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Friday, September 29, 2023

Easy Spooky Spider Cupcakes for Halloween

Create a scare if you dare with these spooktacularly delicious spider cupcakes!

Halloween is all about the treats. And listen, we are so here for it. Give us all the excuses for yummy desserts, cute costumes, and the chance to raid our kids’ candy collections straight through to Thanksgiving. (Dibs on the KitKats!).

What we aren’t here for is the free time to make all those Pinterest-worthy desserts and crafts. We wish we had the free time to create bats out of our kids’ sandwiches or bake a life-sized Frankenstein pizza, but sometimes life doesn’t always work out that way.

We’ve worked some of our busy mom-approved witchcraft, and created these adorable spider cupcakes. The best part, (aside from being delicious of course) they only take a few moments to create. In just a few quick and easy steps you will have all that pin-worthy Halloween cuteness, without all the pin-worthy time.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

1 pkg of boxed cupcake mix (we used pumpkin for our cupcakes, but it would look cute with vanilla or chocolate as well!)
1 container of frosting
Tube of decorators frosting
cupcake liners
1 toothpick
assorted spider rings
serving tray (we used this striped one and here is a more cost effective one)

HOW TO CREATE YOUR SPOOKY SPIDER CUPCAKES

1: Bake cupcakes according to box instructions. Let cool for approximately half an hour. (Note: If you want to speed up this process you can buy pre-made cupcakes as well. No judgment.)

2: Once your cupcakes have cooled, place frosting on top spreading out generously. Don’t worry about creating any sort of pattern. You want the frosting to be as smooth and flat as possible.

3: Take your decorator’s frosting and cut the end of the tip at an angle. Place a small dot of frosting in the middle of your cupcake. Then place rings of frosting around the dot increasing in size as you go. Repeat for all cupcakes.

4: Take the toothpick, and place it at the center frosting dot. Gently trace a line outward through all the rings. It should start to look connected like a web.

5: Once you’ve connected all the rings, place a spider ring in the center of the cupcake. (Note: We placed ours in the center, but later realized it would also be adorable to place them in any part of the “web”.)

6: Place on serving tray and let everyone enjoy!

WHAT ARE SOME EASY TREATS YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR HALLOWEEN? SHARE WITH US!

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Celebrate 21 Years of Casabella East Cobb!

Hi friends! It's been awhile since we've graced this little slice of Internet. With school and activities consuming most of the year, we both decided to step back and simply slow down and enjoy summer break.

Those six weeks were glorious!

And now we're back, refreshed and ready to go! Sort of. :)

We can't think of a better way to reimmerse ourselves back into our routine than with a fun boutique tour and sale! So that's what we are going to do!

Our friends at Casabella are celebrating 21 years of being a part of the East Cobb/Atlanta community with a BIG anniversary party and sale! This Friday and Saturday (August 25 & 26th) the entire store will be on major sale with few exclusions. You'll be able to get 15% off most items, and select green tag items will be 20-50% off.

If you are in the market for furniture - and you are local - this will be a good opportunity to get quality pieces marked down! Even dining room furniture and headboards will be marked down 20-40% off.

Also, the sale room (eek!!) will be host to a TON of items marked 50% off.

A little birdie told us that a few special features will be going on to make the sale extra fun. Not to mention it's 21, and like all good 21st celebrations, there might be a drink or two.

Here's a quick little tour of just some of our in-store favorites for seasonal Fall and home decor. With over 12,000 square feet of space, it's hard to share everything we love at Casabella. So, consider this just a small tease and clear your calendar to make your way to the Anniversary Sale to see all the goodness for yourself.

LOVEing the jewel tones this year! Navys, emerald greens, deep purples - so pretty for Fall!

Sweater + feather + pumpkins?! All. the. heart. eyes!

Casabella florals are always on point. They are some of the most realistic faux florals we have ever seen!

Any fellow Laura Park lovers?

Casabella has a HUGE Laura Park selection of items in stock! And so many unique pieces we haven't seen at other retailers.

And who is ready for football season??

Whether you are supporting a local high school team or your SEC favorite, or a Big 10 rival - Casabella has a ton of in stock items to make your tailgate the ultimate game day place to be.