Back from Ortisei, Italy!

After a week of fun in the snow (wearing my Linde Werdelin 3-Timer ), it is time to get back to work and back to blogging about watches. During my vacation, the invitations for BaselWorld and press releases are flooding my mailbox. So beware of some frequent updates here at Fratellowatches.

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Back from Ortisei, Italy!

 State of the TBR pile

Finished: The Story of the Ingalls , by William Anderson The Walnut Grove Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder , by William Anderson Larger-than-life Lara , by Dandi Daley Mackall Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Iowa Story , by William Anderson The Ingalls Family Album , by William Anderson See you all in March!

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State of the TBR pile

 DIY is everything

Here’s a funny thing. Over the past 6 months or so, a subtle DIY element has found it’s way into my wardrobe- to the point where the other night my whole outfit was pimped (or modded, or updated, or remixed). The boots were re-laced, the jeans cropped, the sweater dyed black, the blazer buttons moved about, the bag had a leather wallet and charms attached by me

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DIY is everything

 Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis Rosewood Bag

As said, rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining. All rosewoods are strong, heavy as well as taking an excellent polish.

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Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis Rosewood Bag

 Food2 announces 1st Annual Cupcake Cup

The bloggers over at Food2 , Food Network’s edgy food blog, have announced their first annual Cupcake Cup, a photo challenge involving, you guessed it – cupcakes. It’s pretty simple to enter: 1) Submit your cupcake photos. 2) The photos MUST be yours but the cupcakes need not be.

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Food2 announces 1st Annual Cupcake Cup

 Bowling cupcakes, baby birds, I heart New York and more from Painted Sugar

These cupcakes are all by Painted Sugar of Miami, Florida, via their Facebook page . They do cupcake decorating parties and can be reached at 786-553-1266

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Bowling cupcakes, baby birds, I heart New York and more from Painted Sugar

 OT Lesson 6 Study Notes: Moses 8:19-30; Genesis 6:5-22; 7:11-24; 8:1-22; 9:8-17; 11:1-9

Moses 8 Verse 9: The Hebrew of Genesis 5:29 shows us that Noah’s name means “rest.” How does his father, Lamech, explain the name? Is Noah’s name significant to the story of the flood? Verses 19-21: Why don’t the people listen to Noah?

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OT Lesson 6 Study Notes: Moses 8:19-30; Genesis 6:5-22; 7:11-24; 8:1-22; 9:8-17; 11:1-9

 Cookbook contest! Win Pink Princess Cupcakes by Barbara Beery

Yes, it’s another contest, this time to win one of five copies of cookbook author Barbara Beery’s latest, Pink Princess Cupcakes . Here’s the publisher’s description: Little girls will love the princess-themed recipes in this cookbook. Creative decorations for the perfect dessert include magic wands made from white chocolate, crown-shaped cookies, rock candy jewels, and much more that make cupcakes perfect for birthday parties, sleepovers, or fun any day of the week! Easy instructions and a full-color photo for each recipe.

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Cookbook contest! Win Pink Princess Cupcakes by Barbara Beery

 Kara’s Cupcakes introduces gluten-free cupcakes

Kara’s Cupcakes in San Francisco/Bay Area has introduced gluten-free cupcakes at their flagship Marina store in vanilla, coconut and chocolate velvet and, as per below (via their Facebook page ), will be offering gluten-free cupcakes at their other locations starting Wednesday. See www.karascupcakes.com or @karascupcakes on Twitter for more information.

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Kara’s Cupcakes introduces gluten-free cupcakes

 Masala chai cupcakes Ivy Bakery (Brooklyn)

Daniellan Louie of Ivy Bakery posted this photo of her masala chai cupcakes, for sale this weekend: “The cupcake itself is infused with black tea and blended with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, topped with homemade whipped cream.” See www.ivybakery.com and their Facebook page for more information. New Yorkers, mark your calendars: their annual cupcake eating contest is being held April 24th! Also, these aren’t for sale now but are very pretty: salted caramel cupcakes:

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Masala chai cupcakes Ivy Bakery (Brooklyn)

 OT Lesson 5 Study Notes: Moses 5-7

As always, remember that these are questions for studying the reading assigned more than for planning the lesson itself. Even then, you are certainly going to find more questions here than you can deal with in one study session, though not, perhaps, more than you can deal with in a week. However, that said, the lesson itself has turned out to be more than I could deal with in a week

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OT Lesson 5 Study Notes: Moses 5-7

 Get toasty in a Moose Knuckles jacket

Just when you thought it was time to break out the Spring jackets, mother nature drops a cold one on us again! Are you one of the many that got away with layering so far this winter? We have Moose Knuckles jackets available at 30% off in an assortment of sizes

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Get toasty in a Moose Knuckles jacket

 Crumbs Bakeshop’s Valentine’s Day cupcakes

Crumbs Bakeshop (various locations across the US) is offering these Valentine’s Day cupcakes for $3.75 each. Available in stores or by mail order via www.crumbs.com . The flavors are: Be Mine – Vanilla cake with pink vanilla cream cheese filling and frosting – topped with a heart shaped sugar cookie and white sprinkles around the edge Red Hot – Vanilla cake with vanilla cream cheese filling and frosting – covered with heart-shaped Red Hots Sweetheart – Vanilla cake with fudge filling and frosted with chocolate cream cheese frosting – topped with tiny pink and white heart sugars Ooh La La – Chocolate cake with vanilla cream cheese filling and pink colored vanilla cream cheese frosting – topped with a heart shaped brownie Chocolate Covered Strawberry – Strawberry cake filled with strawberry jam, frosted with a thin layer of chocolate buttercream and covered in chocolate fondant – pink and white sprinkles around the edge

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Crumbs Bakeshop’s Valentine’s Day cupcakes

 Cupcake Valentine’s Day love from Ghermez Cupcakes in Sydney, Australia

These beautiful Valentine’s Day love message cupcakes are by Ghermez Cupcakes of Sydney, Australia, via their Facebook page . You can also follow them @ghermezcupcakes on Twitter

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Cupcake Valentine’s Day love from Ghermez Cupcakes in Sydney, Australia

 Mardi Gras cupcakes at Louisana’s Curl’s Cupcakes

For Mardi Gras, Curl’s Cupcakes in West Monroe, Louisiana, is selling these very colorful cupcakes, via their Facebook page (yes, Facebook is this cupcake blogger’s BFF): They’re also selling Super Bowl New Orleans Saints cupcakes, but I didn’t see any photos of those, though apparently they are selling quite well. Here’s a photo of some of their other cupcakes that definitely made my mouth water: This one is called The Jester! Curl’s Cupcakes 405 Stella Street, Suite E West Monroe, LA, 71291 318-323-7500

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Mardi Gras cupcakes at Louisana’s Curl’s Cupcakes

 Scootabaker delivers LA cupcakes on a scooter

What a fun idea…I found Scootabaker, run by Heather Wong, via her chocolate truffle Twitpic , seen below. She delivers desserts around the Los Angeles area, yes, via scooter.

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Scootabaker delivers LA cupcakes on a scooter

 Virtuous Double-Old-Fashioned Glasses

Toasting to friendship or hosting a more formal gathering where you’re entertaining with flair, what says more about your good taste than a set of monogrammed glasses? Crafted from fine European glass, these celebration essentials make a big style statement! thingsremembered.com

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 Free cupcakes today at Sweet Temptations

From the Albany Times-Union – again, the umpteenth reminder for bakeries (or anyone, really) – if you are going to court the press, your website should be up and running so people can get information about you. I know many of you don’t care, and this is a cupcake blog, not a business or internet blog, but still; if your potential customers have nothing to go on, no phone number, no photos, nothing but a news article, how can they check you out?

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Free cupcakes today at Sweet Temptations

 Louis Vuitton Messenger GM Bosphore for Men

Earlier Louis Vuitton has released Bosphore backpack and Bosphore pochette for fashion men, and this season it brings us the Messenger GM and PM Bosphore for business men. Again this designer bag makes an attractive impression in Monogram canvas, the most classic design of LV. Perhaps you would also like this sleek Messenger GM Bosphore .

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Louis Vuitton Messenger GM Bosphore for Men

 Red velvet blueberry and Oreo cupcakes (separately)

These cupcakes above are red velvet cupcakes with blueberry injected into the center…sounds intriguing. By Sugar Crawler vis Flickr , where I also found her beautiful Oreo cupcakes.

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Red velvet blueberry and Oreo cupcakes (separately)