This semester, as a fun elective, I’m taking an acting class. Here were the directions for our first assignment:
“You may use any medium– song, dance, drawing, etc.– to present to the class a self-portrait. It is your opportunity to share who you are as a person. Be creative.” Pretty open-ended assignment, huh? I love projects where you get to be creative. At first, I thought about making a scrapbook.
I’ve blogged about my passion for scrapbooking, here: My life in scrapbook pages.
But then an even more creative idea came to mind:
”All About Me” Cupcakes! So here it is– my life in cupcakes:
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I was born in England.
I’ve also lived in Philadelphia…
Japan…
China…
and Texas: 
From living all over the world, I developed an interest in learning about other cultures and languages. Fittingly, I’m majoring in Spanish.
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I’m also very athletic. In high school, I played both varsity soccer and tennis.
I’m also very athletic. In high school, I played both varsity soccer and tennis.
I still play tennis, but just for fun.
And I’m a fervent sports-fan, too… especially when it comes to the Dallas Stars!
I’m an avid scrapbooker and love anything to do with arts-n-crafts. 
And, after taking a class in high school, I became hooked on Adobe Photoshop.
Helping others is really important to me; right now I have two charity projects: Project Pillows and AfriCards (more on those in a future post). I also am a volunteer dog-walker two days a week at a local animal shelter.
Oh yeah, and I’m a vegan.
All together now:
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Oh my gosh!! This is so cute!
It must be fabulous to have lived in all those places! It seems amazing to experience all those different cultures.
Que bonito cupcakes, Katie!!
That’s so cool that you were a globe trotter and visited so many places.. there is nothing more that I would like than to to be able to travel the world!
Good luck with school and all.. lookin’ forward to the next post!
What a fabulous way to fulfill the requirements of the project–and you forgot, you are also an awesome baker and cupcake-decorator! Love the vegan one (such a cute piggie!). The frosting you use always looks so luscious–have your ever posted the recipe?
Forgot to say–can’t wait to hear what the prof thought of it!
I love this post! That was such a creative idea!
what a GREAT post!
you are so talented and make such beautiful cupcakes!
was your family military???
that is ADORABLE!!!!!!!
This is the best post ever.
those are the most adorable cupcakes i have ever see. if i had known at my bday, i would have ordered those from you for dessert!!!
What a brilliant and creative idea! I learned so much about you through cupcakes!
They are all soooo cute! You are so amazing at decorating cupackes! I love the way each one says something interesting about you! I love the cute little soldier on your England-themed cupcake!
As much as I love your cupcake posts, I’m going to have to ask you to stop because everytime I see one, I want to make cupcakes!!! Which is not necessarily a bad thing but right now I’m about to leave to travel across the country and don’t think I can bake cupcakes in my car =/
They are so gorgeous!
HEYY HEY !!!!! =)))
Great to see a post from you again!!
WHat can I say!!??? The CUPCAKES look AWASOME !!!!!! =) And like the others said…YOU"RE TALENTED!!! =DDD VERRRRRRY TALENTED!!!!
I'd love you to SEND ME SOME !!!! HAHAH>…:PPPPP
Well…I'd be SO HAPPY to see a comment from you on my new post… =) Hope for your visit!!!
Enjoy the time!!
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I LOOOOOOVE this post! And I love the idea of doing your life in the form of cupcakes! You are too creative for words. Every single one of those cupcakes is adorable
You have talent to spare! I love all the cupcakes!
They show where you were born and were you’ve lived, but what they really show is that you’re super sweet! Just like cupcakes!
I bet you were the only one that brought cupcakes to class.
These are great!
What a cute post!! Excellent idea!!
Glad you’re taking an acting class! That’s my LIFE as a Theatre major!
Eek! Dare I say you’re living “the sweet life” ?
What an awesome, creative idea! I love your life in cupcakes
They all look so beautiful!
I love the Texas one for some reason. Send me a Michigan one… heh.
They remind me of merit badges. Screw the ‘Official Vegan Sash’ I mentioned before… all rewards should be edible.
BEST. IDEA. EVER.
This is such a cool idea. You are really creative.
I love the panda cupcake!
You are so creative! The frosting on the cupcakes makes me want to lick the screen :]
What a great idea! Your cupcakes are so cute! How great that you’ve lived in so many places.
and when I say fun, I mean chasing after tennis balls and laughing with my friends because we can’t play for beans =P
I play tennis for fun too
What a beautiful way to display the life and times of a Chocolate covered Vegan! You really are an angel arn’t you?
THIS IS WAY TOO CUTE!!!!!!
i love the creativity! each one is just adorable
i especially like your happy pig
Those are AWESOME. What a creative idea for your project
I am so jealous of your athletic ability. I’m terrible at tennis! I can dance and follow a workout routine just fine, but when it comes to most team sports, I’m hopeless
What a cute idea! The cupcakes are gorgeous. How ere they received?
you are sooo cute its not even funny! haha i love the cupcake idea, how original! and delicious i’m sure!
oh and yeahh philly! haha
Holy moly Katie! This is AMAZING!!! I’m speechless … SO PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, I’ll stop being annoying now … but seriously, your cupcakes are SO SO cute!! I don’t think I’ll be able to eat them though …
This is the cutest post ever Katie! Helps me forgive you for the missing fondant post… I know you’ll post about it when you have the time
What an amazing self portrait! A life in cupcakes, that is fantastic!
I would never have enough patience to do something like this. But they look really gorgeous! and you’re so creative!
katie your cupcakes are too cute to be eaten!!! (the piggy is my favorite)
i love the creativity though, i hope your teacher gave you an A!
p.s you are so sweet, enjoy the apple crisp
A perfect project for you! We didn’t even need the subtitles. Perfectly done!
A cupcake with a laptop on it and a cupcake with some glue on it. Not something you see everyday!
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That has got to be the coolest idea for a project ever! And your fondant decorations are so detailed- you’re truley amazing at decorating!
That’s amazing, Katie! Not only have you lived an interesting life, but you make cupcakes about it! A+!
CUTEST. POST. EVER!!!!
Love the cupcakes, and your life story with them!
Kt this was such an awesome post to read. I think your did an amazing job of sharing your story through these cute looking cupcakes!
haha you are hilarious.
and very talented. open a bakery and ill financially back you. i have 3 dollars in my wallet- is that enough?
Kelly Turner
http://www.groundedfitness.com
LOVE your post! You’re so creative! My favorite is the one with the pig
of course! What kind of shortening do you use for your icing??
what a fun post! you’re such a talented lil’ baker! Love it. Especially the Japan one. hehe.
HEYYYY !!!!
WooooW ….so many comments you have here……..ohh oh…great…
The cupcakes look fantastic… you’re TRULY TALENTED !! =D
I’d love to try one !!!
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Well,what do you think bout VISITING POLAND SOME DAY…???!! And VISITING ME…??~HAH
) would be FUN!! =D
Well,if you have some time pls take a look at my new posts ok??
) I’ll be happy =))
Have a great start into the week
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katie, i absolutely love this post!! you forgot to put on one of the cupcakes that you love to cook!! haha
how come you have lived in so many places? do your parents just like moving a lot?
and i didn’t know you played tennis! i love tennis. i’m miserable at it, but i just play for fun.
SO CUTE.
stunningly amazing.
and where in TX? near where I am now?
M.
you are too amazing, CCV! wahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Wow – each one is beautiful. Can’t wait for the fondant post. Good luck with school.
You HAVE to get an A. MUST. Otherwise, the faculty at Your-School-Which-I-Love-And-Almost-Attended-And-Am-Applying-To-For-Grad-School are insane.
BTW, did you go to high school in Dallas?
ok so this is super cute
but I am still waiting for the fondant post
My Life in Cupcakes could be the title of your first cookbook! So adorable. I love it.
That is fantastic!!! What a creative take on that assignment! Love the piggy and panda…
This is amazing, CCV, amazing. I think it could go down in history, and will, as one of the most memorable cupcake posts ANY food blogger has ever done. And as you know, CUPCAKE blogging posts are A-MANY…such a popular topic. SO YOU GO GIRL!
P.S. I have a friend that used to (maybe she still does?) skate on the Dallas Stars ice cheerleading team!
that’s a really adorable way to tell your life story. you could use that to write a children’s book!
If I were your prof for this class, this assignment would have made for an A++++! How creative. I bet in the history of the course, no one did something as creative.
I love each and every one of your cupcakes.
You should do a post on your charity work. I would love to hear more about it!
Katie! You’ve totally outdone yourself here! Seriously. You are like the most creative person I’ve ever known…I love the Japanese cupcake the best! But the panda’s a close second!
Wow. What a fun and creative idea!
I just learned from your cupcakes what a very special person you are!
katie, i can’t get over your cupcakes; you’re so talented, missy!
Oh my gosh, Katie, this is the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life!!! You are so creative. And of course I have to comment about how much I love this part of your post: “Oh yeah, and I’m a vegan.” Yay! Hopefully there are enough cupcakes to go around your acting class…
And did I mention I used to be an acting major? And that I love Adobe Photoshop too? (It’s not on my comp anymore, sadly…and I am def not paying $400 or whatever for it!)
Wow Katie… this post has me mezmerized!! I want to be back in school so I can make my life in cupcakes now.
I have to admit to feeling all good inside about the Texas cupcake (and I’ll forgive you for the Stars one). And the angel is such a fitting cupcake to describe you
This post ROCKS!!! I can’t believe you were able to express so much of your life through cupcakes. That’s incredible – and shows just how TALENTED you are. You have so much going for you in life and on top of that, you can decorate a cupcake unlike anyone I’ve ever seen
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I LOVE the life in cupcakes!! You are SO freaking talented.
I totally know what you mean about being super busy and not being able to keep up with blogging… I have over 200 posts in my google reader!
oh my geez! cutest thing EvEr!!!
These are beautiful. That is such an inventive way of approaching the project and a great insight (plus the bonus of delicious cupcakes!).
Oh my! They are soooo adorable!
I have not had much time lately to read other people’s blogs… but low and behold, as soon as i get some time to check out yours, i am SMILING and HAPPY… i love your creative desserts… you are so wonderful at decorating them… they all look YUMMY… great job! By the way, how did you get tho ANIMAL rescue site WIDGET for your blog? I want to put one on mine! Thanks and keep up the great work…
Those cupcakes look so so yummy! I wish I could cook like that and that my oven worked! Haha and you’re majoring in Spanish? That is awesome, I wish you the best of luck (: I live in Peru and evidently speak fluent Spanish, so if you ever need help with something just let me know!
Mmmm. Cupcakes. One of my very favorite things. These are so cute.
I love how you mention Texas along with countries. Yee haw! Succeed!!
Hooray for England!
oh my gosh this is TOO ADORABLE!
This post is too cute! I love all of your cupcakes
i must admit..i like your blog soooo much!! since i discovered it today im like stalker
but i must say..this is the most wonderful idea i have ever seen ^_^
Wow, you are very talented! What a creative idea. You’ve lived in so many cool places! I also volunteer as a dog walker at a local shelter, it is a lot of fun!
wow, i’ve never seen this post before, it’s AMAZING! so lovely
Those are the cutest cupcakes ever!
aww thank u!
I love the tennis cupcakes (and all of them for that matter) – wow those must have taken such a long time considering all the attention to detail
LOVE THEM!
Thank u!!!
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