There’s something adorable in these boxes.
Something happy for the holidays.
and beary cute.
They are handmade custom cake pop ornaments that Amy Miller Designs created for me.
And there are five of them. So fun and festive!
They are all based on the cake pop designs from the Holidays book.
And I hope they make you smile!
And yay, you can totally hang these cuties on your tree.
But the best part is they’ll stay sweet. No spoiling.
When Amy first surprised me with some cupcake pop ornaments, I liked them so much I ordered a bunch without the hanger so I could keep them on display all year long. Then last year I met Amy at my Phoenix Book signing and she surprised me yet again with these Muppet Cake Pops to match the real ones I made. I was blown away. So, I thought it would be fun to see what she could do with some designs from the book. Amy came up with these cute cake pop ornaments and I’m completely in love. So I bought a few extra sets to share with you guys. Amy is awesome. When she shipped them to me, my mouth dropped when I saw how she packaged them. Completely unexpected but I love the little snowy scene and the box makes a great way to store them and keep them safe when they’re not on display. Perfect for gifting. I can hardly part with them they are so cute. But I will for you guys.
Want to win some and make decorating a little sweeter?
Three winners will win a 5-piece cake pops ornaments set PLUS a signed copy of Cake Pops Holidays!
- To enter just leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post below and tell me what the last present was that you bought or made for someone else. Easy.
- Deadline to enter is
Thursday, December 13th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET.Sorry, Time’s Up. Winners announced below. - The winners will be chosen at random and announced sometime Friday on this post. I’ll ship them out quick so you can hopefully have them for the holidays.
Good luck guys!
Now here’s just a few more Holidays book related stuff I wanted to share with you before the holidays end. Kind of a cake pops recap in one big post.
First up – I have another fun giveaway to tell you about. It’s pretty awesome! Chronicle Books is hosting a holiday cake pops photo contest from their facebook page. If you are in the US and you’ve made or are planning to make cake pops for the holidays, you could win a KitchenAid mixer and the complete Cake Pops set. (Cake Pops, Cake Pops Holidays, Cake Pops Kit, and Cake Pops Notecards).
To enter just upload a photo of some of your holiday cake pops here.
The winner will be chosen at random. Deadline to enter is December 17. Happy Cake Popping. I’m excited to see what you all create.
Here’s something I want to share with some of my international friends before the holidays end. There are actually four versions of the book. I don’t think I have mentioned that on the blog before.
Cake Pops Holidays in the US and Canada. Cake Pops Christmas in the UK. Cake Pops Jul in Norway and I heart Cake Pops in The Netherlands. They are all the same content just different covers and translated in Norwegian and Dutch.
I totally heart that “I heart cakepops” cover by the way.
Here are some links if you’d like to get your hands on a copy or need a sweet last minute stocking stuffer for the baker/cute lover/decorator in your life.
In the U.S.
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Chronicle Books
Target
Also available here:
Canada: Amazon.ca
Netherlands: Bol.com (fyi-the cover image is incorrect on this link)
Norway: Norli.no
UK: Amazon.co.uk
Final Book Signings
Just a reminder – The NEW YORK book signing that was cancelled in November in Garden City due to Sandy is rescheduled for this Thursday at 12:00 pm at the Williams-Sonoma in Huntington Station.
And on Friday – BOSTON will be the very last book signing stop this year. I’ll be at the Burlington Barnes & Noble at 7 pm. I’ve never been to Boston and can’t wait.
Here are the details for the last two signings. Hope you can make it.
New York & Boston Book Signings
Unfortunately, the Paramus, NJ signing at Chef Central that was cancelled due to Superstorm Sandy wasn’t able to be rescheduled before the holidays. I’m so sorry for those of you who had wanted to attend.
And lastly…
finally if you’ve even read this far, here are some photos from the first events. I’m still working on uploading Houston and Dallas.
Feel free to grab a photo from the flickr links if you attended one of the signings. Thank you so much for coming out. I have loved meeting you all and cherish seeing your smiling faces. Yay for cake pops.
Houston (coming soon)
Dallas (coming soon)
That’s it. I know it was long, but I thought it would be better to do one wrap up instead of a bunch of little posts.
Don’t forget to enter below for a chance to win a set of cute cake pops ornaments and a copy of Cake Pops Holidays.
Okay, it’s time to announce the winners of the cake pops ornaments and books. Loved reading the gifts you’ve been giving. And so loved reading all of the handmade homemade presents too. Thanks for sharing. And now for the three winners. YAY!
Brandi, Britt and Lori – You won. Congratulations and hope you enjoy the book and ornaments.
The last present I bought was Yankee candles to give my nieces for Christmas – last year I gave them your cake pop kit!
The last thing I made for Christmas was english muffins, bagels, and ranch chex mix for my children’s teachers, bus drivers and coaches. Next up is the sweeter sideof the holidays, with candies, cookies and cakes.
The last thing I made for Christmas was english muffins, bagels, and ranch chex mix for my children’s teachers, bus drivers and coaches. Next up is the sweeter sideof the holidays, with candies, cookies and cakes.
I bought a ceramic curlic iron for my niece!
I bought my aunt a subscription to my favourite magazine – Better Homes & Gardens.
Love your website and all your creativity. Love the ornaments. Just finished white chocolate peppermint brickle. I’m working on red velvet bourbon cake balls now. Thanks again for being so creative and sharing with all of us.
I bought a pair of guardian angel earrings for a friend who really needs them right now. Thanks!
wow it’s so cute!!!!>v<~
far too many gifts for my daughter including a scooby doo van, she is obsessed.
I like Chocolate cake pops,,..
almost done with shopping! love your website
A beaded and sequined calendar for my sister!
I bought a leather key ring for my boyfriend and now want to buy a jacket for the new year :) The ornaments are just lovely and looks so edible!
The last thing I made was some adorable lavender bags, using blue silk, gold lace, and some lovely gold ribbon. Everyone said how sweet they smelled, and ‘could they have one?’
A nice perfume…for a loved one.
The last thing I made for someone was a set of dreamcatcher earrings for one of my besties at work. It was a birthday gift :-).
I made some adorable amigurumi dragons for my nieces this summer! You can see them on my webpage if you’re curious!
I bought slippers for my sister-in-law.
Everything you do is so beautiful. My girls and I love all your posts. Your originality is very inspiring.
Everything you do is so beautiful. My girls and I love all your posts.
I bought my best friend a box of bath goodies to treat herself with! And I’ve just been to the supermarket and am ready for my big Christmas Baking session! Sugar cookies and mini red velvets!
An inspiration as ever! Just got all the mums at my DS class to chip in and have bought a spa voucher for their lovely teacher and his missus. He is such a great guy and the kids love him! All the best to you Bakerella, strong women like you show others that you can change your own destiny if your determined!
The last gift I made was molten chocolate lava cakes! They’re so much fun!
Today I bought my cousin a cute Minecraft creeper t-shirt. He’s 9, and it’s his favorite game.
The last gift I made for someone was a headwrap for my sister :)
The last thing I made/bought was a care package to my boyfriend that’s deployed to Afghanistan. I filled it with essentials like beef jerky, hand-warmers, and chapstick but I also made coconut macaroons (which he looves) and put them in a tin that I painted in a Christmas theme. Being deployed over the holidays is tough, and hopefully that’ll make things a little easier.
I made mastectomy pillows for a friend who had a double mastectomy. They looked like big hearts.
I’ve been making little Rice hand-warmers for our State Park Rangers and Apple Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments for all of our friends and family. :) It’s a homemade holiday!
The last present I made was a Houston Texans wreath for a Christmas present…Go Texans!
plasma car and roller skates for my little guy
I’ve been making pumpkin bread muffins and sugar cookies of various themes (personalized by personal interest) for friends & family :) Tastes better than storebought.
After complaining to my husband about the expensive of this beats by dr.dre. I bought my husband a beats headphone. I put it in a box and wrote all over the tape after he said he would open to see what I got him for Christmas. I told him if he opened it and if my sister told him what I bought him I would return his gift to the store. I can’t wait for him to open it since I told him he couldn’t buy it for himself wasting that kind of money.
Wow…I am amazed at how many comments! I love looking at the the super creative things you make. Thanks for all your fun ideas! The last thing I made were about 100 little wooden nativity sets. I’m giving them to neighbors for Christmas, and I just love them!
Thanks again! You are so talented.
The last present i bought was a hot stone massage kit for my mom. :) she deserves it!
I just bought our grandson a tent for Christmas.
The last gift I made was for my sister’s birthday. It was a pin cushion ring that looks like a cupcake. She is a full-time RV’er so it was perfect!
The last present I made was for my roommate (and really good friend.) My grandmother had an old tin from Harrod’s of earl grey tea bags. But once the tea was gone, she turned the tin over to me for crafting! So I filled it up with vanilla scented-wax and made a candle out of it!
The last thing I made for someone was a rainbow cake for my best friend Kelly. Talk about food colouring!
We bought my father in law his Christmas present last night online ( a watch!)
The last present I made was a digital scrapbook for my mom of all the things that happened throughout the year. I think
(or I hope) it turned out great!
I bought Christmas dresses for my daughters!
The last gift I bought was a Vivian Tang iPhone case for my sister. I can’t wait until she opens it!
I just knitted a scarf for my dear friend
The last present I bought was a vinyl record for my boyfriend :-)
I made decorated sugar cookies for my co-workers and carmel popcorn
A handmade tutu and headband to my sister for my niece that is to be born in a couple of weeks!!!!
The last present I bought was a Peeps candy calendar for my husband’s twelve days of Christmas that I do for him every year.
I recently got some nail polish for a friend of mine who loves nail polish!
I made holiday cookies for my family and friends.
Special French wine for my brother in law.
I’d love to win this!! The last present I bought was a leapfrog tag junior for my son from “Santa” and a reusable filter for our Keurig for my hubby.
I made Vanilla cup cakes with frosting for my sister in law and thanked her for being the best sister in law to me
I baked cinnamon rolls with a carmel apple glaze on top and gave them away. They were delicious!
I gave my niece a Hello Kitty lego set and Hello Kitty lip gloss set.
a book! thanks!
Starbucks Cold Cup with Straw for my daughter :)
bought local made frosty beverages for family this year
I am making 13 aprons as Christmas gifts for the kiddos in my life! 4 nephews, 2 nieces, 3 Finnish nieces (kiddos of my best friend who live in Finland), 2 former daycare kiddos, and my own 2 kiddos!
Just bought a personalized photo box for my mom. She’ll love it!
We live in South Texas just 14 miles from the Mexico border so we hopped over to Mexico last weekend and bought a few Christmas gifts for family & friends.
I didn’t buy any presents ,I’m making sets of cards to give. Thanks for the chance to win, those cake pops are adorable.
I made a batch of cookies for my dad!
I found my mom a beautiful, antique stained glass window. I know she is going to love it!
Elf cake pops for my daughters preschool teachers!
An ornament for my husband. Every year at Christmas we forgo the gift giving and instead search high and low for an ornament that symbolizes something from the past year. I searched high and low and finally found the perfect ornament.
Last present I made was a photo calendar for my Grandma. :)
I last purchased Elf on the Shelf for my little girl.
Just bought my husband a pair of jeans.
I just got done making tons of gingerbread men cookies for my children to pass out to their friends! :)
Today my daughter and I made DIY homemade rosemary salt to give as Christmas gifts.
The last gift I gave was the first season of The Walking Dead on DVD to my boyfriend. :)
The last present I worked on was a water bottle for my nephew — I used a laser to etch his school mascot, so it’s one of a kind :)
I bought some cute shirts on sale!
These cake pops are adorable!
The most recent gift I made was a polymer clay elmo necklace for my 2 year old niece. Happy Holidays! :)
The last gift I bought was for my best friend for her 24th birthday– a silver and pink bracelet to add to her accessories collection :)
I just bought 2 shirts, 2 pants, and a Thomas the Train starter set for a needy child on my husband’s angel tree at work.
I bought an experience rather than an item. I got a special someone an opportunity to ride along in a stock race car. 3 laps with commemorative photo.
I bought a knitted, brown hat with reindeer antlers on it for my baby cousin! He’s going to be 1 on December 20th!!! :)
Made some delicious figs muffins for friend who will soon be moving out and leaving the country. They turned out great and I also realized I love baking for others :)
The last thing I bought was some clothes for my sons & niece.
I crocheted a scarf for my cousin who is studying abroad.
The last thing I made was last Christmas- a painting of a Tebow jersey for my little cousin. He badly wanted the jersey, but they were sold out across the board, so I painted one on a giant piece of cardboard. He thought is was hilarious.
I made stockings for my sister and her family
I love eating the not-perfect cake pops – such a yummy mistake.
We’re exchanging homemade gifts for everyone this year (thank you Pinterest!). The last project I finished was a groovy fruit bowl made out of our old Montana license plates for my sister. :)
I bought a sweater for my grandma.
The last gift I bought was for my nephew, Jase. It was a Jake’s Musical Pirate Ship Bucky which my nephew wanted soooo much!
hello! the most recent gift i got was a swavorski halloween mo for my younger sister. she collects mo’s and i was so happy that they weren’t sold out! :D
The last present I bought were Christmas Activity books with lots of stickers and stencils for my daughter and son.
Thanks for the chance to win! Happy Holidays!
I just bought my girlfriend the Iphone 5.
Today I bought my niece a beautiful ballerina jewelry stand. To go with the bracelets and earrings we purchased her. She will love it!
The last Christmas gift I bought was a wallet for my husband.
The last gift I bought was an easy bake oven for my 8 year old sister. Keeping the baking tradition alive :D
I bought a couple of books for my sister.
I have personalized 13 wooden toys for family members :-).
Just won an eBay auction for a Lego tractor for my middle son :)
Last present bought was a mug that said “The Boss” for my roommate…she really wanted it! (I searched in 5 stores for it before I found it!)
These are so cute!
I’m currently knitting a hat for my cousin for Christmas.
The last gift I bought was a Lego set for my son’s 5th birthday.
The last gift I bought was a monkey blanket for my nephew!!!
I made pumpkin spiced cookies for my lab partners. Us biology nerds love sugar!
Just bought How the Grinch stole Christmas for my little girl! So very excited to see if she loves it as much a I did when I was a kid.
The last gift I bought was a child-sized apron for my daughter’s birthday (yesterday).
The last thing I made was a batch of gingerbread brownie mix for my son’s kindergarten teacher. So delicious when they are still warm, topped with a scoop of pumpkin ice cream!
Bought my mother her own Kitchen Aid mixture. She loved it!
For christmas a just purchased some adorable beanie babies for my babysitting kids!
The last thing I made for a gift was on Icing Church…like a gingerbread house but the walls are made of royal icing lacework. I gave it to a friend to raffle off for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, a cause close to my heart because I am a Survivor and want the same happy ending for everyone else!
I made a whole lot of Red Velvet whoopie pies to give as gifts. YUM.
I just bought your cake pop toy at toysr us for one of my nieces!
The Last thing I made was a crocheted Steelers doll for my dad birthday.
An outfit for the son of the couple who mow my parent’s lawn.
Last gift I bought was Tervis glasses for my girlfriend an for my husband.
i made my bestie a drawing of us :)
i made a bracelet
Yay! I hope I win!! The last present I bought was something for my 8 year old daughter…and I can’t say what just in case she’s snooping…she loves your website!!
a coffee cup
the last gift i bought was today- newborn supplies (bottles, wipes, etc) for a local pregnancy support center. we’re doing this instead of white elephant gifts at our staff christmas party this year!
a stuffed animal!!!
My hubby’s bday is on 12-12-12 so I did buy him 12 days of birthday gifts. :) Lots of thinking involved in the organization of that one!
Tomorrow’s is tickets to a show I know he’ll enjoy.
last thing I bought was a yankee candle for my best friend and some horse slippers for my sister! ;)
A Kindle Fire for my Mom!
The last thing I have made for someone is fleece blankets for my entire family!
I am currently making a crocheted sock monkey hat for a little boy!
The last present a bought was a watch for my boyfriend. He had his watch stolen so I thought I’d replace it. :)
I bought my dad a hero3 camera last week. Very exciting!
I bought cute doggy slippers for. My little cousins!
my daughter would love this!
I think the last present I bought were ornaments for my son’s teachers.
Hi, the last thing I bought from etsy was cupcake toppers and goodie bags and baby invitations for my daughter.
Thanks
I bought candy for stocking stuffers. Still have a lot of shopping to do.
The last thing i bought is for my daughter..its a megablock for her age of 16 months.i hope she will like it:-)
The last gift I bought was a fleece baby blanket for a friend’s new bundle of joy :)
So adorable!! The last present I bought was a set of Pokemon trading cards for my son. His birthday is tomorrow!
The last present I bought was a corkcicle for my friend as a housewarming gift! Pretty neat little gadget!
I love those ornaments <3, my sister is the one who showed me cakepops originally and I know they would be perfect for her :)
Those ornaments are adorable! The last gift I bought was a red velvet candle for my boss who loves red velvet cake :)
The last present I bought was an Elvis Mr Potato Head for my grandfather
The last thing i got yesterday was my niece’s favorite bath and body scent glitter body lotion. She’s going to love it!!
I try.
I’m italian. do you ship with Italy anyway?
If you don’t I will understand :)
My last present was a Ring Bearer Pillows that i made for my best friend.
Yesterday I purchased a couple of Hello Kitty toys for a child in need in our community’s “Adopt a Family”. Every little girl should have a Hello Kitty stuffed animal and toys :)
Just bought a pop up play tent in the shape of a fire truck for 2.5 year old twin boys :)
A crochet ornament.
I just bought a few gifts for my daughter-in-law from New York & Co.
Cuddleuppets for my kids!
All hail the creative Bakerella and her cohorts!
I bought my mom a toaster oven! I love these ornaments!
I bought a gift set today to add to a basket my co-workers and I are making for a child that attends our school.
Last year we bought my dad a train ride trip up north that included dinner and a hotel stay! It was something he’d always wanted to do, so we set him up to do it ;)
Making a lot of my gifts this year. Last 2 were toffee shortbread (which I have to do every year for certain friends) and hand knit scarves.
a dance bag for my little ballerina
The last present I made for someone was for my husbands birthday. On top of ordering a Detroit Lions jersey that he has wanted for years, I made him a cute unfoldable card that, when opened, revealed that I was pregnant! It included a picture of my positive pregnancy test! :)
Those ornaments are darling! My last gift to someone was a plateful of homemade cookies!
How cute! I last bought a gift card for my mother for the Hershey Chocolate Spa.
So cute! I just bought my husband a sweater. :)
I made a few Christmas gifts for my girl friends last night. I found the tutorial on Pinterest. It was so simple, these cute little bracelets made by stringing pearls and ribbons together.
Also, I’m from the Boston area. Have fun!!!
The last thing I bought was 2 finger puppets; one Yoda for my oldest son (12) and one puppy for my youngest son (8). They are going in their Christmas stockings.
I knitted a lace shawl for a good friend! SO much fun!
The last thing I bought was a Barbie beach house for my daughter :)
I have been making tags for the christmas gifts shaped like santa hats and trees
I got wine glasses for my dad
The last gift I made were some cute baby cake pops inspired by bakerella for my sisters shower for a soon holiday baby, also made her pregnant belly cake, very fun!!!
The last present i got someone was an apple gift card.
I did a crochet Christmas sweater for my husband’s niece for this Christmas and I gave it to her already (I couldn’t wait).. it was so cute on her…
I am currently in the middle of baking holiday cookies to give out as gifts to my friends and neighbors.
The last gift I made for someone was homemade bread
I just bought a cool, colorful neoprene laptop bag for my daughter who is in her last year of college.
The last present I bought was a box of chocolates
picture charm bracelet for my mom of my baby son for Christmas
The last present I made was a Countdown 2 Christmas block with the # of days ’til christmas on blocks and it is so cute!
I made a candycane deco mesh wreath.
I bought a SJP Lovely perfume gift set for my daughter.
Last gift I bought was a sign for my mom’s soon to be remodeled kitchen – in her new colors!
The last gift I made was chocolate dipped pretzels for my friends baby’s christening
The last present I made was a chocolate cake from scratch for a thanksgiving party and I am only 12
The last thing i made was a batch of tiramisu cupcakes for my sister’s birthday, since her favorite dessert is tiramisu! (:
I knit a hat for my little great-nephew! I LOVE making gifts for other people!
kindle fire for daughter.
Knitting a hat & scarf for my Mom. :)
The last gift i bought was gourmet malt balls and pjs for my parents. :)
I made a real cute ornament with my friends wedding invite stripped inside!
Just made baked goods for the office and other service people.
the last gift, hard to say. How about my favourite gift? I gave my neighbours some(very finicky) red and green macarons the other day. The batches before the gift ones were so annoying, I felt like sending every failed macaron through the window! I love these ordainments, they are SO cute! especially the Gingerbread man! I collect christmas tree ornaments. I have your other book, Bakerella, and the holiday edition, SIGNED, would be a dream come true for me. Thank you Bakerella!
These are so cute! :) I recently bought a cake pop maker for my little sister. I also made some chocolate peppermint cake pops for my friends.
I bought my mom made a pair of earrings once. They were cute.
a photo book for my boyfriend of our fabulous trip to italy earlier this year! i can’t wait for him to open it!
i bought my friend some stud like nail gems and am going to whip up a bunch of christmas tree cake pops to go with them :)
I just bought some dvd’s for a friend of mine for Christmas
The last thing I made as a gift was a Butter Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream icing – it was gift that was shared with my workmates (and I got to have some so it was a treat for me too!).
The last thing I bought was an annual gift of lavender scented bubble bath for a beloved daughter who will likely be sharing it with her young daughter this year!
The last present I bought, was a goodie bag with some bathproducts and chocolatemilkbar and some christmas lollies
The last gift I bought was a beautiful dress for my daughter’s Winter choir concert.
Just bought a book off Amazon for the director of our kids preschool!
I bought my daughter a set of toy pots and pans to go with get big Christmas present, a play kitchen. I still want to make her an apron to go with it :)
I got my daughter a play kitchen from ikea. Having a hard time waiting till Christmas to give it to her :)
I bought my sister the KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment and the Ben and Jerry’s recipe book. I used to make all kinds of things for people, though. Jewelry, soap, holiday ornaments, cookies, artwork, back when I had more time than money.
Last gift i bought was a car set for my cousins son! He loved them!
Clothes :-)
I just bought life straws for my boyfriends parents so that they can take them when they go hiking instead of a big filter.
I made Chocolate Truffles for my bookclub “Secret Santa” party
The last thing I made for a gift was a box of Caramel Frappuccino Cupcakes for the staff at the hospital for my last day of clinicals for the semester (nursing student).
I recently bought a monogrammed blanket for my newest nephew.
I bought a buzz light year and a Jessi for donating! The same toys my kids love to play with.