Laundress?

Hi guys, it's me Wendy, Becki asked if I would like to post something today, which honestly completely terrified me, because her blog is sooo very Whippy Cake and glam, like miss Becki herself. Seriously she always looks a little glam and funky! I also know that our readers themselves have great style.

One of the reasons I love Whippy Cake's philosophy is that it lets people like me put a little glamour into my crazy busy life, a life that doesn't always feel like pretty and feminine. When I say "people like me" I mean people who enjoy being a girl but aren't as creative or have the time to create anything other than breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a Mommy but, sometimes my thoughts go a little sideways... For instance I was wondering Who the Heck ever thought of the word "LAUNDRESS"? Someone, no doubt, who was sick of it! Sick of that chore that always seems to be pushed to the bottom of the list, probably because its hidden away in its very own room. Someone who wanted it to sound romantic like the word PrinCESS or DuchESS with long, flowing tressESSSS... Someone who is waiting for her Prince Charming to come rescue her, take her to his well-furnished Castle, with beautiful gardens, and an indoor/outdoor Pool, not a whuurl-pool! You might be wondering if I have lost my mind, if I'm as nutso as the lady in the ad. No, it was a thought that went through my tired brain as I perused my closet one morning not so long ago.... Ok you know that you are completely sick of the never-ending, ever multiplying task of Laundry when you go into your closet and actually think:"what shirt can I wear today, and then throw away when I get it dirty?" Now I would never do that... I am Earth conscious.. Still that very thought went through my mind. Could it be that the minute any of my 5 children, (4 of which, are girls) take off their barely worn jeans, and tops they throw it into that pile, that pile that breeds.. Or it could just be that 7 people live in this home, and they all wear clothes every-day! Oh yes and school was still in session. You know how when your kids are going to school everyday, you want the teachers to know they do have a wonderful and fashionable Mommy at home;), and then you put them in their play rags as soon as they walk in the door. YEP, Summer laundry is definitely more desirable.

Anyway my point is, that the word "Laundress" is LAME! And disposable biodegradable clothes would be AWESOME! Can I get an AaaaMEN!

Thank goodness for Whippy Cake.

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Sup everyone? I hear you're curious about the website and the launch of the new online store.... The status is still unknown, I would estimate another week or possibly two. I am relying on the skills of others who are working mightily to make all of our dreams come true and soon you will see the ver fine job they are doing. I kind of expected some delays so left the launch date as vague as possible by saying in "July" because that could be anytime in July, I know how very sneaky and clever of me. In the meantime while the site continues to be structured Wendy and I are seeking out the best sponsors we can find which happen to be my favorite vendors. When we have a set launch date we will count it down by announcing utterly desirable giveaways from the sweetest people I know.

I hope you all are having a fabulous 4th of July weekend!!! I promise to keep you updated ;)

Pretend it's June

I just realized that yesterday was the first of July :(

How fast time flies. This tutorial was meant for June since June was devoted to braids. You can pretend it's still June while you're watching though. I am just happy I got to it this week!

This tutorial has a little trick at the end I think you're gonna like...

Paired with my addiction

Over the last few weeks I've turned a guilty pleasure into a hopeless addiction. In an effort to overcome my long days and unreasonably late nights working I've usurped the needed energy I get from my favorite drink Dr. Pepper. My husband is not a big fan of me consuming large quantities of the toxic waste but I continue to reassure him "it's just for now". I agree with him that the dr. has undesirable side effects and is impartial to my health but I can't help it... at least not for now ;)

Sooo, I make a Circle-K run once a day, sometimes two if I am particularly feeble that day. The husband frowns when he sees my 44oz cups collecting in the corners of my studio, I frown too because I agree it's bad. One day like many other days I proceeded to the inglorious fountain drink dispenser in the back of the Circle-K that I resent so much. I began to concoct my usual mixture of crushed ice and then half and half of regular and diet Dr. Pepper. There was a gathering of pubescent young boys I had previously seen walking in the unrelenting heat from the high school by my house. They were combining all of their money to account for how they would pay for their much "needed" refreshments. I went to the counter to pay for my toxins and without thinking I blurt "I want to pay for their drinks as well" pointing to the boys. She looked at me confused so trying not to draw attention I repeat myself quietly while leaning into the clerk. I began to shake as the adrenaline of getting caught crept up on me and the clerk took my money. I grabbed my things and of course my towering drink and hauled booty to my car and tried to escape unnoticed. 6 kids ran out of the store yelling "THANK YOU!!!!" in time for me to squeal out of the parking lot (my tires didn't squeal, I just added that for drama)! I smiled the rest of the way home, what a rush!!! (You probably didn't know that I live on the edge but I'm Bad-A guys!) Anyways, I noticed my Dr. Pepper was noticeably more satisfying and my usual guilt was absent from my mind that day.

In preparation for my RAOK Birthday I have turned that little escapade into a counter acting habit for my DP addiction. Construction workers, a mother of 3, some guy on his iPhone, a bus full of nuns... (jk, I'm not rich and I've never seen a nun before, but that would be so cool!) whomever it may be at the dispenser in the back of the store. Sometimes no one is in line behind me to play my victim but it's ok, I'll get one next time. And so, paired with my self destructing addiction I have something to look forward to everyday along with my daily caffeine jitters. Your orders help enable my bad habit but they are helping good ones too! When the lanky teenage boys were thanking me, they were also thanking you! Thanks from me too ;)

Now, I'm off to Circle-K, maybe I will see you there.

Giveaway!

If you are a local reader check out the giveaway on Facebook for tonight's premier of Eclipse in Gilbert, az!

Fletch (& his name)

This is Fletcher, I picked him up at a thrift store to use as a prop for the website photo shoot.

This is Fletcher after his makeover. I decided to keep him since my kids are quite fond of him. Fletcher is hefty, almost twice as heavy as me actually so he won't be going anywhere soon.

Thanks for contributing your colorful personality to my studio Fletch!

I guess it would have been nice of me to include his name story...

In the thrift store I spotted the plaster lion and say "Oh, we NEED him!". I tell the nice man in the Goodwill vest that we would like to purchase him and he writes me a ticket, I pay for my statue and pull my car around to the back and the nice man installs the statue in my car which immediately sags. I still didn't appreciate his mass until I myself and another non masculine friend decide to remove him from my car on our own. "Holy fetch!!" I say as we nearly drop the friendly fellow to the concrete floor. He underwent his finely painted makeover right there behind my car where we sat him down. After his last spot was sweetly painted I knew he was gonna need a name and none came to mind except for "Holy Fetch! He's freakin heavy" but I thought Fetch was a bit profane for a name so I changed it to Fletch of Fletcher for long. I know, that was a tad long for such a boring name story. Sorry.

Plus One!

Hi! I'm Wendy the new girl here at Whippy Cake! I know what you are all thinking; "how lucky is she?!" and the answer would be VERY! Seriously I am so happy to have such a fun job AND I get to work with Becki! I will start by telling you a little about myself. I have been blissfully married for 19 yrs. Ok it hasn't always been bliss, romance and candle light, but I can honestly say that I am still in love with my Baby- Daddy! We have 5 fantastic children. Charlee is our oldest, she just graduated from HighSchool and then Stephanie, she is my 15 Year old, Emmilyn is 11, Brooklyn is 9, and last but certainly not least is our one and only son Porter, he will be 8 soon! If you ask me what one THING I am obsessed with, and can't live without, I would have to say; WATER! For the obvious reasons of course, (I know nobody can live without water) but also because it's my favorite thing to drink and when it's in it's frozen state water is also my favorite snack! My most favorite times with my Family has been at the water, whether it be at Lake Powell, the Ocean, or just laying by the pool, & O yeah, the rain, I love rain! Because I get to wear my funky cute rain boots! Enough about me, I'm sure you will get to hear more as time goes by. :)

So I am a little overwhelmed by the things I don't know how to do yet, but I' m learning more everyday. The one thing that has made the biggest impression on me so far, is my new boss-lady, miss Becki! Let me just say that she left me utterly and speechlessly in awe of her, and her freaking creative BRAINS! I was there while she was naming her new collections, and let me tell you the colorful creative juices were flowing all over the place! WOW! It was inspiring to say the least. This lady has single handedly developed Whippy Cake, and with the help of Family and a couple of friends she is making her dreams come true! I don't know if you all realize that this mommy of 2 babies, has been sewing each and every flower you order pretty much by herself! She was also the one answering all the emails, blogging, handling the Etsy shop, working 20 hours days and the list goes on and on. So of-course, her talent and fabulous style got Whippy Cake noticed by a few high profile bloggers, and viola her business literally tripled over night! Very exciting stuff, but also overwhelming. She found herself in need of immediate STAFF and that's how she came to be m new boss!

Currently we are getting the last of the orders caught up, and preparing for the Grand Opening of the new Whippy Cake website coming in July! Some of you have already spoken with me through Etsy and email, & I look forward to continuing to help you with whatever you may need. I will be checking my mail regularly and responding to your messages regularly.

HOORAY for exciting things to come!

-Wendy

wendy@whippycake.com

Konad is konRAD!!!!

My adorable little nieces just introduced me to my new fav thing ever ever EVEEEER! Ok that might be taking it too far but after watching {THIS} infomercial you too will fAAAreak out!

I'm a polish junkie and I love to dabble in nail art when I have the time so you can imagine the squeaks and shrieks escaping my persons when I saw the video demonstration for konad nail art stamps. Can I please freak out a little more? I just ordered a starter kit off ebay and can't wait to debut my first Konad experience right here on my dearest blog. Just when I think the 21st century can't get any better it DOES!!!

I'm feeling the same way I did when I saw Steve Jobs announce the iPad at the WWDC Keynote. I love being a girl {and an apple addict}.

Who knew something little like this....

...could do something so fabulous like this!!!

I'm curious as to how many of you go and order a kit for yourself now. I just can't imagine not having one now that I know they exist but maybe I am a little impulsive... without the maybe part.


i heart! i heart! i heart! i heart! i heart! i heart!

What's in a name?

Now that my collections have been designed, made and photographed I have been procrastinating to name each piece. To me it's almost like naming my children, I want to be absolutely in love with the names! I was so sick of the names I had carelessly chosen on the pieces in my etsy shop and couldn't wait to be rid of them! I've kept a list by my side at all times should a word pop into my mind that just had to be used. I've also bugged my friends and family to no end for their ideas. Finally after pages and pages of words I knew I could avoid no longer. Since you don't get to see what they look like until the website launches I will share a few names with you instead. Here are some favorites...

Pickle Patch (pretty sure this is already a top seller and it's not even available yet, I'm just sayin.)

Dolly Dimples

Pretty Ditty Lo Lo (gotta throw my baby girl's name in there somewhere ;)

Naked Dance

Shanty Hose

Woa now, almost couldn't stop myself from sharing the whole list. I know I don't need to say this but for PETE's SAKE I am sooooooooo excited about them! Ok, back to sewing and only sewing. We have been shipping every single day, it's crazy loco up in here people. (that means double crazy if you no speak espanol)

Topsy Turvy

Sorry you had to wait, but wait no more...

Sneak Peak

I'm not going to show you a sneak peak of what I have been doing because it's just a big mess of sewing scraps and packaging messes but here is a sneak peak of the work Natalie has been doing for my new site. Gasp! This is a shot of "keeping time of lace". I wanna keep you in suspense so you will just have to wait for the website to see shots of the NEW pieces. It probably goes without saying but I have been working night and day EVERYDAY to get all of my orders caught up as well as prepping for the re-GRAND OPENING of Whippy Cake. I can't wait to get to play with my kids again and to be able to go to bed at the same time as my husband and of course I am excited to show off the new site and products too!

To give thanks to all you patient readers and customers I am doing something I almost NEVER do anymore which is a GIVEAWAY on The Tomkat Studio Blog. Be sure to check her blog today for the giveaway details and see if you can spot Kim wearing one of my 4th of July pieces! And if that isn't enough to make you happy I will also be posting a new BRAID tutorial.

Don't forget that my shop will be closing after tomorrow until the re-grand opening in July!

See more of Natalie's work {HERE}

Kelsey's Product of the week

As you know I am a cosmetologist and I work with many different products! I want to share with everyone one of my favorites. It's made from Bumble and Bumble and it's called Brilliantine! And I love it!! On the cover it is described as unique and gives hair sort of a languid, slept-in, sexy look and that is exactly what it does! I love to use it for keeping the frizzes down sorta like a serum. Its a styling product so you can use it when your hair is wet or dry, but I prefer when the hair is dry as a finishing product.



You can get it online HERE! I hope you like it! It is simply Brilliant.

-Kelsey