Only 9 days to Christmas!

 

The traditional Christmas colors are Red and Green so this year, celebrityicing.com will feature them in two posts. This week we will look at radiant red and next week we’ll look at glorious green – with a few celebrities thrown in, of course! You may even get some last minute gift ideas! 

Red Music

Blonde Redhead

Click on the video for a lovely soundtrack to accompany your reading of this post…

Blond Redhead
  

Famous Redheads

Lucille Ball

Also… Shirley MacLaine, Debra Messing, Marcia Cross, Seth Green, Ron Howard, Robert Redford, Molly Ringwald

Surprisingly… Clara Bow, Bette Davis, and Marilyn Monroe were apparently natural redheads as well! 

Historically… Richard the Lionheart, Prince Harry, Thomas Jefferson, General George A. Custer

For a more complete list (and lots of great pictures), check out Anna Marie Bowman’s Famous Redheads Throughout History.

Red Jewels

Rubies

According to Chi in Asian Tradition, you can wear a red jewel to help you fulfill your dreams to become famous! The perfect gift for your actor, musician, artist or writer friends. Or, for anyone that you feel deserves recognition (like moms, wives, girlfriends… hint hint).

Food

Raspberries

I think this is my favorite color of red, and one of my favorite flavors, too! Perfect with some homemade cheesecake. 

Red Spirits

We just brought a bottle of ‘Little Black Dress’ home, not able to resist the label. Haven’t tasted it yet, but if it tastes as good as it looks, it will be a treat! 

Another interesting wine I would like to try is ‘Red Guitar’. 

 

 

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I can’t believe that Christmas is already here. If you’re like me and you haven’t even started shopping you should note that:

The deadlines for online shopping are this week!

Are you still there? I hope so, because I have some great celebrity-inspired ideas for what you can order right now without leaving your computer!

Ring in the New Year

This ring can be guaranteed to arrive for the holidays as long as you order it before noon on December 15th. It is called the Black Tie Diamond Ring - so, while you may not be walking the red carpet this season you can still have your very own ‘black tie event’.

Picture the Look on Your Little One’s Face

Order this cool kids digital camera today (December 9) and you could be putting it under the tree as early as Thursday, December 11th!

Joy to the World!

As an added bonus – it comes with Amazon’s Frustration Free Packaging* which will take the seasonal stress away from your Papa-razzi (or Mama-razzi).

(*Frustration Free packaging means the camera ships in an easy-to-open recyclable box, and eliminates the painfully hard-to-open and eco-evil PVC.)

Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera Blue [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Get Your Own Bobblehead

Not just reserved for sports heroes – you can order customized bobble head replicas of your friends and family! Just make sure you order by December 11th or you won’t see head nor tail of this gift until January…

Be warned, I think my husband’s bobblehead is having an affair with the Bettie Boop figurine on our fireplace mantle…

Because Martinis Aren’t Just For the Cool Kids Anymore

In fact, I think you’ll find that nerds quite possible love James Bond just as much as they love science. Order this week for delivery by Christmas.

Butt-covering Disclaimer: The information about deliveries was taken from the websites where these products are sold and is, like all things in real life, subject to change without notice and not guaranteed.
Celebrity icing does not accept any responsibility for the products above, the companies, or the delivery people but we will wish you a Happy Holiday and good luck shopping!

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Well it was bound to happen – given the cupcake images I use and the name of this blog, so let’s get it over with! 

My favorite cupcake jewelry and accessories

A sweet treat under any Christmas tree (or any other time for that matter). 

Pretty Please, With a Cherry on Top

 

This cute little cupcake is handmade. The ‘cherry on top’ is a tiny swarovski crystal. You can order this sweet pendant and necklace directly from the artist, Natasha Puffer, from  her website by clicking on the photo above.

Cupcake Cutie

How sweet is this? The perfect cupcake baking outfit. 

Jessie Steele Audrey Bib Apron, Pumpkin Cupcakes

Customized Cupcake

You can order a charming custom cupcake charm (or half a dozen!?) from Jessica & Susan Partain at Inedible Jewelry. You get to pick your cake flavor and frosting. You can also add sprinkles, a cherry, or even make special requests. 

Here’s a witty hostess gift for the holidays… 

Or a cute charm for the coffee lover close to your heart…

Uh, You Got Some Cupcake on Your Shirt

Har har. Okay this shirt is really cute. It says pirate, it says cupcake, it says ‘hey I’m a tasty pirate’. I bought a different version for my husband not too long ago and it’s the first shirt I grab when I’m raiding his t-shirt drawer. His response is “ARRRRRR” of course!

Cupcakes that are Craft-alicious

I scoured the Internet for some cupcake crafts and here is my favorite find: 

Some craftsters did a cupcake swap and some of the tasty results were a cupcake coin purse, cupcake candles and a cupcake cookbook (above) all made by a very talented person going by the name eye_on_sparrow. Click on the photo to see the rest of the crafts. 

Get Some Taste

And now that I’ve made you crave cupcakes I thought I better include a recipe. Here is one that caught my attention – it’s a recipe for no-bake raspberry cupcakes submitted by William (Uncle Bill) Anatooskin on recipezaar.com. I haven’t tried it yet, but I think I’m going to have to, it looks so tasty! 

 

And for all things cupcake there are blogs dedicated to this very topic, called ‘Cupcakes Take the Cake‘ and ‘Cupcake Bites’. You can visit these blogs for even more cupcake information… 

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Thanksgiving on Gossip Girl

Eleanor Waldorf announces her engagement to Cyrus Rose! Cyrus is played by the excellent Walllace Shawn – who we’ve seen before in the Clueless TV series and the movie the Princess Bride, and he’s perfect for this role. Eleanor shows a softer side as she actually puts Blair first for a change. She goes out looking for Blair and is even nice to Jenny! Shocking. Hopefully Eleanor and Cyrus’ marriage lasts longer than Lily and Bart Bass – after this episode, their wedding seems doomed. Particularly after Lily ends up back at the loft eating turkey with Rufus and family, while Bart eats crow from his spy spot outside.

Don’t Forget to Say Thanks!

Who are you thankful for? Your daughter or your best friend?

Or maybe you are thankful for that special man in your life?

Say, ‘thanks for all the memories’ or, maybe, ‘here’s some help getting there on time for a change’ with a watch that also allows him to carry valuable data with him (like, photos of you and the kids for example).

Or, tell your mom thanks for making the huge dinner every year!

Flowers are always nice, too. On a budget this year?  Offer to make the centerpiece or set the table. If you’re handy with a sewing machine, you can make place mats that are perfect for the season (and not too expensive either!).

At the very least, don’t be a turkey and help set and clear the table!

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Don’t Be Afraid To Accessorize On Halloween

Get your inspiration from these celebrities!

 

I’m not sure if Ice-T (below) is supposed to be a 70′s pirate, a boxer, a pimp, or just Hugh Hefner but whatever he is, his skull and cross bones necklace is pretty cool!

 

 

Make Your Special Event Even More Memorable

Make your Halloween a night she’ll always remember by giving her a gift that alludes to her costume. Was your first date on Halloween? Or maybe you met at a Halloween party?

Let’s face facts boys, the reality is she has probably put a lot of thought into her Halloween costume while you are probably going to throw something together at the last minute. Why not show her you appreciate the effort and thank her for making you the guy with the hottest girl at the Halloween party? 

Here are some ideas, if you know what her costume is going to be this Halloween so you can surprise her with a gift. 

Gift Ideas

Is she going as a Queen Bee?                    

 

Bee-utiful

 A princess?

Little Bo Peep?

Or, maybe it’s your little girl’s first Halloween party?

   

Little Lady

And just so the guys don’t feel left out…

 

 

This gift suits his costume to a ‘tee’. 

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