Thursday, December 24, 2009

Red Velvet Cupcakes With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting


I just finished making these delicious mini cupcakes from a recipe that my co-worker found on "The Cake Mix Doctor" (minus the peppermint). She made them for my birthday and they were just so fabulous I just had to make them in a mini version for Christmas eve at my sister's house. Last year's red velvet cupcake recipe was a hit, but I think this one will blow them away!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Surprised Kitty

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Pretty In Pink

Some beautiful pink supplies from our members of the Etsy Supply Street Team:

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Time to make those Christmas gifts and ESST members have the supplies you need!

Friday, November 6, 2009

How to Stamp with Acrylic Stamps

Acrylic Stamps make placing your image in the right spot a breeze, and storage is a cinch! Follow these simple instructions to get started, and even learn a fun rainbow inking technique!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Prepping Clear Acryclic Stamps

This is how you prep your clear stamps before using them. Doing this will increase the image quality 110%.


Tuesday, November 3, 2009

How to Store Studio G Stamps

Sunday, October 25, 2009

You Have My Cheese


My boyfriend's 50th birthday is soon approaching. I wanted to give him something special. I am still thinking about what to buy him - but I knew what I wanted to make. We met at work several years ago. We were very friendly to each other and there was a draw to each other. But I had been burned a couple of times by dating someone at work - with me ending up in tears and looking for a new job. So I swore I would not do it again.

One day his group was given the book "Who moved my cheese". I asked if I could borrow it since several coworkers were talking about it. I read it one night and saw the page where it said "What would you do if you weren't afraid". Immediately I thought "I would date him". So I put a sticky note on that page and wrote - this is my favorite quote. Then I gave him the book back and asked him to read it so we can talk about it. It took a while for him to read the book, but when he finally did he understood what I meant by my note. So a couple of weeks later we went out to lunch and he asked me out to dinner. The rest is history. I could not have asked for a better man. He loves me just as I am, warts and all - and I love him dearly too. We have been together for 10 years.

So as part of his birthday present I wanted to make him a felt mouse holding a piece of cheese. Not sure what the note will say yet. It will either be "I found my cheese" or "You have my cheese". Anyway, I hope he likes it.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Goldfish Plushie for Kitty

Woke up too early this morning. Was browsing through the web watching you tube videos of crafty stuff and then kitty cats - my two favorite things. Not sure what sparked my interest to suddenly make my kitty cat a catnip toy - but I decided, hey I want to make him a goldfish with lots of catnip stuffed inside of it (he loves mega doses of catnip). I looked at some cotton material that I had (yellow with little flowers) and thought how thin this was and perhaps he needed something more substantial - something he can sink his claws and teeth into (although he usually licks the thing to death - lol). So here is the final product:



And here is kitty enjoying his new catnip plushie. :)