Cakes, Cookies, and Brownies! Oh My!

I've come up with a final list for the cake sale foods.

Cakes: Red Velvet, Devil's Food, Chocolate Mousse
Cupcakes: Yellow, White, Chocolate, Red Velvet
Brownies: Fudge, Cheesecake, Chocolate Mint, Peanut Butter
Cheesecake: New York, Strawberry, Chocolate, Raspberry, Oreo
Cookies: Sugar and Shortbread

We can do all of the cakes in either round, heart, rectangular or square shaped pans. For the cookies, we can do a variety of different shapes including hearts, cupids, teddy bears, roses, cupids, etc. since our first fundraiser is for Valentine's Day. I'm thinking once we get things going, we may even be able to do mail order stuff (specifically cookies and brownies). I'm also in the process of creating the order form sheet.

I believe that the Augusta, Ga. people will be helping me to create the desserts that we'll use as sample designs for the order forms soon. Hopefully we'll be able to sell these too? If anyone has any ideas about certain cookie shapes that you think people would like, let me know in the comments section. Any and all ideas are welcome. I'm sure that we would be able to do specialty cookies with just about any design or shape possible, including Japanese things like sakura blossoms or sushi. I happen to have these bento cutters that also function as cookie cutters in sakura blossom, ume blossom, chrysanthemum, Japanese maple leaf , matsu leaf, bamboo leaf, and ginko leaf.


Shava

Xmas Outing

Mark your calenders.
Days Inn Suwanee
2955 Lawrenceville Suwanee
RdI-85 Exit 111 (Hwy 317)Suwanee, GA 30024 US
Check-in: Sat. December 27 check-in time After 03:00 PM
Check-out:Mon. December 29 check-out time Before 11:00 AM


So far it's $18 per person. It is important you make it for so many reasons. I'll list five:
1) You will be meeting everyone (In Georgia) that is helping out with the project.
2) We'll be having fun AND working
3) We'll be having a photoshoot (Dressing up is so much fun ^.^)
4) Discussion for cons/pre regging for cons/picking hotels/Nihon 09/Cosplays
5) It's going to be loads of fun


We can cover so many things if everyone is there. The outlook so far is going to be 6 out of 10 people that are involved with this are going to be there.

But two people have valid reasons for not being able to make it. That makes it 6 out of 8 being there.

If 8 people are there, the Secret Santa and the whole outing will be a sucess. And a certain con needs 7 people for the group discount.


The best part is, it's far away. You can go ahead and mark your calender. No excuses for not being able to make it.

Everyone has my myspace and Timeeka's.

Have questions ask me or Timeeka on there.


~Himawari desu~

Chibi Chibi

Watashi Himawari desu.

I figured it's about time I post a blog or two on this account.

I was looking through some Kraft cookbooks and I saw quite a few desserts we just have to make for the bake sale. If not the first one, definitely the second one.

The first bake sale will be Feb 14th, the second one will be in Atlanta.

Any fundraiser that we do will ALWAYS be on a Saturday.

Now back to the bake sale, we should get really creative. From posters to the desserts looking really awesome.

Some desserts will be easier to add a little Japanese to, while others not so easy.

This is where we have to get extra creative. Cute bento boxes to added personal touches (cute decals or even stamps on the wrapping).

Next month at the Atlanta Xmas outing, we can go ahead and do some advance shopping for the bake sale.

Another good thing about the bake sale is that it's going to be Feb 14th.

If we combine that with our love for all things Japanese, this bake sale could be a big hit.

And I posted some suggested prices for the bake sale in the myspace group. If you haven't seen them yet, check them out.

More than likely Timeeka will put them up when she posts the desserts we could make. We're not going to be making any advance desserts...........YET.

^_^;

Food for Fundraising

Ohayō! I've spent a lot of time thinking of ways to raise money for supplies. We can't make top hats and jewelry without monies, so I thought that a mini mail order dessert business would help. I love to bake, and I believe that selling desserts in the same fashion as school fundraisers would definitely work. I plan on making a nice spreadsheet and packaging everything so that it's very professional. I'm gonna put a poll up soon so that I can see what type of desserts people would prefer to buy. Cheesecake, cake, brownies, cookies, and some fancier desserts would probably sell the best. Hopefully, I can start up pretty soon!

Shava

The Joy of Conventions

Ohayō everyone! I apologize for the lack of blogging; studying and work take up most of my day. Unfortunately, We haven't been able to meet up with most of the Georgia members, but this past weekend We decided on the cons that we will attend to definitely advertise AiNi. I'm really excited about all of the planning that We (Hima-san and I) managed to accomplish in the last couple of days. There's a post-Christmas meet up happening December 27-28. I'll get back everyone on the times and location of the hotel that We'll book. We also hope to have a mini photoshoot so that we can start designing the website.

Here's the list of the conventions (in chronological order):
Momocon (Atlanta, GA)
A-kon (Dallas, TX)
JAMPcon (Chattanooga, TN)
AWA XV (Atlanta, GA)
Kawacon (Augusta, GA)
I've linked each of the headings below to their respective sites.

MomoCon: This con is located at Georgia Tech's Student Center. It's a free con, so We're gonna use this con as a trial advertising run. By this time, we should have business cards and samples of the items we plan on creating. We're gonna get a table in the Artist's Alley, and we hope to have at least ten mini tops hats, ten diferent nail sets, ten Japanese fashion headbands, and other small items. We really need everyone in the area to be at this con, and considering that it's free, this a great opprotunity to get the world out.

A-kon: This is gonna be the biggest con that We'll attend next year , and We hope that we can meet up with some of the out of state members. By this time, the website should be up and running. We'll use the same advertising stragedy as MomoCon, but we don't plan on making the jump to a table in the dealer's room.

JAMPcon: This con is really close to us Georgia people, and We thought it would be a good idea to attend a con that is relatively North of the cons that most of us have attended. We plan on doing much of the same advertising, but with more actual products.

AWA: Without a doubt, this will be the most important con that We go to. We actually hope to get a table in the Dealer's Room at this one, and we plan on having enough products to make a confortable profit.

Kawa-Con: This is a brand new con being formed in Our homebase of Augusta. We definitely plan on having a table in the dealer's room, and We hope by this time, the props portion of the busindess will be up and running.

Next year will be busy, no?

Shava

November 1st Meeting

Hello everyone! It's me again, and I'm just sending out a little reminder for our first meeting happening this upcoming Saturday. For all of you out of state /out of country peoples, I'll make sure to post the details directly after the meeting. For those of you that can definitely make, please arrive promptly at the new Barnes and Noble in the Augusta Mall at 2:00 p.m. I'll be in the cafe with my messed up laptop with Raven.

I've also come up with an awesometastic idea that might just work. I'm a member of Skype, this awesome program/service/thingy (?) that allows for video chat. If I can fix my webcam, I think that I'll try my best to "broadcast" the meeting. If not, I think I'm gonna try to record it with my camera and upload it here. I guess it all depends on my technology cooperating with me. I'll let you guys know when I can figure it out.

Now for those who haven't friended Aisuru Nippon on MySpace, here's what the meeting will pretty much consist of:
-Cons 09: dates, costs, time table
-Nihon 09: dates, costs, important out of country info
-Aisuru Nippon
-Fundraisers: bake sales, tea parties, candy
-Travel Expenses: passports, tickets, etc.
-Fundraiser dates
-Dates for future meetings
-Items needed for the production of products: fabrics, magnets, other supplies
-Much much more

This is be the official beginning of this product. After the planning stages are officially complete, we will be in business.

Ichiban

Yōkoso! My name is Shava for all purposes, and I am Raven's Number 2. I'd like to be the first to welcome you, again, to Aisuru Nippon's blog. What started out as an idea to make money for anime conventions and cosplays has turned into something much more; this is the beginning of a business venture. Aisuru Nippon means "To Love Japan", and everyone involved in what I like to call the AN Project loves Japanese culture, which includes fashion, food, music, and other media. Right now, we are doing our best to focus on fashion. Within the next five years, we hope that Aisuru Nippon can grow into something huge. With your help, we can.

We plan on starting small, with lolita top hats and headdress, nail sets, and props for cosplays. By the beginning of next year, our website will be up and will advertise everything that we will be selling. Commissions can and will be accepted. Just email us at aisurunippon@gmail.com. We'll be more than happy to work out cost and shipping.

October 2009 will be the official launch of Aisuru Nippon. We will have a table in the dealer's room of Kawa Con, Augusta, Georgia's first convention focused on anime and games. We hope that by this date, we will have enough items to make a hefty profit. This can only be accomplished by the support of everyone out there. So I ask you, are you ready for a revolution?! But seriously, this can and will be big with your help. So spread the word, read the blog, join the MySpace, and get ready. Next year this time, we'll officially be in business.