The last five book and kit signings were such a blast. When I started the book tour the end of last year I had no idea how much fun they would be and how much I would miss meeting you guys when they were all over. Thank you so much to everyone that came out to one of the 20+ signings. Along the way I have tried to get pictures of everyone that came by to say hi and also recap each city on the site. This time I combined the last several cities in one big giant post.
San Francisco, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Austin.
There are a few photos from each city below as well as slideshows of all the photos from each. Feel free to use any of the pics from flickr if you find one of yourself.
It was so great starting off the signings at Chronicle Books Headquarters in San Francisco. Say hi to Emily. She designed the kit and the notecards box sets. So so cute.
There’s nothing like watching the excitement on little ones faces when they look through the book. It’s still such a gift for me to see.
There were lots of fun and friendly faces in San Francisco.
Like sweet Melissa of Best Friends for Frosting. She did a little interview with me while she was there.
Here’s the San Francisco Slideshow…
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The Barnes and Noble in Orlando brought more friendly faces.
Like my friend Robyn from Add a Pinch. She lives out of state, but made time during her family Disney vacation to stop by. She really is the super sweetest.
And here’s Julie from The Little Kitchen. So glad to see your smiling face!
I just want to take a minute to thank everyone at all the signings over the last year or so that brought such sweet gifts to share.
You guys made me feel so special through your many talents and your kind words. I can think of several right now that even brought tears. Sweet happy tears.
Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my happy heart.
Here’s the Orlando Slideshow…
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The Phoenix Barnes and Noble was a lot of fun, too.
These girls were a blast. They were a great group of bloggers that all came to the event together.
Cute suede shoes. Guess which ones are mine.
I met Amy of Amy Miller Designs. She makes faux cupcake ornaments and shipped some special cake pop ornaments for me a while ago. And look at these Muppets she brought to the signing. They are faux Muppet Cake Pops. And they are fantastic! I need to take a better pic and share it on Twitter.
This is Jennifer. Check out her site if you make lots and lots of cake pops at a time. She has a cake ball roller that could help you out.
It’s Phoenix. We had to have some cactus cake pops of course. Excellent use of white jimmies, Arianna!
Here’s the Phoenix Slideshow…
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San Diego. Yay!
Check out Kris. She makes the fantastic hot air balloon cake pops and much more.
And look at these Marshmallow Treats by Alejandra. Amazing.
Look at this cutie pie!
Hi there little one. So glad to meet you and your mom and learn what we have in common. Big big hug!
And sweet Julie from Jaybird Quilts. My mom and I had the most fun talking with you.
Here’s the San Diego Slideshow…
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The last book signing was in Austin at Book People.
My friends Georgia Pellegrini, The Girl Hunter and Marla of Family Fresh Cooking came with me to the signing. Love you guys! We all had plans with several more bloggers the next day for a fun Girl Hunter Getaway hosted by Georgia. More on that soon.
There was lots of signing. And some note taking, too.
There were hugs…
And even some extraordinary chickens.
Here’s the Austin Slideshow…
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That’s it for the signings. For now anyway. ; )
Oh, and big thanks for the awesome marquis sign, Book People. That was a nice surprise.
If you are near any of these stores (addresses here), I left behind some signed books and kits if you want to give them a call and see if there are any left.
If you aren’t near any of the stores, that’s ok, too. I thought I would do an end-of-the-year giveaway to anyone that wanted a chance to win some Cake Pops stuff.
I’m giving away five (5) Cake Pops gift sets that include:
A signed Cake Pops book, the Cake Pops Kit and the notecards set, too.
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And if you’ve managed to make your way this far down on the post, that’s not all.
Did you know that Cake Pops is available on the iPad? That’s not very helpful unless you have an iPad though.
So one (1) of the five winners will also win a brand new 16 gb WiFi iPad. Yay!
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Enter for a chance to win a Cake Pops Gift Set that includes a signed Cake Pops book, a Cake Pops Kit and a Cake Pops Notecard Set.
- Five (5) winners will be chosen at random to win a gift set. One (1) of the five winners will then be selected at random and will also win a 16 gb WiFi iPad in their choice of white or black. (That means 4 gift set winners and 1 gift set plus iPad winner.) Yay!
- To enter, just leave your answer to the following question in the comments section of this post.
- What is the most recent gift you’ve purchased for someone?
- Deadline to enter is Tuesday, December 20th at 8:00 P.M. ET. Sorry, Time’s Up. Winners announced below.
- The five winners will be announced sometime Tuesday evening on this post.
Good Luck!
Note: This giveaway is completely sponsored by me. Thanks y’all!
Here are the winners of the Cake Pops Gift Sets. Each of you will get a book, a kit and a notecards set. And one of you is going to also get the iPad. YAY!
Shannon T, Fenny Chandra, Alicia, Jennifer B and Tara. Congratulations on the Cake Pops Stuff!
Now for the big winner. After a random drawing, Shannon T – you win the iPad, too!
Hope you have fun with it.
I just bought a book about Hawaii for my husband– we’ll be stationed in Oahu in June!
Not a complete gift, but I bought fabric to make my mom a ruffly camera strap.
A blu player with surround sound!
I just bought myself some new table lamps to go in my new home! A little Christmas present for myself… :)
A little red motorcyle for my son and a desk for my daughter.
Black shoes :)
the most recent gift was a flour sifter for my husband.
I can’t really remember, but I just made some muddy buddes (puppy/reindeer chow) for my freinds! Yum! It’s so addicting :)
I bought my husband Burton Ak snowboard pants and my kids Winnipeg Jets gear!! Hope in return that I get my Kitchen Aid!1
I didn’t bought the last gift I have for a friend, I made it, and it is a bunch of really little cupcakes. They are SO cute! They are like the size of a coin :)
Oh Angie, will you please please pretty please come to the Netherlands to do some signing? I would LOVE to meet you in person!!!
As for the last gift I bought, it’s not exciting at all. I bought a cable for my boyfriend zo that he can hook his tablet pc up to the tv. Yeah, because I’m the kind of girlfriend who buys sweet and exciting gifts like that… I do have lots of Christmasshopping left to do, this was actually the first Christmas gift I bought this year!
A cake pop kit would look really good under our tree though…
I bought my little boy a toy car. I needed just one last small gift and now I’m done with my Christmas shopping!
PJs for my 10 month old!
I just bought a shirt custom made from cafepress for my sister’s boyfriend for Christmas that says, “I left Skyrim for this?” Not really cake pop related, but oh well.
a hello kitty christmas stocking!
I bought a large snowman platter and plates for our Girls Nite gift exchange!
I bought some scrapbooking paper and supplies for my sister-in-law… she’s going to love them!
Dress clothes for the hubby, boring I know but it’s what he needed :)
I bought my dog a stuffing free toy – he just pulls it all out immediately anyhow. Saves the work and comes with an extra squeeker, like having a prize at the bottom of the cereal box.
Thank you for the chance to win!
Happy holidays.
purchased clothes yesterday for my hubby and father -in- law
I bought a handmade ring for my mother!
New socks for my sister!
A Polo Black cologne for my fiance.
The most recent gift I bought was the Princess Aurora doll for my 8 1/2 month old daughter Caleigh.
I just bought a jacket and pajama pants from my university bookstore for my mum. :)
I just bought a Nintendo DS game for my daughter.
I bought clothes and a tea set for my grandaughter for her 2nd birthday.
Some hexbugs for my 6 year old son. He loves them! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
it was my sister’s birthday couple days ago~ got her perfume and a coat :)
A pogo stick for my 10 yr old son!
Ryan Adams tickets for my hubs!
I just bought a Hot Wheels Wall Track set for my 5 year old! (This is a huge coup since we’ve been tracking them down for the last 3 weeks and NOBODY has them in stock. NOBODY.)
My husband’s present was the most recent and last present. I bought him a case of his favorite wine from the winery that we visited on our honeymoon earlier this year.
A plush cotton robe for my mom
I bought my sister some purple feather earrings to go in her stocking! I can’t return them so I hope she likes them!
I bought my husband a few casual shirts!
I bought my mom a gorgeous beige purse, Guess perfume, and a cute pink and black personalized oven mitt for her birthday.
I bought the Casting Crowns CD for my sister. She loved it! :) Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
The very last gift that I bought was a Nitro Nerf Gun for my nephew. It was a toss up between that one, and Nerf Bow. I figured the nutro was less likely to take out an eye, or a cake pop…
I purchased a t-shirt for my mom from her favorite locally owned grocery store!!! She will love it!!!
I bought ankle socks for my brother! (He wanted socks, I’m not a terrible sister!)
I can’t tell you what gift I bought – that would ruin the surprise! :)
i just bought a my little pony train set for my 3-year old daughter!
I bought a game for my nephew, he wanted Yahtzee.
Star Wars Robeez for my twin nephews :)
Bottles of wine
I just bought a TON of stocking stuffers for my kids !! :) They LOVE the “junky” toys I always stuff in their stockings !!
Pants for my hubby
I bought a sweater for my husband for Christmas
i am making decorated cupcakes for my brothers baby welcoming party
A maternity top for my friend who just announced she is pregnant! Happy holidays :)
Candy for my bro :)
Crepe pan & kit for my husband, he is going to love it!
The last gift I bought was a purse and some lip gloss for one of my classmates. The gift was supposed to be for a girl, but a boy got instead. ; ) hahaha
I bought pajama pants for my husband…exciting;)
Candy!!
I just bought my husband a new pair of laceless Chuck Taylor’s. I hope he likes them!
The most recent thing I bought was a trip on the snow train from Sacramento, CA to Reno, NV for my husband for Christmas. Hope you have sweet holidays!
I just bought the movie “The Help” for my friends.
The last gift I bought was an Xbox skin for my brother!!
A purple clutch with a flower embellishment for my friend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Haven’t purchased anything per se, but did make pickled cranberries for gifts, and tonight I am making pumpkin bread for gifts as well. Thanks!
My friends made me God-mother to the most adorable little boy in the world and I recently bought him a bath and her a mixer for the holidays
We’ve had the bulk of our Christmas shopping done for a while, so probably the most recent purchase was 4 pairs of fuzzy sock to top off three presents (with a pair for me to keep for myself!).
I bought an owl pillow for a friend ;)
xbox turtlebeach headphones for my boyfriend!
I bought my father a drill and circular saw combo set… I hope he doesn’t hurt himself, but it was what he wanted!
I bought a grow your own mushroom kit for my brother-in-law. I still can’t believe he really wanted that!
The last gift I bought was yesterday. My youngest daughter and I went and got some toys to donate to Toys for Tots.
I just purchased a bunch of things to make edible gifts (Chocolate pretzels and cake pops) for family and friends :)
Black Keys El Camino on Vinyl for my husband! LOVE your Book!
I bought a giftcard to Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in NYC for my mom since she just moved there a few months ago. :)
A good friend from work is retiring after 30 years with the company, so I bought her some bubble bath and bath salts so she can now relax.
The most recent gift that I bought was a cake decorations starter kit for my sister.
i’ve recently bought lots of gifts. not sure which was the last one, but guessing a lego set for my son would be a high probability! Thanks for the chance!
A big plush Mickey Mouse for my daughter, which I will wrap for her with a note from Mickey that he will see her in Disneyland on January 3!
last night we bought star wars lego sets for our nephews. thanks for this chance to win such awesome prizes!!
I bought a frame to go around a family tree I made for my 90 and 91 year old grandparents!
I just bought P90X workouts for my husband (and me too). We are getting in shape this year. Thanks for the great giveaway and all your great ideas. Happy Holidays!!
A play kitchen for my daughter (21 months old) – so she can “bake” right alongside Mommy. :) Merry Christmas!
I bought a fan with LED lights that spell out messages for my dad (he is the hardest person to buy for!)
I bought an adorable teardrop terrarium for a great friend, but my most recent ‘gift’ purchase was waxed cotton canvas that I’m going to make into a rugged and beautiful bike tool bag/roll!
I purchased two sweaters for my husband for Christmas – can’t wait to see if he likes them!!! :)
I bought my 22 month old baby girl a little people doll house. <3
I just bought my hubby some comfy new pajamas for Christmas :)
The most recent gift I bought was 2 bottles of wine for some friends of ours. We’re bringing it from Italy, so it’s good stuff!
Bought the ulitmate cookie book for myself. Julie Ushers new book. Had to have it. Since you turned me on to her first book. Thanks for all your wonderful idea.
I love you, Bakerella! I just bought my best friend one of those all-edge brownie pans.
A handcrafted fabric bowl for my mom!
The last gift I purchased was a smokey seasoning spice blend as a stocking stuffer for my fiance……..and I can’t wait until he uses it to make dinner one night!
Enjoy the holidays!
I was at the local cake/baking supply store and bought a whole bunch of goodies for a friend!
An awesome sounding mini speaker for use on electronic devices for my brother.
Have a great holiday and all the best for 2012!
The most recent gift I purchased was the game Curses (well I bought 2 of them) to give to some friends.
I just bought some yummy candles for my mother in law!
Wow! You’ve had a busy year! Thank you for the very generous and fun giveaway!! The last gift I purchased was a CD set for my husband, and a painting for our family (bought at the same time).
I bought my mom Ginger perfume from Origins for Christmas!
Can’t say i’ve purchused anything, as i’m making things this year, but i am going throught a large amount of embroidery thred!
Yarn- going to turn it into a scarf for my aunt!
The last gift I bought was a bottle of wine for my cowoker.
Not really exciting but my last gift purchase was a gift card. At least I know they’ll like it! :)
Fancy sippy cups for my young children. Won’t they be excited on Christmas?! Love you, Bakerella!!
a baking tool for my wannabe-chef sister!
I love the love that my colleague (we’re Kindergarten teachers) has for the kids in our class and so I bought a picture frame to put pictures of her and the kids in. She’ll absolutely love it!
some toys for kids I know
i bought a hoodylum towel (towel with a hood) for my who just had a baby girl! looked like u had such fun! come to NY!!
Most recent present I purchased was a Puzzle (1000 pieces) for my dad
I bought my dad a 2 qt crockpot for dipping candy in chocolate.
PJs and a robe for my sister, a Christmas gift.
The last thing I bought were some Wii video games for the kids for Christmas. Shhhh, don’t tell them!
A Mulan nightie for our niece was the last thing we bought, but most of the gifts this year were homemade. Mint Tea from the garden, sewing projects, etc.
Material to make an Ariel pillowcase for my daughter.
bought the boyfriend a movie :)
The most recent gift I bought someone is the gift set I put together for my sister in law… I’m so super excited about it! I bought some things, and made some things and EEEP! I really want to give it to her now! hahahaa
Bought my husband one of those full body footed pjyamas :D
I just picked up a few warm shirts for my brother-in-law and hubby.
I bought my hard working husband some new socks!
I just bought a Super Mario 3DS game cartridge for my daughter!
The Barbie Malibu Beach House!!
some chew toys for my daughter and son-in-law’s French bulldog! My youngest daughter and I are making our first cake pops this week, should be so much fun!
I just came back from the book store with “Press Here” by Herve Tullet. So cute!
I brought some toys for my nephew.
The very last gift I purchased was a Christmas gift. I got my husband a grilling cookbook to go along with a new grill!
A play kitchen for my grandkids for Christmas!
The last gift I purchased was perfume for my daughter.
Merry Christmas!!
the last gift I bought for someone was a bottle of Jameson to bring to a “drunk elephant” party this past weekend! :)
There have been a bunch with the holidays and all but one of the most recent was your book for my future-sister-in-law as she wants to make cake pops for her wedding favors! I will be sure to get in on that baking. :)
I bought my fiancé a pair of lovely leather gloves for xmas (and I got a pair of new boots bought for me after – he didn’t even know!) :) hhehehe
A watch for my boyfriend. But it’s from my mom. Shh!
i bought my fiancee a burberry watch, i’m really excited about it! hope he loves it!
I bought a Christmas sweater for my puppy!
I bought an adorable organic cotton Lorax blankie for our friends’ newborn son… to go with a whole set of Dr Seuss books that we bought too – for when he’s older! Thanks, Bakerella, for the generous giveaways and the inspiring posts!!
I spent the while day shopping with my hubby in SF yesterday and bought everything we could. The last thing we ended up buying were magazine subscriptions and issues from a tiny store in Oakland called Issues.
I bought my dad a wine aerator to go with the bottle of wine I’m going to buy him when we’re tasting together in Napa in a few days! :D
A pair of University of Kansas sleeping shorts for my husband. Rock Chalk!
I bought a gift card for my brother-in-law, forgetting that I bought him a sweater already!!
I bought the limited edition album of Nightwish for my beloved boyfriend <3
just bought some soccer shoes for my son!
ceramic soup mugs with lids – perfect for cold winter days
My last gift purchased was a bike basket for my daughter. White with big flowers and completely adorable!
The most recent gift I got someone was a pair of Tardis (from the show “Dr.Who”) cuff links I found on Etsy. My friend got them as an early Christmas present.
I just bought my grandmother 2 cardigans. Thank you Bakerella!
The most recent gift I purchased was a groupon for a group of six to play paintball. (P.S., it’s for my husband, not me! :))
The last gift I bought was a Sunbeam Hand Mixer for my mother, because the one she currently has is older than I am! :)
I bought a tim hortons gift card and mug. :)
The last gift I purchased…a dress sweater for my husband. He asked for it!
The most recent gift I purchased was actually the fabric to make a monster hat for my sister! :) This year almost all of my gifts are hand made and its been so fun, mini me and I are going to attempt cake pops for the first time tomorrow cant wait!
Just got my in-laws a Lowe’s giftcard and a toaster since they are in the process of a complete kitchen re-design that he is doing himself.
just bought the 2-disc DVD of “dune” for a friend. :-)
Jewelry for my in-laws from Anthropologie!
I bought my nephew the hoodie he wanted plus a box of gummie lifesavers ( his favorite) and a iTunes gift card. Everyone should get a lil something sweet for the holidays!
Have a wonderful holiday!
I bought my daughter a cupcake maker and sprinkles so she can start making her own creations :) Thanks for all your inspiration!
I bought a puppet for my 2 year-old son’s best friend.
kitchenaide for bff!
A new Dickies work jacket for the hubby.
An Agatha Christie DVD box set for my mom.
Old school wooden alphabet and number puzzles for my 2 year old niece. She loves puzzles just like her Auntie!
I purchased a cell phone for my husband.
The last gift I bought? A Rowenta iron and ironing board for my son!
The last gift I bought was a set of blocks for my youngest son :)
I love when you post pictures of people you’ve met at your book signings! It’s so fun to see the variety of people out there that are into baking! Well, the last official gift purchased was a mini-shop vac for my brother-in-law to put in his car. Not my idea of a fun gift, but my husband picked it out! lol I’m so excited about this give away! I LOVE your notecards and would love a signed book! (I don’t suppose you have plans to be in Kansas anytime soon, do you? :) )
I just bought a gift card to my favorite local coffee shop – Augie’s Coffee House – for a gift exchange with some college students. I figured they could use the coffee. :-)
A snowflake Christmas tree topper for my brother and his fiance.
I bought some chocolates and pens for my son’s school teachers!
The last gift I bought was an underwater diving camera for my dad. What an awesome giveaway! Maybe I can include an ipad for my hubby under the tree. ;)
I just bought 5 awesome picture frames from Goodwill. I’m putting pictures in them to give to family and friends. Having a Recycled Christmas!
I bought picture frames and filled them with sweet pics of my kids to give to my parents:)
A T-shirt for my husband that reads “aren’t you glad I didn’t say banana.” the punch line from his favorite joke. :)
I truly enjoy these posts. The last gift I bought was an MP3 player my husband could take to the gym, that way he would stop cracking the screen on his cell phones!
Gift cards for my dad and his wife. The couple who has everything can now purchase something they don’t need for themselves! ha ha
Some wine for my husbands boss for Christmas!
Undies for my boif!
A box of chocolates for my piano teacher. Happy holidays!
The last gift I bought was the lion king DVD for a family member :)
I bought some building blocks for my youngest :)
I recently purchased a Hallmark recordable book for my grandmother, my children, and I were delighted to take turns recording the pages, I hope she enjoys our gift of storytime.
I just finished my Christmas shopping so the last gift I bought was a Thomas the Train remote control for my son. :) Merry Christmas!
A couple of records for my husband.
I recently bought a Snow White doll for my daughter who is obsessed with her!
I bought some picture books for my nephews, it is bad because sometimes I am afraid I like reading to books more than they do!
My most recent purchase was a book for my dad called “The Book of Awesome” Hilarious book.
I bought a bunnie for my daughter for Christmas! She is gonna think it’s from Santa! I’m so excited to see the look on her face =)
I bought a friend all the chococat items I could find in the Target dollar bins!
I went shopping yesterday and bought for my husband. He’s getting a nice jacket, that he is in desperate need of. And my son picked him out a new tie!
I purchased clothes for my boys. I love that they asked for practical things for Christmas!
I bought an easel for my daughter. She has been wanting one to help her paint. I hope she is suprised. Enjoy your blog. Merry Christmas and a happy 2012.
I bought Straight No Chaser tickets for my parents!
The last gift I bought this weekend was for myself, I bought the Bakerella book and the cake pop kit!! Love them!!!!
I just bought my wife a KithchenAid. She never bakes at home cause she doesen´t have a stand mix. And every month she tells me how much she could have baked after getting all that great inspiration from you.
We hope she will Love it!!
I just bought a jacket for teenage son, I am finished shopping for presents but not need to finish the baking, thanks for the chance to win and Happy Holidays to you and your family!
I bought some supplies to make my brother in law a nice homemade gift :)
A bottle of French Pinot Noir for my sister!
The last one was some little sticker books for my little man…searched ALL OVER Walgreens for those little buggers after seeing them in an ad and thinking how he’d love them. With the help of a store clerk, I found the last 3….crazy what we’ll go through for our kiddos, but he loves stickers so totally worth it!
Merry Christmas to you!!!
A tiger torch for my husband! Hope he likes it!
A pillow pet for my daughter.
My girls and I love your creativity and ideas – keep up the good work! My absolute FAVE idea is your Sesame Street cake pops – spot-on. Latest gift purchased was a stocking stuffer: a non-stick spatula for making holiday pancakes! Best wishes for your continued good health – I hope that you and your mum enjoy a great 2012.
Books and chocolate!
I’ll admit it–I bought socks. At least they are cool biking socks with the Belgian flag on them. I’m sure she’ll love them! I still have a lot of shopping to do though…hmmmm, CAKE POPS make a great gift!
I bought my grandma a Snuggie!
I’m going to be making my sister some Mickey and Minnie Mouse cake pops for going out of her way to get a signed cake pop kit. She is the best sister in the world! :)
a bottle of captain morgan for my boyfriend!