Cindy Has A Ball

Once Upon a Time ...

There was a girl named Cindy:

She was as sweet as 14 pounds of frosting.

She lived with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters - who, I have to say, were a couple of dogs:

Cindy spent her days cleaning up after her step family, but she always hoped for a better life.

One day, excitement gripped the land: Prince Dream was looking for a wife!

The parties at his pad were always hopping, but he wanted to settle down with someone before he croaked.

So the Prince invited all the girls of the kingdom to play ball:

Although his froggy dyslexia led to a minor scandal in the papers.

When Cindy told her step family she planned to go, they sneered,

"What do YOU know about playing ball?"

Disheartened, Cindy was about to give up, when suddenly:

Her Fairly Odd Mother appeared!

The Fairly Odd Mother arranged for Cindy to have a coach:

He had experience with all kinds of balls.

On the day of the game, Cindy snuck out to play. Her coaching paid off, and she dazzled the prince!

Sadly, before she could meet him, Cindy's stepmother dragged her home. All the heartbroken prince could find was one of her hideous flip-flops:

He vowed then and there to find the foot that fit the flip-flop, and then buy it more appropriate footwear for sports.

Fortunately the Prince remembered Cindy's distinctive toenail fungus, and found her that same afternoon in the foot-care aisle at Target!

Their love bloomed in front of the bunion cream, and they were married that very day.

As the prince struggled to carry her off to his castle, everyone agreed that Cindy had never looked happier:

THE END.

Enchanted thanks to Olyvia S., Becca M; Sarah C., Shaina H., Iny, Kathleen C., Megan J., Leslie S., and Anony M., who helped make all our wrecks come true.

Note from Jen: For instant lolz, repeat after me: "Find the foot that fit the flip-flop. Find the foot that fit the flip-flop. FIND THE FOOT THAT FIT THE FLIP-FLOP." 

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In case the thing missing from your life is a royally extravagant bluetooth speaker:

Cinderella Carriage Bluetooth Speaker

OooOOOOOoooh.
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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Sunday Sweets: Modern Chic

When I got married way-back-when, wedding cakes were hardly the sleek, chic masterpieces they are today.  Back then, all the hip cakes featured things like light-up fountains, fake ivy, plastic staircases from tier to tier, and rampant tulle abuse.  Those were different times, kids.

Nowadays, couples have so many super stylish options to choose from, it's really quite unfair.

(By Cakeaholic)

 You don't know how good you have it, whippersnappers!

Sure, there are still plenty of wedding cakes with frills and fluff, but today we're taking a tour of sleek modern cakes that make my heart bleed with lust. Like so:

(By Some Crust Bakery)

 Seriously, I call a wedding do-over. I would have loved this monochromatic cake at my wedding. So simple and striking!

 Or maybe this sophisticated number with its immaculate appliques:

(By Art & Appetite)

Not a pair of plastic doves in sight! Oh, how far we've come!

This couple's cake was inspired by the paintings of artist R.N. Allen, which played a significant part in their early courtship:

(By Gateaux Inc.)

My wedding cake's most notable characteristic was a wad of fake purple flowers.  See?  So unfair.

But even wads of flowers can look amazing these days:

(By Janet Mohapi-Banks; photo by Sugar & Spice Photography.)

...if it's gorgeous graduating layers of edible roses, that is.

And this single flower makes quite a statement, with its petals gently descending down the cake amid declarations of love written in French.

(By Sugarplum Cake Shop)

Le sigh!

Speaking of France, how great is this Parisian-themed beauty?

(By Sucre Coeur)

I love how it tells a story, and I'm amazed by the workmanship on the Eiffel Tower topper. (And not just because I've been playing a lot of Draw Something lately, and have learned that it's, like, REALLY HARD to draw a recognizable Eiffel Tower).

Here's a modern twist on the 'dandelion clocks' wallpaper designs of the '50s.

(By Sweet Disposition Cakes)

Good thing no one is making wedding cakes inspired by wallpaper designs of the '90s, because those would probably feature geese wearing bonnets and baskets of dried flowers.  That's what I seem to remember, anyway.

Of course, black and white is so classic I'm pretty sure this couple's grandkids will never look through their wedding album and snicker at the cake.

(By The Yummy Cake Company)

Not that I've ever done such a thing to my relatives, of course. Especially not certain relatives who used stalks of wheat as a cake topper. Bwa ha ha!

 Ahem. Sorry. That was a totally a made-up example. Any resemblance to real relative's wedding cakes, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

I just love the colors on this next cake. It's so happy and fun and summery!

(By Blissfully Sweet)

It makes me want to get divorced so I can get married again! I'm sure I could maybe talk my husband into that plan ...

I could even offer up this cake as a compromise:

(By Shockley's Sweet Shoppe)

Half for the bride, half for the groom, and everybody wins!  Especially the wedding guests.

I love how the intricate design on this next cake wrap around the edges of these square tiers - no, wait ... are they hexagons?!  No way. That shape wasn't even invented back when I got married.

(By Sweet & Saucy Shop)

So unfair.

But I'm feeling really hip right about now, because I have succulents and gray chevron decor in my home, and this lovely would fit right in:

(By Sweet & Saucy Shop)

 Would it be weird to display a wedding cake year-round on my coffee table?
(You don't have to answer that.)

Hope you enjoyed today's Sweets!  And special thanks to today’s guest author Lindsay.

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That reminds me, here's something cool for all you plant moms out there:

Ceramic Planter Pots w/ Bamboo Tray

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And from my other blog, Epbot: