Skirt and Ties

For Easter this year I made everyone matching skirts and ties. They turned out just perfect. And yes, Caden is annoyed with the whole process.

Smocked dress

I found this pattern at marthastewart.com. So easy and fun to make.

Cute skirts

Designed these skirts.

Pirate Cupcakes

My nephew Bret was having his 4th Birthday and wanted a Pirate themed party. I searched the internet and found these adorable cupcakes that have "treasure chests" and a flag on top. They turned out really well and he loved them. Now Owen wants this for his birthday too.

Hair Clip Holder

I decided that I needed to make my cousin's wife a present for their new baby Liberty. This is what I came up with. Very simple, yet cute. Here's how I made it.

1. Went to the store and found a frame that I liked, glitter paper, paint, ribbon and modge podge.

2. Painted the entire frame.

3. Measured the frame and cut out my glitter paper to fit directly on top.

4. Used Modge Podge to glue it in place.

5. Cut my ribbon to fit inside leaving 1/2" extra on each end.

6. Used a staple gun and stapled the ribbon in place.

7. Added some cute clips I made as well.

6 layer Chocolate Peppermint Cake

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This creation was a little more time consuming than I had anticipated. Making the cake wasn't too bad, except for the run to the store because we were out of sour cream. The Swiss Meringue Buttercream icing took FOREVER!!! I just wasn't anticipating spending an hour making it. But the final results were superb and made it worth it. I would make this again, but make sure I have more time. I got both recipes from marthastewart.com.

Thanksgiving Cupcake Treat!

I am sure you all have seen these fabulous cupcakes before. I decided to make these for Owen's preschool class for their Thanksgiving Celebration. I think they were a huge hit and honestly, they weren't that complicated to make. The hardest part was finding the "runts" candies for the "peas". I used the book Hello Cupcake by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson pages 30-33. The only change that I would make is to make cuts in the "chicken" cupcake where the bone is to go and leave a toothpick there to mark it before frosting. I found it difficult to cut it after the frosting was put on and it pushed the doughnut hole into the cupcake too much and made it smashed a bit.