New Blog!

It's Official!! New Blog is Up!!! Come and Visit ME!!!!
www.mosaicqueen.typepad.com
xoxo!!!!
Michelle

AND MORE Cupcakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello, Hello, Hello!!! Yep, More Cupcakes! This group of Yummy Mosaic Confections can be found at Firefly Gallery in Paso Robles, California.
Remember way back when........when I said I was working on a new blog??? Well, I'm gonna share it with you this coming weekend! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm soooooo excited!!!!
See you then!! xoxo! Michelle

Today is My Birthday.....and more mosaics

Today is My Birthday!! lalalalalala!! Look at this YUMMY cake that I'm going to dive into tonight!!! I get one of these cakes every year for my birthday. Isn't it soooo COOL??!! It is a white chocolate with black raspberries and the best fondant frosting that I've ever tasted!
This is where I get the cakes. Tammie Coe is pretty well known around the valley. She even has a waiting list for her wedding cakes. She's a big supporter of the Arts and because she's an independent business, I try to support her as much as I can.
Here's my newest cake. It is on its way to Dori, owner of Dreaming Bear Designs Boutique in Iowa. Her store looks pretty fun and colorful, so I wanted to send a cake that would compliment her style.
These cupcakes and some cuppies (that I forgot to take a pic of) are also on their way to Dreaming Bear Designs. Again, lots of color for Dori.
Well, I still have cupcakes to finish for another order, so I'd better get to work. I'm about caught up, so I'm hoping that I will have some time to make some of the ideas that are trying to crack my head apart!!! Ha! I just referred to myself as a crack-head! It must be the new age! ;-)

Halloween Party part 7

The headhunter Cajun in his canoe. The fog machine was going off behind him and the alligator was on the other side of the walkway. It looks bright from the flash, but it was only lit by purple lights.
Drunkin Cajuns in the boat in the driveway.
My special Swamp Juice!!! Tasty, but dangerous! :-)
The scary walkway. It was hard to get a good pic in the dark.
My neighbor Janice's costume. She said that she got her mardi gras beads by showing these old lady boobs. I can't even tell you what happened when she removed these. Some people had way too much fun with them. I think it was the swamp juice. If you'd like to see more party pics, keep scrolling down.

Halloween Party part 6

Here's me and the hubby! We came as alligators!! The hats turned out really cool! I need to take a closer pic of them. I was wearing a swamp queen wig. I made these costumes 2 days before the party!!!
Here's what the entrace looked like in the day light.
And then at night! We had a fog machine at the end. My swamps didn't turn out too well, so we just put the gators in the pond and in the pool and across from the fog machine.
Here's a gator in the pool
We had these set up in the driveway. I forgot to take a pic of them set up. I was too busy getting ready for everyones arrival.

Halloween Party part 5

My sweet friend Annette
Ms. Lynda, the tarot card reader that I hired for the party. As you can see behind her, we set up a tent and added the sign.
My friend Paula
My friends Paula and Gail.....they took 2nd place in the Halloween costume contest.
New friend Angel

Halloween Party part 4

Friends Joe T. and his lovely wife Nora (she loved my Swamp Juice!)
My neighbors Janice and Dan. Her costume was a hoot!! I'll show another pic later.
My friend Kat........she was a lot of fun at the party!!
Friends, Mark and Shelly
Friends, Stephanie and Jerome

Halloween Party part 3

My friend and hairdresser, Vanessa
My friends, the Melo family
My friend Dan
My friend Ann and her hubby Mike

My hubby's co-worker Pete and his wife Jennifer

Halloween Party part 2

My friend Lori and her hubby Brit
My friend Brigitte (yep, that's how it's spelled)
My friend DeAnn and her hubby Bobby. I laughed so hard when I saw them, as they are the whitest people I know.
My hubby's co-worker Kritter and his wife (oops! can't remember her name!)
My hubby's co-worker Diane and her boyfriend (I don't even know his name)

Hallowen party pics part 1

Daughter #4 and #3 and some party attendees at the buffet table. We served gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice and appetizers and desserts.
The winners of our Halloween costume contest. They were crawfish!!!! Too FUNNY!!! They are voted on by their peers (other party attendees). Each year we give a trophy and a gift card to a restaurant.
Here's a pic from one side of the party
My friend Mary and her boyfriend Dan
My friend Ann
More to come.....

Halloween FUN!!!

This should be really FUN!!!!!!!!! I'm going to share my party pics!

Halloween Party Updates

Hey Everyone! Well, I'm still working like a crazy person trying to get ready for this party.......every year it's like this! :-) Anyway, I found 3 blow-up gators. One of them was the store display that they had to cut down from the ceiling to sell to me. It was the summer close-out clearance at the pool store, so I got them for only $5.95 each! Score!! Miss Emma, one of my pugs, decided that this was one cozy spot for her to get comfortable. We finally had to put the gator away, as she started digging on it like she does her bed when she's trying to fluff it up. No popping of the gators allowed Miss Emma!
Oooooooh! Scary!!!!!!!!!! This is one of the swamp pirates we made that is along the pathway that leads to the festivities.
We strung my husbands camo net above the walkway. I'm going to hang moss and snakes and whatever else I can think of from it.
This is on the patio. I think I'm going to put Frankie's head on a platter with chips. He plugs in and light comes from his mouth. My husband stuck that eyeball in his mouth. yuck!
Here's my hubby. We worked hard all weekend getting ready and we still have lots to do. The wind blew like crazy, which is not normal. I think it must be coming from California.......or could it be something haunting?????????? muahahahaha
More pics soon.

Halloween Party and a little orange

Well, what do you know.....my pics actually loaded today. I don't care, I'm still switching to Typepad. I'm waiting for pricing from the guru Heather on banner design.
Anyhooooooooooo, take a look at my crazy voodoo dolls. These went out with the invitations. My Halloween party is just around the corner and I'm scrambling around like a crazy person trying to get everything done. I have about a week and a half, so hopefully, I'll be able to pull it off. We are having a bayou theme this year, hence the voodoo dolls. We go all out! I'm even building swamps! Still looking for blow-up alligators......anyone?? Oh, and I I've got to find a tape with swamp sounds. I'll share more as it comes together.

Okay, I said no orange for Halloween this year, but silver and black pumpkins just wouldn't work in the yard. These are actually faux pumpkins, oh, and the sunflowers are faux too. It's still too warm to put real pumpkins out, as they would turn to mush quickly. Maybe next week. While everyone else in other states are starting to prepare for cold weather, we in Arizona are starting to head outside for cooler temps. It's when we start to plant our vegetable gardens and our spring gardens and we put in flowers and plant trees and winter grass AND we thank God that the 100 degree temps are gone! :-) This is a Potato Bush formed into a small tree. I have several of these in the yard. Some as bushes and some as trees. I love the small purple flowers on them and these plants LOVE the heat and do pretty well in the cold.....unless it freezes and then you have to cut them way back and baby them throughout the Spring.
I picked these Mums up at Lowes for only $15. What a wonderful burst of color! I can put them in the ground after they are done blooming and they'll come back again in the Spring and again in the Fall.

Well, that's all for now. I've got cupcake orders out the ying-yang and much to do for the party so I'd better get a move on.

Peace out! :-)