Happy Birthday Lindsay

I was given the opportunity to make a cake for my sweet niece Lindsay. She requested that her party be in blue and butterflies so I complied. How could I say no to a beautiful girl like this.


The cake is a blue swirl confetti cake with chocolate buttercream filling. I started by making a 2 layer sheet cake and carving it out to make the flower. The butterfly is made from a six inch round 3 layer cake and cut in half and the halves turned around to make the wings. I then carved out the shape and used the scrapes the make the butterflies body.


I finished the cakes with some contrasting colors to help it to pop. There are no fancy techniques here just frosting swirled on with a knife. I did use a grass tip for the center of the flower and painted orange food coloring on the piping bag to get the orange highlight on the yellow center.

Happy Happy 15th Birth Day Lindsay!!!

Craft Time

I am always in the mood to craft, it seems that finding time to do it is scares. So I decided I would have a super Saturday of my own for my Family and a few friends. For those who don't know what a Super Saturday is, it is a day, usually Saturday that a bunch of woman usually get together in our church and craft all day. It is tons of fun and you get to have a day without the kids. I got to get a lot done and have some great holiday decorations to show for it.
All of these ideas came from Pinterest, So thanks to those of you who shared.

First I made these great pumpkins out of 4x4's. So simple and takes almost no time. I had a 4x4 beam in my back yard so this craft cost me nothing!! The wood is cut into lengths of 19", 17" and 15". I got 2 sets out of an 8 foot 4x4. I sanded them down and painted them the Orange I liked, also using a little brown to go over some spots to help give them and aged look. After the pumpkins were dry I sanded them down with an electric hand sander for further distressed look. Got sticks from the dead tree out back the stems, Wire to wrap them together, ribbon and rafia for decoration. I love them!!!!


This is the one from Pinterest


These are mine


Next I made this adorable Snowman Family. They are out of 2x2's and cut into 2", 3 1/2", and 4" lengths for the Head Body and Bottom of each. You will see that the little one only has 2 blocks. and they are 2" and 3 1/2". Arms are twigs from dead tree, Scarfs and bows made from burlap. Fronts of the snowmen are scraps of paper that are decoupaged on. Buttons are wire.


These are from Pinterest.


These are mine!


I know they do not look exactly alike but for the first attempt and with out instruction they look great!!!! I look forward to having another craft day were I can make some great stuff for the next holiday!! There are more posts to come on my Super Saturday makings.

I absolutely love Fall, and especially Halloween. It is my favorite time of year and holiday. So it goes without saying that I enjoy making and decorating for the season. Here are my first projects for Fall 2011. I am sure there will be more to come.

!. 2X4 Pumpkins, Cut and painted 2x4's. I had scrap wood and put it to good use. This craft cost me Absolutely Nothing!!! Great price Huh?

2. 2x4 Halloween spooks. Cut at different heights and paint their respective color. Mummy is wrapped in Fake Spider web I had in closet. Pumpkin has a stick from the tree in the back yard for its stem.