Kate Spade Valentine Day Treats

Sweetheart showered me with gift on Valentine's Day.  It's a day where we usually don't make a big fuss.  If we do get gifts it's very low-key.   But this year Kate Spade happened to be having a 65% off sale on select items.  So naturally, I emailed the link to Sweetheart along with a picture of all the items that I would like.    I didn't mean for him to order everything on the list, just a few choice items.  I guess he figured at 65% off he could splurge.

I got three bangles, three sets of earnings, a charm bracelet and a ring.  

The charm bracelet was not part of the 65% but I really, really like monkeys so he picked that out on his own.  Boy, was I surprised when I opened the box!  The tag line on the series is "how charming" and that it is!  I just love it!

It's not your usual charm bracelet with links.  This one has beads with spacing in between so charms can be added.  I love stacking the bracelet with a bangle and my Kate Spade watch. 

Hello little monkey!

I also got the Hole Punch Spade Hinge Bangle in gold:

And the Take a Bow ring in gold:

And the Take a Bow studs in silver:

And in gold:

Also, the Knotted Rope Bangle in gold and an open hinge bracelet with a white spade:

He also bought me the matching Knotted Rope studs in gold.    I was touched by how sweet he was and how much he loved watching me squeal with excitement with every single box I opened!

A Cupcake Party

During a recent visit with my cousin she comes up with the idea of having a cupcake decorating "party".   She pulls out a cupcake decorating book and tells us that she wants to try the Cupcake High Heel.    My sister and I looked at her like she was a little crazy because we didn't think we would be able to pull it off.  It looked complicated.  It looked like work that should be left to the professionals.     But my sweet cousin had complete confidence in us.  We decided to have the party at my house in Phoenix.  Was I excited!  We set a date and assigned to-do tasks (for all the different ingredients that make up that little shoe)  and then got ready to have fun!
 
This was my cousin's shoe cupcake; it's a peep toe heel:

Is that not the cutest thing ever???

This is my second attempt at a shoe.   That's my cousin's hand, she took the piping bag from me when she realized I had zero skill.   She cleaned up my mess:

The shoe on the right is round one.   When we got to round two she was really getting the hang of it:

The shoe on the left is my 'round one' shoe.  It was a hot mess.   But we had SO much fun!   We laughed and laughed and then laughed some more!

I didn't take as many picture as I wanted to because my hands were full of icing during most of the process.   Not that it's supposed to be that way, I just figured out a way to get the icing all over me and anything I touched.   

Oh and my sister and my sweet grand niece stayed the night.   She is just the sweetest little girl in the world!  We had a such a good time, I miss her!   And she misses Grievous -- she kept saying "he's mine".   And she hugged him and followed him everywhere!   

We are already planning our second cupcake party.  Next on the agenda:  cupcake purses!