Cake Byte: New Pin Design for Sale!

Here's a sweet little bit of news: there's a new pin design for sale in the CakeSpy online shop!

I created this pin for one of my wholesale accounts, Salt & Straw Ice Cream in Portland, OR; but you, two, can buy into the magic, even if you don't live in Portland!

You can buy the pins online here.

Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't remind you that there are also some other great products in the store (including my book, although you could also enter to win a copy here), and through tomorrow, all orders over $25 will ship for free if you use the code AWESOME12 !

Once again: shop online here.

Sweet Art: CakeSpy for the Holidays

Probably, you already know all about the total awesome sweetness that is the CakeSpy online store.

But in case you are unaware, I'd like to introduce you to some of the finest holiday items online!

First off, adorable holiday cupcake magnets (pictured above). What a wonderful stocking stuffer!

Next, you definitely need some holiday cards. You could go for a 10-pack assortment:

Or you could just go straight for the best design:

Oh, and by the way, if you wanted to customize your mix, just place an order then send me an email--I am happy to accommodate your request.

Now. You probably also need to buy all of your friends and family members a copy of my book, too. My online store is the only place to buy personalized signed copies--I will draw a unicorn in every copy, and write a sweet message just for you or the recipient!

And also, you have never before seen an online store that has a mug featuring a unicorn and robot eating a banana and banana cream pie, respectively. Or if you have...I'll eat my hat!

And, not to show off, but there are plenty of other awesome things in the store, too. And--OMG--I'm offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $25 through the end of this holiday weekend! Simply use code AWESOME12 to take advantage of this offer. Shop online here.

Sweet Art: Unicorn Eating a Banana, Robot Eating Banana Cream Pie

Some pictures are worth a thousand words.  This one, however, is worth about a zillion rainbow-beams of happiness. It depicts a unicorn eating a banana, hanging out with a robot eating banana cream pie.

And you too can get in on this awesome: it's available on a mug and as a print online, and will be available at CakeSpy Shop (the retail location) on October 15. 

Seeking Sweetness: Holiday Card Sneak Peek #4

CakeSpy Note: if you follow me on facebook or Twitter, you probably know I'm partial to observing (and sometimes adding) sweetness in the natural world and urban landscape. Here's where I post a daily feel-good photo or image, for no particular reason other than to showcase these sweet little nothings, in hopes that they'll make you smile.

Here's a sweet sneak peek at one of the upcoming 2011 Holiday Card designs in the CakeSpy line! They will be available online in a week or two; in the meantime, I'll post a different sneak peek every few days.

Seeking Sweetness: Holiday Card Sneak Peek #3

CakeSpy Note: if you follow me on facebook or Twitter, you probably know I'm partial to observing (and sometimes adding) sweetness in the natural world and urban landscape. Here's where I post a daily feel-good photo or image, for no particular reason other than to showcase these sweet little nothings, in hopes that they'll make you smile.

Here's a sweet sneak peek at one of the upcoming 2011 Holiday Card designs in the CakeSpy line! They will be available online in a week or two; in the meantime, I'll post a different sneak peek every few days.

Seeking Sweetness: Holiday Card Sneak Peek #2

CakeSpy Note: if you follow me on facebook or Twitter, you probably know I'm partial to observing (and sometimes adding) sweetness in the natural world and urban landscape. Here's where I post a daily feel-good photo or image, for no particular reason other than to showcase these sweet little nothings, in hopes that they'll make you smile.

Here's a sweet sneak peek at one of the upcoming 2011 Holiday Card designs in the CakeSpy line! They will be available online in a week or two; in the meantime, I'll post a different sneak peek every few days.

Cake Byte: CakeSpy Socks Now Available For Purchase

We can't all have attractive feet.

But no matter what your feet look like, you can coat them with a triple-threat of awesome with these brand-new CakeSpy Socks, created as a collaboration with the lovely and amazing Sock It To Me!

Covered with cupcakes, unicorns, and robots, these socks are aptly entitled "Trifecta", and they're like a treat...for your feet! Delightful and delicious...just not to eat.

You can buy them online here, or come into the CakeSpy retail shop at 415 East Pine Street, where they are now available for purchase.

Cake Byte: New CakeSpy Wedding Stamps by Taylored Expressions!

Like, totally sweet! It's time for a new batch of rubber stamps created by our own Head Spy Jessie in collaboration with Taylored Expressions! The newest set has a wedding theme, because everyone knows love is totally sweet.

You can get ideas for projects like the card shown above, here; to buy the stamps, which retail for $21.95, visit tayloredexpressions.com!

Cake Byte: Several New CakeSpy Card Designs

Oh, hello, friends.

I thought that just in case you were feeling rich this week, I would share my updated sheet of cards. I have several new styles by popular request, including several of my popular quote illustrations, as well as Teacher, Battle of the Buns (Hot Dogs Vs. Hamburgers!), and "Donut Worry, Be Happy".

You can order them a la carte in the online shop; for a bigger, more beautiful view of the entire sheet, click here.

Order CakeSpy Cards and more at cakespyshop.com. They're available at the CakeSpy retail shop too, 415 E. Pine St, Seattle WA 98122!

Cake Byte: New CakeSpy Baby-themed Stamp Designs for Taylored Expressions

Buy these!It's time for some seriously coo-inducing cuteness: CakeSpy has done a new batch of designs for Taylored Expressions rubber stamps!

This time, the theme is babycakes, and this sweet set of stamps features all sorts of new baby themes--in cupcake form, natch!

These rubber stamps are perfect for choosing your own greeting card adventure or a variety of other crafts!

They can be purchased on the Taylored Expressions website!

Cake Byte: Penguinbot for CakeSpy Wristlets and Totes are Back in Stock!

Here's some totally sweet news: these bestselling handmade vinyl totes and wristlets--a special collaboration between CakeSpy and Penguinbot--are back in stock at CakeSpy Shop! 

Here's the 411 on both pieces:

Wristlet: This lovely little cupcake wristlet will certainly make your night on the town a whole lot sweeter! It is beautifully constructed of sturdy marine-grade black vinyl, with a reverse appliquéd cupcake on front. The cupcake is comprised of a grey vinyl cupcake wrapper, pink fabric "frosting", black stitching for the eyes and mouth, felt for the rosy cheeks, and there's a cherry button to top off the frosting. There is a zipper to keep your cards and important little things enclosed! The inside is lined with a cupcake patterned fabric. Fancy!

Outer: vinyl Innards: 100% cotton / Size: 9" wide at zipper opening, 8" wide at bottom, 6.5" tall, 1.5" deep. Cost: $30.00. Buy here!

Tote Bag: This lovely little cupcake tote is beautifully constructed of sturdy marine-grade black vinyl, with a reverse appliquéd cupcake on front. The cupcake is comprised of a grey vinyl cupcake wrapper, pink fabric "frosting", black stitching for the eyes and mouth, felt for the rosy cheeks, and there's a cherry button to top off the frosting. The inside is lined with a cupcake patterned fabric. Fancy! There's a small inner pocket to keep your cell phone etc out of the bottom of your bag.

And, as a side note, this is the bag I personally carry, and I can say from experience that it's a super-sturdy bag (it's been going strong for over a year as an everyday bag, and shows hardly any wear!), great for all weather, and a perfectly sized day bag (it fits a couple of book, your phone/wallet/keys, and a small bakery box quite comfortably...what else could you need?).

Outer: vinyl Innards: 100% cotton / Size: 11.5" tall, 11" wide, 4" deep. Cost: $55. Buy here!

CakeSpy Shop stocks a number of other coin purses and small items by Penguinbot as well!

Cake Byte: Valentine Card Assortment!

As you've probably started to suspect, what with the proliferation of heart-shaped boxes full of candy at grocery and drugstores and endcap displays packed with conversation hearts, Valentine's Day is coming.

And undoubtedly, there are some sweet people in your life who are deserving of a sweet note for the occasion.

Happily, there's a new Valentine assortment of cards now available in the online shop! It's a 9-pack of cards, 3 each of the sweetest CakeSpy designs: "Cuppie Love" (greeted with "You're Sweet and I Like You"); Cake Loves Pie (blank inside) and Cookie Loves Milk (blank inside).

As I see it, there are two good reasons to buy these cards:

1. You want them.

2. They will delight the recipients.

See? Win-win. This double happiness can be attained by clicking on over to cakespyshop.com! If you're in Seattle, they can also be purchased at Cupcake Royale locations or at the retail CakeSpy Shop!

Cake Byte: New Magnets by iPop!

What is that force pulling you to CakeSpy Shop?

The new magnets I just designed for iPop, natch.

There are several new magnet designs available both online and at the CakeSpy retail shop (and, if you're a retailer, you can order them wholesale directly from iPop), including:

A 2-inch jumbo magnet featuring Cuppie Love;

a 2-inch jumbo magnet featuring Cuppie the artist (pictured top);

a 5-pack of half-inch miscellaneous cupcakes;

and a 4-pack of 1-inch magnets featuring pie, cake, cupcake, and cookie!

...of course, the other super cute designs are still available too!

CakeSpy for iPop Clicks magnets, available here!

Cake Byte: Sweet New Products at CakeSpyShop.com!

It's time to let some sweetness into your life. Here's what you should do.

1. Drop whatever you are doing. Ok, maybe not like, literally, especially if you're holding a baby or performing open heart surgery or something (although props to you for being on this website at the same time).

2. Obtain a sweet treat of some sort. If you don't happen to have some delicious peanut butter cookies or avocado cake on hand, hit up your local bakery.

3. Finally--and this is very important--log on to the CakeSpy Shop for some seriously sweet new gear! There are a bunch of new things:

• New Mugs: Cuppie Cannibalism, Cupcakes and Bacon, and (to balance out the others) Vegan Baker Cupcake!
• Sticky Notes: Make small confessions (or just write small notes) on these "Unwrapped!" sticky notes!
• New tote bags: Cupcakes with bacon, Cuppie Cannibalism, and a CakeSpy favorite--Cuppie drinking Diet Coke (you know, the one immortalized by the lovely and amazing Bakerella!).

4. And yeah, once your purchase is complete (or perhaps while you are browsing the shop), you probably need to watch aforementioned Bakerella video. Again. Here it is:

And hey, if you're in Seattle, get ready for some serious sweetness! CakeSpy is taking over the lease on an art gallery and gift shop in Capitol Hill called Bluebottle Art Gallery. It's about to become a seriously sweet spot to pick up CakeSpy products! Read more here.

Cake Byte: New Cuppie Love Rubber Stamps by Taylored Expressions!

Love is sweet, but cupcakes are sweeter. And while this brand new set of rubber stamps featuring CakeSpy art by Taylored Expressions are not exactly edible, they're incredibly sugary-sweet: they depict scenes of Cuppie love! This set would be perfect as a Valentine's Day surprise for your sweetie, or buy it to make a sweet card for all of the sweetest people in your life!

This set retails for $21.95 and comes nicely packaged with a beautiful color index sheet; you can purchase it here. You can also find great project ideas on the Taylored Expressions blog and stay in touch with Taylored Expressions via Twitter!

Cake Byte: New Crafty Cuppie Rubber Stamps by Taylored Expressions!

Are you a crafty little cupcake? Or...do you perhaps know a crafty little cupcake who deserves a sweet surprise in their Christmas stocking this year? Well, search no longer for the perfect present, because here it is: the sweetest new set of rubber stamps by Taylored Expressions featuring CakeSpy art!

This set is doubly perfect for crafty types, because not only can you make cards and projects with the stamps--but they depict Cuppie doing all sorts of creative things!

This set retails for $21.95 and comes nicely packaged with a beautiful color index sheet; you can purchase it here. You can also find great project ideas on the Taylored Expressions blog and stay in touch with Taylored Expressions via Twitter!

Cake Byte: Sweet Cupcakes at the Space Needle Holiday Cards!

Here's a shout-out to all of the Seattle sweeties out there: a bonus Cupcakes at the Space Needle holiday card design! It's the newest item in the CakeSpyShop.

Here's the basic info:

This is a boxed set of 10 cards and envelopes. The cards measure 4.25 x 5.5 inches folded. All ten are the same design: sweet little wintry cupcakes at the Space Needle in Seattle! The envelopes are plain white, and empty canvas to draw little snowflakes, hearts and Santa hats on for the recipient!

Inner Greeting: "Sweet holiday wishes"

These cards (as well as a bunch of other sweet stuff for the holidays!) are available for purchase at CakeSpyShop.com.

Sweet Impression: CakeSpy Rubber Stamp Giveaway!

Like, OMG! Are you ready for a sweet giveaway?

This time, it's a set of Christmas rubber stamps featuring Cuppie in all sorts of sweet wintry scenes! This set of unmounted rubber stamps is a collaboration between CakeSpy and Taylored Expressions, and it comes just in time for either making your own holiday cards...or for giving them to a crafty friend as a holiday present! The set would usually retail for $21.95, but one lucky winner is getting a set for free!

To put your name in the running, just answer the following in the comments section(because it's never to early to start thinking about these important things):

What sweet treat are you most looking forward to this holiday season? 

(Christmas cookies? Pies at Thanksgiving? St. Lucia Buns? Perhaps something else entirely?)

Of course, if you can't wait, you can purchase the stamps here, stay in touch with Taylored Expressions via twitter and their blog, and also check out the inspiration gallery here!

The cake poll will close on Monday, November 2 at 12 p.m. PST!

Totally Sweet and Magical: New CakeSpy Tees Available!

Might as well burn all of your other tee shirts, because from now on, this is the only one you'll ever need.

Yes, it's time to acquaint yourself with the newest CakeSpy t-shirt! It has basically the most magical scene ever: cupcakes, rainbows, unicorns, hearts and shooting stars! This limited edition design is printed on American Apparel black t-shirts; they are hand screen printed in bright, vibrant pink and sparkly metallic silver (please note that American Apparel tees can run a bit small, so please check out the size chart).

Want to feel the magic? Click on over to cakespyshop.com to purchase!

Cake Byte: Sweet News from Cakespy!

Need some post-holiday sweetness? Oh yes!

We're excited to announce the launch of several new sets of rubber stamps designed by Head Spy Jessie for the fantastically creative company Taylored Expressions! You can read more about the launch here, but as for the abbreviated version:

There are five new sets total--with rubber stamps for making calendars, seasonal crafts, and even a set of Valentine Cuppies! Perfect for if you want to make your own Cakespy-themed cards or crafts! But don't take our word for it, check out samples of crafts and tutorials on the Taylored Expressions blog.

The stamp sets, which retail for $21.95 each--along with coordinating crafting products (a perpetual birthday calendar or a vertical calendar stand) can be purchased at tayloredexpressions.com.