yessum, you read right - flufflife is 1 year old! well, fluff officially turned 1 year on may 4th! so i’m about 20 days behind in the birthday wishes, but it’s still may, right? and of course for this belated occasion, a cupcake to go with! a margarita cupcake, compliments of running with tweezers! mmm, i bet this cupcake tastes like a key lime pie!

how amazing it’s been keeping up with this little online sketch book of a blog! at least that’s what it’s felt like. i’ve been able to keep up with what inspires me and others, while enjoying the lovely everyday indulgences of the design world. i’ve met tons of fantastic artists & bloggers, and i have learned so much since i first started posting. i realized i have taken long breaks, short breaks and have blogged from interior design to pastries and cakes and i have enjoyed every minute of it!

especially on this saturday coming up! why? well, it’s native sun’s first annual earth day celebration! hey - nothing wrong with a little shameless plugging for my new job! there’ll be lots of scrumptious foodies, earth day goodies & many ways we can all learn to go green. come and enjoy!

it’s a miraaaaacle! by golly, it’s a new post! so here i am healthier & happier, with a new occupation in the midst. although, i know i posted here and there over the last month and a half, content has been more on the lighter side since around the first week of march. but since then, there have been a lot of positive & exciting changes. you know, some little things, some big, new projects, a new job, wedding plans moving along nicely! ok, so about the new job: i am officially as of tomorrow morning, an in-house graphic designer for native sun, natural food market and i couldn’t be more excited! thanks to karma and a friends’ help, i was able to land this amazing job. i’m a little nervous (but who isn’t when starting a new job!?) all i know is that it will be such a great experience and things can only get better from here on out, right? i mean, not only will i get to work in a super creative atmosphere with tons of talented people, but i will be able to learn more about organic food and be able to finally buy & use all organic baking ingredients in my cakes & pastries… yeah!

speaking of cakes & pastries, martha stewart recently had CUPCAKE WEEK! a few of my friends were kind enough to email me a link to the martha stewart site featuring the entries from the cutest cupcake contest. so if you missed out on cupcake week, take a look at some of these adorable & edible beauties here.

so what’s with the photo above? it’s a new piece, “tree drop”, i recently finished for my etsy shop along with a few other goodies!

well, before i sign off to get my wits about me before a busy workweek, i wanted to take a second to say thank you to all of you for staying tuned into flufflife and all of your nice & thoughtful comments. many, many thanks!

i’m sick today and have been for the last 3 days. someone make my throat better & give me my voice back!

hello, hello! indeed, i took a little break. one could definitely say that! but every now and then, we need a little time to ourselves, while dealing with the typical everyday crazinesses. but, i’m glad to be back and can’t wait to catch y’all up on what i’ve been doing/making/baking recently!

oh and check out these *sweet* illustrations from adam turman! my hubby posted on his work earlier last week. he has this amazing vintage, retro style and i am just so taken by his pin-up girl gigposters! my particular favorites? see above!

for those with a knack for green frothy beer, knee high green socks & 4-leaf clovers, this one’s for you…

happy st. pat’s!

mmmmmm, i loved this cupcake, (my friend mel, picked this up for me from turtle island market down the street, along with a perfect little lemon bar, which i devoured!)

so, today’s post is pretty much this right here. while this week has been crazy busy filled with good stuff, one factor has definitely left a damper on things. this being that levi is and has been really very sick for the last 2 weeks. poor guy has been through the ringer and back. so with everything else going on this week like freelance, cakebaking, working on pieces for my etsy store, preparing for a neighborhood garage sale & a wedding on saturday, i’ve been tending to a sick & sad man. so that being said, i will be taking a break from posts this week and will be back in full swing on monday.

fluffily yours,
m

p.s. thank you for all the sweet comments i received on the etsy store, not to mention a special thank you to joey of urban jacksonville for the thoughtful write up earlier this week!

as i am currently enjoying some piping hot vanilla white tea & a fresh grapefruit round, i just stumbled upon this thing called madewell?! this is a clothing line, by j.crew! i happen to be checking out hi+low this morning and saw her recent post about the above design project (”madewell musings”, a little newspaper-like publication/catalog) she did for them and from what i gather, this is the first issue. tell me about how they have some really beautiful articles of clothing? oooooooh - they are just saturated with color…

oh, the ever awesomeness of levi! for my bday he surprised me with the johnny cupcakes screenprint, “c’est si bon”, a cute french chef with a ’stache holding a cupcake. he also got me a wilton cake caddy for my upcoming classes… c’mon, it’s seafoam! how rad is that? babe, you’re the best there ever was.

so that’s it for this week. i’m looking forward to a relaxing day in st. augie for my birthday. as for the people who attempted the rain tonight by going to 5 pts, my hat is off to you. i was set to go, cupcakes in hand, rain or shine (unless there was a tsunami), but it seems that mother nature had made up her mind about tonight and that it was a no-go. oh well, what can you do right?

be good, xo

hello friends! without further ado… may i present to you the official etsy shop of flufflife! what do you think? this has been a little project of mine for some time now and i’m am sublimely happy to say it’s finally here, up & running. i really hope y’all enjoy visiting it; i’ll be gradually adding pieces as time goes on. i welcome any questions/comments, so feel free to dish ‘em out…

many thank you’s for everyone’s sweetness & support - it is much appreciated. enjoy!