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<p style="text-align: center;">The hubby's cousin is getting married later this year, and O is going to be the flower girl.  I am BEYOND ecstatic.  This is just one of the many reasons I LOVE having a daughter - wait till you see the princess dress we bought for the event.  WOW!  This past weekend was the wedding shower for the bride, Melissa.  O and I made the trip down to Edwardsville/ St. Louis area.  Melissa and Kevin were at our housewarming party last year, and she really enjoyed the chocolate coconut cupcakes I made for B's birthday.  So, that's what I made!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP1998-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225" alt="bridal shower cupcakes" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP1998-2.jpg" width="500" height="331" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I saw these <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/98424791/wedding-cupcake-topper-weddings-bridal?ref=favs_view_13">cute cupcake toppers </a>on Etsy, but they were very expensive, and I waited too long to think about ordering them so I was having a hard time finding someone who could get them to me without a rush charge.  Instead, I made my own.  Not quite as cute, but made from things I had around the house (read: FREE!) and matching the color of the bridesmaid dresses perfectly.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP2009-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1227" alt="sprinkle cupcake" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP2009-2.jpg" width="331" height="500" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">As I mentioned, I used a <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/coconut-cream-cheese-frosting-50400000125265/">coconut cream cheese frosting </a>for this batch, but I didn't stir in the coconut -- I pressed it into the frosting like a Snowball.  God, was it good!  O, however, was pretty turned off by the shaved coconut that I was pressing onto the other cupcakes.  She asked for a "pwain one" and added her own special touch.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP2018-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1228" alt="cupcakes and toddlers" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP2018-2.jpg" width="331" height="500" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">She was pretty pleased with her work.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP2021-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1229" alt="wedding shower" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMGP2021-2.jpg" width="326" height="500" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Somehow, I forgot to take any other pix at the party.  I guess that's what happens when there is a lot of family catching up to do.  This is the ONLY picture I took of the beautiful bride...OOPS!  Can't wait for the real deal in November!  Congrats, Kevin &amp; Melissa!</p>