The Happy Holiday Blog: it all started with a cupcake

I am a passionate person. When I believe in something I give it my whole heart- the word "slacker" does not exist in my vocabulary (except, of course, when it comes to exercise)...But that's besides the point. Every now and then I'll stumble upon something that inspires me, and when it hits me there's no turning back. It's over. Done. Might as well call it a day.

Inspiration comes to me in several different ways, but most of the time it falls in one of the following categories:
-Paper (invitations, stationery, or pretty much anything printed on paper)
-Clothing/Shoes (hence the totally amazing boots on my sidebar)
-Decorative Accessories (a vintage tea cart, for example, which has sent me into a tea party tailspin...this subject deserves it's own post-coming soon!)
-Photographs (all it takes is a gorgeous picture to spark a flame in my heart)

This weekend I was hit by the Mac Truck of inspiration. All of the aforementioned categories were smooshed together, resulting in a brainstorm of the most amazing birthday party on the planet. It all started with a cupcake.

Yes, a cupcake. Last week I designed a flier for a client that centered around a Valentine's Day Cupcake event. After browsing the internet for cupcake images I started salivating. Then it hit me. I've been living under a rock. Cupcakes are all the rage right now, and I didn't get the memo. Kinda like Bubba and Forrest Gump and the whole shrimp thing. You name it, they've got it. Cupcake towers, wedding cupcakes, cupcake parties, cupcake costumes, blogs about cupcakes, cupcake parlors, "cupcakeries", cupcake decorations...good grief I could go on and on.

This cupcake epiphany led to an intense desire to experience the madness. The answer was simple. With my daughter's 4th birthday approaching in April, I knew I was onto something. Within a few hours I had the whole event sketched in my head, planned to a T, cupcakes galore and all the fixins'.

Needless to say the past few days have been a blur. Between surfing the web for cupcake party ideas and visiting antique stores I have experienced inspiration at it's finest. I have dreamed of cupcakes and even sent my husband on a bakery run (for the kids...remember, I broke up with carbs 15 days ago...)

The spark has been lit and I'm a woman on a mission. Bring on the cupcakes.

I couldn't resist sharing a little bit of inspiration. I apologize now for publishing these images...you'll be amazed at how the craving for a cupcake will take over you almost instantly. Good luck with that :)