Yummy!

The Needleartnut Blog is stitching a cupcake for a bride. It's an original line drawn piece on sparkly gold and ecru canvas and I can't wait for this to develop. Pat's rotating her stitching pieces so you have to scroll down to May 30 to see the outline and the threads she is using. Today's posting shows the metal cupcake tin all done and the start of the icing. Looks like she is using a bargello stitch for the icing itself but I'm not 100% sure. It's a mystery what the top will look like right now.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/

(Speaking of bargello, you might be interested in six clever (and free!) bargello ornament designs from Althea DeBrul which will be briefly available on the Bargello Needlepoint website.)
http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/bargello-needlepoint-christmas-series/

If you are wild about stitching cupcakes, you need to take a peek at Raymond Crawford's over-the-top little cupcakes. Go to Designs, then choose Cakes.
http://www.raymondcrawford.com/

Pocket Full of Stitches is doing a monthly club of his stuff. Here's their page. It's a lot easier to see the stitches used here.
http://www.pfos.com/OtherClubs/Cupcakery/Cupcakery1.HTM

Danae Designs has a few cupcakes patterns also.
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/storedir/products.php?cat=139

If you just like the real thing, a friend who is a librarian told me about this blog, which has the most beautiful cupcakes you'll ever see. Let's here it for the little cakes!
http://cupcakeartists.blogspot.com/

Why am I hungry now...?

Jane/Chilly Hollow
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