On the Hunt

My latest project is for a Nieces husband. He is an avid hunter and she wanted to do something special for his birthday. So we decided that I would make a cake for the occasion. The cake is a French Vanilla cake that I split into thirds and colored it brown and green so it would look like camo. The fillngs are a home made caramel on one layer and a home made fudge on he second. Topped with chocolate fudge butter cream frosting. Yum ,Yum! I found the figurines at the local bakery. They will usually sell you the kits.

A few more old projects

This time I want to share with you some of the cards that I have done. No fancy introduction needed just having some fun.

A few old projects

I wanted to share a few old projects that I have done. Love them and they are super easy. Maybe they will get your creative juices flowing and make some your self.

The first project were these totally cute letter blocks. They are made with lengths of 2 by 4. Cut into varying sizes. You can do them all the same size or different sizes. It is all up to you. A little bit of thick wire and some paint.

For mine, I sanded down the edges, painted them with a brown wash and made the word Faith. The letters are a little time consuming, but worth it. Bend your wire into the letters you want, leaving a small amount at the ends for fastening. To fasten them to the block use a drill and make a small whole at the bottom of the block where you want the bottom of the letter to start and insert the end of the letter in the whole and give it a little tap with a hammer to secure. Do the same with any other loose ends.




Second project I an again using pieces of cut up 2x4 but this time I sanded and painted to a color of green that I liked. I had to do a little mixing. Then painted the blocks and let dry. After they were dry I used a little wood glue and hot glue to glue them into place and clamped together to allow to dry over night. Then using Holley berry sprays from the craft store I decorated my tree. And also painted a little wood star and curled a small piece of wire and places it on top.




Third project was this great phrase tile. Very popular these days. I used an extra tile from a home improvement job. But you can sometimes buy tiles singly at you home improvement store that were leftovers from jobs. or buy a couple and make a few for gifts. A vinyl phrase that you can either make yourself if you are fortunate enough to have a cricut but like many of us, I got it at my local craft store. Make sure you tile is clean and dry. then adhere your lettering.

Oh Baby!

I was approached my my cousins husband and asked if I would do a pregnant belly cake for his wife's birthday. At first I was thinking...You have got to be kidding me? Right? A, I hate working with fondant and 2. I have never done something like this and C. Are you sure she is going to like this? All very valid and concerning to me. But After a little research online I decided it would be a new experience and I should go for it. So here are the results.

P.S. I still hate fondant.


So how this was done was actually not to difficult. I took a large metal bowl and used it as a cake pan for the belly and two smaller ones for the chest. I had to make sure I oiled and floured them really well so the cake would come out after it was done baking. Placed the finished cake on a cake board and filled and frosted them. The fondant was a little trickier. You roll it out to 1/4 inch thick then cover the cake. It has to go on smooth or you will just have a big mess. After smoothing out the fondant I pipped a vine on the fondant. and made the brown sash. I finished all the details with luster dust that I brushed on with a fine soft bristled paint brush. and there you have it!!! Options for frosting and fillings are only limited to your imagination and taste buds!!!

For Gracie

This is to all the moms out there. A lot of people think that a party and a beautiful cake for a child's 1st birthday is a waste of time and money, their argument is...They wont even remember it, why do it. Well, guess what? Its probably partially true that the child wont remember it, but they will see pictures and have stories told to them and they can live the experience through that. Most importantly you will remember it and you will not regret doing it. As a mother of two children myself I do not regret a moment or a penny spent on my kids 1st birthday. So go ahead and do it. Don't listen to anyone else.
So here is a cake I just finished for Gracie's 1st Birth day. Happy Birth Day Gracie!!

Picture Collage

I love having pictures all around my home, and what better way to do that is in some great frames. And even better in a cute and creative collage. I saw this in a store and decided I could do it myself. I did a couple for each room in our home.

Back to my local craft store, good will and yard sales to find frames I liked and which would work well together.

The key to this is looking at the potential of the item not its face value. Because most times you have to refinish things to look like You want them to.

I found my frames and knew what pics I was going to put in each, I refinished most of them. By using a little sand paper to give the frames grit then repainting and roughing them up to look antique. I did use a watered down paint called a wash, to add more of an old world look to some of them. I then took the frames and stacked them on each other and used a small finishing nail to attach them to each other, added wall hangers on back and Walla! So cute. I love them.

Truffles

As many of you know this decadent little bite shares it's name with a wonderful ground fungus which is treasured all over the world for its wonderful flavor. Now even though this is not the truffle used in all kinds of cuisine, in my book it is the most wonderful thing you could put in your mouth.

This is the Chocolate Truffle. If made correctly you should feel guilty just thinking of eating it. I made a Peanut Butter Chocolate truffle for my husbands birthday this week and it was too die for. Rich, smooth peanut butter chocolate filling with a decadent semi-sweet outer coating. It literally melted in your mouth.

Happy birthday my love.