My nephew told his Mom that he wanted a blue birthday party this year.  She decorated with blue, made goodie bags full of blue candy and we all wore blue.  It was fun!  My sister asked if I would make the cake for the party and of course I said yes!  I knew immediately what I wanted to do.  I had seen this technique and thought it would be so cute!  I loved doing the ombre frosting.  It turned out fun and my nephew loved it.  That's really what matters the most!

Angry Birds Cake

I had a neighbor hire me to make an Angry Birds birthday cake for her son.  She told me that she trusted me to create it any way that I wanted to.  This is what I came up with and I think it turned out to be a fun cake!  I baked a cake in a small Pyrex bowl to make the round bird.  It turned out really well and I loved that it was edible.  I also made the pig out of cake/frosting.  The structure that the pig is under is made out of Kit Kat's.   My friend was happy with the cake and that made me happy!  I love coming up with a plan and then seeing the outcome.  I should really take some cake decorating classes someday though so that I will know how to correctly decorate and pull off different techniques.  Someday, someday.....

No Bake Cookies

 One day I was making no bake cookies to take to a little get together and I was trying to figure out the best way to make them.  Should I put them in a pan, cut and serve them or drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper and serve them like a cookie.  Both ways seemed messy because there would be quite a few kids there who would be eating these delicious, yet messy sweets. 

 I suddenly had an idea!  I thought it would be great to put them in cupcake wrappers.  Not only does it look cute, but it is easier to divide out into single servings and it might cut down on the mess.  Here are a few pictures of our tasty treats.  It really made serving them easier and cute down on the mess!

No Bake Cookies

(This is the recipe that I like to use)

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup milk 

1 cube butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

3 cups oatmeal

4 Tbs. cocoa 

1 Tbs. vanilla

In a large pot, bring sugar, butter and milk to a good boil.  Take off stove and mix in peanut butter, oatmeal, cocoa and vanilla.  Drop onto wax paper to cool, or drop into cupcake wrappers for a cute and easy way to serve!  I spray a little cooking spray in the cups, but you might not need to do that.  I just haven't tried it without yet.  :)

Rainbow Colored Fun!

My friends daughter, Kylie, wanted a rainbow party for her 8th birthday.  We were lucky enough to be in town visiting them for her special day, so I got to help with the cake.  My amazing friend, Kristie, planned, prepared and decorated for the cutest party ever!  She had a plan for the cake to have rainbow colored layers inside and then we just went from there.  We kept the outside simple, but I think it turned out adorable.  The tall candles and the number 8 candle topped it off perfectly!

 

 We could hardly wait to cut into the cake and see all the colorful layers!  It was so much fun and all the kids at the party thought it was so amazing!  It was delicious too.  The frosting recipe that we used was so good.  I couldn't get enough of this yummy/cute rainbow cake!

 

Happy Birthday Rotten Grandpa!! :)

My Father-in-law turned 60 last year and we had a suprise party for him.  I was asked to make a cake and I knew immediately that I wanted to make a cowboy boot.  I decided that a sheet cake was what I needed to make in order to feed everyone.  I wish that I would have added a frosting border, but I love how the boot turned out.  Just so you know.....we don't think our Grandpa is rotten.....he teases the Grandkids all the time and one thing that he says a lot is, "You rotten kids" with a smile, a wink and lots of love!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

I was in need of some Valentine's decor, so last year I decided to do something about that. I saw these simple/cute hearts at www.alittletipsy.com and knew that this was the craft for me. I ran to Walmart and picked up the fabric and ribbon. I ended up with this fabric because it was a remnant and the price fit in to my budget. It actually turned out being quite cute.



The only things that you need for these hearts are: cardboard, fabric, ribbon (or other cute embellishments) and a glue gun.



First take your cardboard and draw a heart and then draw a second heart inside of that one. Use a razor blade to cute out the heart frame and voila, you are ready for the glue gun and fabric.

I just cut a small piece and the edge of the fabric and then tore it into strips. I liked the ripped look and I loved how fast it was to do. You then just attach with hot glue. Glue the end of a strip and wrap the fabric around and around until the entire cardboard heart is covered. Add your ribbon and embellishments and you have a simple/cute Valentine decoration. Sorry about the weird instructions. If they don't make any sense, then just click on the link above for professional instructions. :)

Cute Chore Chart

I was looking for a chore chart that I could customize for each of my kids and I found this super cute printable one at Just Sweet & Simple. I pulled out some old wood frames that I had in my garage, painted them black and scuffed them up just a little bit. I then had the chore chart printed as an 8X10 photo. I simply put the chore chart in the picture frame under the glass. Now I can use the chart over and over again. I decided to use wet erase markers so that my kids won't accidentally wipe off the chores and check marks while marking off completed chores. We can easily change up chores each week and erase the check marks to start again. Hopefully this will help us stay on task with our chores and make everyone in the family happy! :)