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.
Hi, I want to wish you a happy new new year. Thank you for delighting us with your blog. I am having difficulty with the cake pops, the cake ball does not stay in place when I put the stick. I have rested them in the refrigerator, but the stick comes through anyways. When I frost them, they don`t hold up. Can you help me – please. I can`t get them to stick. Thank you
you should come to brazil so I can get an autograph in my book! and maybe the tropical fresh air from my country may help you to get better! wish you all the best!
Omgosh!! I CANT BELIEVE i’m on your blog! I’m honored! :D
It was SUCH a pleasure meeting you! You and your mom had AMAZING energy! :)
Have a wonderful New Year!
smiles,
Jenipher
Hi Angie, I finally got my Cake Pops book on Boxing Day when I happened upon it at a shop in Brisbane, Australia. So excited. Our family enjoyed cake pops and balls as part of their Christmas take home treat boxes and I have also convinced my neighbours of how cute and delicious they are. Hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday period and if you are ever making a trip to Australia, please put Queensland on your list.
PS Love the shoes!!
I got your book as a gift! I love it!
I just found your website after my boyfriend bought me your cake pop book. I absloutely love your website and look forward to baking with your ideas in mind because your ideas are amazing!!!!!!!!
Angie,
Thank you for signing my surprise Christmas gift from my daughter in law, Heather and son, Sean while you were in San Diego. I had just mentioned it to them in an email, and was blown away when I received the Cake Pops book and Cake Pops kit (both signed) as a Christmas gift! I even posted my pix of them on my FB page! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas & New Years and that you get some much deserved rest after your many book signings! Bless you and keep creating! I LOVE your blog!
Momma Dee
Merry Christmas and a happy new year! God bless you! xoxo ?
I love love love your site. Anticipating each and every creation is so fun. But, I’m becoming so discouraged as each and every time I attempt making cake pops, I always fail. The cake balls I’ve learned to live with how they look. Still can’t get the dipping to look smooth like yours, but the cake pops, just won’t stay on the stick no matter what I try. What am I doing wrong?? Can you help me? I followed your video to a T and as soon as I dip the stick comes right out. Why do the keep falling off?? Hope you can help me with this? I’ve asked for your book for Christmas, hope I get it. Thanks for all you do.
Awwww, missed you in Austin!!! I wish I would’ve known you were coming. My friends and I all read your blog. Sniff.
Bakerella, would you come to Bloomington or Martinsville, Indiana for a book signing? It would be awesome to get a book or kit signed by you!
I just purchased a mini American girl doll. Not for Christmas though. For my daughter’s birthday, coming up in January.
I bought a book by John Piper for my brother :)
We got our son his first Transformer! This is a big deal! :)
A hopping cow for my daughters friend. She turned 3 and loved it!
Variety of dark chocolates for my brother who’s coming for the holidays.
A jeweled watch bracelet for a dear friend.
congrats to all the winner….what a wonderful xmas pressie.
bakerella…looks like you had soooooooooooooooooo much fun and loved all the photos……..
you are looking really well…..as is your mum……merry xmas from australia
I liked it and really it is so interesting and wonderful information, too!
I purchased a bracelet and set of earrings for my mother from a woman at my local farmer’s market :) Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m too late :( but I just bought a roku for my boyfriends parents about an hour ago! Last one!!!
A Lego Star Wars pen for my older sister. It is so cute!
I bought candy gift sets with personalized poems from me to give to all of the parent helpers in my classroom. :)
I got my mom a set of nice paring knives :)
goof ball that i am, I forgot to answer the question– last gift i purchased someone– i don’t usually purchase gifts, usually i make them (crochet) but i’d say it was a egg gift set for a child- you can take the eggs apart and put them together and they squeak when you press on their heads. they remind me of cakepops! :)
i hope that i’m not too late for entering this wonderful contest. have long time followed your blog, and love to see your success! wishing you continued prosperity in 2012.
I just bought a zebra print travel cup for my mother. P.S. you are looking fabulous.
I just bought my daughter a stuffed puppy from starbucks :)
Got my wife a Nook.
Chocolate of course! :)
Just bought ‘Basket Head’ for my hubby tonight. It’s a basketball hoop hat with foam basketballs that I get to throw at his head ;-)
A Harry Potter wand for my 42 year old fiance! LOL
:)
Your awesome…I’m one of your new fans, and have attempted some cake pops.
I got the cutesy little Disney princess PJ’s from the Disney Store fory daughter and my best friends daughter.
Merry Christmas!!!
I got a camera for my hubby!
star war toy for my son and a figit friend for my girl
The last gift I bought was a play dough set for my 2 year old son. He is obessessed with ELMO. So the play dough set is of some characters from Sesame Street.
i bought a dvd with spanish subtitles for my boyfriend who wanted to learn the basics of hiphop (since we cant afford the real classes yet) and then went to party city to buy a ton of loose candy to shove in his gift bag :P
The most recent gift I purchased was a new kettle for my gran, she’s had the same plastic jug for years and I worry about the plastic breaking down whenever she has her afternoon cup of tea. I love my gran <3
The most recent gift I purchased was a pasta drying rack today for my 12-year-old niece who loves to cook. Thanks for the opportunity.
I crochet hats all year long and then donate them. My neice, Stephanie is taking me today to give to a homeless shelter.
I bought my mom a mini donut maker. =)
A lego headlamp.
i bought my husband flowers for hanukkah tonight. :)
Bought my sick friend a get well card!
Scrapbooking ,and cake popping stuff. Fun! Fun! Fun! :)