and it almost impossible to drag me out of bed in the morning. I've tried all the tricks the experts tell you: have your coffee brewed and set on timer to  several minutes before you awake. Have fluffy mats on the floor and slippers to make your feet feel good. Have your healthy breakfast prepared the night before. Prewarm you bathroom, know what you are wearing, have the keys ready, etc, etc. 

But I suspect this little device might/could help:

A cupcake alarm clock?  *perk*  Would I wake to the wafting scents of vanilla and sugar and buttercream?  Well, apparently not on this version. Maybe the 4.0? But the sugary-sweet sayings will make one smile when getting out of bed and at the very least, who could chuck a perfectly lovely and pretty cupcake clock against a wall?? Not I. 

It's $22 at Exit 9 (facebook/twitter).

"Maybe a cupcake will help?" card on Etsy

These cute cupcake cards are being sold by KTF Designs on Etsy, who are also selling one of the 12 2012 cupcake calendars we highlighted. You can also find them on Facebook.

12 2012 cupcake calendars

It's almost 2012, and that means it's calendar time! Here are some calendars; I've linked to Amazon, though many are for sale also from Calendars.com, and a few are from Etsy.


Hello, Cupcake! calendar


Martha Stewart Cupcake calendar


Butterflies on cover


Dog cupcakes on cover


16-month calendar


Another 16-month calendar


recipe calendar


Paper Craft calendar


desk calendar

And 3 calendars from Etsy:

Cupcake stickers!

Found these glittery cupcake stickers and cupcake gift tags at a card shop in Portland, Maine. I bought extras of the stickers for holiday cards, and will be giving a few away on December 5th at our 7th anniversary party in NYC.

Muppets cake pops and Bakerella in a box: cake pops kit and notecards!

The latest ultra cute cake pops by the queen of cake pops herself, Bakerella, are these Muppets cake pops (click through for many more gorgeous images and find out how to make them).

Muppets cake pops by Bakerella, via Flickr

What else is new with Bakerella? Lots! In addition to her New York Times-bestselling cookbook Cake Pops, she's got two new items out for you to share your cake pop love. One is a cake pops kit, to make your cake popping easier, and one is cake pops notecards for, yes, snail mailing, which some of us still do (personally, I love getting cards in the mail, actually, anything in the mail except bills!). More great stocking stuffer ideas.

Stay warm this winter with this cupcake hat!

This kids cupcake hat is for sale at the shoe and clothing company that loves cupcakes, < Zappos, for the little cupcake fan in your life!

Play music on this cupcake guitar!

Yes, this is a cupcake guitar. It's selling for $950 on eBay Etsy! Custom made to your specifications by Paul Celentano. I wonder if anyone will buy it. WOW. Via Lilit Marcus (thanks!) and Nylon.







Details:

Materials:

Fret board:-- mapleBody:-------- mapleNeck:-------- maple / ipa

Total length. 36"Body 14" x 14"scale length 24"

All instruments are custom made and can be turned into almost any shape or size to fit any occasion.

Each instrument is hand made without the use of CNC .

Cupcake toothpicks are here!

Of course these cupcake toothpicks are for sale from Archie McPhee, makers of the most outrageous, delightful cupcake products you never knew you wanted! Who else would come up with these wacky ideas? They're $2.50 and the copy says:

Use these tasty, frosting flavored toothpicks to dislodge all of those cupcake sprinkles stuck in your teeth! Each 3" x 1-1/4" x 1/2" tin contains eighty toothpicks.

Cute cupcake apron

Cute cupcake apron for sale from Flirty Aprons. Thanks to my friend Christine for the tip!

Vanilla cupcake necklace, earrings and ornament

I am working on a Halloween cupcake wrapup post, and in the meantime, looking ahead to National Vanilla Cupcake Day (November 10th) and Thanksgiving (November 24th). We'll be doing special posts around both those holidays, so if you have anything related to them we should know about, email us at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com and we'll do our best to include it. Each of these products, the vanilla cupcake necklace, earrings and ornament, are by different sellers on Etsy. Click through on the photos below to be taken to the sales page.



vanilla cupcake necklace - details: "Tiny Enameled Vanilla Cupcake with Rainbow Sprinkles 3D Charm Necklace in Silver with a Delicate 18 Inch Silver Plated Cable Chain"

Charm measures 17x13mm.

Silver plated cable chain is 18". If you'd prefer a different length, shorter or longer, up to 30" just include a note during checkout!



vanilla cupcake earrings - details: "Handmade cupcakes made of polymer clay
Silver dragees and a sweet cherry sit on top of this dreamy vanilla cupcake
surgical steel earring hooks light weight and non toxic"



vanilla cupcake ornament - details:

Hand-sewn from felt and finished with pink ribbon. Delicately filled with polyester filling.

Approximate size (width x height x depth): 7.3 x 7.8 x 2.0cm / 2.9 x 3.1 x 0.8""

Hello Kitty cupcake notebook

Spotted this cute Hello Kitty cupcake notebook today at Barnes & Noble.

Cupcake luggage tag!

I bought this adorable cupcake luggage tag at gift shop of the the Scottsdale County Museum of Contemporary Art. $5. So fun!

Have Cupcakes Will Travel, Happiness is a Cupcake in My Belly and Love & Cupcakes greeting cards on Etsy

Boulder, Colorado bakery Tee & Cakes has relaunched their Etsy store, featuring, among other things, these 3 cupcake greeting cards and this adorable "I Dance for Cupcakes" onesie. Greeting cards cost $3-$3.50 and the onesie costs $10. For the latest on the delicious bakery, visit teeandcakes.com or their Facebook page.












They've also got Halloween cupcakes and pumpkin and mummy cake pops through October 31st! (This is from an older blog post, hence the coming soon, Halloween cupcakes should be on sale now.)

Cupcake false eyelashes on Etsy! Yes, really.

Just when you think you've seen every cupcake product out there comes...cupcake false eyelashes, for sale by Etsy seller Spirys for $15. WHOA. I'm speechless/in awe of these.



All of my eyelash jewelry is handmade with care. I use high quality glass beads and ultra fine beading wire. These false eyelashes are lightweight, flexible, and (best of all!) reusable. Why throw money away on other false eyelashes that will fall apart after only a few uses? My eyelash jewelry can be worn easily using regular eyelash adhesive. (Duo is my brand of choice; you can find it in most drug stores)

This listing is for a pair of custom eyelash jewelry. Please specify, either in a message to me or in the "note to seller" portion of the order page, what you would like your pair to look like. I have a wide selection of materials in stock at all times, and I can specially order things if need be. Feel free to contact me with any questions.