Valentines Day TREATS....

The girlies got their own special box of tiaras, high heels, and hearts sent to school with their bears and balloons. For the school parties it was cake bon bons....EVERYONE LOVES THESE!

For work, I chose a fun little sugar cookie, as you can see by the pics below....notice the "old" one in the bottom right corner. ha ha They were a hit!

Cake Wrecks

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

I had to share this site with all of you. It is too funny! Enjoy.
Kelly

100th Day of School Cakes

A Kiss is NOT just a KISS.....

My newest adventure began with a request for a Hershey Kiss Cake for a friend. I then took the idea of and transformed it into individual ones for my own daughter's birthday party at school. Needless to say the kids LOVED them! Who wouldn't love cake and frosting nested inside a Hershey's chocolate shell? I posted a pic of Jordan holding one of the "cakes" so you could get an idea of the size. Take care and have a great weekend.

I'm so crafty....

I LOVE THIS!!!! One of my pregnant friends has this on her myspace and I had to add it to my blog. Enjoy!

Rachel

A girl at work asked me to do a painting for her to give as a gift to a dear friend who is expecting.

I hope she enjoys the painting...

Tip Junkie Contest

Tip Junkie is having a contest for the "word" of 2009. http://www.tipjunkie.blogspot.com/

When I first saw this on Tabetha's blog I was very intrigued at what her word was and what she had to say....her word for 2009 is "relax". I started thinking of what my "word" would be for the new year and I tossed around "enlightened," "pure," "inspire," "potential," and "vital," all beautiful words, but the one that my heart spoke was "aspire." Picking my word for 2009 and defining it for my life and sharing it with all of you is a great experience and I encourage you to find your WORD, whatever it may be, and share it with others. Thanks Tabetha.

ASPIRE....as·pir'er To have a great ambition or ultimate goal;
To have a fervent hope or aspiration: dream. Idioms: reach for the stars, set one's heart on. To strive toward a goal: aim, seek. Idioms: set one's sights on. To soar.

to be a good FRIEND....

to be the BEST at whatever you do.....

to live a full, and meaningful LIFE...

to OVERCOME....

to LIVE an imPOSSIBLE dream...

to BELIEVE....

to LOVE....

to LAUGH....

to be HAPPY with YOU...

to be TRUE...

to FORGIVE...

to INSPIRE!

The Wedding...

It is official....Courtney McClain and Jason Rutherford are now Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rutherford. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was awesome! Diane Morton did most of the food and it was the "bomb diggity bomb"! Congratulations Jason and Courtney...have a great time on your 10 day cruise!!!! Well...here it is the REAL cake and some more pics of the food....I will post some of the event when I get them-I was kinda busy and didn't make any pics other than these.

Chocolate mints....the house speciality around here. TIP: Never put mint molds in the dishwasher. The ones I was going to use kinda got a little warped. Luckily I had these as well and it turned out better than the original plan. It's all good.

I don't know...it would be a toss up between this and the twinkie cake.lol

14" 12" 10" 8" and 6"

Vanilla, Chocolate, and Italian Cream cakes iced in buttercream and topped with rolled fondant. I hand painted the scroll work with food coloring and a #2 paintbrush and added a satin ribbon border.

Courtney's Wedding

January 1, 2009:Well, my 6 year old informed me this morning that I "only have two days till Courtney's wedding and haven't even started making the cake yet"...."you better get started" she said!lol

Ok...today I have so far completed:
DVD to play at the reception
"R" initials for the table decor
"Thank you..." inserts for the table decor

The cake baking is complete...the last one is in the oven as I type...now to clean up the kitchen...

Powdered Sugar from head to toe...LOL! You would not EVEN want to see my kitchen.


December 31, 2009:Drum Roll Please.....I finally finished Courtney's wedding cake....I really hope she likes it!!!! Twinkies are really hard to dip in Chocolate and have them dry smooth, but somehow I managed to muster up all my talent and pull it off. I hope it will stay in place and not fall apart before the reception. This will definitely be the talk of the wedding.... I am so excited and proud!!!!Ok....the cake is a JOKE!!!! Courtney called her mother crying over her redneck wedding cake. Sorry about the meltdown I caused....but I don't care who you are....THAT IS FUNNY!

Well...after 5 hours-yes-5 hours- of stringing silver, crystal, and pearl beads- here is the cake topper. It is between 5 & 6" tall and is much prettier in person. Now for the cake...more pics as we progress....

Here are the favors for Courtney's wedding...which is SATURDAY.....12 down...150 to go!lol Yes, I still have presents under my tree. I was sick during Christmas and missed ALL of the celebrations.

Groundhog Day?

Do you ever sometimes feel like your life is like the movie "Groundhog Day"? That is what mine has been feeling like here lately. I just know, from here on out, Christmas is always going to be only a couple of days away and I am going to be baking, cooking, painting, creating, and working and it will start all over again tomorrow...and I am never going to finish everything in time!lol
Below is one of 2 HUGE BOXES of treats will arrive at Bridgestone tomorrow morning. The other looks just like this one...

I hope my Aunt likes her treats...I think the crystal footed bowl it will be presented with will be a big hit~! I LOVE CRYSTAL!!!

I am now officially 2 cakes away from a nervous breakdown...and I have discovered a beautiful apron I would like to make for a Christmas gift-----someone PLEASE put me out of my misery~~~I still have several pendants to make, and a few canvases that are calling my name...I MUST BE STOPPED!!!lol

Whew....I need a B-R-E-A-K!!!

Paula Wanamaker I am NOT.....

Paula Wanamaker I am NOT...but here is my attempt at some cookies. The little "snowballs" are fondant rolled in coarse sugar...they are soooo cute.

Also, below is the very best thing I have ever come up with in my entire life....snowmen donuts. This is my speciality at every kids party this time of the year.

It just doesn't get any easier than a powdered donut, mini morsels, and a candy corn nose...and the kids LOVE them.

Also, I have found some more uses for my soldered pendants...bookmarks! These combine some of my favorite things-ribbon, scrapbook paper, and initials or pictures.

What I did today....

Today was suppose to be a laid back, kids are out of school, do it my way, kinda day...

REALITY HIT AT 5am...I haven't sat down since then either. Here is how it went:

I painted and soldered 3 snowman necklaces-two for the girls and one extra just in case I need a gift(I am forever needing a gift)

Baked and Decorated one basketball cake and 3 dozen+ cookies...

2 bundt cakes...

6 large cupcakes...

Framed Mrs. Greta Hoover's painting I made for her for Christmas (tonight was the Basketball Christmas Party)

Got 2 girls and myself ready...wrapped the painting at 5:30 p.m. (which by the way is when the party started)

and didn't kill anyone in the process....which was beyond my wildest expectations at 4:37 p.m.!lol

Here is proof that there was no napping for me today---and I sooooo love my naps!!!

Mrs. Greta seemed to like the painting-she is the BEST Coach and Teacher EVER!!!!

The kids enjoyed the cake and cookies....they couldn't believe they were going to get to eat the basketball....Reagan and Shelby were very proud of their mother---and that is what it is all about! Now, I am going to go and pass out...I cannot wait to see what tomorrow brings!!!!!