Cupcakes {I Love Cupcakes Tea Towel Embroidery}

A few years back my husband and I took a vacation to the Pacific Northwest. We flew to Seattle where we stayed two nights with plans to rent a car and drive to Vancouver for two nights. From there, we would travel to Whistler via the Sea to Sky highway where my husband could snowboard for a couple days. We packed our seven day trip full of shopping and lots of site seeing.

I encountered my very first cupcake shop on this trip. The Cupcakes shop in Vancouver was so beautiful! I was drawn to all the beautiful colors of the store; the cupcakes with fluffy butter cream icing and the shiny silver stands the cupcakes were displayed on. My purchase was the bright yellow Lemon Drop, the “big one” of course. My mother laughed out loud at me when I told her how much I paid for a single cupcake and that someone had a store that sold only cupcakes.

After that trip, I researched how to make my own butter cream icing at home, bought a few piping tools, sprinkles and icing colors (the concentrated paste kind that stains your hands for days if you touch it) and tried making these cupcakes for myself. My co-workers were thrilled with my new found love of cupcakes since they benefited every time I brought a new batch into work.

About a year or so after that trip is when I purchased an embroidery machine and software to create my own custom embroidery designs. One of the first designs I wanted was a cupcake. My husband, a graphic designer, helped create the design. It was later in the design process that I had him add a little heart to the image. This has been my favorite embroidery design ever since. I love making the “I Love Cupcakes” kitchen towels for my Etsy shop and still love to eat cupcakes. Now, I support our local cupcake store, The Cupcake Shoppe Bakery in Raleigh and when I have time, make my own at home.