Free desktop background cupcake

I have a lot of fun making new yummy backgrounds for my computer and decided to share one with you.
 I made some delicious cupcakes with marshmallow frosting the other day.  After spending a long time trying to get the little curlicues of frosting on top to look just right, I realized they looked soooo cute I needed to take a picture.  It took a lot of patience to pose the cupcake and take a few shots when all I wanted to do is eat them all up.  The cupcakes didn't last long, but I really enjoy how this desktop background turned out.



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It's sized to fit my 17 inch laptop monitor when I set the background to stretch with out distorting the picture.

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Warning:  Staring at this desktop background photo for extended periods may cause intense cupcake cravings.

Wow me Wednesday - photography by bomobob

Guess what came in the mail today!! The prints I ordered from Bomobob! I've had an empty frame for 5x7s up on the wall for months (well with the stock photos in) and now there's a carnival in my living room. Per his item descriptions many of the photos are 'taken through the viewfinder of an old reflex camera' I don't know what exactly that is, but I do know that the wonderful bright fantasy colors are balanced with vintage esque dust and scratches that give the pictures an old but new feel.


I chose from the Carnival series, but the flowers are also drop dead gorgeous, it was a tough choice.

October photo of the month

From my craft 365 set - mother nature wins this round with the prettiest leaf in St. Louis (I did some extensive research)

Craft 365 of the month - August

Craft 365 - day 131
Originally uploaded by candy_calamity

Today I hit day 150 of my craft 365 challenge - each day I photograph one crafty thing that was part of my day and upload it to flickr. On the Candy Calamity blog I'll be sharing my favorite picture from each month. These pink and gray earrings posted on August 24th are my favorites from last month.

You can find them currently in my etsy shop: here

Photo Props

One of the most important things a seller does to sell work online is take good photos. Photography is really not my thing, but I do try to show the best side of my work. With my new pasticcio resin earrings the photos have presented some new and interesting challenges. Yesterday I experimented with some props. Let me know what you think, what works best?


For me its time to take a break for the evening. Happily the hard work of taking and editing photos is done which means I'm all ready to list my earrings on etsy tomorrow

Craft 365 of the Month - March

This photo featuring my starburst wrapper coin purse is winning my award for best Craft 365 of the month for March. Taken in my new photo box with a snazy new fabric background thanks to the upcycle exchange the colors really pop. I used this photo to enter an upcycling contest over at Sublime Stitching. The Starburst coin purse is available on etsy here.

Craft 365

I'm mostly just looking for an excuse to upload my cupcake picture (aka day 11).


On January 1st, 2009 I started my Craft 365 project. I plan to take a picture of my craftiness of the day for 365 days (non-consecutive). Its a great way to show the things I do both for candy calamity stuff and on my own, brush up my photography skills, plus it keeps me honest about how I spend my time (aka nothing to post today, but I did watch Maury, Judge Mathis, Dr. Phil, and Oprah hmmm). Its February 10th now and I am up to day 27. Its my goal to get to day 365 by the end of 2010.

On Saturdays I'll be doing a 365 of the week feature as a recap of what I've got going on.