So I taught two cake decorating classes in April which seriously cut into my free/crafty time. For the fondant class I was teaching I had to demonstrate covering a cake board with fondant and making marbleized fondant. So I made this freaky cake and then covered it with bunny peeps, and gave it to the boys across the street.
I did manage to make one "real" cake. I am kind of happy with how it came out. I messed with my frosting recipe a little bit and I think it came out too salty. I also mixed my icing colors in near darkness so in the light of day the border color is HARSH but you know at the end of the day its just cake. I made this
cake for my intern's last day this semester. The faces are royal icing with edible marker, everything else is buttercream.
I just wanted to give a quick update since I haven't posted in a while. I have been crafting, I made Cheryl and Jon a giant 2 volume scrapbook of their wedding. I also sewed Sally a lovely birthday apron. I am getting ready to re-launch my etsy store so keep an eye out for that announcement as well. In the mean time myself and most of my friends have gotten really into this idea of making 101 goals to finish in 1001 days. As part of my goals i have joined postcrossing and am excited to begin exchanging postcards!
I am just super into making these preschool birthday cakes right now. Our other 3 year old girl turns 4 this week. She asked me for a baby cake but ignored that. Her best friend said i should make a princess cake which is what i set out to do, but in the end I just make a Kiaree cake. Its a lot of cake. The base is a 9x13 sheet cake with pink frosting. Her head is a cake I baked in a 6 inch round pan and then shaped a little with a knife before I iced it. Her pig tails are cupcakes, and her hair ties are fruit by the foot and rolled up Starburst candies. I was totally lazy and trying to clean out my cupboard a little so all the cake is box cake and all the frosting is store bought, but really its for a bunch of kids so it being pretty is really the most important part, right?
Pressure makes diamonds --General George S. Patton Having a busy busy life right now
This week I am going to try to get all caught up and finish posting some of the cute things I made earlier this winter so then I can just focus on the present. I made these silhouettes for my sister, they are of her cats Harper and Harley. They are a more classic version of the (large) series I made Cheryl last year of her zoo of pets. This is a picture Amy sent me of the silhouettes hanging above her desk.
I decided to make my mom a white scarf for Christmas with this ball of super soft white yarn I got at Michael's on clearance forever ago. But that one ball did not exactly go far, but neither did my knitting and i had a scarf that was only 8 inches long by Christmas day. I found two more skeins of the yarn and kept going and finished the scarf for her birthday last week. It showcases all of my knitting skills, which are not really that varied and are only good for scarves but whatever, scarves are nice!
cake for my intern's last day this semester. The faces are royal icing with edible marker, everything else is buttercream.
