My First Quilt

In December, I was gifted a sewing machine from my parents.  Immediately, I was consumed with all the ideas and projects that could come to fruition.  And man... pinterest?  Don't even get me started.  FULL of ideas.  Whew!

My first project was a somewhat lofty goal... but I didn't know what a good starting point was.  So, I set out in late January to begin my project.  I purchased a bunch of fabric, a few more much needed tools, and started sewing.  After a few months, some more fabric purchases, and much help from a sweet woman from church, I had a quilt.  A real, fabric filled, batting stuffed, binding sporting, quilt. 

It now resides in my mom and dad's house.  Want to see?
Pardon Belle's bones in the upper left of the picture.

 

Of course, when it was laid on the floor for some photos, Belle thought I put it there for her.
Go for it, little Belle.





And here's the back side of it (which Belle also approves of).

I'm really happy with how it turned out. Now on to the next project!

Pumpkin cake!

Happy Friday before Halloween!

Have some cake!

Spice cake with cream cheese frosting, yum!

I made this little pumpkin by making two miniature (7 inch) bundt cakes.  I chose spice cake because it always tasted festive to me.  And, we all know what frosting goes best with spice cake.  The stem is made from a miniature ice cream cone.

I love miniature things, have I mentioned that before?

I'm gonna go scarf down my cake.

Enjoy your cake!

First Fondant

I made this earlier this year for my grandfather's birthday.

I'm just now getting around to sharing it.  It was just my first fondant cake, so don't mind the mess-ups!

It was a chocolate cake with raspberry jam inside, as well as coconut spread.  Yum!

A little ahead of myself...

In my last post, I addressed the subject of Christmas treats for our neighbors.  Hello, Lindsey.  It's October. I'm glad I have my plans for my neighbors' treats already, but I've got to focus!  It's not all year that I can make pumpkin shaped desserts, or make desserts that are meant to look scary and Halloweenish!  I've gotta get it together!  Let the projects begin!

Last Sunday, my small group at church got some of my Brownie Bites.  I mixed everything for the brownies, then poured the batter into a squeeze bottle.  I then dug out my miniature cupcake pan that I've NEVER used before and lined it with miniature cupcake wrappers.  They were pretty cute, I must say.  I then squeezed all of the batter into each little section in the tin, and baked it for a little bit.  I watched the brownies carefully, and once they appeared done, I took them out.  As cute as they were, they just needed a little something else.  

Something to dress them up.

Something that says, "Hi October, glad you're here!"

And tastes good too, of course.

This is what I came up with.

You like?

They're little pumpkins!  Aren't they cute?  The orange frosting is cream cheese frosting, and the green stem is one lone sprinkle.  I thought they turned out kinda cute.  ;-)  What Halloween treats are you making this year?

Christmas goodies!

Hi friends!  Sorry I've been away, yet again.  I've been exploring some new projects I want to get into.  Because projects are almost always expensive, I haven't started any...yet.  I plan to start a few soon, though.  I have all the materials for a Christmas project, but you'll have to wait to see that!  Here's what I can tell you about it though.

• Every Christmas, Carl and I want to spread some Christmas cheer.
• Normally, Carl and I go from door to door in our cul de sac and street (about 15 houses) and deliver 5 chocolate chip cookies or 5 brownies to every family. 
• And we wish them a Merry Christmas.
• And we try to get to know them a little bit. 
• The treats are normally wrapped in cellophane, with a red ribbon tied around them.
• The families always appreciate our little visit and merry wishes.
• I always walk away with my head down, feeling it just wasn't good enough.
• 5 Cookies per house, I mean...c'mon.  5?  
• This year will be better.
• And it doesn't involve cookies, or brownies.
• But each family will receive a little tin of home-made goodies.  
• That's all I can tell you now.

I'll make you an offer you can't refuse.....

A few of my creations:

This was made for St. Patrick's Day.  The inside of it (below) is a rainbow cake.

This was made for my dear friend Mia when she graduated in the Spring.  Orange and blue are our school colors.  She requested chocolate, as much chocolate as possible.  So, here it is:

Easter Cupcakes:

And this one was made for a friend's Bunco Birthday Party.  (Bunco's a dice game, for those of you who are missing out!)

And, in honor of October, which is fast approaching... here's my pumpkin cake.

 So, there you have it.  My passion on the rise.