Custom Cupcake Scarves!

How adorable is this cupcake scarf! Handmade, completely and fully customizable from cupcake color, to icing flavor, to toppings. I'm having a promotional sale to announce the arrival of these irresistible accessories. Make sure you are signed up for my newsletter (link can be found here: Tiny Cravings)

Soon to follow...matching cupcake hats, purses, hairpieces, and pins! All fully customizable of course.

To create your own cupcake accessories visit: www.tinycravings.com

Cheers!
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Fashion
www.tinycravings.com

New Goodies Coming Soon!

It's been such a busy time for me, I've managed to allow my dear blog to fall into a state of advanced neglect. But no longer! =)

First thing's first...yes there will be lots of exciting new things coming to Tiny Cravings very soon. Yey, it's about time, right? I bet some of you were starting to think I've lost my creative flair? =P (ok...maybe temporarily)

So what's coming??

I'm getting ready for fall early this year! That's right...I said it...Fall! I know it's barely summer and all that, but I'm discovering that the more time I prepare, the better the season. So very very soon (as soon as I get the photoshoot done)...I am going to put up some **absolutely gorgeous** handmade crocheted cupcake scarves!!!

Here's a teeny tiny special early bird taste...



The best part...these will be entirely custom made, just for you. So, like everything else on my website...you get to design your own! I'm excited. =)

Along with the adorable new scarves will come matching hats, handbags, and other items that you'll be able to purchase in matching sets. I'm working with some absolutely wonderful and talented young ladies who will be filling all your custom scarf orders, and I've even got a wonderful new clay artist who will be helping me with your custom clay orders so that I can get them out to you much faster. (introductions to these wonderful ladies coming soon)

I've got many more things on the way...but I don't want to overload anyone just yet. But here's a tiny peak at the newest handmade scented roses & thorns lockets. Completely custom made for each and every customer. These are available now on my website.




Cheers!
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
www.tinycravings.com

Bangkok Update

Hey everyone!

Yes I realize it's been AGES since I updated my blog. Shame on me! Things have been sooo crazy since moving to Bangkok but I'm loving every minute of it. I'll get more into all of that later...for now I wanted to mention that I've reopened the store for custom ordering for a short period. So right now, everything on the front page is available for sale and customization. Custom Ordering will remain open for another week, then I will probably have to close it down for a bit to play catch up! =P



Make sure to check out my Etsy too and take a look at these adorable new cake rings and pendants available!
Tiny Cravings Etsy.



Also take a look at my gorgeous new Silver Lockets, scented with little handcrafted scenes inside!

Much Love,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

Tiny Cravings On Etsy!

Hello everyone!

I hope you're all enjoying the Fall Season?

Well I am officially moving to Bangkok, Thailand for a few months on November 11th!!

What does that mean for Tiny Cravings? Basically until I can get settled into my new apartment and figure out the ins and outs of shipping from Thailand and all that fun stuff (sure), I won't be able to accept custom orders. However! I have lots and lots of new and amazing items already available for sale right now on my Tiny Cravings Etsy!

The last of the Buttercream Party Cupcakes are all listed, as well as awesome new fall items like Pumpkin Pie Necklaces & Rings, and Caramel Apple Earrings...all which smell absolutely amazing by the way! If you love Pumpkin or Caramel Apple scents you need to pick one of these items up. =)

Also I've introduced a new collection of top quality absolutely stellar lockets. I have a few Nightmare Before Christmas inspired PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE SCENTED!!! lockets, as well as some beautiful Steampunk Heart Lockets, and some adorable Glowing Shroom Scenery Lockets. The Steampunk heart lockets are currently sold out, but I hope to have more steampunk items soon. Also a few of the lockets even GLOW in the dark, how cute is that?

Plus I currently have the yummiest Buttercream Birthstone Cupcakes available. Right now I only have 1 cupcake for each month, and there are still several months left so go and pick one up before they're all gone, as I don't know if I'll be making anymore of these yet or not. =)

I'm going to be listing all sorts of adorable Christmas/Holiday lockets as well...Gingerbread Houses, Christmas Town Scenes, all scented in gingerbread or candy cane yumminess depending on the design. So keep checking back for when I update my etsy with these new designs.

The best way to stay informed of what is available is to join my email newsletter on my Tiny Cravings Homepage.



Cheers!
Jeanine

Seeking Sanity

Hey guys...sorry I've been a bit MIA lately I've been crazy busy trying to get things done, entertaining company from out of town, dealing with a few supplier issues etc. etc. etc. I'm totally bummed out that I haven't even been able to BEGIN work on my Halloween goodies yet, and I'm still WAY behind on orders. I'm thinking of hiring a small contingency of Oompa Loompas...I hear they are amazing workers and their tiny little hands would be perfect for the job.

I really hate having TAT so long and making people wait weeks for their orders, but it's either that or close down the shop while I catch up for awhile...and that seems to cause even more confusion and stress attempting to answer the flood of emails I get about when I'll be opening back up or restocking, etc. I've already had lots and lots of requests to re-open the Summer Smoothies...but I tell ya...I just can't do it captain! I don't have the power!! =P

We had family visiting from Canada all weekend and of course it was my job to play entertainment director. If you've ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding it might give you a small image of what I was having to deal with ALL weekend. Yes. Being Arabic you get used to these things...but when you are trying to run a business and deal with pushy Arabs (no offense to my family I love them...but Arabs can be REALLY pushy lmao)...something's gotta give. In this case, quite likely my sanity? Let's hope not.

So now after a really long weekend all I want to do is rest, but the orders keep mounting up and there's just no time. I've never been one to claim that there aren't enough hours in the day but I tell ya...there just aren't! 24 just isn't enough. Yes I say 24 because sleep has quite simply become a thing of the past. Shame...as I used to be quite an avid lucid dreamer.

Hopefully sometime this week I'll be able to get back on track...and eventually get to start working on my new items. I was really hoping that this would be a quiet month so I could focus on fall items but it has turned out to be quite the opposite! Oh, don't you just love the irony?

I have plans. Big plans. Many plans. But time is making a fool of me...and I'm starting to get quite peeved. There's not much else I can do besides give up sleep. If only I had a Time Turner...*sighs* ...put that on my list of things I need, right along side a Pensieve.

I also need a break from clay, so once...if I ever manage...to catch up on these orders, I'm going to do more illustration work, and other designs. I'll be working with other materials and such...as I'm getting clayed out really quickly. We shall see. We shall see. Sorry I don't have better news or cheerier things to post about. I'm stressed to the limit and things just keep managing to go wrong no matter how hard I try to do things right.

Free hugs anyone? I need them. Lots of them. I'll update again soon...once my head doesn't feel as though it's completely detached from my body.

<3 Jeanine

Summer Smoothies Going Bye Bye!!

Update...

I had to delay several orders due to the fact that I ran out of silver chains. I just can't keep them in stock!! I know that $5 for a sterling silver chain of this quality is actually really cheap, and I've had alot of people tell me I should raise my prices...but I offer the chain options to my clients as a special service to them. I'm not trying to make money off of that. I notice that some of my "competitors" <--(I call them this for lack of a better word, though I hate using that term) charge quite a bit more for their silver chains and such. I find it disappointing to be honest, as it seems like a blatant rip off to charge someone for a charm and then try to make an additional several dollars off of them for a chain. *shrugs* Better for me though, eh? =) I like taking care of you guys and keeping you all happy!

Also, I'm considering switching to only Priority Mail. Which means shipping prices would increase a bit. I'd love your thoughts on this. I'm just REALLY tired of spending hours at the post office mailing packages (plus gas prices are horrible). It would be so much easier methinks to just print the priority labels online and have them picked up. It's a shame you can't do First Class online. I'm just worried that people aren't going to be too happy with increased shipping prices, especially if they only order like one charm. Hmm...what to do...

Well...I'm about halfway done with the bulk of the Summer Smoothie Cupcakes...yeyyy!!! *clappity clap* I think I'm going to close off orders for them this week. Not sure exactly what day, but I'll send out a newsletter (as promised) to let you all know when exactly I will be closing the summer smoothie orders.

Why am I closing them? Well...to make room for my new Party Cupcakes of course! I absolutely adore these cupcakes, and they have been receiving fantastic reviews so I'm going to be creating a wide range of Party Cupcakes. You'll have the ability to customize your own on my website, as with all my cupcakes. ^_^ I think customization is just so special. Where else can you get an (affordable) item that you build from top to bottom! (I also have a little surprise planned where you'll be able to literally customize your own cupcake in real time on my website and see how it looks...yey how cool will that be?)

So the Party Cupcakes will most likely be the last items I add before I start introducing my fall line. Can you tell I'm uber excited about this? I would love to tell you all some of the items I'll be adding...but I know a few copycats that unfortunately stalk my sites and blog and like to make similar posts and similar items LOL (how unoriginal!!) so I'm not going to give anything away just yet. They'll actually have to force themselves to be creative for once. Imagine that!! =P

Cheers Tears & Bunny Ears!!
<3 Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

Is It Fall Yet? -oops

So what's new in the wonderful world of Tiny Cravings?

Things have been really quiet lately (not for me, but with you lot =P)...yes I realize it's summer and all, but I can't help but wonder where people are disappearing to! =) Possibly silently awaiting the arrival of their goodies after a well deserved online game of hop scotch where in your credit card is currently having a lay in from overwork? I know lots of people who went all out at the beginning of summer and are now just sitting back, picking their teeth with a toothpick, rubbing their bellies, and waiting for their packages to arrive. Ha!!

I'm still working on Summer Smoothie Cupcakes...it's like the neverending fruit cupcake at the moment. I definitely plan on taking photos after the majority of them are made, as I do so love to see them all lined up and looking so pretty.

Oh and speaking of photos...dun dun DUN!! I myself just spent a pretty penny on a new digital camera. Can't wait to get her! Yes, apparently I've decided that it's a she? Who knows why. Perhaps her sleek and sexy appearance? It's a Canon SLR, top notch and hopefully worth every cent. I've never owned a Canon but have only heard the best. And with this magical new photographing device I will be able to bring you only the most amazing and mouth watering photos of your favorite Tiny Cravings goodies. You'll see!! But you should be just as excited as I am.

Am I crazygirl already getting excited for Halloween? I can't deny that Halloween...Thanksgiving (the ever-so-popular excuse to gorge your face in between), and of course Christmas are without a doubt THE most amazing times of year. That whole Fall/Early Winter crossover leaves me feeling all wonderfully warm and enchanted inside. =)

Sooo this year (I'm already working on new items) I'm going all out for the holiday seasons. And I am really really excited to start sharing some of my Halloween designs with you lot. But it's far too early for that...right? Maybe by early August I'll start showing off some of the up coming "stuff" to get your pumpkins in a bunch.

So to sum up. Lots and lots of Summer Smoothie Cupcakes currently in production. New camera on its way!! Really fantastic new photos coming soon. Halloween designs coming soon!! *gets excited* I plan on getting everyone pumped up and pumpkined out for Halloween this year. Yeyyy!!!

Cheers,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

Buzz Buzz...

Hey everyone!

I'm buzzing around like a little bee on a nectar high working my fuzzy buzzing butt off on these Summer Smoothie Cupcake orders!!

Just a little note: if you bought a Summer Smoothie Cupcake before I added the option to pick your own base color, or you forgot to select a cupcake base color when purchasing...just send me a quick email. Otherwise, I'll be picking your cupcake base color for you as I see best fits your topping choices. =P

I'll be shipping the Party Cupcakes that sold on Etsy on Monday so if you ordered one of those, keep your eye on the mail mid-next week. There's still two Party Cups available on my Etsy so go check em out! TC Etsy

And as I've told lots and lots of people...I'll be adding the Party Cupcakes to my website for you to fully customize soon. But first I need to finish the majority of these Summer Smoothie ones before adding anything else at the moment!! =)

Tis all for now.

Cheers,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

New Party Cupcakes

Hello dumplings!

Have I mentioned that I looove when people read and comment on my blog? =P You guys are awesome.

So here's another little sneak peek at my newest cupcake design...Party Cupcakes!! How fun are these. I noticed some people mentioning that they would like even tinier cupcakes than the ones I had been making...well...here you go! These are my smallest cupcake style, just over 1/2" tall by 1/2" wide and deliciously scented in yummy Buttercream Frosting to keep you sticking them up your nosies all day. ^_^



I'll be listing several of these cupcakes on my etsy this evening: Tiny Cravings Etsy

And I'll be putting them up on my website soon. But not yet...the orders are still pouring in for the Summer Smoothie Cupcakes and I don't want to cut those off just yet. =) But I'll send an email when the new Party Cupcakes are up on my website. You'll even be able to order these by the dozen/half dozen at a discount.

Cheers,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com>

Buttercream Cupcake

A teeny tiny tease of my newest cupcakes... (probably my favorite so far)



Like them? They remind me a bit of the Sweet Nikki cupcake from Bangerang Bake Shop (used to be Fat Daddy). Same yellow cake and pink buttercream frosting. Looking at it now I guess I was sort of unknowingly inspired by Nikki's cupcake design. So I gotta give her credit for that. Bangerang Bake Shop

=)

Cheers!
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

Summer Fruit Smoothie Cupcake Pics

Hello!

Summer Smoothie Cupcakes...

Purchase one from my etsy: Tiny Cravings Etsy

Or

Customize your very own on my site! Tiny Cravings Jewelry

Here are some photos of my new summer cupcakes. You get to choose the toppings from an assortment of different fruits and can have them with the crystal sugar sprinkles or without (more like the spring ones).



(pictured above)
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry - Berry Smoothie
Orange, Peach - Fuzzy Navel Smoothie
Pineapple Smoothie
Strawberry, Banana Smoothie
Watermelon Smoothie
Orange, Lemon, Limon - Citrus Smoothie
Blueberry Smoothie





Cheers,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

Summer Smoothie Cupcakes!

The Spring Cupcakes were so popular I decided to make another fruit cupcake collection. Now available for you to customize your very own...Summer Smoothie Cupcakes! You can choose three of your favorite fruit toppings for your cupcake. Grab one of the featured smoothie blends, or pick a single flavor cupcake if you like as well!

I looove smoothies in summer. One of my favorites is Light & Fluffy from Smoothie King - Orange, Banana, and Strawberry. Yum! You can get this delicious combo on my site or choose from a great variety of other smoothie and fruit options. I even got some new delicious scent blends to go with these cupcakes so they smell absolutely wonderful. =)

Also I've made some yummy fluffy buttermilk pancakes with butter and maple syrup. They'll be available soon on the site as necklaces or rings. And also, some unscented rye bread sandwiches that are simply adorable.

Keep your eyes open for my newest jewelry collection...coming soon!

Cheers,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
http://tinycravings.com

Spring Cupcake Pre-Orders Have Shipped

Hi Cupcakes,

Yes that's right...finally all your Spring Cupcake Pre-Orders have shipped!

I snapped a few quick shots of them before packaging them up and shipping them off. =)





Now I need to get busy on the mound of other orders from April and May...but hopefully I'll have them all done by the end of this week and should have them ready to ship on Monday. (fingers crossed) I really got sick at the worst possible time, but no worries. And I'll be refunding shipping to everyone who has had to wait over a month for their order to arrive.

In other news, my birthday is coming up on June 10th. I really really really want one of these!





If you don't know what it is...it's an exact replica of the Alethiometer (truth meter) from the book/movie His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. I just adore it, but I'm deciding whether I want to spend $200 on it. I love collecting divination objects, and this would be great to add to the collection. Maybe I'll get lucky and get it for my birthday. =)

Cheers,
Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
www.tinycravings.com

Is It Spring Yet?

I realize I've been neglecting my blog. It seems to be cyclical in nature with me...I become obsessed with certain things for small amounts of time, then it quickly passes onto another obsession, and while I'm in the midst of a creative or obsession vortex I tend to forget about everything else. Is that what ADD is? =P

Anyways...I've finally managed to collect my mailing list after losing hundreds of contacts after my hard drive committed electricide. *tear* So I've just blasted hundreds of people with my first *official* newsletter, announcing my new Spring Cupcakes. I must say...I love these things. I'm a little reluctant to say goodbye to them, but I'll be happy to see them going to good homes. =) Only a few are currently in stock and the rest will be pre-order.

Here are some images from my lovely spring cupcake collection. Please don't use these images without my permission. =)





Yes...they are all scented, and yes that is a MOJITO cupake there. It's my favorite, and it smells dead on a Mojito. It makes me want to get out the Bacardi Limon, limes, mint, sugar, and mash up a pitcher of these like I used to do when I bartended in South Beach. =P Ahh memories!

I actually miss bartending. I might try to start doing it like twice a week or something just for fun, but I'm also trying to FOCUS (ADD?? LOL) my time and energy into creating my masterpiece. Which is why you haven't seen many new clay designs and such from me lately. Things are changing. I'm growing. Things are evolving...it's all very exciting. And all very time consuming as well. But Tiny Cravings will always hold that special place in my heart and I doubt I could ever do away with it completely, I'm just really working on THE MAIN EVENT now. =)

Oh, if you want the latest news and stuff...sign up for my Newsletter on my website. ^_^

Cheers! =)
-Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
www.tinycravings.com

Happy Holidays!!

Ok I'll just say it since everyone else seems too afraid to these days...Merry Christmas everyone!! Hope you are all enjoying some well deserved rest, fun, and festivities. Of course like most of you, I too, have been exceedingly busy and must apologize for the blatant recent neglect of this blog. However I am thrilled that all my holiday orders went out in time, though in my rush to package and ship your items I continually found myself forgetting to take photos! Shame shame shame.

(All images and their respective designs are Copyright Tiny Cravings Jewelry 2007, please ASK FIRST before using any of my images, thanks!)

I did manage to snap a few shots of a custom Roses & Thorns Cupcake that I particularly loved. =)


And also a custom Pink Sugar mini-bottle replica that makes the most adorable keychain! I'll admit it was hard letting this one go, as I truly love Aquolina's Pink Sugar myself, and don't be surprised if I decide to make one of these cuties for myself.



I have some extremely fun and exciting things in store for the new year, so be expecting some spectacular new items. Please visit my website to subscribe to my email newsletter so that you'll be the first to know what is going on with Tiny Cravings!

Cheers!
-Jeanine

Tiny Cravings Jewelry
www.tinycravings.com

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