Jamba Day

Today was a Jamba day. I texted Ally asking her if she wanted to get Jamba Juice and that I'd buy since I still had gift cards from over a year ago. The weather was so nice and it just felt like the perfect day to get a yummy smoothie from Jamba. She had to return something to Target so I tagged along. I have to say that I'm proud of myself for not buying their cheap movies.

After Target we made a pit stop at Jo-Anns before going to Jamba so I could get the supplies to make my cupcake stand. Tonight I started working on it. The paper I used is frosting with sprinkles so it's very fitting for a cupcake stand. I wanted something that would look good with most decorative cupcake liners that I'd use and I think the paper I picked will. I also bought yellow and green ribbon and pink sewing pins. When I glued the paper to the cake boards, it looked smooth, but got some wrinkles as it dried. Normally, I would be upset by this because I get a little OCD when it comes to my crafts and projects. Actually, I think the wrinkles add character and texture and I like the way it looks. Plus, it's a homemade cupcake stand so it's okay for it not to be perfect.

I'll post pictures tomorrow once I've assembled it and the tiers have finished drying. I used modge podge for the top of the paper because I didn't want the paper to get ruined by grease from the cupcakes. The bottoms of cupcakes get greasy if the liners aren't foil lined. I would hate to have all my hard work be wasted after being used once. I'm pretty pleased with the way things are looking so far. I'm going to use it on Friday. There's a ward activity (the flyer said, "Looking for a future date?") for getting to know each other since there's new people and I'm making cupcakes. It's just going to be a fun little get-to-know-you activity. I can't wait to display cute little cupcakes on cute little cupcakes stand that I made. I'll be sure to take pictures of that too, so you get the whole experience. I'm so excited about this. No surprise there, huh?