My pal Natalie of Bake and Destroy asked if I’d want to sponsor a prize for this year’s SUGARSLAM III. How could I say no??

If you like baking AND professional wrestling, you need to check this out! Prizes! Fame! Fortune! And most important of all… RESPECT!

The contest starts NOW!

I know there are tons of creative bakers out there, so get on it! I wanna see some shiny, puffy, buttercream pectorals and lots of aggressive facial hair!

Here is the photo gallery from last year. I’m pretty into this tie-dye pie!

The official rules are posted here, and you have until July 20 to enter!!

If you’ve found this URL, you have found the secret new URL for my blog! Hello!

I am not announcing it quite yet, so anyone who is reading this is in like a super elite members-only club, but we won’t wear funny hats or perform scary rituals. Yet.

Here is also where I will “claim” this blog for Bloglovin. I’m new to Bloglovin and don’t know how many of you use it to read blogs, so here goes nothin’.

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Hey Guys,

Just checking in. Sorry for the blog-silence. There has been a lot of Yummy You! activity this week, plus I’m planning items for 2 events, one in June, one in July.

Also, it seems that people are still running into a lot of problems with weird re-directs and stuff on my website, so, I’m spending the next few days designing a basic new site to put up so we can clean out the bad one. The fridge is going bye-bye. I love it so much, but now is the time to simplify. Maybe at some point down the line, I can have someone help me create a fun little Flash game or something using the fridge art.

I have lots of fun giveaways (Twinkie Chan notebooks!) and photos to post, but I want to focus on cleaning up the website first.

Thanks for your patience!!!!

xo

p.s. Space Bibi says hi from her astronaut helmet. She got in an argument with my parents’ dog again. No stitches this time. Just some tiny staples. We’re thinking of getting a dog-trainer to help us deal with their issues with each other!

After seeing Kaylah/The Dainty Squid’s post on how to make your own scratch-off tickets, I knew I had to try it!

I’ve always struggled with whether or not to include little gifts/trinkets/freebies in the packages I send out. I like giving y’all a fun shopping experience, but I also don’t want stuff to go to waste that you would never eat/use. These scratcher tickets are a super cool idea, because you get to play a game, and maybe win a coupon code for your next purchase!

I tried to follow Kaylah’s instructions exactly. I used that acrylic craft paint that comes in a bottle and is kind of runny. I’d be curious to try it with acrylic artist/painter’s paint, since it seems thicker out of the tube. I put on 4 coats. It was hard to be patient!! I’d start-repainting too early and break the pudding-skin of my previous coat! Also, I just printed janky cards on regular old card stock, and the painter’s tape really ripped some of the paper up. I wouldn’t really recommend that route!

I was really excited when they actually worked though! They actually finally got dry, and the skin stopped breaking, and it all actually scratched off with a coin. Super fun!!

I made 16 of them, lost a couple due to the painter’s tape, and sent out the survivors in my last batch of Etsy packages. They ranged from “Oops, Try Again!” up to 30% off.

I still like the idea of including a game to win things, but I’m not sure I will go this super DIY route next time. I found it a bit too time-consuming for me personally, but I’ll be sure to stick with the idea and come up with something for you guys soon!

(p.s. beanieweenie is not a valid coupon code … hehe)

SHOP SHOP SHOP! SALE SALE SALE!

I think I got everything into the shop! Anything on sale is marked “sale.” 😉

New items include the Burger Scarf and also Cupcake Brooches. Past favorites include a few more marshmallow charm headbands, ice cream scoop hair clips, cupcake mitts, and strawberry rings….and a bunch of other stuff!