Editors' Note: May!

We can't believe it is already MAY! Wasn't it just April 1st.....seriously, time flies! We have beyond major things happening at cupcakeMAG in the next few months & can't wait to share them with all of you! We are thrilled to continue to watch our readership grow! 


Here is our table of contents for this month:

- Exclusive Interview with Kim of The TomKat Studio (and a giveaway!)


- FABulous Featured Bloggers! We can't wait to share with you some of our favorite bloggers & sites - Centsational Girl, Poppies at Play, Birthday Girl, Evolution of Style, With Style & Grace.... and more! We loving showing off some our favorite spots on the web and of course, the leading ladies behind them! 

- As you know we LOVE supporting the HANDmade community and will be showcasing many FABulous Etsy designers in the next weeks! A few our....Tiny Giraffe Shop, Eight Baby Legs, It's Written on the Wall, Eisley Rae and oh-my-word, the list goes on....so many amazing Etsy designers we are dying to share! 

- As for celeb interviews, we looking forward to sharing our chats with Gretchen Rossi, Ramona Singer, Tiffani Amber Thiessen and more with all of you since we didn't get to in May! We had to wait on a few things but they will be going live this month! 


- Make sure you enter our giveaways ending Friday from Banner Boutique, Mandolin Goose & Marlee & Noah. They are all just FABulous & you won't want to miss them! 


Sad to say, cupcakeMAG has made some staff changes as we moved into our new office this month. Make sure you are following the official cupcakeMAG team on Twitter: @cupcakeMAG_Kim, @cupcakeMAG_Tiff, and @cupcakeMAG_LA. 


Make sure you "LIKE" us on Facebook too! 


Interested in advertising on cupcakeMAG & being a Sponsor? We have 2 spaces left at the super discounted price! Get details: cupcakemag@gmail.com. It isn't just an ad space - weekly Facebook & Twitter mentions along with a post to introduce you to cupcakeMAG readers! 


We are gearing up for our big reveal of our new re-launched site as we say goodbye to blogger! Make sure you sign up for our updates in the top right corner so we will still be in touch when we make the change! We don't want to say bye to all of YOU! We are excited to expand cupcakeMAG in many ways! 


We will be officially launching cupcakeMAG home which will showcase DIY projects, before/after make-overs, must-haves for your home and more! We also will be showcasing our favorite  {Sweet Shoppes} on the new site as well! In the past few months we have worked with so many {sweet} ladies who have sent us cookies, cupcakes, and all things sweet -- we just had to have a place to show them off! Our new site will do just that as we share our faves with you! We have TONS to look forward too! 


As always, thanks for your support and dedicated LOVE for cupcakeMAG. 


Cheers to warm weather, cute shoes and MAY! 





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April Editors' Note

Whew!

We have had a whirlwind of chaos the last few weeks! Here is hoping for a fresh start in April!

Here is our table of contents for this month:

- Exclusive Interview with Kim of The TomKat Studio (and a giveaway!)

- Chatting with Tracey & Jenny of Sugar Loco! We love these sweet ladies!

- Catching up with Lindsay Banner of Banner Boutique - the cutest headbands for your Littles (and one amazing giveaway and we AH-mazing!)

- 1st Birthday Feature! From paper details to the sweets that filled the table!  We plan on showcasing all of those who made it possible and giving you all the details!

- FABulous Featured Bloggers! We can't wait to share with you some of our favorite bloggers & sites - Look Love Linger, Chickabug, Evolution of Style, With Style & Grace.... and more! They are just so FABulous and we truly adore these ladies!

- As you know we LOVE supporting the HANDmade community and will be showcasing many FABulous Etsy designers in the next weeks! A few our....Tiny Giraffe Shop, Eight Baby Legs, It's Written on the Wall, and oh-my-word, the list goes on....so many amazing Etsy designers we are dying to share!

- As for celeb interviews, we looking forward to sharing our chats with Gretchen Rossi, Ramona Singer, Tiffani Amber Thiessen and more with all of you!

And if you haven't yet - make sure you read our latest chat with Tori Spelling and enter our FABulous giveaways from Star Candy and Kelp Designs- they both were extended until Tuesday due to some site issues with comments!

We also want to thank all of our SPONSORS! Next week is cupcakeMAG Sponsor Week and we can't wait to share them all with you! Some will even be offering discount codes & giveaways! We truly appreciate our Sponsors so very much! Ellia C. Naturals, Firefly Confections, Stitched Boutique, Dressing on the Side, Really Cute Stuff, Caroline G Bows, Little Ella Bug, Venetian Decor, CML Designs, Sugarsticks Parties, Star Candy, Annie & Isabel and YES Teacher -- we can't thank you enough for your support! Stay tuned to meet & greet them all!

Interested in advertising on cupcakeMAG & being a Sponsor? We have 4 spaces left at the super discounted price! Get details: cupcakemag@gmail.com. It isn't just an ad space - weekly Facebook & Twitter mentions along with a post to introduce you to cupcakeMAG readers!

Our new site is still being {re} vamped and we assure you -- it is soooo worth the wait! We can't wait to make the switch and introduce you to even MORE great things cupcakeMAG will be sharing with you!

As always, thanks for your support and dedicated LOVE for cupcakeMAG. 


We truly adore you all so very much!

Happy Spring!



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Editors' Note: Bring on Spring!

Ahhh, March! We adore you! You are bringing us one step closer to warmer weather we all have been craving! Last month wasn't our favorite and we are happy to say goodbye to February. Why? Well, for those of you who follow me on Twitter you know that I battled a bad case of double pneumonia causing me to go on bed rest due to complications with my current pregnancy - 24 weeks now! It was not fun and pushed us way back. We finally were able to share the Under the Sea Birthday featuring Anders Ruff Custom Designs! As for the First Birthday Feature for my sweet Kennadi, well her party was canceled twice and we finally were able to get everything together. You will see it next week! She also has been under the weather and struggled with RSV and asthma the last few weeks. Never a dull moment but many thanks to all those we worked with for being so wonderful and understanding! 


I am extremely thankful for my wonderful cupcakeMAG team! You may have noticed - it is growing! This month we welcomed some FABulous ladies to the team! Lauren, Emily, Kim and Tiffany are the newest cupcakes to join the team and they are simply amazing! I couldn't ask for a better group of cupcakes! Make sure you get to know all about them here and follow them on Twitter. They are simply the best! And of course, my assistant, Liz, has gained a new title - she is now Director of Chaos! Last month was quite a whirlwind and I couldn't have done it without her - big thanks to Liz! 


Last night I received a tweet from a follower @LittleEllaBug, she said "Now that Life's settled down or does it ever?". We came to an agreement. It never does! But we are happy to be back in full cupcakeMAG spirit and are ready to take on March! 



We continue to work with the lovely Susie of Zee Studios on our new site. We promise, you are going to love it! Any suggestions for us? Let us know! This month we continue to bring you amazing giveaways and some amazing celeb interviews which include catching up with Tori Spelling! We have some amazing bloggers and sites we will be sharing with you! Make sure you didn't miss last month's featured blogs, The Inspired Room and Kelly's Korner! They both are simply FABulous and we love the writers. We have a lot in store this month as we continue to play catch-up! As always  we will show of our favorite Etsy designers and bring you up to date with all the Spring and Summer trends coming your way! 


Make sure you enter the giveaways ending Friday! $150 from Layla Grayce, $100 from Gussy Sews and $50 from Le Papier Studio! 


And lastly, we have been running a HUGE ad space sale and almost full on spots will which  transfer to our new site. If you haven't received the email with all the details make sure you email us to get your spot at cupcakemag@gmail.com! We would love to add you to our list of FABulous sponsors! This week we welcome Dressing on the Side who has the cutest tees that express their love for cupcakes, Ellia C.Naturals - the BEST and we mean best bath & body care and lastly, the sweetest little shop for your Littles, Stitched Boutique! Make sure you check them out. We adore our sponsors! 







As always thank you so much for your support especially this month as I was sick. All of your emails and tweets were so kind and I appreciate all of you so much! I am thrilled to be back in the swing of things! You ALL are just amazing! Thanks for supporting cupcakeMAG! 






PS - If you could just do me one little favor and vote for my dear friend Jenny here. You all know Monkey Toes Shoes are the best so just click once to vote and get them to take the lead! 

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Hello LOVE Month -- Editors' Note - A little bit extra personal?

The month of LOVE! Oh sweet LOVE. We cherish this month as we hold our loved ones closer for Valentines Day. I especially love this month because of all the pink that fills the stores!


cupcakeMAG will be sharing with you one super fab 1st birthday for my little darling, Kennadi. We can't wait to share the event as soo many have worked so hard to make it possible. We thank you -- you know who you are! 




As always we have some must-read celeb interviews and this is the month our team takes on Mercedes- Benz Fall 2011 Fashion Week in New York City. We will have all the on-site designer interviews, designer reveals, beautiful collections and fab fashions! NYFW also makes it a crazy busy month for us but keeps us going! We can't wait to bring you all the up-to-date daily runway shows, designer interviews and on-site celeb chats!


We also have amazing giveaways and featured bloggers to share this month including an exclusive interview and giveaway with the ladies behind Layla Grayce and so much more! It is going to just be a FABulous month. 






Now - onto the more personal topic for the month. About this time last year I was getting ready to give birth to my third beautiful little girl Kennadi Audrey Monroe (yes, named after Jacqueline, Audrey and Marilyn) - almost a month and half early. Yes, I had her at 35 weeks. Weighing 4lbs 12oz when we left the hospital we were beyond blessed to spend no time in the NICU and leave with our baby girl.





Kennadi, only a few days old. 




Kennadi's Birth Announcement Photo
However, when I got home it hit me how precious and dainty Kennadi really was. I don't know if it was the anxiety of having a preemie and taking care of such a tiny little one or if I was just overwhelmed by the fact that she was so little. I went into serious post partum panic. I don't know if it was quite depression but I remember reaching out briefly on Twitter because I was having such an out of body experience of panic and it was awful, so so awful.


I thank ONE person for truly taking a second to read my tweet and saving me. Yes, saving me. She made me realize I wasn't crazy and things would be normal again shortly. So who is this so FABulous little lady I call my "Post Partum Angel" - she is known as @LaStylistMom on Twitter.






Bethany showed me that there was light at the end of the tunnel. She also taught me that many people go through this and suggested Brooke Shields amazing book "Down Came the Rain". This was a person who tweeted me. A person I had never spoke to before. That second when I got her tweet and her number I called her. She dropped everything to help me and she did. I felt so much better just talking about it. And to do this day, I am so blessed to have had someone like her to just tweet into my life. She will always be a special friend in my life. 


You would think that after having a miracle baby and going through a rough pregnancy I would be beaming with joy but the week or so after deliver was the roughest time of my life. And let me tell you, I was very thankful for my little cocktail of happy pills to get me through those teary nights.


I know this may be a little personal to share but I wanted to put it out there for my readers to see that I am too, human.  I hope I don't loose any of you. We are all human right? I wanted you all to know that it is okay to seek help. Help is good and sometimes what you have to do to make it through another day. Whether it is post-partum or just the stressers of every day life - seeking help and learning on a supportive friend during that difficult time made everything so much better. 


It is a New Year so keep it real my cupcakes and seek help if you need it - it is okay and will make you a better person. That is my February memo to all of you. And remember, I am always an email away! As always, thanks for all your love and support. Lots of love! 





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Must Read NOW!

I am a lucky gal. I have a FAB family! Well, lucky for you - I get to share one FAB family member with you! Allow me to introduce Cassi Hurd, my pretty-major cousin who is livin' the dream in New York City as a FABulous hair & make-up artist. Let me catch-up you to speed with a little about my darlin'! 





Cassi has been obsessed and addicted to all things beauty since she could hold lipstick. Growing up in Winchester,VA she had made her way from a small town to the big city! When she isn't styling her life way you can catch Cassi strolling the city streets, sipping Starbucks, shopping and reading the latest issue of Glamour magazine.


Cassi has now added beauty blogger to her resume! Check out her FABulous blog, Sassy Chic Beauty that I designed and just love! She brings you the must-have products, GLAM tips and guess what else - you can book an appoitment with Cassi too! 


Cassi is also co-founder of You'Nique Chic, a bridal/event glam you up biz, which she runs with my lovely Aunt Christie!  Head over to the blog now, LOVE her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter! Please, show my cuz' some LOVE! 





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