Call Me Amaesing A Niche of Tasks and Inspiration

I finally uploaded my pics from the Wilton Tent Sale. Oh. My. God. My poor credit card (just wait for my blog about the H2O warehouse sale). We arrived at 7:15 when the doors close at 8:00, and I shopped so frantically that I even lapped the whole football-size sale tent twice to make sure I did not skip out on anything important that belonged in my cart.

Heading inside..
And take a deep breath.. The first thing my eyes took me to was what you see right here, boxes of cupcake stands, 3 tiers, 4 tiers, wired, plastic. Oh this is going to be painful. I'm sorry credit card. I really am. But you have to realize that a freshly decorated batch of cupcakes cannot sit in their cupcake tins for display. You need something like this. So people can see and inspect the goods, including the bottom half, and from all angles... you don't understand what I mean?
Credit Card: No, I don't know what you mean. You can buy this later, Diana. When you actually start to host parties and might need stuff like this.
Me: But you don't understand. All good bakers have this. (puts 3-tier easy assemble box in cart).. Should I maybe get another one?
Credit Card: sigh.. TWO cupcake displays? NO. no no. IF you do then I will un-authorize you.


Me: fine. Lets move along... what's this?... cupcake tins?
Credit Card: You already have cupcake tins. Lots.
Me: Yeah. I know, but look! insulated! Non-stick! Gasp* look here! Ones with plastic covers!
Credit Card: No, you don't nee-
Me: Oh hush, yes I do, you don't understand. Cupcakes can dry out if you let them sit out, and I don't have a good container to transport cupcakes without using shrink wrap and messing up my frosting. (puts cupcake tin in cart)

Where to next?.....
Cake tins! Look at these Spring Form heart-shaped ones, in all sizes. Do I need one?
Credit Card: .....
Me: Are you giving me the silent treatment?
Credit Card: .....
Me: finnnnnneeeee let's keep walking..

Oh look over here! Boxes of spatulas! Baby scrapers, mixing utensils.. cool!
Credit Card: .....no. stop. keep walking. Diana you already have a brand new 13'' flat spatula you've probably used twice.
Me: I know but with this (*holds up) 9'' angled spatula, I can easily round cupcake frosting and spread out cookie batter. (throws in cart) Oh cool! A silicone scraper! I'm sure I can use this for something. (throws in cart).
Credit Card: ... you're gonna owe me.
Me: I know, stop being so literal. You're no fun. Let's see what's down the next aisle.

cake stands, cake pillars, how about these?

Neato! Credit Card, look! An aisle dedicated to cake decorating, and this mini asile of piping tips. I don't have these: #81, a 3 pack of drop flower tips, #2 large star tip. Can I get them?
Credit Card: You DO have a #2 large star tip. Remember you bought them with me four months ago at Michael's?
Me: You have a crazy memory, get a new hobby (throws all them in basket)
Credit Card: If you're not going to listen to my advice, you will be helpless. Keep up the spending, my friend, and your mom will take me away from you sooner or later. I'm going to leave you here - we haven't even walked half the tent and look at all this stuff in your cart. I'm scared to see what the last half of the tent will be like. I'm signing out.
Me: yeah yeah, whatever. See you at checkout!

Good thing, because the last half of the tent sale was all stuff regarding crafts and scrapbooks. Look at these awesome clear stamps!
Tons and tons of them! I picked out a few of them, hoping to re-start my card making habits. But.. that meant I needed new inkpads. Walk 50 more feet and you'll stumble across some awesome Martha Stewart inkpads for $4 a piece, I grabbed 4 various colors- most excited about the maroon one.
Stickers and embellishments? Look at all these! Even some from Jolee's Boutique, and some scrapbook pads and tags, in various sizes, colors, patterns, and textures. At this time it was 7:57pm, and workers in their Wilton polos were warning last-minute shoppers like me to start heading to the cashier line to pay for our stuff. I sadly pushed my heavy cart towards the checkout lines.

This is my collection spread out on my table (excluding the scrapbooking materials and a plastic mixing bowl). I forgot to insert my 2 foot long receipt in the picture. I'm so excited!

A heart-shaped silicone mini baking tray, two Martha Stewart reusable piping bags, 3-in-1 caddy that you can store cupcakes, cake, or mini cupcakes in, a 9-inch angled spatula, a plane, butterfly, flower shaped cookie cutter, lilac piping cups....
4-tier dessert tower that's easy to disassemble and compact for storage, a silicone spatula, piping tips (finally found my crescent one #81 so i can make mum flowers!), 50-12'' box of disposable piping bags,
... a 12'' rolling pin, 2 boxes of rolled fondant, 2 boxes of buttercream, 2 boxes of whipped icing
.. icing dyes in the shades of: Rose Petal, Violet, Teal, Delphinium Blue, Xmas Red, Rose Petal, Juniper Green, Leaf Green, and a 4 pack of pastel colors.
..cupcake liners, in both regular and mini, some with cupcake toppers too!
... and lollipop sticks! yay for cake pops!

Credit Card: (shakes head in disappointment)
Me: oh you'll never understand. Sorry for putting a dent in you.
Credit Card: that's what you always tell me.

phew I'm pooped. I hope to make some cupcakes tonight and bring them to work tomorrow. Happy baking!