Where does the time go????

Wow, has it been that long since I checked in with my girls?? (and gents..)

I guess so....

I have been busy with many things since we last saw one another.

I went back to work ...after 7 months at home sharing my daily thoughts with you and one bum knee..

While at home I launched a lil cake business out of my kitchen

Spoonful of Sugar

Creating cakes in the most delightful way....

That's me... 

I have been a busy little bee...

And we packed up the truck and moved to Beverly....

ok next door. But moving is still moving. I hate to pack!! You never know how much stuff you have until you have to move it from one location to another.

And the proudest moment was watching my nephew graduate!!

I am so proud of the young man my nephew has turned into.

When "Pomp and Circumstance" began to play , the tears began to flow.

The same lil one that was terrified of standing on grass was now marching into his future. 

As he threw up his "rock on "sign- we all held our up rock on's back.

That's right Alex- "Rock on" to whatever your hearts desire!! We are here for you and could not be prouder!!

I too am following my  heart's desire..

thus the reason for my tardiness.

But I am still here..

Now that the dust has setteled you will see more of me.

I promise!! I miss my blogging divas....

hope you missed me too.

 

Every girl is a princess...

and this birthday girl was no exception.

Yesterday I made this .. three tier buttercream with fondant decorations.

The mom wanted butterflies with purple and pink decorations.

The cake will have a crown placed in front of the feathers ...a regal touch I think.

I added ribbon roses to add some whimsy to it.

The butterflies have edible pearl accents to the body to make it princess worthy.

A princess has to have some jewels!!!

I also added an edible dusting powder to the all of the roses, gumballs (made of fondant) and butterflies.

Trust me the pic does not show the bling in all it's glory. 

I also thre in some matching cupcakes for a bonus...

I pray she liked it.. I enjoyed making it.

Happy birthday to the princess...

hope your cake made your day even more special!!

wow what a week...

sorry about the pic..I took it on my phone.

It has been a whirlwind week..

for starters I go back to work this Wednesday..Yeah!!!

I could easily see myself being a stay at home mom but I have never not worked.

So I am excitied about going back to work.

Secondly, I have been making some more cakes.

Saturday was such a lovely day that I decided to make a cake and my own buttercream.

It was delish!!!! When I got to the decorating part...I got lazy.

Don't judge me...I was tired by that point.

But I think it still turned out purty!!!! 

I pray that all is well with all of my bloggy divas.

I want to tell you thank you for being amazinf prayer partners and friends.

I could not make it this past weekend but I heard all about it and want to see pictures ladies!!! 

Please continue to pray for me as I will for you. 

All of you have truly been a blessing to me !!!

Well, hi ho hi ho it's off to work I go!!

bless her little sole!!

Sorry I haven't been around much.

I have been job hunting like crazy!!! And when I am not glued to search engines I have been working on cakes.

I have a baby shower cake due next month and thought I would try my hand at these....

tell me what do you think? 

They are made from gumpaste and a template I found online.

Talk about tedious...

The baby shower colors are yellow and lavender.

These swweties will adorn the top of a double 8" cake covered in yellow fondant.

There will also be cupcakes in yellow and lavender with matching fondant flowers on them.

That same day I am decorating a princess cake for a birthday party. 

I get super excited planning cakes but right as I start decorating them I get nervous.

I don't know why..maybe it is stage fright...lol.

Please feel free to leave me some feedback...

I look forward to it.

My baby's 16th Birthday cake

Wow this cake is bright!!! 

Morgan will be 16 tomorrow and really wanted a shoe cake ...

So I made the shoe ..by hand.

It says LIVE in rhinestones.

I also made the makeup, powder puff, nail polish, and ipod from fondant.

I did not make the cake though...sigh. 

My oven stopped working on me. What the duece?? 

So, I called up Korgers and ordered a double 8 inch round at the last minute.

 Thanks Jennifer for all of your help. I owe you one. 

The border is a gumball border made of fondant.. pretty easy really.

Morgan loved it and I hope you do too....

She likes it.. she really likes it!!

I fininshed the cake. 

My mom liked it...no she looooved it!! 

She loved it so much that she did not want to cut it. We had to convince her to do so.

Hope you like it too...

I am going to be working on my daughters cake this week. 

Morgan is turning 16....

When did this happen?? 

It's true what they say.. time waits for no man.

Happy 59th Anniversary to my parents!!! 

Flowers, Ribbons, and bows ... OH MY!!!

I thought I would share some of my work so far. 

(Sorry about the pics in advance. Not my best photography)

For the last 2 days I have been making fondant flowers, ribbons, and bows... OH MY ...

I know have a "crick" in my neck from pinstakingly cutting flowers and other elements for my parents wedding cake. 

This is a sample cascade that will go on the cake. 

Granted, if I had more time to plan.. these would be bad ass.

I decided to go with a  Mary Engelbreit  themed flower for a whimsy look.

I pray that my mom and dad love it.. I will take like.

They are not very over the top people ..so I decided their cake should represent them.

I also have roses and leaves, that I cut and shaped by hand ..like a nut. LOL

These are just a few, there are many more. Trust me ..many many more.

 

 One of my roses.. I was hoping the pic would show the pearl dust that I hand sprinkled on each and every flower. But no such luck. It is really a nice touch .. let me tell ya. Sparkly... I love it.

Ok I have to run.. got to make more flowers!!!

 

I am soooo sentimental...

Isn't she purty?? Yes, she is a pretty gurl. And I am going to make her a sister.

(This photo is from google) 

My parents are celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary this Sunday.

My mom and dad never had a wedding or anything of the sort..so I am going to make them a wedding cake.

It will model this one but with a few changes.

I am hoping that they will like it. I am going to start on it today.

Making tons of flowers by hand so that will be time consuming!!

I am a sentimnetal person and I would like my parents to have a wedding cake.

They never posed for a wedding picture but I found a beautiful pic of them together and had it framed and all of the family wrote a message on the mat for them a few years ago. They LOVED IT!!! It hangs in their living room for all to see. I think my mom wanted to cry but she is not the crying type. 

I love to see my mama smile....

maybe Sunday I can make that happen.

What a girl wants....

 A Cricut Cake Machine!!!!

I literally drooled the first time I saw this little baby!!!

Oh I want one...Oh I am going to get one. Now, when that day will be...I don't know right now.

I want to start my own little cake business in the near future but with times being the way they are I will wait.

Back to my dream machine....

place your gumpaste in the machine and it cuts out tons of designs for you!!! 

(Swoon)

Look at what you can do...

How awesome is this?? 

Something that would have taken forever now has cut your time in half.

The possibilities are endless...and I can't wait. 

 So, if you have a cake decorator in your family- this is the IDEAL gift.

Hint hint Mr.H!!

My other hobby ...

Cake decorating!!! 

This was my take on a sushi Birthday cake for my nephew Alex.

He turned 18 a few weeks ago...

I am soooo proud of him. Alex is the oldest son of my twin Angelique..

he LOVES all things Japanese.

Mainly sushi...

So I airbrushed the cake to look like a wooden serving board and hand molded all of the susi and 

and it's extras. Yes, I made the fortune cookie... all out of fondant and rice crispie treats and candy.

The bowl is also made of fondant.. it was suppose to be a soy sauce bowl. I was SUPPOSE to put

chocolate sauce in it.. Don't ask why I didn't.

This is only a small portion of the sushi that Alex had at his party..
Sooooo delicious!!!!

I think Alex had a good time....

Happy 18th Alex!!!!!