tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897065364734994952024-03-05T20:53:06.605-05:00Frosted FantasiesFantasizing about cakes and such...FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-61978970553612198142011-06-01T09:44:00.004-04:002011-06-01T10:24:26.011-04:00Is It June Already?!Once again, it has been a while since I last blogged. How does that happen?! Well, seeing as how today is the start of a new month, I figured I can start over too! <br /><div><br /><br /><div>We recently had our monthly <a href="http://www.sagnfl.blogspot.com/">SAGNFL</a> meeting and we experimented with rice (or wafer) paper. I have only used my rice paper once for my grandmother's birthday a few years ago to make butterflies. But they did not turn out so well, so I kind of put the rice paper on the back burner. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But when the president of our guild asked me about making feathers and flowers for our meeting, I was thrilled to try it out. I had previously seen this gorgeous cake on <a href="http://www.cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a>...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613253726474176514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnl10jIITRDos5b7B-DRfS7FLFMtDbOHkIrXQyekvoHjuDGVmLA9mZcoS2OcjoMpBmWBaydVi1D00JT4psjX5W8O0VdMsS822hplAGn79RbzLiQfzr0bAxIJ16cOdpGoMWQ5sjMXONgA/s320/Venetian+Intrigue.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I then found through her <a href="http://www.layers-cake.com/index.php/utah-chocolate-show">website</a> the instructions for how she made her breathtaking feathers. Not sure if I've previously mentioned this or not, but my husband and I are renewing our vows this year! And when I saw her feathers, I knew I had found a starting point for our cake!</div><br /><br /><div>I also tried my hand at making flowers, but the result was not what I had expected. The shape came out fine, but there was no texture. When we tried at the meeting with Jane's wafer paper, the texture was there, but it was very difficult to get the paper onto the mold. We'll keep practicing! And if you want to try it out, check out these amazing <a href="http://chefrubber.com/uploads/WaferPaper2.pdf">instructions</a>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But our feathers turned out better. See for yourself...</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613253730373755858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_X5DYnNQhgz_PH8Wm3LN93c17NUH3GlIqdrjtxWwvVB98CgnQ9-ZKAoZVngkDQ3QQ-Vdgpmz1qFAk2Vx9Qw6n7fuFMmOJJ1DFoq0-klcyrbvt6CbaB9jrm6OYynCkfZiOI8SH-uyqio/s320/feathers.jpg" /></div></div><br /><br /><p>Gorgeous! And they weren't even finished. The instructions say to dust with luster dust and hold them over steam to set and give the feathers movement. I will be doing this in the future and posting the results.</p><br /><p>I'll be back soon to share some more love...really I will!</p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-29770392404739135542011-04-22T10:57:00.006-04:002011-04-22T11:34:49.890-04:00Royal Wedding Cake<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I don't know about you...but I am excited to see what William and Kate's wedding cake will look like! Not to mention her dress, flowers, etc. I could really go on and on! </div><br /><div align="center"><br />I do know a couple things about it the cake though: The cake, a traditional (for over there, not so much here) fruitcake, will be made by Fiona Cairns. What a lucky (but seriously stressed) lady!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://ukate.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Fiona-Cairns.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">It will be a tiered, towering beauty, with a cream and white palette, and decorated with sugar flowers! They will also be serving a chocolate groom's cake that will be made from a secret royal recipe. You can read more about it <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8461454/Fiona-Cairns-Kate-wanted-a-very-romantic-cake.html">here</a> and <a href="http://blogs.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/03/28/royal-roundup-sweet-news-for-baker-fiona-cairns/">here</a>. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Good luck, Mrs. Cairns!</div><br /><div align="center">Can't wait to see your creation!</div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-82263086806801363462011-04-12T09:55:00.005-04:002011-04-12T10:22:22.454-04:00Next Generation Decorator?<div align="center">In the past I've talked about some youngsters that are making their way through the cake world. And I think I may have a budding artist on my hands as well...my 3 year old daughter, Lily. </div><br /><div align="center">Here she is in a recent picture (after her first haircut, which she loved by the way...the lady cut and braided her hair, then added sparkles!).</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594698605635216082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Vax3amTkHzSIiSf7cY_EahhODDfObf0K99_H0WDo0AdsEt__W8IshDzDGfdzoutuziy4CDnwb_rYqm1DxCgKDzZO2fb26rQOpsF4T9_dUKgLc3vh3UBo_XM2mKWHWsUNduLnzsjhmg/s320/canon+006.jpg" /> <br /><div align="center">She has always taken an interest when I'm working on cakes, from mixing the batter to frosting the cake to rolling out the fondant. I usually give her her own piece, which she plays with then makes it disappear into her little tummy! </div><br /><div align="center">But yesterday I caught her playing with hand sanitizer, making a row of blobs on top of our television. I asked her why she was doing it and she said she wanted to "decorate with frosting". After looking back at the mess, I thought she did a good job (had it <em>actually</em> been frosting). Piping is hard, and for a 3 year old, I thought the spacing and sizing wasn't too bad.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594698601565086706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKvsEttcaRGSSRtysX4PJ-qyHJE4xuEcKbzSKj1sXbpq-pPHVtfzSqnXSjDLzB2isjfYGXLx8p46Fo6GXlKG8_rCo-ud0eV19oILVsipO6xMpK0N5G95L8blJSqUfBuo6f8cqx5ON04Q/s320/canon+010.jpg" /> <br /><div align="center">Not that I encourage her to destroy our electronics, but next time I'll make sure she has a decorating bag filled with icing and a proper place to use them instead!</div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-36026095919878666012011-04-07T21:38:00.006-04:002011-04-07T22:28:58.135-04:00Do You Know The Cupcake Girl?<div align="center">If you know me, you know I spend 90% of my computer time on <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central </a>(and you're probably tired of hearing about it), but you see, hear, and learn the most interesting things, not to mention people, there! </div><br /><div align="center">Earlier today I was browsing CC and came across this gum paste doll...</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593026725525300482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J-Fc3l6Wye0xJP02BpYSQBZgUQV_S7WVw93gTRMSYQ8gvU4qPcWd30DI0m1tbVneiN_SfhVfKdo6LmmaLWS5T2AYl_RnxbIutha2PPk_zwiDr-mH4pxqqoJzsJ2WYNjtz7r1xclq2oY/s320/chinese+doll.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="center">All meticulously hand molded, even the face. Pretty impressive, right? </div><br /><div align="center">Would you be even more impressed if I told you a 13 year old made it?</div><br /><div align="center">I know I was! Then I looked at the rest of her pictures and found her blog. Such a talented young lady! She has been baking for a long time and decorating for the past two years. Just amazing! Take a look yourself and see what you think.</div><br /><div align="center">I can only imagine what is in this girl's future. </div><br /><div align="center">I wish her the best of luck on her caking journey! </div><br /><div align="center">I'll be keeping an eye on your work!</div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-87761052624799288882011-03-07T13:38:00.003-05:002011-03-07T14:11:30.808-05:00Mardi Gras<div align="center"> Since Mardi Gras officially ends tomorrow, I think it's appropriate to post my sister-in-law's cake. She decided this year, for her 3oth birthday, to celebrate at <a href="http://www.copelandsofneworleans.com/index-1.html">Copeland's</a>, a New Orleans Restaurant. Sadly, I had a very busy schedule at the time (a trip to Orlando and back, working every night, a baby shower and a cake for it) so I didn't have much time to make an extravagant cake like I would have loved to do! So I had to make the best of the time I had. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I made a mask out of gumpaste and then decorated with my lace mold and painted it with some gel food colors (again, not as extravagant as I would have liked).</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581415590479840770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYlG6CZT9e0sdhFW7c2kOe5Q-Srb-EPxe4wP2pHGyRGQnjGaLcYc_Kpw8BMDmUWwH-sTZNlClcYtWbmg1pxwvhhuM0KiwR77X3WOFAtB4hUuVJn6Ue-7P9Fcv8nHOQlUxwHcUxijDzM/s320/DSC_0179.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Then I made her favorite flavor cake, chocolate with raspberry filling, iced in buttercream. I decorated with Mardi Gras colors, yellow, green, and purple. And of course I had to add the "30" for the birthday girl's milestone!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581415589383280194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdANOh3P4gLA8wo1Qg0sj3Gaunqh8B-URL-O7uLoyZWvTxbhbKrCfTATYczJZ21E1hPn6TlbH-PJAsIWK9H1Q-4kd2Lm2wDNkqvMK9t01uosK4g4TB80t5y4X7wRn6jGPB3eLTFnehjr4/s320/DSC_0170.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">I had to leave the party early to get to work so I didn't get to taste a piece, but I heard it tasted great! I also missed out on some awesome food, but I did get to taste some appetizers which were heavenly. Maybe someday I'll get back to Copeland's....tomorrow would be perfect to celebrate the end of Mardi Gras!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581415595346851938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVQsbhzngC2QVTzijR7IbtZCPRU-SXOBgH9UkKCP6WHaTpaQ5Q6iK-pR3RE49kZyYIaydA7YfId4CPRJTAG8iF4Z8QgV5JhFqVXE4OiF9wICwY6DdRe4YjQAF8p3_nZD2ffbzMP6Ds_A/s320/DSC_0221.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hope you had a great 30th, Heather!</span></div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-13820947510539774342011-02-28T09:22:00.006-05:002011-03-02T18:04:19.504-05:00Baby Ava's CakeNow is the perfect time to post about the baby shower cake I made for my sister-in-law...because she just had her baby!!! That's right, baby Ava is here and we are all so excited (which I'm sure you'll figure out with all the exclamation points in this post)! She came a week early, but both mom and daughter are doing great! She was born last night, weighing in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 20" long! Sounds like a perfect baby to me! I can't wait to make it down there to see and hold her!!!<br /><br /><div><div></div><div>Okay, on to the cake...</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Cristina had shown me a picture of a cake that she liked with pastel green, pink and yellow polka dots, a bow, and some baby booties on top. She also wanted Ava's name on it, so I took it as inspiration and put my own ideas to work.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I started by making the baby mary janes so that they had time to dry for a few days. I used a <a href="http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1688585">template</a> found on <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a> from member PDXSweetTreats. Pretty simple to make and they look so cute!</div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578748932243303682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnRR2BCbztaGg06znspMHC5oUrCnchH4KawNMouRrUOCC0-Hj0Dmb3AoVn_VzVsdhL0GYzAZ53HnvxAKhIk-xcXdAoRXTp2PpT7aIkFYUTsEa8rTNZZVCbQHWbwhknPssAj_AzpH5E30/s320/DSC_0125.JPG" /></div><div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Here is the whole finished cake! I was actually happy with how (most of) this came out!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578748932325837826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7ndboJZow7JtzMVb8u6CZAqy2f874Z1i1C_AotIyXVo2Fc33CaCLD3Udauhs1quj3qxscn1wKjv9szQ-nevl94HFdw1bK1Uk8CMw9W2jI7jSE8UuM67zVbMHfWzyDVnDwec6Uw12FS0/s320/DSC_0129_1.JPG" /></div><div></div><div>The top tier was chocolate cake with whipped ganache filling, covered in ganache. The bottom tier was white cake with strawberries and cream filling, iced with buttercream. Then the whole cake was covered in a pale pastel green fondant. I added all the dots and decorations and the ribbon borders and was done. I'm thrilled to say the Mom-to-be loved it! Look at her glow!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578748937832420178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFh7tlUmGHdoiwdpOw1dEgxSjFR5hafsZwVncl6xUheG6bID45raIoEVhtB8MKnUjRZjtck4jRzTY3V-Hlp1B_wGlz6hfdFBOAV-xXrwsRZGKwe7O76bNec2SKkkIh9ebBxYxeW3mfs0/s320/DSC_0163.JPG" /></div></div><br /><p align="center">CONGRATULATIONS CRISTINA AND JOHN! </p><p align="center">CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR NEW BUNDLE OF JOY!!!</p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-14037209496612091472011-02-22T09:22:00.003-05:002011-03-15T14:20:42.307-04:00The Cake is on F-I-R-E!Well, it really wasn't, but there were "flames" on it. I was asked by my sister to make a cake for her friend that works in the Fire Department. I had seen two awesome cakes on Cake Central, (where else, right? LOL) one by CC member cassiescakes and another by myKzooKid.<br /><div><div> </div><div>There were also a lot of cakes with fire hydrants on them, but I just took a picture of a real fire hydrant and tried to get it as close as I could. Here is my first, all edible, fire hydrant...</div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584368266439614546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZakKzsnBwHYK571SoDWApykYxYodKKQAO04Ns5GzHS1-e0cZIevn36bgij0Tt-5odXjW2nCXVGA1IeqqMCgK32MBbpgK9QpHFxKl-0rU_D-KQdZtwIlc_WNDqUF_6ziA1aVbyvJD2ds/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" /><br />For the flames, I made my own template, then used it to cut out gumpaste "flames". They were all white to begin with, but I sprayed them with Wilton's Color Mist in orange and yellow. One day I <em>will</em> have an airbrush for better, more precise results!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584368261697213442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTxMMlI_pUu89DQhkY4zqvvYbh8rvk-D2rFOTFT0msk-tukDWUlEZ4Qux7W9pgcbMGa1Lg5QLUzM5Eom90ei5lhZjPXkh_-PiKoPyFzTNOAxgtb0zFHkYODhIgiuZmFFYAGk8xN8iaoY/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" />Then I made the fire hose out of fondant, spelling "happy" with it, then attached it to the hydrant. With tinted piping gel, I made the word "birthday" and a couple splashes of "water". I thought this was such a cute idea! And I liked how it turned out.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584368269861992386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy3xv5E9blWKNAK2ES3SHNfTg0aVVtbHhOGQxM1oT1cD3i19BoKRHsBQpdv025taCUJA3qJ0c7nnbRsGu_AcF9VGhCD7iIONdmAA8PZL1wwArP-_7qI1aFFj-ZCVlnhqgmHoipqh_r2c/s320/DSC_0082.JPG" /></div></div><br /><p align="center"> Here's to you, Frankie! Hope you enjoyed it!</p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-10212687983337585542011-02-18T12:10:00.007-05:002011-02-18T16:21:34.548-05:00Makin' Whoopie!<div align="center">Where should I start? I guess where I left off...Back in December, my daughter wanted to take some snacks for her Christmas Party at school (not to mention I had a <a href="http://sagnfl.blogspot.com/">cake club </a>meeting coming up). My girls had recently asked to buy the "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whoopie-Pies-Dozens-Match-Recipes/dp/0811874540">Whoopie Pies</a>" book, so I figured it was time to try it out!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575137695903469042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKpecfWBlhEz-ViZaGpN-zHUIZ91Pah5_FDwEODM2beASmBdbXEJdoe12P4xbXJdL8fpA5FIZnnqLJQR5zewZ31TlRNxdpfY_Ngh4W2Yd92dWbKPrNgl543UC4jTx0pALw-nl-D3-5dM/s320/whoopie-pie-book-and-pan-book-only-.jpg" /> I made the "Classic Chocolate Whoopie", filled with the "Classic Marshmallow" filling.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575137453324099234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKFur3_VBOND9b-XNEAOqEsGTv33ROVWcikRIz46fpKaaMvOFH2fq7BvjYioArfg8Lm8rKm7j2Z9_BF7Wko6DZ5aCWaR1a6atrskgkEL3_D3_lI6aXOWBTuq2DwkUhk8rywjw3nzKBkA/s320/DSC_0227.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575141024903733170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo_o30F5g6XQBAkUbpoKoWMcfNPSYZ4CdUNnieOB-wQ-Ne6pNSHXzb7sioF8QJKBB2JMXvwAhND4RElPLmyD2ytO1NSlSx_gQpEnVwl0CUkOofD-YLxVCqSS43C6oTrs-3vKfVoFNVUo/s320/DSC_0228.JPG" /><br />I have to say I thought they were delicious, which was obvious to my family when I ate all the leftover ones! However, they were kind of a pain to make in large quantities. I baked almost 100 halves to make the 4 dozen whoopies! And you can only mix enough batter for 2 dozen at a time. On top of that, I also had to make the filling. It was a lot of mixing and cleaning and mixing and cleaning. And if you're like me, that is <em>not</em> my idea of <em>fun</em>. I learned my lesson...I don't think I will make that many at one time again!<br /><br />But back to the yumminess! For my daughter's class, I rolled the whoopie pies in festive sprinkles to add a little color and texture.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575137454944567938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMDP_TaWXWZrXFbLNe6VffpPVgGwnkUnLD-moMe5AICNO6SmRz1MNdlKlEhUMY8JWg11TBwy-8jyKkOSOdzN3g8JvE4x7KNyY3PbDsIfmN6yqLaQ7loNYNCwpp6dPfj4eBr74I-87a6A/s320/DSC_0239.JPG" /><br />And for the ones for my cake club, I added a mint drizzle to the top.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 215px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575137456174826738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrG2J6LK-NdB9iMdoIQTTbWflS-hL7EuD_YyE7aRyRXqyQH-c3PzYEy7oicGlYIAmgq28yWGWaZTw2ehNLR-e-iAmw_8q4zxX6cbleTw1hdzjRl_BDYQUxAHqTkQCNB3Zy8qJ-0L_xpzI/s320/DSC_0258.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Either way, they tasted scrumptious!</div><div align="center">Like the back of the book says,</div><div align="center">" Is it a cake? Is it a cookie? Who cares!" </div><div align="center">If you haven't yet, try some out for yourself!</div></div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-75542824804065675602011-02-16T10:15:00.002-05:002011-02-16T10:32:48.649-05:00Where Have I Been?!Well, I have missed posting for over 2 months!!! So sorry about that! After my last post I was rather busy with working, birthdays, holidays, a baby shower, a cake challenge and a drawn-out illness! Right before Christmas, my whole family (my husband, our 2 daughters, not to mention a large number of other family members) came down with walking pneumonia. It was not pretty...we were sick and sleeping about 16 hours out of the day. That lasted for about a month, well into the new year. SO, I know it's late, but I hope you all have had a great new year so far! Also, hope your Valentine's Day went lovingly! Am I missing any holidays?<br /><br />I know for me there has also been many birthdays, 6 to be exact, including my own. And today is my Mother-in-law's birthday! Happy Birthday, America! Hope you had fun in Colorado!Hopefully *soon* I will be posting a bunch of pictures of cakes I've made for some of those birthdays.<br /><br />I also have pictures to share from my sister-in-law's baby shower, a cute baby I made for display at a cake challenge, and some of my daughter's party pics from last weekend...which was a blast!<br /><br />But for now, I have some housework that needs to be done and also I have to get ready for work! Thanks for waiting so patiently for me to return to the blogging world! I am back and ready to GO!FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-56049248874432018112010-12-07T10:30:00.004-05:002010-12-07T11:27:22.916-05:00Amazing Mold PuttyMy MIL called to ask if I could make a baby in a shell for SIL's upcoming birthday. I said yes, without hesitation, then realized I didn't exactly know how I would make a shell. So, I looked online and came across the idea of a mold. I didn't have time to order one, so I turned to my trusty Michael's store! I had heard of Amazing Mold Putty, seen it demonstrated, and actually got to use a mold made from it...but I was a little nervous to try it out on my own. But it couldn't have been simpler!<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974639306137506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NsGhVtKer8-zU-Wazwhes6eB8tMTlYkQs8LpfzaNd8ay72_QeTMUZEXtcwPprpdQcaXcIhBMFJbsq9C0m8g3sZofW8E8IKQTICjXEPoDiIAtALlXZgXoc2tzIm8gltSSjRmKPzTt5Q8/s400/moldputty.jpg" /><br />I found the mold putty and a real shell and went to work. First, I mixed equal parts from both tubes, blended them together, wrapped it around my shell, and VOILA! I let it dry longer than the specified time because I was making such a big mold.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974644184190530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVIbq_UQCrPFEmp4LCKsd8K8LJkt10Ec7YPfx7jFVI-CqZfX_3uT7Xfl80FZosw0Eikgwy0LAJWLcgROLRgHAQ1gwe2QcY0MhrGEjEr7UcId1EqxmDySOCqWLlFtEQcuJWyT7lEH3X8/s400/DSC_0205.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">After the outside of the shell was dry, I made a mold of the inside as well, following the same steps. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974655261244578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7M1Nff4JnwGBeQaLToScN1M0ygXVlbNa0Tnc5Gky7CekmOH1xtM6VEObzrc1yHpprTlKDL5OLkakh88jOo8i7fNUhUyZOmIftPbUd9mYUhSUeRb6WacEf3EGCz4wGgjHkGRYD6UByis/s400/DSC_0209.jpg" /><br />Then I got to make my shell! I poured white candy melts into the outside shell mold, then laid the inside shell mold on top of that, squished it a little, scraped away any excess candy and popped it in the freezer.<br /><br />It came out awesome! I had to repeat the process to get two shells, for the baby to lay in. Using some candy/chocolate gloves, I held my shell and painted away. My MIL wanted pink, so that's what I used. Then I added some super pearl dust for that beautiful shimmer! I made a little platform for the baby in the bottom half of the shell. I "glued" the two shells together with more melted candy and propped it up in the freezer. Then, I finally added the little baby inside.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 364px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974630173981698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYf-XxHsEOWaToXpOL-sWxtiTE_SMJC7zIw-SixSb1BGFPWiEFth5AZ-yaPRYMFkJH071-lU1QPtpv_l86v2UFg9ucVkqJewCmxEYcO6AUrixShbk91nXlVqwe1j5QdBOmlxLVkZe95Vs/s400/shellbaby.jpg" /><br />So cute! I love the little baby mold, which can be found <a href="http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=22031&name=Small%20Baby%201%20Mold%20by%20First%20Impressions">here</a>. I made some additional little shells for the cake with a candy mold I already had on hand. I painted them as well to match the bigger shell. My MIL made the cake and icing, which tasted fantastic!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974635237091730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy047XYaDKoLYsTOK4HUGOQpGvbcA8lyy7aGSy8W7lekvLX5y4oL2XUu4jLbx4cWFBeo96NqAxbXl4Cp9noxQYycjOVxRLSWOvU3Jmu-wnY8JJpezuxhELKvvwuz3TGyT3gG3CxIr3SQs/s400/DSC_0013.jpg" /> This stuff is so much fun! I can't wait to use it again! </div><div align="center">Hope you had a great birthday, Cristina!</div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-80947151573894932082010-11-17T20:08:00.005-05:002010-11-18T09:39:42.325-05:00The Leaves Are ChangingWell, not so much here in Florida. But with fall in full swing, it always make me think of leaves. I used to live in Pennsylvania, you know, where they have all <em>four</em> seasons. Fall was always my favorite, the cool air blowing the multi-colored leaves on the ground, so later my siblings and I could make them into a big pile to jump in, then watch as they would fly all around, floating back down on you. They're kind of like the "snowflakes" of Autumn. Not to mention the sound, the crunching as you stroll down the sidewalk. Some kids loved puddles, for me it was leaves. It makes me a little sad that my girls don't really get the same privilege, but they do still like to collect leaves.<br /><br />When I made a cake for the hub's work last year, I was definitely keeping leaves in mind! I made some out of marble-colored gumpaste. Then I used petal and luster dust to liven them up even more. At the time I didn't own a veiner, so I made my own by using a dresden tool.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9mB4uSrhd65F4ncm3cMtLnjH6ldXyz_GPL3mze-lCzvAFr38g1rFn6vQkeCIs0daUIaTBl639Kt-Ac8O9ERvn729NF49aozASWiTAIQN31txLNx-H0vIEr6k9_pW0iCk4j3oGf85SDg/s1600/Sanyo+1396.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540692838878396338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9mB4uSrhd65F4ncm3cMtLnjH6ldXyz_GPL3mze-lCzvAFr38g1rFn6vQkeCIs0daUIaTBl639Kt-Ac8O9ERvn729NF49aozASWiTAIQN31txLNx-H0vIEr6k9_pW0iCk4j3oGf85SDg/s400/Sanyo+1396.jpg" /></a> I loved how they came out! So colorful! I accompanied them with some caramel and fondant acorns. I iced my cake with a (very stubborn) cream cheese frosting, then added a ribbon. Not too bad, right? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpkLrbvohej-rw6piYeeckgJU26DygW1Td-yz6UGhQ91Q1e1_GbLCHmbgIZ52LDk8QiSnG5RpGqCfYpYJA-HtMDSiRmixH4mebdDDc5Qx2udNgGSWnBMdw62IaxDroKOEOOKcW5iMVMQ/s1600/Sanyo+1402.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540692834735979826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpkLrbvohej-rw6piYeeckgJU26DygW1Td-yz6UGhQ91Q1e1_GbLCHmbgIZ52LDk8QiSnG5RpGqCfYpYJA-HtMDSiRmixH4mebdDDc5Qx2udNgGSWnBMdw62IaxDroKOEOOKcW5iMVMQ/s400/Sanyo+1402.jpg" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hope you all are enjoying this season as much as I am!</span> </div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-48101144394739297882010-11-11T09:49:00.006-05:002010-11-11T13:08:11.071-05:00Spanish TilesA friend of a friend was getting married soon! The bride-to-be's shower was to be held at an elegant Spanish restaurant, <a href="http://www.mitomatina.com/">Mi Tomatina</a>. Looking online, I found very little inspiration or help for the perfect cake. In the end I went with the Spanish theme and planned to match the invitation's design, but with brighter colors.<br /><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538353091150952162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Xvw2QU6g7dNNqjF7C0qVUecrUOWUGM_bkamFNXr1Bb3WxGnQIAtZFvIsVXOB4VaYmvbEKQjGJ1eWJ6-lXtNs6x4WYKr92Cod_psJjFdpmDjzOMuxTTc8gwC3ByY_Yp9_K_z25nGX4U/s320/emilyinvite.bmp" /><br /><div>I decided on a square cake with handpainted tiles and gumpaste flowers. I started by picking carnations, as they are one of Spain's most famous flowers. I made red, orange and yellow carnations, following <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zq0vKjAsjc&feature=channel_page">this video</a> from Elaine MacGregor. I didn't, however, have the carnation cutter, so I just used a plain round one and cut little slits around the whole circle, just like Elaine did in the video. I was much happier with how these came out, compared to the only other ones I've made (for a Wilton class almost 2 years ago).</div><br /><div>I then made the tiles out of a fondant and gumpaste mixture. I ended up with 23 of the larger tiles and 46 of the smaller tiles. After letting them dry for a couple days, it was time to "paint"! I handpainted each one, the tiles on the front matching the invitation. After working for about 2 hours on those five tiles, I decided to make the rest of the tiles using a less intricate design. After my flowers dried, the color faded quite a bit, so I painted them as well, which turned out much more vibrant. I liked the finished look, especially since the tiles and flowers matched better this way. What do you think?</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538327355332390882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrshe49H1Bm00vEVyoVdZhyWFd8RKyBxEZWabhWj9TVHR_kN4LFFFofl0_EPYokO0YxGORc2P5Z3ItGW_-4_a6ScMgWy7Ue9helVXpiSB5Iy1eRef23B2avteuRRiI1ezjIt_M8bZXmk/s400/emily_spanishcake.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538323325843030978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6h2v3jhSLRYKQt5_eDVftX_T6t6beiKUKc2yw-Pyubv04mFRNP1HZze7xgBDfvAB5iLCXRX5GkAEF8LcE1E71V2hSpII63dEb4qyYFa42j_SAQrW_9mD9ongURp4qMtJ3J89rMY1ubg/s400/10-27-10+035.jpg" />I was just finishing up as my friend came over to pick up the cake, and the bride-to-be, Emily, was with her. She was so appreciative and loved the cake! Mission accomplished! This was probably the most time consuming cake I've done so far, and even though every detail didn't come out exactly as planned (which never happens anyway!), the result was worth it!<br /></div></div></div><br /><p align="center">Congratulations Emily and Jeffrey! </p><p align="center">Can't wait to see the wedding pictures!</p><p align="center"> </p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-40751391086867684132010-11-08T14:20:00.003-05:002010-11-08T14:34:16.422-05:00The CherpumpleI just saw this and had to share. For anyone that has not seen this yet, be prepared to be amused! If you can't view the video or it has problems, you can check out the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp4yWTLIPaE">here</a>.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rp4yWTLIPaE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rp4yWTLIPaE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />Pretty neat concept, huh?! Not sure if I would ever really try this one...I am <em>not</em> a fan of pie. But many of my family members are, so maybe this would be a hit. Still, I love when someone creates something new. If I did this, I might only start with one cake to begin with and see how that goes.<br /><br />Now, if this video has inspired you and you make a cherpumple, please send me a pic and a review...after you send it to Charles, of course!<br /><div align="center"><strong>Happy Baking!</strong></div><div align="center"></div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-63965785049536223152010-11-03T09:27:00.006-04:002010-11-03T10:45:41.597-04:00Wrapped In ChocolateI knew I wanted the cake to be special, since this was the first birthday cake I would make for my mom since I've been decorating cakes. But I really had no idea where to start. When I am in this dilemma, I usually begin by looking at all the favorite cake pictures I have saved. A short time ago, I had seen an amazing cake on <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a> (suprising, right?) made by member misterc for Cake Central Magazine, of which, I currently don't subscribe (insert sad face here). But lucky for me, he had posted it on cakecentral.com for my viewing pleasure! When I saw <a href="http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1810176">this cake</a>, I just thought it'd be perfect, with my own twist, of course!<br /><br />I started out making a devil's food cake with a chocolate mousse filling, icing it with a sage buttercream (mom's fave color is green), then wrapping that in chocolate, topped off with a chocolate "S" (for Shirley)and a rose (for her middle name, Rose).<br /><br />What do you think?<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535323942127920802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hx1cwKX39ZkHROKDaftFqx8e1LfGewLfgJn-qQpaFj67ZRBHf71QVULn6t5P8farA8E582GEjn6hvgCsc37zcVCWok7aNSysoDWXBYRfHE6x0e8xxZ3xTdb44poWWMNgSkjS1VOKJSs/s400/10-27-10+002.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535323948566168514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoThQQecrfZQLU1weiLEmmFbq9sOSp4Z-Fm3yU4v17AM5143GcuJhmTtb15oxu9RhxwmPEczflvJ6s_43vCcfTs7B2laTNk-CInQ9tcfsfPbkV7Rw_RC4EzRLBFpnQL0i75DtSJjNKmn0/s400/10-27-10+009.jpg" /> I really liked how it came out, minus a few broken pieces. I was pretty happy with my rose too, which was the first one I've made since taking Nic Lodge's class earlier this year (yes, I am a slacker)!<br /><br /><div>I had made chocolate tiles/shards before, but never a chocolate wrap, especially one like this. But I had fun making it and it looked okay, even with some missing/cracked pieces. Plus it still tastes delicious! If you want to try your own chocolate wrap, here's some <a href="http://cakecentral.com/articles/139/how-to-create-chocolate-ribbons-video">instructions</a>! You're welcome. Now, for this kind of wrap, you don't have to spread the chocolate, just drizzle it over the paper. Very simple techniques, but people will be impressed!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Glad we could make it down, Mom. Hope you had a great birthday!</div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-9791689937899236342010-10-30T11:25:00.004-04:002010-11-01T14:19:45.293-04:00Busy as a Bee!I have been busy lately...and loving it! I have recently made 2 cakes, but I'll post those later. This post is about an adorable little baby, a baby bee to "bee" exact!<br /><br />I was lucky enough to have Jane, the president of my cake club, ask me to join her in viewing and then judging a cake challenge at our local JoAnn Fabric and Craft Store! She had asked me to bring my <a href="http://frostedfantasies.blogspot.com/2010/01/mini-classespart-ii.html">Nic Lodge flowers</a>, along with anything else I may have, to display for our <a href="http://sagnfl.blogspot.com/">Sugar Arts Guild</a>. Well, to tell the truth, I didn't really have much else than the flowers and some left over leaves from last year. Since the competition was Halloween themed, I thought I would make some Halloween-ish things to bring. I dusted my leaves, cut out some orange fondant/tylose pieces to make pumpkins, and then I made a baby and "dressed" it in a cute bee costume, which the hubs recommended (thanks honey)!<br /><br />It really did come out cute, wish I could say the same for my pumpkins that broke. So I brought my baby and the leaves. I got a couple admirers, and one lady that kept coming over to the table, accompanied with a different person each time, that just "had to see this"! I was thrilled. Then I added my little bee to <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a> and so far have 50 people that saved it as a favorite! Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GI6bIGFKE12PGIUwVCtR-sxyI9L8Z8p3B8g5QSsN0uHRbyQe6ebp4_I_SPNOQF8OcqFmZzEO4ZZXFRCgL2-rugpDxwoqwHp9Olkj2aNp7ksGwen_OicQcWzaTcOF7n8ijoBPD2xYQqo/s1600/10-27-10+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533868364085477698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GI6bIGFKE12PGIUwVCtR-sxyI9L8Z8p3B8g5QSsN0uHRbyQe6ebp4_I_SPNOQF8OcqFmZzEO4ZZXFRCgL2-rugpDxwoqwHp9Olkj2aNp7ksGwen_OicQcWzaTcOF7n8ijoBPD2xYQqo/s400/10-27-10+029.jpg" /></a><br />As for the rest of the display table, Jane had brought in a gorgeous cake with masks and roses and her own ring box cake, both of which I have seen, but am still amazed by!<br /><br /><div>The Cake Challenge was so fun to see and judge! I was a little nervous to begin with, seeing as how this was my first attempt at judging, but I ended up having a great time! All the contestants were Wilton students and they did an outstanding job on their cakes. The winners are below.</div><div><br />Rod, who flew in from New York to compete, won "Spookiest Cake" with his toxic graveyard.</div><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533868376883232834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRtnk_t2REj2Cn9SqaVqr67GeSXVSlw3vfDC0ulKLcthcFK2kuMfwtcm56PIMDZB2oW_aXvDXtwE1HS6M-spzFn73wF8sEQn6jq-SJ9-JX61v3a578-RVtIK0GshOksBCn20w2F6jz0M/s400/CakeChallenge+10-23-10+009.jpg" /></p><p>And Marissa was the big winner of the event, taking home awards for "Best Halloween Cake", "Customer's Choice", and "Judge's Choice" with her topsy-turvy cake!</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533868371057224258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT-4tVp72qE9RND-oSLyPf1n4bnhbvxpNYTsqIblIaIRJnPSRGV8MVyOX0lk0A8DJt35ydv7VwhddeezVyv6NfqbdqoL6IKZgT_85RglP9sbb9DeAzt85RbX2tNkOq3W8WTihz_Fd-tU/s400/CakeChallenge+10-23-10+014.jpg" /></p><p>Congrats to all the contestants. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did! If you want to see the rest of the pictures, you can find them all <a href="http://s1103.photobucket.com/albums/g468/SAGNFL/JoAnn%20Cake%20Challenge/">here</a>! Enjoy!</p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-67366223887420997272010-10-21T09:16:00.005-04:002010-10-21T09:50:49.263-04:00Fit for a Princess!I have seen so many castle cakes done that it kind of blows my mind! I have wanted to try one for a while, but was a little hesitant since it seemed like so much work. Well, my one and only niece (until next year, that is...Congrats Cristina!) was about to turn one and my sister wanted to throw a princess party. At first I had my mind on a couple other princess style cakes, but forced myself to try the castle cake instead. I absolutely loved making it; the towers, the brick impression, the flowers, and everything else for that matter! I still wanted to do more to it and next time I think I will try for more towers, I just took it easy this time. Here is the final cake...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ2crCN3xtACJAhVmqAkCAAbVtBmQftTjdNIVMWgqGTY43GQMnNFHQta55FSWIGthvpoG86W7csQVYkgG3oAtDokXX1Dw1ymSk5xZ5gxrtmXsSlC-Xhmqm1m0YGwaUV-lTXilMzWoS04/s1600/Nikon+9-27-10+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530491700159216002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ2crCN3xtACJAhVmqAkCAAbVtBmQftTjdNIVMWgqGTY43GQMnNFHQta55FSWIGthvpoG86W7csQVYkgG3oAtDokXX1Dw1ymSk5xZ5gxrtmXsSlC-Xhmqm1m0YGwaUV-lTXilMzWoS04/s400/Nikon+9-27-10+107.jpg" /></a><br />I followed some instructions that I found on <a href="http://www.cakeboss.com/CastleTutorial.aspx">CakeBoss</a> for how to make the towers. The rest of it is helpful also, I just did it a little differently. The cake was strawberry, filled with a Twinkie filling recipe I found on <a href="http://cakecentral.com/recipes/2364/twinkie-filling-2">CakeCentral</a>.<br /><br />Then I also made a little smash cake for her to dig into. I think she liked it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxoqkLstOU7PnEgwI0-ZcZ96LFwoRi0pkhfZKoXwsPkLhyVwaUXob0saXYuOKa9R2sZAitjkONlWZuRRanKqrSTYRlgnBtb-Hg8pfxMlmC1sXC-ngmQcpj-XPpHyF2zhdr2iFsA8vtrk/s1600/Nikon+9-27-10+135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 396px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530491706869371410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxoqkLstOU7PnEgwI0-ZcZ96LFwoRi0pkhfZKoXwsPkLhyVwaUXob0saXYuOKa9R2sZAitjkONlWZuRRanKqrSTYRlgnBtb-Hg8pfxMlmC1sXC-ngmQcpj-XPpHyF2zhdr2iFsA8vtrk/s400/Nikon+9-27-10+135.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Happy Birthday Princess Abigail!</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8H-o5NDZ6RA75n03DkfY7cfad_yXmBz5zMsfw3V1OIY9p_vDRQ2W4e_xCdpt6Ccb05uMZmO8Z-3192oKOoCl00B9N1tUF33kMbGdars3GvaGWRUa_ukL1Csc0tpxg-LqgythbVld0KAQ/s1600/Nikon+9-27-10+120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530491710474581026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8H-o5NDZ6RA75n03DkfY7cfad_yXmBz5zMsfw3V1OIY9p_vDRQ2W4e_xCdpt6Ccb05uMZmO8Z-3192oKOoCl00B9N1tUF33kMbGdars3GvaGWRUa_ukL1Csc0tpxg-LqgythbVld0KAQ/s400/Nikon+9-27-10+120.jpg" /></a>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-31617052425224141292010-10-12T13:18:00.004-04:002010-11-01T14:28:18.296-04:00P-P-P-Poker CakeMy brother and his friends are really into poker and they play a couple times a week. So, I know when any one of their birthdays rolls around, it's poker cake time! As I mentioned in my <a href="http://frostedfantasies.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-over.html">previous post</a>, I didn't get a chance to make my brother's birthday cake this year (I know, I'm a bad sister), but I did get to make one for his friend recently. He told me he wanted a poker cake (obviously) and her favorite color was bright orange.<br /><br />I had already been searching for poker cake inspiration, so luckily when my brother asked me for a cake with only 2 days notice, I already had an idea in mind! I found one I liked on <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a>, from member tinabelle722.<br /><br />I started by making poker chips and playing cards from a fondant/tylose mix to let harden and dry for a day. Here's where I incorporated her fave color!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP6CykjgH5skiElIP8nqsDHDBavKrqmf8UYdXXBAWvOLfhVcfjrSw_xKl0j8Z9wUCiWlyKkVYvNFME9HKtQgRWT-PM43QOk05x8w2tCO3iNWiavjwRFpc54lBs7Re2pMjmIc4LVD-2_I/s1600/DSC_0963.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527214916681581826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP6CykjgH5skiElIP8nqsDHDBavKrqmf8UYdXXBAWvOLfhVcfjrSw_xKl0j8Z9wUCiWlyKkVYvNFME9HKtQgRWT-PM43QOk05x8w2tCO3iNWiavjwRFpc54lBs7Re2pMjmIc4LVD-2_I/s400/DSC_0963.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After baking a chocolate cake, I frosted it with almond buttercream, then covered it with fondant. Next, I took edible markers and drew all the suits and letters on the cards and placed them on the cake. I put my borders on, using my clay extruder for the bottom one and hand rolling the top one. Then I stuck all my chips in stacks on toothpicks and pushed them into the cake. Here's how it all turned out...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdxN5ba6XFzFxC708SuMjPPHIJGxW89NRJI5Yg0nMwdVnk6TcahUJQXgR9xZu8EJjq9KHm4B72wYLXqScWwF0_DxuyuvmoVVMlJKZzMVnj4Rty7zFs8r-C0MPgo0d17Q-MkbUzepH0Yo/s1600/DSC_0960.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527214907039221298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdxN5ba6XFzFxC708SuMjPPHIJGxW89NRJI5Yg0nMwdVnk6TcahUJQXgR9xZu8EJjq9KHm4B72wYLXqScWwF0_DxuyuvmoVVMlJKZzMVnj4Rty7zFs8r-C0MPgo0d17Q-MkbUzepH0Yo/s400/DSC_0960.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I was pretty happy with this cake, and I heard Misty and her friends and family were going <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">gaga</span> over it! Hehehe! </div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-84908255343173659322010-10-06T09:48:00.005-04:002010-10-06T10:30:54.569-04:00Sidney GalpernI made a little mistake in my <a href="http://frostedfantasies.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-over.html">last post</a>. After searching online for Sidney Malpern, I realized I was really looking for Sidney Galpern. A little mis-spelling on the ICES flier. It's okay now, I figured it out!<br /><br />If you read my last post, you know that Sidney was a demonstrator at the FL ICES Day of Sharing in Daytona Beach. When we first saw Sidney up at the demonstrating table, we were a little confused, and thought she was there with her mom, who we thought would be demonstrating. We we W-R-O-N-G! Despite her age, she had the most professional demonstration of them all. She was very organised, focused, and had us mesmerized by her skills, her humor, and her easy going demeanor. To say the least, I was so very impressed!<br /><br />After finding her website, I am now even more impressed by this 15 year old sugar artist!<br /><br /><div align="center">Her cakes</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64Pu2mtwSK2WXIfIqS4TZyuHzK0mkhl8FjsVOngIq6yxGdSUNF6xRR0cfa3Lb-dirkVtBQoOy9TG9BeKutnoE3NzJUBZd-68DBbiXv18_B7DkusETjOmgQgaUvvbfdLvJNPYBrKRXkek/s1600/lace_n_gem_3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524939755533072674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64Pu2mtwSK2WXIfIqS4TZyuHzK0mkhl8FjsVOngIq6yxGdSUNF6xRR0cfa3Lb-dirkVtBQoOy9TG9BeKutnoE3NzJUBZd-68DBbiXv18_B7DkusETjOmgQgaUvvbfdLvJNPYBrKRXkek/s400/lace_n_gem_3.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Her chocolate sculptures<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mSINlRKr9Z5PFEW5ieO17ebVx_x8z-TlI-0swQ7RUXyVKN8l78C62WkqGq8-Ozpwvt0i0WtDtvqMkrVSkyFC8LJhgc3wuLzcXB5GmiQ8gNf-Bv_SHIUAPazZ87BfzV1AGto_QYJqLbg/s1600/art_sculpture_i4o1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524936862794330386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mSINlRKr9Z5PFEW5ieO17ebVx_x8z-TlI-0swQ7RUXyVKN8l78C62WkqGq8-Ozpwvt0i0WtDtvqMkrVSkyFC8LJhgc3wuLzcXB5GmiQ8gNf-Bv_SHIUAPazZ87BfzV1AGto_QYJqLbg/s400/art_sculpture_i4o1.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlafWxVIIPr05DzXnMvouMHSIIfXfdQBz0I9zbNKu-8kwXy9_1P-ZcmrepxsM4OtY4FBzSUi3ktubRKlxOsxHvArhTnxxKr1RsTuVxeRbnvAc5rJH304jT6hqriZkI05A9Os0i5Yh3IKM/s1600/floral_chocolate_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524936847398560098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlafWxVIIPr05DzXnMvouMHSIIfXfdQBz0I9zbNKu-8kwXy9_1P-ZcmrepxsM4OtY4FBzSUi3ktubRKlxOsxHvArhTnxxKr1RsTuVxeRbnvAc5rJH304jT6hqriZkI05A9Os0i5Yh3IKM/s400/floral_chocolate_2.jpg" /></a><br />Her pulled sugar<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xz2oIwVCGZvnFWTfbsMdYy52XNPpDs4VRRx94i4wi8Ow7HaXc8AA0GYVsGEtBJNBzNw2GleErdh7eebYoxT-c3kAY_v9A-qJFxW_UmI3qJ88SIsMuXhp0blxABzQAf5SPMiiPO8UM1Y/s1600/simi-glass.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524936854969478098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xz2oIwVCGZvnFWTfbsMdYy52XNPpDs4VRRx94i4wi8Ow7HaXc8AA0GYVsGEtBJNBzNw2GleErdh7eebYoxT-c3kAY_v9A-qJFxW_UmI3qJ88SIsMuXhp0blxABzQAf5SPMiiPO8UM1Y/s400/simi-glass.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">*All photos courtesy of Simi Cakes</span><br /><div><br /><div>And here are some links if you want to check out her work, plus some of her adventures!</div><br /><div><a href="http://simicakes.com/">Simi Cakes and Confections</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://simicakes1.wordpress.com/">Simi Cakes Blog</a></div><br /><div>How amazing is that?! Sidney, keep up the great work! You have such a wonderful future ahead of you and I wish you all the best! </div></div></div>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-46557374207423773252010-10-01T08:32:00.009-04:002010-10-06T09:48:20.478-04:00It's Over...September, that is! It's October 1st and I officially felt the first cool Autumn breeze this morning. YAY! My favorite season is upon us. I can't believe how fast this year is going by. Like my daughter keeps saying, "Christmas will be here soon". Not that that's something I want to be thinking about yet!<br /><br />September is over, meaning that a month full of birthdays, anniversaries (including mine!), and holidays is past, none of which I made a cake for. Shocking, I know. But I'm excited to have a couple cakes in the works for this month. So far I am planning a first birthday cake (for my one and only niece), a bridal shower cake, and a Halloween cake (or 2).<br /><br />The only cake I was planning on making in last month was a birthday cake for my brother, whose party ended up being on the same day as the FL ICES Day of Sharing in Daytona Beach. Seeing as to how I've never attended a Day of Sharing, I had to forfeit my cake plans for my brother. And don't let him know, but I'm really glad I did! I had a great time.<br /><br />Here are pictures of what 3 of the 4 ladies demonstrated...<br /><br />Filomena Koolman-Vos - Tropical Flowers (Ixora flower)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyaBDWXv3-riwryeaZiRQ6g78CxlL3qeMGsR6x142gUW-faLnz2Rr58nt0wiOYyx1ETI3NlZZHnA75bbFIbpmdmI-V4kGDf6cPA_93CIEwBN3Twv-t5wkqzxokczm5zcOX2_Gy_VA5P4/s1600/Nikon+9-27-10+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523075065552099522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyaBDWXv3-riwryeaZiRQ6g78CxlL3qeMGsR6x142gUW-faLnz2Rr58nt0wiOYyx1ETI3NlZZHnA75bbFIbpmdmI-V4kGDf6cPA_93CIEwBN3Twv-t5wkqzxokczm5zcOX2_Gy_VA5P4/s400/Nikon+9-27-10+032.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sidney Galpern - Pulled sugar (casting, spun, blown)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tatshtU1AWQwmyLqF116MfnmEE-Vcb_DJs_VqT2iaGqdutPazu6KquZLLMZm9DVRwOMFeFtgokqRoo1YfxqU42l97ql3Ics9mxHJBfA5hyphenhyphenVdy5uK_WFb3TahO84i4hJCoV3LWZ1VXUc/s1600/Nikon+9-27-10+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523075051565558226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tatshtU1AWQwmyLqF116MfnmEE-Vcb_DJs_VqT2iaGqdutPazu6KquZLLMZm9DVRwOMFeFtgokqRoo1YfxqU42l97ql3Ics9mxHJBfA5hyphenhyphenVdy5uK_WFb3TahO84i4hJCoV3LWZ1VXUc/s400/Nikon+9-27-10+016.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Lisa Menz from Photo Frost - Wallpapering a Cake (frosting sheets)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi8tQUYBdIKSykt58qJgXgEsOr8l0zutrfAw889qnZKHrbstYjVCTPnzTXPo1Fkrt6GHzCZRflzya2AKE9k8hg2iFdIgPAmfe7fYL92NZhDs-CCPPU5cSLI3WtEeN7dzYi2mVpLnyhjU/s1600/Nikon+9-27-10+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523075063534517090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi8tQUYBdIKSykt58qJgXgEsOr8l0zutrfAw889qnZKHrbstYjVCTPnzTXPo1Fkrt6GHzCZRflzya2AKE9k8hg2iFdIgPAmfe7fYL92NZhDs-CCPPU5cSLI3WtEeN7dzYi2mVpLnyhjU/s400/Nikon+9-27-10+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the last demonsration by Ximena Sempertegui with her "Fall in Love Baby" (baby carriage) but it came out looking similar to this...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VKdyQ-ejwnv7ejDmhLDUS_VVUiIgRJCGDHDCRsMxRXqcyOOoUJ3WdjfkDjhvOeSgQcRwR7OdnOvfu01hTagD-e3vxaV6KbYPbHOZa73pmlu1ITgLA5hfb4j5AuwKtl_K8Y4ycHNiV1w/s1600/pram.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523082390045597154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VKdyQ-ejwnv7ejDmhLDUS_VVUiIgRJCGDHDCRsMxRXqcyOOoUJ3WdjfkDjhvOeSgQcRwR7OdnOvfu01hTagD-e3vxaV6KbYPbHOZa73pmlu1ITgLA5hfb4j5AuwKtl_K8Y4ycHNiV1w/s400/pram.bmp" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Photo courtesy of Cakes by Ximena)</span><br /><br />All of the demonstrations were amazing! Everyone was especially impressed with Sidney Galpern...who is only 15 years old and did an outstanding job and great sugar work!<br /><br />For more info and pictures from this event, I'll be posting over at my <a href="http://sagnfl.blogspot.com/">cake club's (SAGNFL) new blog</a>!FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-1299144380959931742010-09-13T09:06:00.004-04:002010-09-13T09:23:18.942-04:00All Fun And GamesSo I took a little break from my daughter's birthday posts to share my <a href="http://frostedfantasies.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-baby.html">baby shower cake</a>, not to mention spending a few days sick in bed. Who, I ask, gets strep throat in the summer?! It's just not right! Anyway, back to the regularly scheduled post!<br /><br />For my daughter's 3rd birthday party I had a tough time coming up with new game ideas. I had used so many good ones over her last two parties, such as Pin-the-spot-on-the-ladybug, mouse-hole golfing, guess how many in the bottle, how many words can you make out of her name, 20 questions (Disney character version), bean bag toss, etc.<br /><br />After much searching (and more nights than I want to admit, falling asleep at the computer), I ended up with a not-so-traditional, Ballerina BINGO and a word game, A to Z Birthday. I had also wanted to play "Grand Performance", which is when the birthday girl dances to some music and everyone else tries to copy her moves! Unfortunately we didn't make it to that game, but I'm not sure Lily would have danced for everyone anyway. LOL!<br /><br />The A to Z game was very simple. I just made a Word document, added a couple pictures and the letters A to Z with fill-in-the-blank lines. And printed! Tada!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ySFGbnptKyaLWoVTmow9sdjRLlp6Qk-5EdEpg9oWPpGX4Xt0PZ4TuYaL8z3IkSHipw7hBFA9BJegQkffjjxCbX-w2zjgWc1eg2YzLLR7t0xjPnSbf34GXobAFhnZc_ebftPCSf4SH5w/s1600/DSC_0876.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516386153770422162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ySFGbnptKyaLWoVTmow9sdjRLlp6Qk-5EdEpg9oWPpGX4Xt0PZ4TuYaL8z3IkSHipw7hBFA9BJegQkffjjxCbX-w2zjgWc1eg2YzLLR7t0xjPnSbf34GXobAFhnZc_ebftPCSf4SH5w/s400/DSC_0876.JPG" /></a><br />All the guests had to do was come up with a birthday party related word for each letter of the alphabet. The person with the most words wins!<br /><br />For Ballerina BINGO, I took pictures of my daughter in her ballet outfit, tutu and all. I rearranged those photos, then printed out 15 different BINGO cards, using colors as a guide. I also printed out bigger versions of all the pictures, cut separately, to use for calling. After that, I got out my heavy duty "scissors" (as the hubs coworker calls it), my Silhouette machine and cut out 450 pink and white 1" circles to cover up the pictures when called. I decided the way to win was to get an "L" shape, the whole left column and the bottom row...the "L" standing for Liliana, of course. It was her birthday after all!<br /><br />Here's how it all turned out...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzCoy7tmOCfKFVHGgN18z0bvCHEhxHvhOOdUmTwDLWEUOGULuy8MDX0vUTRYpnTpNNSLkJtlIWfQU7mYlJ9vMSS3HNMfABxRURRf-SFDkxrXLm_eNTtgTkvDt4d9eNT4U1G6a72XJHx8/s1600/DSC_0865.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516386156633287698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzCoy7tmOCfKFVHGgN18z0bvCHEhxHvhOOdUmTwDLWEUOGULuy8MDX0vUTRYpnTpNNSLkJtlIWfQU7mYlJ9vMSS3HNMfABxRURRf-SFDkxrXLm_eNTtgTkvDt4d9eNT4U1G6a72XJHx8/s400/DSC_0865.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The pictures were a little hard to see. If I did this again (which will probably never happen!) I would lighten all the pictures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5DuVVpu53zvHeGOoSVRSa-zVaNYNViyCNlISSDBWbPc7Czcp8QR2egBkQ9aodKj2MSmC4usDJ0Yzn7WNrskW5D0iI2UiyzH5s1naXkALXRiiVMxOyD3V1CA6YvZuWQMPFnqV8UYvOIA/s1600/DSC_0871.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516386165690527698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5DuVVpu53zvHeGOoSVRSa-zVaNYNViyCNlISSDBWbPc7Czcp8QR2egBkQ9aodKj2MSmC4usDJ0Yzn7WNrskW5D0iI2UiyzH5s1naXkALXRiiVMxOyD3V1CA6YvZuWQMPFnqV8UYvOIA/s400/DSC_0871.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The baskets I made from doilies, using instructions found <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/doily-basket">here</a>. I also sprinkled glitter on them, but that didn't show up in the photo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrmeHXqkYOcSCqJ-IeSsz8J5LEXihkSaHApYBZH9ThBfjUaskgJEF5BCD3EmAYFTeeyOmVBSZzF3Yf2iHpKqC5Cn_vc448L47r9cNJIE1GTa-sRxeExZh-3jf_WLADXodoX1f730J6s8/s1600/DSC_0881.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516386171963447954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrmeHXqkYOcSCqJ-IeSsz8J5LEXihkSaHApYBZH9ThBfjUaskgJEF5BCD3EmAYFTeeyOmVBSZzF3Yf2iHpKqC5Cn_vc448L47r9cNJIE1GTa-sRxeExZh-3jf_WLADXodoX1f730J6s8/s400/DSC_0881.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Everyone always has fun playing the games! And when the prizes are pictures of the birthday girl (which will be featured in my next post), it's easy to see the competitive sides come out of the family!FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-76568159732659370302010-09-07T09:34:00.005-04:002010-09-07T10:08:38.026-04:00My Baby!<div align="left">SO, if you look at <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a> RIGHT NOW, I am still in the Most Saved! See?! (Fourth from the left!)<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBZ1ajayA0xq263dluW6PSAUXZ0brt50KSUFNzVCJ-CAI0FhRfTPCtvdGalziS2Kvzg37waf6buT-5Wd21k2nLluHWg1O3HNaX7GvsHqhkQ0IBMPI48TmSgGE3dYtO-w2tshsRhGlqTc/s1600/cakecentral2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514165926094154226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBZ1ajayA0xq263dluW6PSAUXZ0brt50KSUFNzVCJ-CAI0FhRfTPCtvdGalziS2Kvzg37waf6buT-5Wd21k2nLluHWg1O3HNaX7GvsHqhkQ0IBMPI48TmSgGE3dYtO-w2tshsRhGlqTc/s400/cakecentral2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here's the details...I had bought my adorable baby mold back in January, when I attended the Florida ICES mini classes! So fun! Shortly after, I made my first baby. And it had been sitting in my cabinet since.<br /><br />But I <em>finally</em> had an excuse to use it! So I sat down and in about 2 hours, made a little bow for her head and a frilly diaper cover up for her booty and then dusted her to give her a more life-like look! This is how she turned out...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPeBcz1HP4r4-1JjQFEFak2KCQLM8KVajeVSjOAUHIn6gCWnp7o0j0d3SJJ5GahDYqFk60doidMy5e31tVpTDBXBTgmepF3CJKrKsp0xZORAXntNSsDCVkJrKIPFAtrWKpV8lYlBEZAo/s1600/DSC_0647.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514167303607828850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPeBcz1HP4r4-1JjQFEFak2KCQLM8KVajeVSjOAUHIn6gCWnp7o0j0d3SJJ5GahDYqFk60doidMy5e31tVpTDBXBTgmepF3CJKrKsp0xZORAXntNSsDCVkJrKIPFAtrWKpV8lYlBEZAo/s400/DSC_0647.JPG" /></a><br /><br />So cute, right?! I know, now you want one, or want to make one. You can buy the mold <a href="http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=22031&name=Small%20Baby%201%20Mold%20by%20First%20Impressions">here</a> and start making your very own baby(ies)!<br /><br />Well, my sister's friend from high school was having a baby shower (for her 3rd daughter!) and they needed a cake...Jessica to the rescue! LOL...You know I couldn't turn that down! I also now had an excuse to buy a lace mold which I've been wanting for way too long! YAY!<br /><br />I looked online and found an adorable cake from CC member jardot22 that had a quilt-like pattern wrapped around the bottom of both tiers, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. I cut a bunch of squares the night before and drew/made different patterns on each piece. In the morning, I attached each one to the cake individually. I then added my lace and the quilt and baby on the top. I also wanted to put the baby's name on the top tier. I love how it turned out!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY70FLoDpfvHN7EchA13nAJStRsznDTtEh42vu0Ae7py-Bg3Ku74Ds0lJecC43TJgO-_mcOvujX_da08ug33OR6cEqfpUY6lPIAzHyIOvH2WXbLm42S8Bbfp4bl1xI3US676LvWLyyaM0/s1600/IMG_0315(3).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514165942833661154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY70FLoDpfvHN7EchA13nAJStRsznDTtEh42vu0Ae7py-Bg3Ku74Ds0lJecC43TJgO-_mcOvujX_da08ug33OR6cEqfpUY6lPIAzHyIOvH2WXbLm42S8Bbfp4bl1xI3US676LvWLyyaM0/s400/IMG_0315(3).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_Wg8lYfuYq2M-o9JoRZrGIIhYOa-RJOK0oIFsTB8EyKTQPleLY1Y_liCEl5fPrC4yfNKeED3X35udP_sN3pY8X3H8Rk35n-Yd0aPAVJhqgqlr5uacpC-jcmU0jP4J6J_SXgchiDBZmU/s1600/IMG_0313(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514165933842552802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_Wg8lYfuYq2M-o9JoRZrGIIhYOa-RJOK0oIFsTB8EyKTQPleLY1Y_liCEl5fPrC4yfNKeED3X35udP_sN3pY8X3H8Rk35n-Yd0aPAVJhqgqlr5uacpC-jcmU0jP4J6J_SXgchiDBZmU/s400/IMG_0313(2).JPG" /> </a><p align="left"><br /><br />I do wish I could have gotten my buttercream smoother, but other than that I was pretty pleased with it! The top tier (6") was chocolate cake with raspberry jam filling and the bottom tier (8") was a vanilla cake filled with strawberry glaze and fresh strawberries. Delicious...the whole thing was devoured at the shower!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Congratulations Bessie and family! </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Can't wait to meet your little one!</span></p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-27366715038843194032010-09-06T22:02:00.004-04:002010-09-06T22:18:04.741-04:00Most Saved!Just had to make a quick post 'cause I came home and jumped on the computer for a minute to see this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z3d7poXmDn9i9J0hyphenhyphenLU0ouoA0g32VNfmwrNT7ychiIth_RHtib_z2yFbvAXSvq2n8itXrxXNbvWIN9nyPiiAI_GpFpm3NV0k2aVzp-Rduy5DJmxVojZha4h-83-ozbs5OZfCesjXds4/s1600/cakecentral.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z3d7poXmDn9i9J0hyphenhyphenLU0ouoA0g32VNfmwrNT7ychiIth_RHtib_z2yFbvAXSvq2n8itXrxXNbvWIN9nyPiiAI_GpFpm3NV0k2aVzp-Rduy5DJmxVojZha4h-83-ozbs5OZfCesjXds4/s400/cakecentral.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513987169493966722" /></a><br /><br />I know it's a little tough to see, but that adorable, pastel, baby cake on the right? That's mine! I made it to the front page of <a href="http://cakecentral.com/">Cake Central</a>! Woohoo! <br /><br />I'll post details tomorrow!<br /><br />Oh, and if you want, you can check it out <a href="http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1796283">here</a>! <br /><br />BTW, is there enough exclamation points in this post?! Can you tell I'm excited about this at all?! Heehee!FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-57677160589211159682010-08-27T20:53:00.004-04:002010-08-27T21:41:44.553-04:00Label Love<div align="left">If you've been reading my posts, you'll know I've been blogging about my daughter's birthday and all the fun that I got to have making stuff for it.<br /><br />Next up.....labels!<br /><br />I bought two vases and vase fillers (or rocks, in this occassion) at the dollar store and the silk flowers came from Hobby Lobby during their 50% off sale. So all in all, not too expensive. But I wanted to jazz them up a little...this is where my labels came in! I started with the same black sparkly paper that I had used for the <a href="http://frostedfantasies.blogspot.com/2010/08/poofits-gone.html">invites</a>. I cut out a pretty shaped label using my <a href="http://silhouettemachine.com/">Silhouette</a>. Then I printed out the words "Liliana's 3rd Birthday" on plain printer paper and cut it out using the same label shape, just a smaller version. I glued the white paper over the black, added pearl adhesives, and let dry. After they were dry, I glued them to a piece of ribbon long enough to go around my vase. Then I attached the whole thing to the vase.<br /><br />I loved the outcome...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rDfdb_GZHeB5su4kWdaHseTHGNOavvzFyv1gK6ywMRsBTlV82HuDrKCyHXBT-Ax-qUnczYqGNbUjQ4ln-77miIBR6piCH-EWf_XfsN7JrptElTy3wXWR5kJVgChlRuUvFlzsC6f00bw/s1600/DSC_0087.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510259979258003666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rDfdb_GZHeB5su4kWdaHseTHGNOavvzFyv1gK6ywMRsBTlV82HuDrKCyHXBT-Ax-qUnczYqGNbUjQ4ln-77miIBR6piCH-EWf_XfsN7JrptElTy3wXWR5kJVgChlRuUvFlzsC6f00bw/s400/DSC_0087.JPG" /></a><br />Too bad the camera didn't catch the black sparkles though. Maybe I'll try to get a better shot later!<br /><br />Here's both of the vases, sitting on either side of my (Yummy!) punch bowl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE5QutV4syjHJ6nko-GQG-t0bW8-3T6Wez89E8QHmOytkmjJp-G3H5NkAJmJxYkX1crqG7K2qepIC36P0R2mG7j1LwJ950K4TovoLVhDuDI-pEr7hUwIhswKiH7J4yzw6YCQvb6dmq78/s1600/DSC_0123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510259988325932882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE5QutV4syjHJ6nko-GQG-t0bW8-3T6Wez89E8QHmOytkmjJp-G3H5NkAJmJxYkX1crqG7K2qepIC36P0R2mG7j1LwJ950K4TovoLVhDuDI-pEr7hUwIhswKiH7J4yzw6YCQvb6dmq78/s400/DSC_0123.JPG" /></a><br />Next, I made labels for my favor bags, using the same shape as the labels for the vases. I just changed the words to say "Thank you for coming to my party!" And I used adhesive cardstock, so they just stuck right on the bag. Then I tied a purple ribbon through 2 holes punched at the top of the bag, after adding the goodies (a DVD of Lil's 3rd year, some professional pics, and some ballerina chocolates), of course!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AWTTYIuoGGoXZVa1cS8AW4jebQckDBU2rNbBPWN8OaCNzuwFhZo3Q2L82Ha-fCWFBlgWkC5OCUJUKLKaZvGtL56_GdTojxFSHlc_QoBxATUh0u9z-z3-mPUUDT2l9zCK-zOyBCn4enE/s1600/DSC_0086(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510260001197595698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AWTTYIuoGGoXZVa1cS8AW4jebQckDBU2rNbBPWN8OaCNzuwFhZo3Q2L82Ha-fCWFBlgWkC5OCUJUKLKaZvGtL56_GdTojxFSHlc_QoBxATUh0u9z-z3-mPUUDT2l9zCK-zOyBCn4enE/s400/DSC_0086(2).JPG" /></a> <p></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Wait for more sweet treats to come!</span></p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-17002895728882872882010-08-26T09:06:00.006-04:002010-08-27T21:43:31.068-04:00Is there a party without one?<div align="center"></div><div align="center">Nope! A party just isn't complete without a banner!<br /><br />I already had my color scheme (pink, lilac, white), scrapbook paper, cardstock and my handy-dandy Silhouette! All I needed was some time. After looking at all the possibilities, I found a banner shape I liked best and went from there. I cut them out and moved on to letters. I found the font I liked and a good size for my banner pieces, then I cut them out and stuck them on. So easy since my cardstock had adhesive backing! I traced the letters with Glossy Accents to help make sure they stay on and to give them a nice shiny outline. And done!<br /><br />Do you like?<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSzjmRRwsJD7GXww8uG6GXxpPWaUpUT9K47E8Lzrh9FZCyjJjtaUS-PdLcolixk9dXHzm2rCXSf2fdtEjXiwi88pEkxUKXjUo3Dz1-I97xWWIjnq5qCbfqaEMyA4wxzIn8pInqu4sfNo/s1600/DSC_0132(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 97px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509707742303673442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSzjmRRwsJD7GXww8uG6GXxpPWaUpUT9K47E8Lzrh9FZCyjJjtaUS-PdLcolixk9dXHzm2rCXSf2fdtEjXiwi88pEkxUKXjUo3Dz1-I97xWWIjnq5qCbfqaEMyA4wxzIn8pInqu4sfNo/s400/DSC_0132(2).JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Click picture for closer view!</span><br /></p><p align="center"><br />I know my daughter liked it, especially with all these presents under it!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71smbOEfgn2-5YgJt4ZpWNNW-T5NdT73bobOAFJ-Id3Qcbj07n5aDRXvc2G_7g1OeffN1zQt3vLMGIF2Bgcf8tMMsl6ZEfhK82Mzb5UvaTCgAr0Xd9MXDvSZb5fZ-Y0NGUFQk0V7IBHk/s1600/DSC_0062(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509707742845239618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71smbOEfgn2-5YgJt4ZpWNNW-T5NdT73bobOAFJ-Id3Qcbj07n5aDRXvc2G_7g1OeffN1zQt3vLMGIF2Bgcf8tMMsl6ZEfhK82Mzb5UvaTCgAr0Xd9MXDvSZb5fZ-Y0NGUFQk0V7IBHk/s400/DSC_0062(2).JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Look for more birthday party projects to come!</span></p>FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389706536473499495.post-67469667671429206622010-08-24T13:44:00.006-04:002010-08-27T21:44:14.453-04:00Tutu Cute!With the invitations for my daughter's party done and mailed out, I had some serious work to do! My next project was seriously made with lots of love, considering I had to do some hand sewing, which I am not fond of! I had seen some of the cutest bow holders online, mainly the ones from <a href="http://www.bambinaballerina.com/catalog.htm?category=27">Bambina Ballerina</a>! I didn't use any one in particular's instructions, I just kinda made it up as I went along. After searching more online, I found <a href="http://preachmanswife.blogspot.com/2010/03/princess-dress-bow-holder-instructions.html">these instructions</a> and might try them next time. Especially since it's a no-sew project! After a few days of work, this is how mine turned out!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaCSqgDB5bbvoDR_xR6OirNq5HQWR9gta4XrJ5zApOjd5XVj1b8fuCTz4MQABUyPNCPGHm34iudaXxXCEK8Pz09e9fFGbK3jDaPDviqWbVLCXhaWGU16Tdd1qKI2fp2leRCXU2YIKiqU/s1600/DSC_0705.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509044600043451106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaCSqgDB5bbvoDR_xR6OirNq5HQWR9gta4XrJ5zApOjd5XVj1b8fuCTz4MQABUyPNCPGHm34iudaXxXCEK8Pz09e9fFGbK3jDaPDviqWbVLCXhaWGU16Tdd1qKI2fp2leRCXU2YIKiqU/s400/DSC_0705.JPG" /></a><br />I really like how it looks! I especially love the flowers on the top and lining the top of the skirt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y6KRypG_SI-XA6L-7p-qEw7p2_EIND-0zbgww9BfQr8O66_1JKzuyrt_ToOdCGOzuyEDOfSJ7Y3fNG-c6Y9S2GTTll6bRNiT1acpPaaJBY15HRuPNR4AzGnQhdsY8z63g40B3E3GA7o/s1600/DSC_0686.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509043198348344658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y6KRypG_SI-XA6L-7p-qEw7p2_EIND-0zbgww9BfQr8O66_1JKzuyrt_ToOdCGOzuyEDOfSJ7Y3fNG-c6Y9S2GTTll6bRNiT1acpPaaJBY15HRuPNR4AzGnQhdsY8z63g40B3E3GA7o/s400/DSC_0686.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkw2jZ1VNmCrdYwMXn68taRJuNIk4o8roFoIF_d40yNQ8F1FKfy3e7IKFnuw2GG25vEednUeT-3n0gAbMFcEtN1GbEw8BeAumg5Uo2SxCZIrwbUZkPBesQxHCrmPj6VSwUY-I77in3og/s1600/DSC_0704.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509044611455162978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkw2jZ1VNmCrdYwMXn68taRJuNIk4o8roFoIF_d40yNQ8F1FKfy3e7IKFnuw2GG25vEednUeT-3n0gAbMFcEtN1GbEw8BeAumg5Uo2SxCZIrwbUZkPBesQxHCrmPj6VSwUY-I77in3og/s400/DSC_0704.JPG" /></a><br /><br />On the invitation I asked for everyone to bring a hair bow for the birthday girl, to add to her new bow holder. It just looked so darling with all the little bows. I'll have to get more pics of that later! <br /><br />Until next time...FrostedFantasieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629378850982763384noreply@blogger.com0