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Today’s guest / vendor post is by one of my favorite sellers on Etsy – Shimrit’a cupcakes. One of her cupcakes has made a cameo here before, and now I get to feature her store!

I love having these cupcake props for my birthday sessions. For example, in the photo above, mommy had his special outfit made just for the session and didn’t want to ruin it with icing stains and grease. These look so real (both in person and in photographs) only you will know the difference! They are also great for outdoor birthday sessions because you don’t have to worry about the icing melting and sliding off the cake before you even get a chance to take the shot.

And now a little more from Shimrit’a cupcakes about her fabulous product – plus the chance to win one of your own below!

I guess it all started when I visited too many galleries and bought all kinds of cake stands. One for my kitchen, one for the dining room – but they always stood empty and lonely without a cake to keep them warm. So i thought maybe I would bake a cake ‘one of these days’, but that day never came since I’m not much of a baker… I gave up the idea of making a real cake and started looking for non-edible cakes to put on my stands 365 days a year.

I searched all kinds of places and found nothing. Recently I was in New York and thought it would be the perfect place to find what i was looking for, but yet again came away empty-handed. And that’s how my days of making display cakes and cupcakes began.

Now after a lot of experimenting I’m making beautiful and colorful cakes and cupcakes which will light up any dining room, living room, kitchen, coffee shop, or bakery. They can be used as a Christmas tree ornament, as centerpieces for baby showers and baby’s first birthday parties, as photo props, as paper weights for the office, and as photo-holders.

My cakes and cupcakes also make great gifts for birthdays and the holidays. Recently I even started making miniature cupcakes for necklaces!

You are more than welcome to browse my shop at Etsy: shimrita.etsy.com

And please follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/…/Shimritas-Cupcakes/

As a special treat for Paperie readers, this cupcake will be given away as a prize!

How do you win? Easy! Just do one (or all) of these three things:

1. “Like” the Shimrit’a cupcakes “Facebook fan page”

2. Post about Shimrit’a cupcakes Etsy store on Facebook

3. Post the following Tweet on Twitter:
I want to win a cute CUPCAKE prop with SPRINKLES from Shimrit’a cupcakes / shimrita.etsy.com at PaperieBoutique.com by @shutterblog

Then come back and comment here that you’ve done so – each entry requires its own separate comment.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 25th. You can enter up to three times total. Post that you have “liked” the Facebook fan page, or post the links to your Facebook enteries or Tweets, in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

Please note: The link(s) you post must direct to public accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed or page or request permission to see it, you will automatically be disqualified.

You can enter / post up to three total times – one entry each for the three options listed above.

You have three chances to win but only one chance PER ITEM – please do not post the same link multiple times – duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize. Good luck!

UPDATE: The winner has now been posted here! Check it out!

Hey, guess what?! Francypants Academy is having a workshop this October and you’re invited! (Click each of the images – 1, 2 – for larger detail.)

Kelli has been a frequent contributor here at Paperie and this is an amazing opportunity – make sure to stop by Francypants Academy for more!

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63 Responses to “sprinkles on top”

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Heather Lickliter on August 23rd, 2010

Added her on FB!
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Heather Lickliter on August 23rd, 2010

Tweeted too: http://twitter.com/HeatherL
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Lerissa on August 23rd, 2010

LIked on FB
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Lerissa on August 23rd, 2010

Posted link on FB
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Lerissa on August 23rd, 2010

tweeted: http://twitter.com/Lbroome
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Kendra Krasin on August 23rd, 2010

Added on Facebook!
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Kari S on August 23rd, 2010

How cute are these!!!! Like on FB
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Kari S on August 23rd, 2010

Facebooked about her cupcakes
facebook.com/KariSmithPhotography
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ChrissySpruill on August 23rd, 2010

Added on Facebook – LOVE these!
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Nikki S. on August 23rd, 2010

“Liked” the Shimrit’a cupcakes Facebook fan page!
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Nikki S. on August 23rd, 2010

Posted on Facebook about her cupcakes!

http://www.facebook.com/nikkidaniellephotography
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Maryanne on August 23rd, 2010

I’ve liked her on facebook
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Maryanne on August 23rd, 2010

tweeted http://twitter.com/cherrymayPhoto
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ofra on August 23rd, 2010

amazing !!!!!!!! so pretty…
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Lavelle on August 23rd, 2010

FB’d about the etsy shop – what a clever idea, lovin it!!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Sugar-Photography/125457404150182
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Quinntography on August 23rd, 2010

Tweet!!!! http://twitter.com/Quinntography

And LIKE on FB! http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1239660257&ref=ts
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jfaith444 on August 23rd, 2010

Liked on FB
Posted my yummy thoughts… http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=720492120

Tweet Tweet- https://twitter.com/bellaFCosmetics
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Kim Russell on August 23rd, 2010

I liked them on FB
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Kim Russell on August 23rd, 2010

I tweeted!
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Kim Russell on August 23rd, 2010

i posted about the etsy shop on FB! These make me hungry for a cupcake! I hope I win!
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Ule Logue on August 23rd, 2010

Followed on FB – I LOVE her work!!!!!
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Ule Logue on August 23rd, 2010

tweet tweet – http://twitter.com/ULPhotography
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brianne on August 23rd, 2010

I tweeted! twitter.com/brianneosborn
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branka on August 23rd, 2010

Liked on FB
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Fran Johnson on August 24th, 2010

Added her on my Facebook page…very cool!
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Fran Johnson on August 24th, 2010

Tweeted http://twitter.com/Fran_Johnson
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Bree on August 24th, 2010

Liked on facebook!
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Bree on August 24th, 2010

Tweet!
http://twitter.com/BreeRossphoto
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Jillian McGrath on August 24th, 2010

I totally just tweeted this: http://twitter.com/jillmcgrath
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Jillian McGrath on August 24th, 2010

And liked the fan page!
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Jillian McGrath on August 24th, 2010

AND…. Posted a comment about the site on my FB: http://www.facebook.com/#!/jilliannmcgrath
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stacey duncan | la pomme design on August 24th, 2010

recommended on facebook – and included an image i took with one of Shimrita’s cupcakes!!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Denton-TX/La-Pomme-Design/234590713784?ref=ts
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stacey duncan | la pomme design on August 24th, 2010

liked on fb
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stacey duncan | la pomme design on August 24th, 2010

tweet tweet! http://www.twitter.com/lapommedesign
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jfaith444 on August 24th, 2010

Posted my yummy thoughts… http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=720492120
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jfaith444 on August 24th, 2010

Tweet Tweet- https://twitter.com/bellaFCosmetics
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Chrystal on August 24th, 2010

Liked on FB
!
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Chrystal on August 24th, 2010

http://twitter.com/chrysrae
Tweeted!
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photojeanine on August 24th, 2010

I liked the cupcake Facebook page
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photojeanine on August 24th, 2010

I tweeted about the cupcakes at http://www.twitter.com/photojeanine
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photojeanine on August 24th, 2010

just posted about the cupcake etsy store on my facebook page … Jeanine McLeod
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edahlgren7 on August 24th, 2010

I liked Shimrit’a cupcakes FB fanpage.
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edahlgren7 on August 24th, 2010

Tweeted…
http://twitter.com/edahlgren7
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marjorie on August 25th, 2010

I tweeted http://twitter.com/MarjorieStallar
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marjorie on August 25th, 2010

I liked on FB fanpage
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alycia on August 25th, 2010

i liked ‘em on fb
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alycia on August 25th, 2010

tweeted!
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alycia on August 25th, 2010

shared link on my fb page! so cute!
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Chell on August 25th, 2010

So cute! What a great Idea. I added her on facebook.
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BridgetGates on August 25th, 2010

I liked the facebook fanpage.