This is a crazy week of birthdays for me. Every year this is the week where I not only bake myself stupid but go totally broke. Starting May 19th (Jay’s sister Jen’s birthday), then May 21st is my grandmother’s birthday, and then the 23rd is Jay’s birthday. This year I didn’t have any time to […]
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Happy 30th birthday Melanie!
A few weeks ago, a friend of ours, Matt, asked me to make a special cupcake order for his girlfriend Melanie’s 30th birthday (which is today). I usually don’t do this, mainly because I don’t have the time or the space in my kitchen for tons of cupcake orders, let alone the patience to create […]
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Treat yourself.
Some people call Valentine’s Day “Single’s Awareness Day.” I don’t really know why single people would get bent out of shape over Valentine’s Day- it’s about love. Not just romantic love, but familial love, love of friends, and love of yourself. If you’re single on Valentine’s Day instead of feeling bad, go buy yourself something! […]
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Cupcakes, squashed ghosts, deflated frosting, & a dog in a witch hat.
What a title, huh? I outdid myself with that one. If you don’t read that title and then stick around to read the rest of this entry, even just out of just pure curiosity, well, you’re… probably very busy at work. Or you’re a very boring person. I think Martha Stewart recipes are sort of […]
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Slimer’s fright night gorey-eyeballs cupcakes.
Ah, Halloween. Best night of the year in my humble opinion. Then again, anytime you can leave your house in New York, see 5 zombies, 4 vampires, 7 witches and a bunch of ghosts, tell your friends about it (while you’re dressed as, say, a prostitute) and not be committed to a mental hospital or […]
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
