Faux Cupcakes Now Available!

We're super excited to announce that our faux cupcakes are now available online at www.bitofsugar.com

Cupcakes are $8 each, and we do have bulk pricing discounts available on orders of 20 or more.

Our cupcakes can be made into paperweights, photo holders, or hanging ornaments.  A couple of cupcakes sitting on a cake platter brightens up any desk! 

Faux cupcake photo holders

Super kawaii cupcake paperweight - I love pink strawberries!

Lemon colored cupcake base with grapefruit pink frosting.

"So what do I do with these cute little confections?" you ask?  Well here's just a short list of idea:

• Name card holders
• Favors for weddings, showers, graduation parties, birthday parties, etc.
• Paperweights
• Ornaments (we can make lightweight versions) - hang them from drawer knobs, door handles, Christmas tree, or your rear view mirror
• Decorate a platter of cupcakes on you coffee table, kitchen counter, desk, etc. - so pretty!
• Gift card holder (my favorite) - it's always nice to have a small gift to open :)
• Photo prop

Cotton Candy Chronicles - Part 1

This is the first post in a series called "Cotton Candy Chronicles."  It's meant to offer a glimpse into the crafting process and show how an idea turns into a (hopefully) sellable product. 

Cotton candy party favors created by Martha.  She's like Madonna - she doesn't need a last name.

For the past few months, I've been wanting to make miniature cotton candy pendants because cotton candy is the perfect food.  It's sugar + air and really, that's all you need to survive.  But how the heck do you turn a hard, dense substance (clay) into a puffy, fluffy, bundle of goodness?  This is the first step in the Bit of Sugar crafting process - brainstorming!  

Cotton Candy Brainstorming List:

- How do we replicate the texture of cotton candy?
- If we can get the texture right, will we still be able to secure a head or eye pin in it?
- How do we make it waterproof?
- Do we need to look for another medium other than clay?
- How do we make the stick?  If we use clay, will the stick be thick enough to handle wear and tear?
- The list is a lot longer, but we'll stop here.  It's pretty boring.

While googling/researching cotton candy, I came across this:

Scrumptious Delights Cotton Candy Twins.  Buy yours at http://schmancytoys.bigcartel.com

Poor monsters.  Can you imagine how sticky and miserable they must feel when the cotton candy gets stuck on their fur?  Ewww crunchy fur ewwwww.  I can't stand the feel of cotton candy on my face, hair, and fingers so I will only eat it nekkid in the shower.  I'm not weird, I'm clean . . .


3 down, 362 to go to goal

- Lei

Question of the day . . .

Do gummy bears stick together when they kiss?  

Yes, but only if the kiss is really hot!  Hahaha! Because gummy bears melt in heat, ya' know? Like when you leave a bag of gummy bears in your car on a hot day only to come back and find the bears have fused into a single blubbery mass . . . okay, nevermind.  Lame :)

Speaking of melting, we've got a little something that's sure to melt that someone special's heart - the "I Love You Beary, Beary Much!" key chain.  A limited number are available now on www.bitofsugar.com or www.etsy.com/bitofsugar   

Valentine's Day Gummy Bear Key Chain - only available until February 14th!

**MUAH**