OMG I just made my first cupcakes from this book the other day and they were awesome!  I made the Banana Split ones and the Sexy LowFat Vanilla ones.  So much deliciousness. I will have to download the pics at some point.

There's a flickr group dedicated to vegan cupcakes.  Heh. Cupcake porn. 

Ohmigosh, how scary!   

Give yourself a big pat on the back for acting so quicky. 

That is absolutely gorgeous!  It's a work of art!

Hey! I recognize that unmistakable view!  I grew up in that city.   

Pretty winter garden!

I am speechless. This is amazing!

Baby Frida!  I love it!!

Cute, cute, cute!!

I have a totebag I made with that fabric as a lining. I love how soft it is.

I LOVE this!

Quel magnifique!!!

I think you're off to a good start, too!

Not that I'm a drawing pro, but the best advice anyone ever gave me about drawing was "draw what you see."  Sounds simple enough, I know, but what it means is that you have to really look, really observe what you are look at, and draw exactly what you see.

Faces are really tough to draw.  What helped me a lot with proportions was a grid.  If you can get your hands on a transparency or other clear sheet of plastic, and draw a grid on it, then lay it over the photograph.  Then lightly draw a grid on your piece of paper.  Then when you draw you have the two grids to reference, and you can match up what you're drawing with the photograph (does that make sense?)  That really helped me to learn.

And I think the most important thing is to practice, practice, practice.

Great job, keep it up!

I love veggie sushi!    I was so intimidated to try making it at first, but once I got started I found it was super easy. And it's so cheap once you buy all the basics.

I usually stick to cucumber, carrot and avacado.  I'd like to try tofu someday.