Cupcake time!!

Hello cupcake lovers!


Cupcakes, you see them everywhere these days. But did you know that the first recipe about cupcakes was written in 1828 by Eliza Leslie? Cupcakes where served by the tea at genteel tea Parties.
They started as simple cakes, but nowadays you can get them in every size, colour, taste and shape. 

Yes, this really is a dress made of cupcakes! It was made by the girls from DC Cupcakes for the DC fashion week. These two sisters Sophie and Katherine have their own real life serie about their cupcake store in DC. They make the most beatifull creations form paintings till even dresses. 


So after seeing als these beautiful creatations we decided to try it ourselves. We went to the supermarket where they have a lot of handy devices to create lovely cupcakes in a simple way. First we made the cakes, when they were cooled down we where ready with the preparations for the decoration. We used marzipan to make all kinds of shapes with cheerful colours and a chocolate topping simply because we LOVE chocolate. Thanks to the special cupcake package of Anouk we had colourful sprinkels, funny little dolls, flowers and even a professional spatula to make our cupcakes as beautiful as possible. 
To be honest we were quit proud on the results! All those beautifull colours make us happy! And don't forget they are to be eaten! And that is what we did, together with our friends!
So do you want to have a creative and fun activity to do with your friends? Go to the supermarket, choose the flavours you like and start baking! We assure you have a great day!


Visit this Dutch site for some delicious cupcake recipes. Have fun! 

LOVE
The Cupcakes girls,
Anouk & Sophie <3

Some of our home-made cupcakes!

PS. Do you absolutely love cupcakes and you have a theme partie and don't know what to wear? Look at this fantastic costume (not made of cupcakes ;) ) . If you want to know where you can buy this amazing costume, contact us or leave a comment!

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A citytrip to Rome, before you die!!

Sorry, sorry, sorry! It has been a while since we posted a message. So here a long awaited, brand new TBYD!

Like you all know our blog is about things women have to do before they die. We already talked about things like shopping with your boyfriend, carnival in Rio and buy before you die. Something that we didn't write about yet is a city trip. We know that there are a lot of blogs about citytrips but we want to tell you something about our favorite city, the most beautiful city of Europe: Rome!

Rome is a city you should visit before the world ends. You wonder why? THIS is why:

1. You love ice cream? Rome has the best ice cream in the world. On almost every corner of the street you can buy one. A warning: once you've eaten one, it's not the last you buy on this trip ;) . Anouk did the Rome-city-trip with her boyfriend, but she made the mistake to buy an ice dream on the first day..

Anouk eating the lovely Italian ice!!

2. Rome is very romantic, especially at night. The city is beautiful and there are many romantic restaurants where you can eat the most delicious pizza or pasta. Duh, you are in Italy! Oh, and of course there are some lovely must-see attractions.

3. Shopppping. In our last post we already wrote something about shopping, the "Buy before you die" blogpost. But Rome is also very worthwhile to go shopping. It has great shops and stores and knows everything about the latest fashion trends. There is a great shopping street near the Spanish Steps. So make sure you have time (and money) to spend on shopping.

The lovely shopping street!

4. As we said earlier there are a lot of beautifull sights in Rome. So don't forget to go to the Collosseum and the Pantheon, throw a coin in the Trevi Fontain and go to the St. Peter's Basilica, the most beautiful monument in Vatican City.

Sophie in Rome 5 years ago with her friends!

Rome is something you have to experience yourself, the impressive buildings, beautifull sights, lovely restaurants and shops and don't forget the beautiful weather (most of the time). So what do you need more? We hope we conviced you the experience this great city yourself!!

LOVE

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BUY before you die!

It's getting closer and closer: the end of the world. We already have given some tips about things that you should try before the end, but there are also things that you should buy before this world will end. So women, are you ready to empty your wallet? Come on!


We know about the battle between Android and Apple and we don't want to interfere in this discussion, but there are some lovely sleeves for you iPhone/Android phone <3 ! Since we girls love girly things and accessoiries, we can pimp our mobile phone with a sleeve from FAB (43 dollar / 35 euros): 

 

If you have a beautiful iPad with a even more beautiful sleeve, you need a bag to put it in. There are sooo many bags that it is hard to just buy one (say this to your boyfriend / mum / dad to explain your collection of bags).

H&M ( 174 dollar / 129 euros)

Rabeanco ( 322 dollar / 240 euros)

Invito ( 34 dollar / 25 euros)

Yes we like to be optimistic, it is march now so the spring is coming. Therefore you need to have sunglasses to look beautiful (or to protect you eyes to the sun). 

Ray Ban (200 dollar / 150 euros)

H&M (7,94 dollar / 5,95 euros)

D&G (181,43 dollar / 136 euros)

Now you may have an iPad, an iPhone sleeve, sunglasses and an amazing bag. We know that some of these things are quite expensive to buy, so let's talk about some things that are fun & cheap. We already told you to buy a triple chocolat cookie from Albert Heijn to go (DON'T FORGET!!). The following things are also worth to buy before the end of the world.

Product from Rituals: shower gel, body scrub, lotion etc. Lovely!  The large shower gel costs 8 euros. It is with a lot of foam and it smells delicious!!

Shea Lip Butter from the Bodyshop. 7 euros and a delight for your lips. And we haven't even told you about the smell ;) . 

Q'day or EK: orange rain boots (for the Dutchies). If you want to know where you can buy these cuties, leave a comment and we will tell you!

In every color you can imagine, a color for every outfit! This nailpolish is from H&M and only costs €2.95 (3.95 dollar). It's always a good present for a friend or for yourself ofcourse :) . It seems that many women collect nail polish items, it's cool and cheap, don't forget that we are in a crises..

If you want to know where you can buy these beautiful things feel free to leave a comment!

LOVE

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