tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89933665129216036912024-02-22T09:35:03.409-08:00iSparkle CupcakesCassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-885426401850551522014-02-07T09:51:00.001-08:002014-02-11T04:28:42.816-08:00Glitterfied Celebration!!! Recipe, and DIY! ♥♥♥♥<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">February is filled with so much celebration! <br />My birthday, the anniversary of iSparkle Cupcakes, and Valentine's day!<br />I thought to celebrate I would share a little how-to for you to make for your Valentine! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="userContent">♥♥♥</span></b></span></i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Red Velvet cupcake stuffed <br />Chocolate dipped Strawberries! </b></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="userContent">♥♥♥</span></b></span></i><br />They are so fun, and easy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first thing you need to do is make up your favorite Red Velvet cupcakes!<br /><br />May it be that secret recipe from your grandma, or a quick box mix! <br />(I won't judge you for using a box mix, don't worry!) <br /><br />Or you can make it fun, and use this doctored up box mix! <br />Don't worry it's still easy!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge">1 Red Velvet Cake Mix
<br />1 box chocolate instant pudding mix
<br />4 eggs
<br />1/2 c. milk
<br />1/3 c. vegetable oil
<br />1 tsp. Almond extract<br />You add more Red Coloring too if you want it to be super red velvet! </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><br />Throw everything in a bowl, and mix it all up!<br />Scoop into cupcake pans, and bake 22mins at 325*</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>The other things you need are:</u></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="userContent"><br /></span></b></span></i></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">♥</span></span></i></span> a scissor (wash them!!)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><br />♥</span></span></i></span></span></span></span>♥</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Melting Chocolate like candy melts, <br />
I really like Ghirardelli! <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">♥</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">♥</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i>♥</i> Fresh Strawberries <br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">♥</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span 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to throw on them! <br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">♥</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span 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<span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><a href="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/4e29a0848deb11e381fb12efd60305df_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/4e29a0848deb11e381fb12efd60305df_8.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a><br />Step 1: Take your strawberry, and make a cut into it about half way up</span><br />
<span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge"><a href="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/4ecb3d428dee11e39ac712a693e082b8_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/4ecb3d428dee11e39ac712a693e082b8_8.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a> <br />Step 2: Brake off some of your Red Velvet cupcake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="ftalternatingbartextlarge">Step 3: Stuff as much Red Velvet cupcake into that strawberry as you'd like!!<br />A little or a lot! I say the more the merrier! </span><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/6d4daa028dee11e3b38c12720f3ba035_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/6d4daa028dee11e3b38c12720f3ba035_8.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a><br />Step 4: Melt your chocolate, now you can use any kind of melting chocolate you want.<br />I used white Chocolate because I think it pairs nicely with Red Velvet cake! But dark Chocolate would be just as yummy!<br />Make sure you melt it 30sec at a time stirring in between so your chocolate doesn't burn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After you melt it you're ready to dip your strawberries!!! <br /><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/9becebfc8dee11e3aee71284e9aa6fe5_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/9becebfc8dee11e3aee71284e9aa6fe5_8.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a><br />Then you can either set them each right into a pretty cupcake liner, <br />or onto parchment paper!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure you sprinkle them up before that chocolate dries!<br />And throw a little over your shoulder for good luck! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent">♥♥♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We even made these with the lovely <br />Hannah Anderson, on Sunrise Seven at 7am!!!<br />Tune in on Feb 9th to watch!!! </span></span> </div>
Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-66443773345369947272013-12-24T08:24:00.001-08:002013-12-24T09:26:16.236-08:00Merry Christmas!(DIY Snowmen oreos!)♥♥♥<div style="text-align: center;">
Christmas always seems to bring out the kid in me.</div>
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I think it shows in every cupcake swirl sitting in my case today.<br />
From a peanut butter reindeer frosting swirl on top of of Chocolate cupcake,<br />
to the silly Olaf cupcakes beside them! <br />
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Since I live in Wisconsin, and the weather here is crazy cold, <br />
I haven't been able to build a real snowman; so instead I sat inside in my nice cozy sweater, frosting covered yoga pants, and sparkle covered ugg boots, and made these! <br />
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Chocolate covered oreo snowmen!!! <br />
These are so easy peasy that I thought I'd show you *all* how to make them yourself! <br />
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Since I'm sure you all know how to dip oreos in chocolate I skipped that part!<br />
Or you can cheat, and buy the oreos already dipped in chocolate! <br />
Yes they make some already dipped in chocolate! <br />
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Here are my already dipped oreos ready to be snowmen!!! <br />
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Here are all the fun things you need! <br />
Besides the Chocolate covered oreos of course! <br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>1. Chocolate candy melts<br />2. Orange colored candy melts<br />3. a cup to melt chocolate in.<br />4. Red Heart sprinkles! (because sprinkles make everything more fun!)<br />5. A cakepop stick<br />6. a little plastic bag. (I used one that I put over finished cakepops)</b></span><br />
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First you melt a little bit of the chocolate in the cup! <br />
(Make sure you melt it 30sec. at a time so it doesn't burn!) <br />
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Then you dip your cakepop stick into the chocolate:<br />
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Then you just dab on some eyeballs! <br />
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Are your hands shaking yet? (: <br />
Taaaaaadaaaa! It's got eyes, and a mouth now!<br />
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Here is my army of Chocolate covered oreo cuteness!!! <br />
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Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-550419650902002802013-08-24T10:17:00.000-07:002013-08-24T10:17:33.935-07:00Icing Smiles. ♥♥♥<div style="text-align: center;">
I always feel like giving back is just something you should do.<br />
Even when you don't have a lot to give, it's the little things that really matter.</div>
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I honestly feel like I wouldn't be where I am today, <br />
if people didn't have that kind of giving generosity towards me! <br />
Even now everyday all of you give me something, you give me support, and hope by little facebook posts, even coming in here and just buying a cupcake. You all give me so much. </div>
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I had the chance to make a cake for a special little boy<br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"> celebrating the 1 year anniversary of his heart transplant! </span><br />
When I saw the post for it, I jumped at the chance to be able to do it! <br />
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It's not every day you get the chance to be apart of something like this. <br />
I couldn't believe people weren't lined up wanting to make him a cake. <br />
I can't even imagine what he went through, what his family had to go through. <br />
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This is the cake I made him, yes there are sparkles, yes that is a sparkly batman<br />
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<br />I hope I left a little sparkle on his lips after he ate the cake,<br /> because he sure left more then a little sparkle in my heart! </div>
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I have never felt so overwhelmed with cupcake love before! <br />
On my birthday when I walked into my store filled with balloons from people who love me! <br />
To all the people who gave me celebration hugs on my *one* year of being open! <br />
To the little cute things I randomly find wrote about my store in the <a href="http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/article/20130210/CWS04/302100007/Sweet-treats-will-make-mom-s-day">newspaper</a>. <br />
All the sparkly comments on my facebook page! <br />
To the perfectly worded nicest thing anyone has every wrote about my <a href="http://www.lifeatthecenterwi.com/food-friday-sparkly-confectionary-perfection-at-isparkle-cupcakes/">cupcakes</a>! <br />
All the new fun people I have been meeting, it is just this overwhelming feeling of happiness. <br />
It makes me want to twirl around, and throw glitter at everyone because I love you all! <br />
You're filling my heart with even more sparkly memories! <br />
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Thank you for making me feel like I am adding a little bit more sparkle to the world<br />
...one cupcake at a time!!!</div>
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Yes......It's true! Today marks one year of sparkling sparkles on your cupcakes! <br />The last year as been such an adventure! <br />Thousands, and thousands of cupcakes have gone out of my little store, and gone on to leave <br />that little speck of sparkle on your lips long after that cupcake is gone! </div>
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There is just something about a rainbow cupcake swirl with <br />sliver sparkles that just makes me happy. <br /><br />People always ask me: "Why cupcakes?" <br />Well because....there is just something about a little cupcake.<br />something special that just makes you happy. <br />It's like a warm hug from a friend you haven't seen in a while. <br />It's feeling like a kid again when you bite into your PB&J cupcake. <br />It's the dreamy frosting swirl on top that makes you feel like life isn't so bad. </div>
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Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-82895966737529545072012-11-06T08:39:00.002-08:002012-11-06T08:40:19.987-08:00It was a dozen, and a half cupcakes of fun! ♥ ♥ ♥<span class="userContent">♥ ♥ ♥ </span>I recently applied to be on cupcakes! I'm *crossing* my fingers they call me! <br />
Anyways....last Saturday I went down to Madison for the Iron Cupcake! <br />
It was a dozen, and a half cupcakes of fun! <span class="userContent">♥ ♥ ♥</span><br />
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On the way back, we got lost, and ended up stopping at culvers! <br />
I went in, and got food. I was wearing my "I heart iSparkle Cupcakes" t-shirt. <br />
This guy started asking me if this sparkly cupcakes place was real! I was like yes I own it! <br />
Then they wanted cupcakes...so of course I had to go get some of the left over cupcakes I made for iron cupcake, and share them! They were all so happy! They gave me hugs, and free ice cream, and said they would come visit, and they expect to see me on cupcake wars someday!<br />
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It made me so happy that my cupcakes made them all happy! <br />
It was like we were meant to get lost, and end up there! <br />
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I'm starting to think I need a little pink cupcake <br />mobile so I can bring sparkly cupcakes to everyone!!!<br /><br />
<span class="userContent">♥ ♥ ♥</span>I just had to share my little cupcake story with you all! <span class="userContent">♥ ♥ ♥</span>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-92150660379688566312012-09-09T19:42:00.001-07:002012-09-09T19:44:23.404-07:00dreams become reality...♥♥♥<div style="text-align: center;">
I strongly believe in dreaming big, and reaching for the stars.<br />
I think there are too many people out there that don't dream, that don't reach for the stars, that don't believe in themselves because of other people around them trying to bring them down. <br />
I've had someone tell me once that I shouldn't even own my own business because I'm too young. <br />
<b>I don't think you can be too young to live your life. </b><br />
<b>There isn't an age limit on dreams. <br />Everyday should be a grand adventure. </b></div>
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Everyone who is telling me that I can't do this, <br />
is just pushing me harder to prove them wrong. <br />
I do believe that I am proving them wrong everyday. <br />
I have so many other people who are supporting me, who love me, <br />
who believe in me, who know that I got this in the bag!<br />
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<b><i>I feel like I was meant to add a little sparkle <br />to the lives of everyone who comes into my bakery. </i></b><br />
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Just know that this little store in Wisconsin Rapids, <br />
is just the first step of my dream....<br />
I have big plans for my sparkly cupcakes, you just wait!<br />
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<b>“Life is short, live bold! Be heard, be you, dream big, take risks, don’t wait.” – <i>Misty Gibbs</i></b></div>
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It's the little things in life that make each day lovely.<br />
So take a bite, you only live once....<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">♥<span class="fcg"></span></span></div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-48716099944742600402012-06-23T07:24:00.000-07:002012-06-26T19:59:36.069-07:00Five hundred....& one! (:<div style="text-align: center;">
I woke up this morning with 501 likes on my iSparkle Cupcakes facebook page! <br />
I can't believe 501 people like my cupcakes(: That makes me so happy! <br />
Thank you all for supporting my cupcake dream!!! ((: <br />
You make it all worth getting up at 5:45am in the morning to come in, <br />
and bake yummy sparkly cupcakes!</div>
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It's been an exciting, and fun adventure these last couple of months. <br />
I can honestly tell you that I don't think there's a day that goes by that I don't leave here covered in sparkles, and frosting in my hair....all I need is a cherry on top(I need a cherry headband! hint hint!<3), and I'd look like a cupcake! </div>
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So...since I have over 500 fans on facebook...<br />
I think I promised you all a yummy sparkly cupcake giveaway...right? <br />
Unless you don't want a free cupcake(; <br />
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I'm not going to tell you what you'll win...<br />
It's going to be a surprise! <3<br />
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to enter go on to my facebook page<br />
(you must like it if you don't already)! <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Click the share button on this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=218919744872887&set=a.218919734872888.44204.192386580859537&type=3&theater" style="color: magenta;">picture!</a> <br />then come back here, tell me you shared it, <br />and what your favorite cupcake is! </span><br />
pretty easy(: <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I will pick a winner on July 10th! </span><br />
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p.s....you must be able to come pick it up at this <a href="http://cassiejoyy.blogspot.com/p/contact.html" style="color: magenta;">address</a><span style="color: magenta;">! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">when I hit 1000 likes on facebook I'll give something away <br />that can be mailed so everyone can enter even if you don't live around here(:<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><i>If commenting </i></span></span><span id="bc_0_2b+seedFasrD" kind="d"><i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><cite class="user">Anonymous PLEASE put your email address or I won't know who you are, and I can't put you in the drawing.</cite></span></i><span class="icon user"></span><span class="datetime secondary-text"></span></span></div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-29003720291265447292012-05-22T07:39:00.003-07:002012-05-22T07:41:38.708-07:00the tutu cupcake ♥♥<div style="text-align: center;">
When I got an email to make a cupcake that was <br />
pink, white, and sparkly for a girl on the day of her dance recital.......<br />
the first thing that came to mind was a tutu. <br />
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I wanted to somehow turn my cupcake into a sparkly pink ballerina. <br />
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With help from my lovely tutu designer<br />
(she makes all my sparkly tutus). <br />
This was created! ♥♥</div>
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A ballerina outfit for a cupcake! </div>
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With the pink, and sparkles! </div>
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We had such a lovely time making this together. </div>
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The cupcake was pink, and sparkly, with beautiful swirls of roses.</div>
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This cupcake was like a total represent of my cupcakery.</div>
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Pink, sparkly, and full of life. </div>
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Have you ever seen the movie despicable me? <br />With those little cute yellow guys, the minions! </div>
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This is how big he was compared to a normal cupcake!<br />He was so cute I almost didn't want to <br />give him to the people who ordered him! <br /><br />All my cupcakes are my little minions<br />being sent out into the world to make people happy!<br />♥♥♥</div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-1809618267438884882012-04-09T05:25:00.001-07:002012-04-09T19:03:24.149-07:00a glitterized Easter<div style="text-align: center;">
What do you remember about Easter when you were little? <br />
Decorating eggs? <br />
An Easter egg hunt?<br />
The Easter bunny? <br />
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I remember them all...<br />
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This year I still felt like a little kid who got to decorate eggs.<br />
Just with a slight change ♥</div>
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My egg decorating involved cupcakes....<br />
Not just any cupcakes...<br />
Fun pretty sparkly peep cupcake filled eggs.<br />
Yes, I baked cupcake inside of a real eggshell, and it was a fun sparkly adventure.<br />
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Of course the cupcake fun didn't stop there...<br />
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These lovelies were created in the late hours of the night for all of you to enjoy Easter morning.<br />
Maybe even a hidden Easter basket was filled with these sparkly cupcakes. ♥
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What is Easter without peeps, and chocolate? <br />
A chocolate cupcake turned into an Easter dream.<br />
With the grass, and the bunny peeping out at you.<br />
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It was an Easter dream of cupcakes. ♥<br />
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♥♥Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-24897544849283744422012-04-03T16:32:00.001-07:002012-04-03T16:32:09.027-07:00I love the people who come in my bakery!<div style="text-align: center;">
All the people who tell me good morning when I came into the mall at 6:30 in the morning! <br />All the people who wave through the window as I'm getting ready for the day.<br />The guy who came in today to show me the shirt he bought himself as an Easter present! <br />The lady who came in, and bought a cupcake for someone opening up their own salon...I even folded the money she was giving her into a shirt, and tried ribbon around it, and it looked like it had a bow tie! </div>
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<img border="0" height="320" src="http://distilleryimage1.instagram.com/a713bd9a7db411e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" width="320" /><br />I love the people who come in just to encourage me, and admire my cupcakes.<br />I love the guy who told me my cupcake was so good that if I wasn't married he would kiss me! It made me giggle. Good thing he didn't know that I'm not married(:<br />I love the cute older couple who came in, and said they were prying for me, and my business.<br />I love the random cupcake presents people bring me, just because.<br />I adore the lady who came in so excited because she wanted sparkly cupcakes at her wedding.<br />I love all the randomness that happens during my day. <br />I love that a guy let me put my cupcakes in his helicopter <br /><img border="0" height="320" src="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/01e180f87b4a11e1be6a12313820455d_7.jpg" width="320" /><br />You all mean so much more to me then you will ever know. <br />Thank you. ♥</div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-39504913840953090672012-03-14T18:19:00.001-07:002012-03-14T18:41:27.706-07:00one, two........♥<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Today is my Nephew Nathan's birthday.....</div>
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He is two years old today.</div>
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He love's my cupcakes. </div>
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His smile is contagious. ♥<br />
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Even when he's naughty.<br />
You can't help but laugh at him. </div>
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Future heart breaker...I mean really! look at those eyes!</div>
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I made him an Elmo cupcake for his birthday.</div>
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Someday he's going to either hate me for this tutu picture,</div>
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or laugh about it with me. ♥</div>
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I think the cutest thing ever was </div>
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when I went to Japan for 2 months...</div>
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he got so excited that his legs started moving before he did!</div>
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Then when I was unpacking he kept sitting in my suitcase like </div>
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he thought I was going to leave again, </div>
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and if I was he was coming with! </div>
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Happy Birthday to one of the silliest little boys I know, <br />
my life wouldn't be the same without you. <br />
I love you! ♥Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-87398092298854674432012-03-13T12:09:00.000-07:002012-03-13T15:30:37.449-07:00D.I.Y. Pot-O-Gold Cakepops!<div style="text-align: center;">
St. Patrick's day is coming up.....</div>
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Are you going to wear green? </div>
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Or if you're anything like me you'll be wearing a green sparkly tutu, </div>
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while eating a sparkly Pot-O-Gold cakepop.... </div>
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm....</div>
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Well...you must have good luck<br />
(did you find that lucky penny on the sidewalk...or maybe you're wearing your lucky socks today?) <br />
because I'm going to help you make your own Pot-O-Gold cakepops! </div>
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Bwahahahahahaha ♥ </div>
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Do you even know how to make cakepops? </div>
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I make mine a little different then those fancy schmancy cakepop makers. </div>
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I crumble up my already baked cake..or cupcakes. </div>
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I find it easier to crumble the cake when it's still a little hot. </div>
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Then...I add a teeny tiny bit of frosting. </div>
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It's better to start with a small amount because you can always add more if needed...<br />
but you can never take any out if you add too much! So start small(: <br />
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After all that........</div>
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Roll them into whatever size balls you want...because I have no idea how big you want your cakepops...so make them whatever size you want but I wouldn't go to big because then the stick might not hold it up, and it will fall over, and be a sad cakepop mess! ♥ </div>
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stick it into the cakeball about half way through.</div>
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you get to dip them into the Candy Melts..and make them into cakepops! </div>
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I found that it is a lot easier to dip the cakepops if you put your candy melts in a coffee mug!</div>
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Weird I know..my moms idea but it works really well because it's narrow, and deep.</div>
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After they dry....Then you get to dip them again!</div>
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But just the tops...this is how you get your gold sparkle to stick.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy St. Patrick's Day! </span></div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-59611765990232237152012-03-08T15:34:00.000-08:002012-03-08T15:43:00.110-08:00The Joy of Cupcake biz.<div style="text-align: center;">
It has it's ups, and downs...<br />
Right now my cute little cupcake business <br />
in the nice cozy mall in <br />
Wisconsin Rapids has been everything but down. </div>
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Yesterday I had a lady come in around noon, <br />
and cleared me out of cupcakes, <br />
I had to start baking more! </div>
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It was a bittersweet feeling. </div>
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I adore all my encouraging cupcake friends I have been making. </div>
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This little cupcake adventure has shown me who my real friends are. </div>
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The ones who support my dream, and are right there beside me wishing me the best of luck. </div>
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I'm so thankful for you all, for everyone who has been helping me. </div>
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For everyone who comes in here everyday, and buys my cupcakes. </div>
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For my parents, and my grandma, and my sister, </div>
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and my boyfriend(who loves me even if <br />
I have frosting in my hair, and glitter on my face...he told me so), </div>
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and Kristy, and Kat for helping me in the kitchen...<br />
if you didn't know Kat makes amazing cheesecake. </div>
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And that was totally a run on sentence! </div>
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I have big dreams for my cupcakes. </div>
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I'm not going to let anyone stand in the way of my dreams. </div>
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Sometimes you just have to reach for the stars, <br />and have the guts to grab them! </div>
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xoxo</div>
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I'm my own person, with my own dreams, and you'll sometimes find me baking cupcakes in my cupcake fairy tutu. I like glitter, and sparkly things. Im enjoying life in my own little world where mean people don't matter, and everything is covered in glitter, and frosting. & your real friends are the ones who support you, and your dreams, and give you big warm hugs when your sad(:<br />
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I'm living the life(: <br />
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Oh the craziness that was brought on this <br />day in the land of iSparkle Cupcakes. ♥</div>
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Since it was valentines day my mom stayed at my cupcakery so that I could run to stevens point to get an iPhone, and to have lunch with my boyfriend. Well....I don't think I was at the sprint store more than a half hour, and I get a text message from my sister(Julie) saying that I only had ten cupcakes left..Shes my sister so I thought she was joking...then I call my other sister(Felicia) and she tells me the same thing, so I still think there messing with me, and my mom wasn't answering her phone so my boyfriend and I just went to lunch, then she call me finally and said it was true and by now there weren't any cupcakes left so we ate as fast as we could so I could go back and make more cupcakes, and people were pretty much buying them faster than I could make them. </div>
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I ended up selling over 300 cupcakes in one day. </div>
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All in all I ended up having a splendid Valentine's Day. ♥ </div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-69089922391134461252011-12-01T12:32:00.001-08:002012-04-13T15:31:57.725-07:00smells like Christmas spirit!<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday my house was filled with yummy smells that reminded me of nothing less than the fact that it's almost Christmas, & I have yet to make a dent in all the Christmas shopping I need to do... </div>
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Of course I was baking away at my three new Christmas cupcakes, that were just as yummy as they smelled. </div>
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I'm even in such a giving mood, <br />
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<u><b>Eggnog cupcakes </b></u></div>
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♥ 1 1/4 cup cake flour<br />
♥ 3/4 teaspoon baking powder <br />
♥ 1/4 teaspoon baking soda <br />
♥ 1/4 teaspoon salt <br />
♥ 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature <br />
♥ 3/4 cup sugar <br />
♥ 1 large egg, room temperature<br />
♥ 1 large egg yolk, room temperature <br />
♥ 1 tablespoon vegetable oil <br />
♥ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract <br />
♥ 2/3 cup eggnog, room temperature<br />
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.<br />
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Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium-size bowl and set aside.<br />
In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.<br />
On low speed add the egg and yolk one at a time. <br />
Beat in oil and vanilla until incorporated. <br />
Gradually and add the flour mixture and eggnog, alternating between the 2, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.<br />
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Distribute all of the batter evenly between the 12 baking cups. <br />
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You can frost them with whatever frosting you want to, but I frosted mine with a cream cheese frosting with 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg added to it (:</div>
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Well let the Christmas countdown begin! </div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-32007116001968230202011-11-22T09:59:00.001-08:002011-11-24T06:29:09.005-08:00V.I.T.C. ♥<div style="text-align: center;">
A lovely little girl named Hallie not only asked me to go with her to
V.I.P. day at her school, but she also asked me to make her
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TURKEY CUPCAKES! </div>
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I like to call these cupcakes V.I.T.C. VERY important turkey
cupcakes. Because the turkeys must be pretty important if they get to be
covered in glitter, right? When I was finished making them even I was
covered in glitter! I felt like a fairy, a cupcake fairy ♥ who
should be able to fly; fly far, far away to a land of cupcakes, and all
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I think they turned out adorable! ♥</div>
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All the kids at Hallie's school didn't want to eat them because they were too pretty! </div>
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Ooooh!<br />
I even....<br />
PUT ONE ON A STICK.<br />
Like a cakepop! <br />
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A TURKEYPOP! (:</div>
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The little boy who I gave it to, his mom told me that <br />
he ate the head off, and laughed evilly! bwahahahaha ♥</div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-73486425867032605012011-11-11T22:58:00.001-08:002011-11-12T13:49:10.226-08:00home sweet home!My Japan adventure ended with goodbye hugs, and kisses at the airport, and my last toffee nut frappachino from starbucks, and me waiting to board my 12 hour flight to Chicago where I sat next to the most untalkative guy ever in the airplane, then on my connecting flight I had a lovely flight attendant named Louise who didn't know how to say wausau...now I'm sitting in my bedroom in the small town in Wisconsin that I live in, at almost two in the morning not being able to sleep because my body is still on Japan time, and thinks it's the middle of the afternoon; so what else is a girl to do then blog? Though maybe since I can't sleep I should clean up my room since everything is everywhere, and maybe it will tire me out!<br />
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In Japan they have this amazing bread with this like sweet bean stuff in the middle, oh my gosh it is so good! It's called anpan bread. Well they also have this cartoon called Anpanman, and it's like this super hero guy whose head is made out of anpan bread...anyways...they have an Anpanman Museum in yokohama, which isn't that far of a drive from where I am, and you can go there, and get anpan bread that looks like Anpanman! & guess who went there today, and got some? Yep I did. (&, Chiho, Ken, & Kayla)<span style="font-size: x-small;">♥ </span></div>
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took yesterday, because I really like it. <br />
I go home in 12 days ♥ <br />
I can't wait to see everyone! </div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan35.2813412 139.672200535.1778732 139.514272 35.3848092 139.830129tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993366512921603691.post-12233070505002082412011-10-17T03:37:00.000-07:002011-10-17T15:07:32.981-07:00ghibli museum... (:<div style="text-align: left;">
If you've never heard of it, <a href="http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/">heres</a> a link to the website. </div>
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I would show you some pictures, but you aren't allowed to take pictures inside the building ): </div>
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But I will show you a few of the things I bought (:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's peeking out of my shopping bag (:</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totoro! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pink totoro pin ♥</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I bought a few other things too, but you don't get to see them. Maybe when I get back to Wisconsin, I will do a post with everything I bought while I was in Japan (: but for now this is all you get.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">For all my Japan pictures go <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassiejoy-/sets/72157627866811606/">here</a> (: </span></b></div>Cassie Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072585973658925657noreply@blogger.com0