Hobbies

I've had many hobbies over the years. When I was young I was mainly just into sports, and I spent most of my time being active. In high school I got interested in scrapbooking, and since then I've been through LOTS of hobbies. The problem is, I get into something, and I feel the need to buy every item associated with that hobby. It gets expensive, but even more, it takes up a lot of space. I currently have an entire linen closet that holds no linens, just crafts. I have all the supplies one needs for scrapbooking, card-making, sewing, knitting, and more. I realize that I rarely open that closet, except when I'm off work in the summer. My most recent hobby involves taking up space in an entirely different area of my condo-the kitchen. I now find myself engrossed in baking and cupcake decorating. It's a lot like scrapbooking; you create a background (the cupcake) and you embellish (the sprinkles). O.K., that sounds simple, but these cupcakes can be very time consuming. I now have kitchen cabinets full of sprinkles, candies, icing, muffin pans, cupcake tupperware, and most importantly, cupcake books. I am the type of creator who needs design templates for scrapbooking and cupcakes alike. My first purchase was "Hello, Cupcake" by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. It's a great book for ideas and simple directions to make awesome cupcakes.

Birthday Cupcakes (my first decorated cupcakes from last year)