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Recently I was asked to join a group of designers & bloggers on Pinterest to pin entertaining ideas for the Kentucky Derby. Being a city girl, I was hesitant to accept the invite. Honestly, because I thought what in the world could I contribute? I don't know diddly about the Kentucky Derby - but I do like hats! So I accepted the invite from Cynthia Bogart, Founder & Editor of The Daily Basics and cruised around the board for a bit to get the gist of the contributions. Boy did I learn a lot…

Plan your visit to witness The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, the Kentucky Derby, the first jewel of the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Triple Crown.

Run for the Roses Derby Wreath - Shes {kinda} Crafty

Kentucky Derby Horseshoe Cupcake Cake

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I have never been good at icing roses, mostly because I have the superhuman power of instantly melting icing. A bad superpower for roses, a great superpower when you need to pipe stiff icing. Luckily, my mom always makes a Garland of Roses cake on the day of the Kentucky Derby and agreed that I could loiter around snapping pictures of it. So first you want to make three little mini-volcanoes one on top of each other on the rose nail. You need a good base built up. I guess technically if you…

Browsing on the internet today I discovered these adorable “cupcake collars.” I had never seen these before and think they could be so cute to bump up the themeing of your party. Check out all the designs they offer at CupcakeCollars.com! A Rose, a Horseshoe and Racing Silks round out these “cupcake collars” for your...