Goo Goo Gaga

There are some things that refuse to be ignored. Bills, pimples, and mothers are some. Lady Gaga is another. She's a music and pop culture icon. And she matches to the beat of her own drum, whether it be where her music is concerned, or her choice in clothing. She is known for her outrageous fashion choices. Wigs, face paint and outlandish hats are all well and good for Gaga, but they don't really translate well for the rest of us that live normal day to day lives. While my taste is on the opposite end of the spectrum, it is possible to draw inspiration from some of the things she wears.

 I love the bold pattern, and the splash of hot pink

 A little white dress is perfect for those hot summer days that are on their way.

 A floppy sunhat is another summer essential

 I love this greyish purple nail color, neutral enough to match any outfit

The meat dress was just wrong, on every level. The only thing this look should evoke is hunger.

Feel free to embrace your inner Gaga, because you were born this way baby!

xoxo

Prints Charming

As summer fast approaches, I've taken time to rearrange my closet, and swap out my winter cloths for warm weather apparel. I'm ditching my black, navy and grey, for fuchsia, orange and turquoise, and my solid colors for prints. Nothing says summer to me like colorful patterns in lightweight fabrics. There's something so festive and fun about a bright colored plaid, or a punchy floral print. Here's a little printed summer inspiration. 

 It's hard to tell in the picture, but this blouse has little lemons printed all over it. Lemonade anyone? 

 Usually I just feel sloppy whenever I'm wearing any kind of sweatshirt. But this draped polka dotted number still looks polished

 This deep coral color is probably my favorite for the summer

 I love a lace up sandal, especially in this red and white printed fabric

 Gorgeous hand painted bangle

 Not only is this a scarf, but it also has several strands of beads. 2 accessories in one!

The list wouldn't be complete without a cake. This is such a fun color palate for summer, and the damask-esque piped detail is just lovely

xoxo

Confessions

My name is Sasha, and I'm addicted to all things sweet. I blame it partly on my profession, but it's mostly due to my enormous sweet tooth. I've learned to control my addiction, by not bringing leftover cupcakes home, and not buying any kind of junk food at the grocery store. If it's not in the house, I can't eat it. This system works really well. Except for when I go home to visit my family. Which is two or three times a week. Let me just tell you, my Dad's walk in closet is not for keeping clothes, it's for stashing candy. It's got all the essentials, Hershey's milk chocolate bars with almonds, Milk Duds, licorice and M&M's. My personal favorite at the moment, Hershey Kisses with macadamia nuts. A little taste of heaven. It's not like a eat them by the handful, I'll snag a few here and there. But I realized that I had a real problem today when I went to style my hair. I was just doing my thing, teasing my hair a little, when lo and behold, what do I find tangled into bottom layers of my hair? A Hershey Kiss wrapper. In. My. Hair. And I thought to myself, this is absolutely ridiculous. So from now on, no more sugar for me. No more sneaking candy, and no more cupcakes at work. We'll see how long I can stay strong. Wish me luck!

P.S. Mom and Dad, if you're reading this, it wasn't me that left the Hershey Kisses wrappers all over the house. That was Justin, I swear. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Today there is a complete lack of Sunday Sweets. I was lazy and didn't have a chance to take pictures of any of the cakes I made. I made a really cute cake in the shape of a Tiffany box for Jen, one of my really good friends, and a Beauty and the Beast themed cake for a local fund raiser. But alas, I didn't get pictures of them. I did however get a picture of this cake

In case you couldn't tell, written on the martini glasses is "Happy 29th Birthday Dirty Girl". So classy. A sad representation of this weeks cakes. 

On a happier note, today is Mother's Day! I know that everyone thinks they have the best mom in the world, but I can honestly say that I do. My mum has always been the best example of service, faith and love, and I don't know what I would do without her. I love you Mum!

Wedding Bells

I just got home from work, another 13 hour day.. I have a feeling that this might be a trend for the summer. A bad trend, like parachute pants and shoulder pads. Speaking of bad trend, Marie Osmond re-married her ex-husband? And wore the same dress she donned the first time they got married. A little bizarre? I think so. 

But her hair has improved significantly. And good on her for still fitting into her original dress. In honor of Marie's big day, I thought I'd give you a sneak peak of the cake topper that I've been working on for a cake this weekend. 

Don't you just love weddings?

xoxo

Easy as Pie

I love dessert. I would eat it for every meal if my hips could get away with it. And one of the questions I get asked most often as a cake decorator, is if I ever get sick of cakes and cupcakes. And the answer is yes. There are times when I'd like nothing more than to throw a cake out the window, and hope that I never see another cupcake in my life. And then there's other days when I wake up in the morning and can't wait to get to work so I can scarf down a Chocolate Strawberry Swirl. Even though I have a somewhat love/hate relationship with cake, there is one thing I don't think I'll ever get sick of. Pie. Maybe it's because I don't get it very often, but give me a big slice of coconut cream smothered in whipped cream, and I'm yours. Pie has come a long way from it's humble beginnings. It's the showcase of birthday parties and weddings alike. Here's a little pie inspiration!

 I love this pie themed birthday party. Nothing more adorable than mini pies on a stick

When/if I ever get married, I'm really hoping my mom loves me enough to make me individual heart shaped pies with our initials on top for all of the guests lol. Fingers crossed!

A cake, in the shape of a pie... So sweet

Mini pies as a wedding favor 

Happy Tuesday!

xoxo

Sunday Sweets

Another week come and gone. This week was slower, which was completely refreshing after the total mad house it was last weekend. We also have another busy week to look forward to, since it's Mother's Day this coming weekend. Here are a few of this weeks cakes!

 I'm sure you're all getting sick of flowers and polka dots, but honestly they are still one of my favorites

This next cake has an interesting little story to go along. The lady that ordered it was having a royal wedding party. A fun idea, so I did my own fun little version of a royal wedding cake. Her party wasn't until the evening, but she wanted to pick the cake up at 10 am. I told her to make sure to keep it in a nice cool spot before the party, and off she went. At 5 o'clock we get an interesting phone call as we're closing up shop. It's the lady with the cake, and she says it's completely falling apart, and her party starts in an hour. At this point I am not impressed, my cakes do not fall apart. She swears up and down that she had it in her nice cold garage. So we go pick up the cake, bring it back and asses the situation. This lady is a filthy liar! Her cake was not kept cool, because the cake was completely melting. So I had 45 minutes to re-frost the cake, re fondant them, and re decorate. Not as well done, but pretty fantastic given the time crunch. This is the cake the first go around. Moral of the story, don't lie to your cake decorator, because they will know. And they will black list you.

 A lovely girl ordered this cake for her friend, who was turning 30

I didn't even know that kids still played with Pokemon!

Have a great rest of your weekend!

xoxo