Happy 3rd Birthday, Sweetopia!
Is it silly?
A birthday celebration for a blog?
Probably, but I have to do it anyways.
I can’t believe it’s been 3 years, this February, since I began blogging here. It’s been rewarding beyond measure – a passion which has grown even more with time, and hopefully will continue for many more years to come. I would still blog, even if no one was visiting, because I enjoy the process of making sweets, photographing them as best as I can (and learning more about how to, bit by bit), and then sharing them here. Sweetopia has become a labour of love; creating the confections, showing how I make them, and communicating with you, are all parts of a passion which is sweet in so many more ways than one.
Thank you for visiting me in my little, sweet corner of the world. Your comments, your emails, your tweets and pins, are what make me smile, warm my heart, and make blogging even more fun.
Because the blogging process and life in general don’t leave as much time as I would like to check out your ‘home’ on the internet, I would love if you would share with me today where I can find you, on my facebook page here, in the comment section below, or wherever you like: Whether it be your flickr page, your facebook page, pinterest, instagram, a blog, anything… This February I would love to take some more time to find out where you ‘live’ on the internet, and what you love to do.
The amazing thing about the internet, and I’m feeling this more and more, is that it brings us together, no matter where you are on the planet, we can connect with each other based on mutual interests and a love for similar things.
And as a new blog birthday ritual for me, I’m sharing 10 of my favorite posts to date… Either because you seemed to like them according to the comment section, or just because for some ‘can’t put my finger on’ reason, I especially enjoyed creating the post.
1.
How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing – Top 10 Tips
2. {The lighting is really bad in this photo… I tried to fix it a bit}.
3.
How to Decorate Cookies with a Kopykake Projector
4.
Making Mardi Gras Decorated Cookies
5.
6.
Figuring Out Royal Icing Consistency
7.
8.
Green Apple Bridal Shower Cookies
9.
How to Freeze Decorated Cookies
10.
Marbling Royal Icing (First Video)
Thank you for reading me here, I appreciate each and every comment, and love to hear from you!
If you’d like, leave me a comment below, on Facebook, twitter, youtube or instagram, letting me know where you ‘live’ on the internet, and what are your favorite things. Mine, as you can see, are making sweets, especially decorated cookies. Is that yours too, or is it something else?
xo,
Marian
p.s. You can find the vanilla cupcake recipe and buttercream I used for these by clicking here and a video on how to make the cupcake swirl here.
Kendra says
Happy Birthday Sweetopia! Congrats!
Caroline @ chocolate & carrots says
Happy 3rd Blogiversary! 😀 As always, your treats are amazingly beautiful.
haniela says
HAPPY 3rd Blogiversary! You are truly amazing, everything you do you do it with such a style and poise. Congrats!♥
Misbah/Cupcakeluvs says
Happy 3 th´rd bloggerversary,may you have many more.
Jacquee @ I Sugar Coat It! says
Happy 3rd Birthday and Congratulations! My 1st year is coming up in April – where does the time go? Your work is beautiful and instructions invaluable. To many more sweet years!
Aggie says
Happy 3rd anniversary, Sweetopia!!! Marian, your work is truly amazing and we all enjoy everything you post! Congratulations!!! xxx
Karen @ Trilogy Edibles says
Congrats Marian! Your blog has been one of my favs since I started thinking of mine. your posts are just beautiful as are you!
Hugs to you today!
K
Trilogy Edibles
Brandy (Sparkling Sugar Sweets) says
Happy 3rd blogiversary! Thank you for sharing all that you do!
niner // sweet treats says
YAAYYYYYY 3 YEARS! WOW!
You are so humble, sweetie.
Your photos look SO good, and I can totally relate to you what you were saying… no matter how many people visit the blog – the whole process of baking, photographing, writing posts: it’s beautiful 🙂
Wish you a happy anniversary for your wonderful blog. I’ll be checking it till the end. 🙂
Love,
niner
Shona @ Cookies 'n' Cake by Shona says
Happy 3rd birthday Sweetopia!!
I love your blog!!!
Jean says
Happy Happy 3rd Blogiversary!! You are truly a class act and all your praises truly deserved!
IFeelCook says
Happy blogiversary! Your blog is so lovely, I love your recipes, pics and tutorials and you are a really a nice person. Every time I’ve asked you for some help (via DM on Twitter or email) you have answered to me and help me a lot 🙂 You’re so kind! I appreciate it so much.
Your blog celebrates three years and my little sweet blog has only three months 😀
This is my blog http://www.ifeelcook.es/ (and I have a FB page since one week http://www.facebook.com/IFeelCook). If you wanted to have a quick look at them I’d be delighted.
I follow you on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, RSS and Instagram. You, your sweets and pics deserve it 😀
xoxo
Caroline_GoodCupcakesGood says
Hipp hipp hooray!
Congratulations with your 3rd birthday!
You are a big inspiration for me and
I hope you will continue to blog many many more years!
Lots of bloglove,
Caroline
Marcela Gomez says
Happy 3rd bloggybirthday I just found you recently and I’m so happyyyy with all I have been learned from you..thanks so much !!!!!
Dawn Somerlot Vaflor says
Thank you for sharing all your talents with us. I have learned great things from your blog and I love the pics of all your treats. Awesome!I am on Facebook and Pinterest under Dawn Somerlot Vaflor. 🙂
Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more says
Happy birthday! I love reading your blog, because you do such great stuff and we are local to each other, so that is so neat to me.
Paula says
Feliz Feliz cumpleaños!!!! agradecida por tanta enseñanza y maravilloso arte!!!
Eftychia says
Happy Birthday!! Keep up the good work!
Tara says
Happy Birthday/anniversary! You were one of the first “cookie” blogs I found when I started obsessing over cookies. So glad I found you!
Amy C says
Happy Birthday!!!You have a beautiful blog. I have learned so many valuable lessons and tips thanks to you. I visit your site at least once a day. You are very inspiring. Enjoy your Blogiversary!
yvette says
Oh Sweetopia.net…..You are the reason why I am cookie decorating right now! I was so happy when I ran into you because I never had come across such a beautiful, inspirational blog! I look forward to your updates and get goose bumps when I get an email saying that something new has been posted 🙂
Happy 3rd Blogiversary and many, many, many more!
Heather s says
Happy 3rd Blogiversary! Congratulations on such an awesome blog!
I live on the internet here:
https://www.facebook.com/RedRoseCakes
https://twitter.com/#!/RedRoseCakes
http://redrosecakesconnection.blogspot.com/
Thanks for making everyday sweet!
Leah {Sweet and Sour Showers} says
Happy Blogiversary! I’ve been looking for ideas for Mardi Gras cookies. Thanks for sharing – so pretty!
Donna says
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Sweetopia! Happy Birthday to you! Congrats love your posts and looking forward to many more!
jOrge says
Happy first 3 years, i really love your tips and blog!!!
Thanks for all…and celebreate with Telquila as we use to do in Mexico!!!
Angie @ Bigbearswife says
Happy 3rd Birthday, Sweetopia!
Madeleine says
Congratulations Hope you have many more years to blog
Mary Bolger says
http://www.cookiesandcakesbymary.com/
Oh Happy Day! Love your posts! Here I am.
Maria says
congratulation’s to your success! You are so talented and amazing! Happy Blogiversary, wish you all the best and many more years of bloging.
ML
Diane says
Happy Birthday Sweetopia!
Your one of the first blogs I started following 🙂
Thanks for all you share!
Toni says
(Pretend that music notes are all around the words!) Happy Birthday to you! Thanks for all that you do! You make life so happy, sending XXX’s and OOO’s too!
PS: You really are one the the best!
kimberly says
happy anniversary, love visiting your blog. i’ve just recently found you and want to thank you for showing me the way to making some fabulous cookies. i love to create too and post on my blog http://www.justwordz.ca
i would love for you to visit…many thanks for all you share
Gabriela Osornio says
Happy birthday Sweetopia you are the place I come to for inspiration and information.
find me at http://www.facebook.com/gabybakes
Elizabeth {SweetArt Sweets} says
Happy birthday Sweetopia!!! It was you who inspired me to start decorating cookies! You are always so helpful and I love reading your blog, seeing your new creations, and following your pins. Here’s to many, many more years of cookie decorating and blogging!
Tesei says
Yes you must celebrate, a blog is a lot of work and a great achievement that you should be very proud of. Here we all are celebrating with you these first three years. Happy birthday Sweetopia and thank you for sharing it with us!!!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
Happy blogiversary! Can’t wait to see what you create in the year ahead 🙂
Rebecca says
Happy happy to you! I love seeing your awesome creations come to life!
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Blanca says
Felicidades!!! Gracias por todas las lecciones que has compartido con nosotros; he aprendido mucho de usted.
Nina says
Happy birthday from Norway Sweetopia 🙂 You are a big inspiration and I love your blogg. I have too many hobbies, as you will se if you visit my blogg follofarmen.no (it is written in Norwegian, but there are a lot of pictures 🙂 )and cakedecoration is one of them. I have yet to try to decorate cookies, but after watching your beautiful work I`m inspired to try. Keep ut the wonderful work 🙂
Pauline says
Happy Birthday Sweetopia! I love, love, love your posts! They are so helpful. You can check out my cookies on my Facebook page (One Smart Cookie)….you might even see some Sweetopian inspirations!
Sue {Munchkin }Munchies} says
Your Princess cookie is one of my all-time favorite cookies!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Marian! Thanks for sharing so much of your talent with us:) I really enjoy decorating cookies too, but have a long way to go!
Riannerianban says
Happy blog birthday! I love following your blog and seeing your amazing creations…you’ve inspired me in my own creations and blog writing! Sweetthingsbyrianne.blogspot.com
Dina Genena says
Happy Birthday Sweetopia .. Best Wishes
Brenda (SweetSimpleStuff) says
Happy Blog Birthday to you!
Vanessa says
Happy Birthday!!!! Wishing you lot of more years of beautiful creations.
Love your blog.
Isabel says
Hi Marian!
Congratulations and happy 3rd birthday! Thank you so much for sharing with us all these cute, marvellous an sweet things. I write you from Spain and what I really love is…decorating cookies since I met you… I have a degenerative illness and you help me so much, Marian… Thanks a lot!
Please, keep on doing this great things and sweeting our lives!
Gisel says
Happy 3rd Birthday Sweetopia! I always enjoy reading all of your posts. I still haven’t build the courage to make cookies. You definitely inspire me to do it. Hopefully soon. Congrats once again and please keep on blogging.
Mary Sanavia says
Happy birthday!!! three years have gone by fast! Those cupcakes are adorable, perfect for a sweet celebration!. I look forward to many more.
Brenda says
Happy Birthday to your blog. I enjoy reading this so much. What a pleasure to “know” you. I am from Mesquite TX just a few miles from Dallas. I enjoy cookie decorating too. I am no where close to being professional but my grandson thinks I am. I have collected hundreds of cookie cutters over the last few years, so much fun.
Keep us posted on all you do… thanks again
Brenda
Karen says
Happy birthday Sweetopia! It has been so much fun following you and I am learning so much. You have so much talent, and I love your photos!