Life is Butterfly cupcakes and a Hot pink Hula Hoop

Here in my neck of the woods on Thursday we had a fantastic storm. Rain, high winds, tornado warnings, and HUMIDITY.
I had a dozen Butterfly cupcakes to take to the BG by this morning. Humidity is a bakers worst enemy.This is my cute decorating box, I'm growing out of it so I am going to have to go back to goodwill and get something else!

This is my work station. I called Shawn and said , I need a plastic work surface can you bring me something from work? I was so excited when he brought me this ! Perfect-o!

Well Thursday night was a total bust from the dreaded humidity. So on Friday I tried again. I had to Jerry rig something to get the butterflies to dry with their wings UP.!
Corn starch, scotch tape and cardboard easy peasy...

So this morning at 6 am after Shawn left and I had breakfast and coffee. I got out Black Beauty.

My Mom bought me this for my birthday, she is a member of the family :) She is well used and loved. Mom also got me those cute cats in the background.
I love pottery and art glass, I have Lots :)

So here is my handwritten time line. This is how I manage projects , I have adult ADD so this is the only way I can manage the details. Lists, lists, lists. You can hear Shawn say to me at any given time. Did you make a list? Did you check your list? I did this last night before I went to bed so I could sleep knowing I had the morning ready.

So here they are frosted and sprinkled :)
Into the fridge they go to set.

I am painting the butterflies with gel color. You can't mix it with water, you have to mix it with alcohol. I used Vodka, the alcohol does evaporate!

So here they are , I also made individual flowers for each one. Thee are the purple ones.

I piped black icing for the body and put wire antenna's in them. This is always done last minute as the the black may bleed if sitting in warm humidity too long !
I also dusted them with edible luster dust to make them have a metallic luster shine.

Here is the Pink one's. I made 6 of each. They turned out cuter than I had imagined. This was my first time ever doing a modeling baking project like this.

So last week, we bought BG her birthday present. I bought her a pink hula hoop. I left it on her door step . From what her Mom tells me, this has been a big hit with the BG. The first morning she got up way too early and asked for her"hooper" .

Here she is this morning showing her new hooping skills off ! I did what I said and I got the cupcakes delivered before 11 am !

This is the Birthday BG! A big three years old today !
Time files while your hula hooping !

May all your mornings be cupcakes and Hula Hoops !