Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Penguin Cupcakes for the Graduate

'Tis the season for graduations!

In celebration of his graduating from Sacramento State, I made Sean cupcakes. Here's my little brainstorming doodle for the cupcakes I made for him.


The penguin is drawn from this motivational penguin which is also appropriate for the occasion.


To make the cap, I took some cinnamon toast crunch cereal and dipped them in melted chocolate.


I tapped the cereal on the side of the bowl with a fork to get the chocolate looking smooth.


The caps were placed onto wax paper to set. I later put them in the fridge to help the chocolate solidify a bit faster.


Mmm, chocolate cupcakes. These were made from a box mix.


I mixed up some colored frosting, and piped penguins onto a third of the cupcakes.


The caps didn't turn out quite the way I had imagined, but you get the idea.


I piped "CONGRATS SEAN!" on the other third.




Sean's graduation was at 8:30 the next morning. Oh, the sleep we all had to sacrifice.


Can you spot the graduate?


We didn't get to the ceremony early enough to get closer seating. I had to zoom in quite a bit to even be able to see him.


Days Off Crew


Too. Much. Sun. Son.


Afterwards, we went to a park where absolutely nothing out of the ordinary happened.


Just a group of well dressed guys


 in their mid twenties playing around.


Yep, just another day in the park.


Sunday, May 19, 2013

NATM: 21, 22, & 23

May 7
Revlon Blue Lagoon


May 10
Orly Jealous, Much?


May 16
Zoya Wednesday & Zoya Purity
I used a toothpick to add the white dots on.


Polish Count: 33

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

NATM: 19 & 20

April 21
Zoya Areej


April 28
Orly Purple Pleather
This one dries matte or satin matte as Orly puts it, but I'm not a huge fan of matte finishes so I added a top coat to make it glossy.


Polish Count: 29