tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57637189969563005092024-02-06T23:00:46.334-05:00Stacy'SweetsStacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-13236594423070340252011-06-08T11:32:00.001-04:002011-06-08T11:51:18.955-04:00Summer Mantel<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally I was able to decorate *some* of my house for summer. I have been way too busy lately. Baking cakes, summer vacation with two boys, baseball....it goes on and on. Anyway lets get right to my fireplace mantel decorated up for summer. I went very simple. Our house is for sale and I did not want to overdo anything. My instinct is to always overdo..but in the spirt of "staging" our house for potential house buyers, I went simple. Here is the finished mantel:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIHQEhd57d6tPfmpXp3TDbTHHujQXg7KLJln5anTIF0J4rR9xKyTd_ieytf2cKU5fSOFHT2MdPX9d4legibGztXRBDln7Wzdbj8_mFt-HDrKBKAB5YlEqgBv7C0NexK84W2uhUcS7eLI/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIHQEhd57d6tPfmpXp3TDbTHHujQXg7KLJln5anTIF0J4rR9xKyTd_ieytf2cKU5fSOFHT2MdPX9d4legibGztXRBDln7Wzdbj8_mFt-HDrKBKAB5YlEqgBv7C0NexK84W2uhUcS7eLI/s640/003.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACgQHrZCf_sXYaLz8VEeqrLr0dD6LI-Y6A6oxHlFD72X5zogv2rnoSrXH0rAj1xcOiUt14-ePoK2H3grxRQfvaRjhyphenhyphenV1Gr-VxmP6hdjzkC95KdwT6N_tlfg0NIwZb1S6aKQrOb3yDXkU/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACgQHrZCf_sXYaLz8VEeqrLr0dD6LI-Y6A6oxHlFD72X5zogv2rnoSrXH0rAj1xcOiUt14-ePoK2H3grxRQfvaRjhyphenhyphenV1Gr-VxmP6hdjzkC95KdwT6N_tlfg0NIwZb1S6aKQrOb3yDXkU/s400/007.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The dog is sleeping in the bathroom right there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-E6jEmZQCD_T6pvUFUar5qXbuj4VxMOXZX1tWhDPmEbyCvim_2a70an3Gmbj-l1QKtXu_O3NX7avZWjibqowu_fK-fjn1AULFkFVcQbgJZs7_-8WT56oECTy6gfPYlJGhkjpCogfRcwk/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-E6jEmZQCD_T6pvUFUar5qXbuj4VxMOXZX1tWhDPmEbyCvim_2a70an3Gmbj-l1QKtXu_O3NX7avZWjibqowu_fK-fjn1AULFkFVcQbgJZs7_-8WT56oECTy6gfPYlJGhkjpCogfRcwk/s320/002.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up close</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Stacy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a border="0" href="http://www.elements-interiors.net" target="_blank"><img src="http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r87/mmoo1978/whassup1.png" /></a>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-15304384710564108222011-06-04T07:59:00.000-04:002011-06-04T07:59:51.598-04:00First Birthday Cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just wanted a quick post with an idea I had for a first birthday cake. I love how the first birthday child usually has their own cake to eat/smash/smoosh all over face. I had a cake order for a little girls first birthday cake recently and I wanted a unique little cake. Here is a picture of the large cake. The mother wanted a bow, all pink and while, and pearls. This is what I came up with:</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwogJ9fERmXG2O2oaz_6t-Epeeak2yOeAVnKDRsPIp5LWCV1GrzYjsQ_DiW5ht8dGRf08TGKskISn6iaVl9eb3bIGhX97NcgEOJGvHLUFtCe9mQLKovXW9CEil5ffGfu4tvEUnLPPIC7k/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwogJ9fERmXG2O2oaz_6t-Epeeak2yOeAVnKDRsPIp5LWCV1GrzYjsQ_DiW5ht8dGRf08TGKskISn6iaVl9eb3bIGhX97NcgEOJGvHLUFtCe9mQLKovXW9CEil5ffGfu4tvEUnLPPIC7k/s320/016.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now here is what I came up with for the little girls own cake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Q9M1qQ1oJZaUZ2F7sk-SvVU2Ydls2eRuKJa-5E5EsUOaanmiqmpQq8sIsHbK6MX5Ao8sjpQ4hsO4HAfzqc4GHLjHFJt8W73yijE6Ww5S1k3E_GnF5q5Odp1cxjLer5m2JWQwZ-J28U/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Q9M1qQ1oJZaUZ2F7sk-SvVU2Ydls2eRuKJa-5E5EsUOaanmiqmpQq8sIsHbK6MX5Ao8sjpQ4hsO4HAfzqc4GHLjHFJt8W73yijE6Ww5S1k3E_GnF5q5Odp1cxjLer5m2JWQwZ-J28U/s320/019.JPG" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9S0FLDFfLr6eM5m3KWWPeJ-MKim0WSSOq8IeLapU1irnb6MWxxuhDQODk4hzCdE14_tGcUCKAHlDNRTRogTZPFBvAGzPdCt8edGalFkE3qA3ClqTNpiAkLWVhwj88-xiq5j0DKnmO8U/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9S0FLDFfLr6eM5m3KWWPeJ-MKim0WSSOq8IeLapU1irnb6MWxxuhDQODk4hzCdE14_tGcUCKAHlDNRTRogTZPFBvAGzPdCt8edGalFkE3qA3ClqTNpiAkLWVhwj88-xiq5j0DKnmO8U/s320/015.JPG" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A two tiered mini cake just for the birthday girl!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Stacy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-50858059163379172292011-05-30T11:21:00.000-04:002011-05-30T11:21:53.411-04:00Happy Memorial Day<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Memorial Day</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Memorial Day to all my readers and blog followers. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope this day is spent with friends and family</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and remembering those who are not with us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC67jaq59RFUKOnxYdpTqV6j2I8vFKZSb5dTFFvxlJkqpcq4SDL0Lnt322fEI8k8akXYiajFojfJUdZaL8ega3I7Zsa5nxvJc8CMXglnHeTuqpM28k-idcSZX1zZBH7afA4oKxYWKwn34/s1600/45018_1475221434630_1056516686_31282674_4714785_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC67jaq59RFUKOnxYdpTqV6j2I8vFKZSb5dTFFvxlJkqpcq4SDL0Lnt322fEI8k8akXYiajFojfJUdZaL8ega3I7Zsa5nxvJc8CMXglnHeTuqpM28k-idcSZX1zZBH7afA4oKxYWKwn34/s320/45018_1475221434630_1056516686_31282674_4714785_n.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Stacy</span></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-57897654120988709922011-05-29T11:57:00.000-04:002011-05-29T11:57:50.148-04:00Tuna sub recipe<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My boys are on summer vacation!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The best time of the year.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cookouts, camp fires, late nights, I love it all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have been really wanting to make Tuna fish subs like Subway lately. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have tried many, many recipes to figure out how to get it just like Subway. Well today I think I may have figured it out and I wanted to share. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had been using sugar in my recipe because I think the Subway tuna fish is a little sweet. Well I happened to have lemon juice on hand so I tried that instead of sugar and I think that is what it is! Here is the recipe I used:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">6 cans tuna fish in water, drained</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">1/2 teaspoon pepper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">1/3 cup mayo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2 teaspoons lemon juice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Stir a lot to break up the tuna chunks and use an ice cream scoop to scoop out tuna onto sub bread. I added pickles to my bread and yum! It taste just like Subway! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Perfect summer time lunch or dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-32199677518497902052011-05-28T18:11:00.000-04:002011-05-28T18:11:14.185-04:00Making a Wedding Cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The making of a wedding cake</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">When I was called to make a wedding cake I was beyond scared. I sorta figured I could pull it off because it is basically just a bigger version of a pretty cake. But still...I had never ever made a wedding cake before. After talking with the couple..I realized it was possible to do. They wanted three large cakes..all white with lots and lots of flowers. The flowers had to be white, dark brown and light brown with dark green leaves. They wanted a "camouflage" look to the flowers but still have a pretty flower cake look. Okay so here I go....</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">First I had to figure out how to make a flower. A rose, specifically. Many attempts at icing roses followed. Many unsuccessful attempts. I can not make a rose out of icing for anything! I turned to fondant. Specifically homemade marshmallow fondant. Here was what I created</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great now the roses were figured out. I spent days and days making roses. Thank goodness for the T.V. in my kitchen. Reality T.V. helps the cake decorator :) I made 80 roses. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I made leaves..lots of leaves...</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day the cake was to be picked up I made lots and lots of cake</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYQHCsdRCK_OUZlC1Cu-MY7TzhyphenhypheneSFgIl9mRY_CdPZPVx4VVp6n3uZNN-LbVWOaP-h9zSSB8k49hYudBkOvTFk-bQ0LeE4DLTB0yD3x3L7cYPFhmgXQ-_CtXfqpE3PwT_V_T895qUt50/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYQHCsdRCK_OUZlC1Cu-MY7TzhyphenhypheneSFgIl9mRY_CdPZPVx4VVp6n3uZNN-LbVWOaP-h9zSSB8k49hYudBkOvTFk-bQ0LeE4DLTB0yD3x3L7cYPFhmgXQ-_CtXfqpE3PwT_V_T895qUt50/s320/027.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A. Lot. Of. Cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Next I covered them all with icing and fondant. The fondant made it look so pretty. I thought, maybe I'm done now? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">But it they needed the flowers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58tZG5TxxCWiH65MpJmv6aKpDCRtmmoxxoHNjvBJeqZrJPqOmONPf5CDTpcKNQxzqtNcx71I8owQZYSI2hzNadRpHLIztIgkQpaanBjGlS6FcPKVwsNst-DIofWEC02tjHWbMtU0js0o/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58tZG5TxxCWiH65MpJmv6aKpDCRtmmoxxoHNjvBJeqZrJPqOmONPf5CDTpcKNQxzqtNcx71I8owQZYSI2hzNadRpHLIztIgkQpaanBjGlS6FcPKVwsNst-DIofWEC02tjHWbMtU0js0o/s320/036.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This took alllll daaayyy to do. I was also taking care of my two little boys and doing laundry and cleaning the house too. The cake making was the fun part of the day. I am thankful to have two very good boys. They played outside most of the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So here is the finished cakes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVKvBMCQ0ZtuaCRxCbZrfyuKTQF_lAR4gF5EutAsrnc9Zias9VInPXW28VB4KG8repqT9koM5uoxh7PL7ULEq7k0ttxr2ARKK87RQohxoWw2ItroZZycOosw-H9cHBMN0F2fW4gb1Pzk/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVKvBMCQ0ZtuaCRxCbZrfyuKTQF_lAR4gF5EutAsrnc9Zias9VInPXW28VB4KG8repqT9koM5uoxh7PL7ULEq7k0ttxr2ARKK87RQohxoWw2ItroZZycOosw-H9cHBMN0F2fW4gb1Pzk/s320/043.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That was an experience! It was very fun though and I loved making the cakes. A big "Thank You" to the couple who ordered the cake for believing in me the whole time. I hope I will have more wedding cake orders to come. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for checking out my cakes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-59154398923663690332011-05-23T10:30:00.000-04:002011-05-23T10:30:45.383-04:00Cakes I have been making<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been baking cakes!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lots and lots of cakes</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here are some cakes I have made recently</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Baby Shower elephant cake</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The bottom layer of this cake is done in "camouflage print"</div><div align="center">I used fondant and pieced it together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo0zQGSyolxBaXya96_1A_FCca_9IaWL3hfmkgBLEno1xZ1qR-eyEnzRJoQHU8XxX43kjnldC741dfvx99gXrKi3MYtAJAPhqpoReJc4VTmV9ZnVvbsU61WcoxBGncRXqnU5CrcW3zTE/s1600/227648_163160930409829_152530851472837_378348_3016153_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo0zQGSyolxBaXya96_1A_FCca_9IaWL3hfmkgBLEno1xZ1qR-eyEnzRJoQHU8XxX43kjnldC741dfvx99gXrKi3MYtAJAPhqpoReJc4VTmV9ZnVvbsU61WcoxBGncRXqnU5CrcW3zTE/s400/227648_163160930409829_152530851472837_378348_3016153_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">16th Birthday Penguin Cake</div><div align="center">The penguins and igloo are made of fondant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HQpx0XeH8bXoWmd5NvgiDVPxgcymRHJgHXPCKC34U8EvgvKF6XrbL-R34DBHMklU-KOPdE9gdGECBUIIYjGYpjXw37CRIMYlBMoFBuWTYawCeKEKvXzI-frPf1f7EHo7qcocMwiNMi4/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HQpx0XeH8bXoWmd5NvgiDVPxgcymRHJgHXPCKC34U8EvgvKF6XrbL-R34DBHMklU-KOPdE9gdGECBUIIYjGYpjXw37CRIMYlBMoFBuWTYawCeKEKvXzI-frPf1f7EHo7qcocMwiNMi4/s400/Shonk+Pictures+2478.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Adult Birthday Cake</div><div align="center">branches and flowers are made of gum paste</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpkz1gfO2nt9o9DHpOwnbWhuU_saC6_0993lEyjpOOE8YcymGEQruvJKzzIu7V9ODkCgzy1sZpqmGr9defd0J0UqCFwHEPMaK49HUzYDlm6lh7YF0WtT3YVjWA6fLGnVpz2eosY6Dt6I/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpkz1gfO2nt9o9DHpOwnbWhuU_saC6_0993lEyjpOOE8YcymGEQruvJKzzIu7V9ODkCgzy1sZpqmGr9defd0J0UqCFwHEPMaK49HUzYDlm6lh7YF0WtT3YVjWA6fLGnVpz2eosY6Dt6I/s400/Shonk+Pictures+2472.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Graduation "wild" Cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbCc_HcUbOhFUOQ4UqL4wVQxCb4wzm-Bg-wPmnUorrGZPbvVXNm-I0oBP0o9eu9-GOz5o2jX3T4KDaZMxfe7ms7y6mFsnj4rxTZUpofsa8kfVsxBVxcIU4uS51o7OucHPV6CmJhZgJtE/s1600/231009_167757199950202_152530851472837_407175_7158510_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbCc_HcUbOhFUOQ4UqL4wVQxCb4wzm-Bg-wPmnUorrGZPbvVXNm-I0oBP0o9eu9-GOz5o2jX3T4KDaZMxfe7ms7y6mFsnj4rxTZUpofsa8kfVsxBVxcIU4uS51o7OucHPV6CmJhZgJtE/s400/231009_167757199950202_152530851472837_407175_7158510_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been busy! I am going to decorate for Memorial Day today so I will be making a patriotic decorations post very soon. Thanks for checking out my cakes and what I have been working on lately!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Stacy</span></div><div align="center"></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-35863532621205242842011-05-10T14:00:00.000-04:002011-05-10T14:00:26.322-04:00Some of my favorite things post<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's not bake today :)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since I am not making any cakes until next week I thought I would just take a moment to show off my favorite things I use as a cake decorator. Some things are brands and some are just old junky stuff I've collected!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkdPKgz9iQerEd8EBgaYXwqQDVlnv9AYAS4jbyBLydBzJZ41RFJan0lX5VlL6NA6FW4cbyMT08WnO287_xx5AKaJ0CvpiGnlxP5CKBZu_ofbdlJMlpC6CtDc_ltxWgCH328acmcgUGP4/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkdPKgz9iQerEd8EBgaYXwqQDVlnv9AYAS4jbyBLydBzJZ41RFJan0lX5VlL6NA6FW4cbyMT08WnO287_xx5AKaJ0CvpiGnlxP5CKBZu_ofbdlJMlpC6CtDc_ltxWgCH328acmcgUGP4/s400/Shonk+Pictures+2462.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Kitchen. My favorite place! This is where I make my cakes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Those flowers are my mother's day gift ♥♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_U7wBgZHBtAOp0BmkeTYoE2Y2t-NH0wGHM6m8RWaHD6aCAkPDkhfEBzT70dpOGdJ2OKqm2j_XmmcX4fUjM3b9zNeen6UmnN5DboeUrBcIULemhAf9FSKcREIDiGFesb22r_YMdAQFfpQ/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_U7wBgZHBtAOp0BmkeTYoE2Y2t-NH0wGHM6m8RWaHD6aCAkPDkhfEBzT70dpOGdJ2OKqm2j_XmmcX4fUjM3b9zNeen6UmnN5DboeUrBcIULemhAf9FSKcREIDiGFesb22r_YMdAQFfpQ/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2448.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My number one cake decorating tool. My 8 inch Wilton cake pan. This is usually the base to all my cakes. I love the size. It makes perfect round cakes. Every. Time.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-nN363S35cbNM_yVbbZxWuGFX_haaSA0bGXJvZuqd7scc9idj89U3SCqcRJP5KpB62_dZXKgYwRKfHmYtCTSclr1KOgI68b30xcGUJrP3mQTJLbhf9vOJ-cRb8Gw0Q10hrhxEQjbqf0/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-nN363S35cbNM_yVbbZxWuGFX_haaSA0bGXJvZuqd7scc9idj89U3SCqcRJP5KpB62_dZXKgYwRKfHmYtCTSclr1KOgI68b30xcGUJrP3mQTJLbhf9vOJ-cRb8Gw0Q10hrhxEQjbqf0/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2447.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well this stuff helps make every cake perfect. It is cake release. Made by Wilton. I use this on every cake. I won't make a cake with out it. My cakes come out of the pan perfectly because of this stuff.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Oy7wk16vSxMMMYgqr167LVyHG0p-qwSwFSWXP3y9BIHZNt6JwvDmfCpBj-JGXY1m0wsLTIdK-Kfk83C1mvXyxc4LdX82mkH-_aUchhPCARAehLYrZV5Tu9UDSatO3o1hXyRl1iE4aCA/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Oy7wk16vSxMMMYgqr167LVyHG0p-qwSwFSWXP3y9BIHZNt6JwvDmfCpBj-JGXY1m0wsLTIdK-Kfk83C1mvXyxc4LdX82mkH-_aUchhPCARAehLYrZV5Tu9UDSatO3o1hXyRl1iE4aCA/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My well used and loved cutting board. I kneed my homemade fondant on this thing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-58871992828859718442011-05-07T22:41:00.002-04:002011-05-09T08:30:04.249-04:00Open book cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wow have I been busy lately!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This week I made an "Open Book" cake. My open book is actually supposed to be an open bible but if you make this cake, obviously it can be any open book. I made this cake for my CCD kids. It is our very last CCD class of the year. I teach 7th and 8th grade CCD classes which is the catholic version of Sunday School. CCD is very important for the first communions and conformations. This type of cake would make a great first communion cake or conformation cake. I knew I wanted a cross on top and a rosary. I made those out of blue tinted fondant. I like the blue and white of the cake but I think it could use something more. Not sure what though. Since it is for 7th and 8th graders who, I am sure, will not be impressed, I figured it was cute enough.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is the "Open Book" look I was going for! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Baking!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><a border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/978446890_7b2ZN-O.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/search/label/Link%20Parties" target="_blank"><img alt="UndertheTableandDreaming" border="0" src="http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv298/theliebertfamily/party.png" /></a>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-2252922271130239992011-04-30T20:53:00.003-04:002011-04-30T21:28:45.706-04:00Fondant amimals<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Let's make animals out of fondant!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I recently had an order for a baby shower cake. The mother to be wanted pink and brown camouflage with elephants. I figured the best way to have an elephant is to make one out of fondant. I took some pictures along the way so I can show you all how to make animals out of fondant. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">After researching elephant fondants I decided I should make each part of the elephant and put it all together at the end.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for checking out my little elephant!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Check out a previous post I did on a pink and brown baby shower I put on for more baby shower ideas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://stacysweets.blogspot.com/2011/03/pink-and-brown-baby-shower.html">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><a border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/978446890_7b2ZN-O.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/search/label/Link%20Parties" target="_blank"><img alt="UndertheTableandDreaming" border="0" src="http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv298/theliebertfamily/party.png" /></a>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-85026917088178316682011-04-24T10:01:00.000-04:002011-04-24T10:01:53.995-04:00Happy Easter<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy this holiday with your families</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;">Stacy</span></div><div align="center"></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-8369076657648303452011-04-22T09:02:00.001-04:002011-04-22T13:38:20.897-04:00Easter Time!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Easter!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Easter is my favorite holiday :)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's Spring Time</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Everything is blooming</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Everything is green</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love eggs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love bunnies</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jesus has risen!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is my last Easter post</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For this post I decided to just make a collection of all my Easter projects this year. Lots of pictures are coming your way!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Come on up to the front porch</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wish everyone a wonderful Easter</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and special family time</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Easter</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;">Stacy</span></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-11108595477686651322011-04-21T12:59:00.004-04:002011-04-24T09:59:28.847-04:00Sunflower Cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello! Let's bake a cute Easter Cake today!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I took a little break to spend some much needed family time. Getting back into the routine of things I realized...it is almost Easter!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Let's make a quick and cute Easter cake</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">1 bag mini marshmallows</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">powdered sugar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">shortening</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Warm weather</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sunshine</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Baseball</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Green Grass</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">FLOWERS!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Location: Living Room Floor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Prior Location: Perched on a branch set in a vase</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAkGDkjqOw8T2fvN_ZDiW_H7WjdlJhcpEgn18umkKD9NTfcI5YH5lrltU30_yW22EYLg1ORt1kK1PLgyjDB-9U8rkEVv145AmhGQW6xt7UhV1VqrXN9FGILdswB3IgajvAapo_jo3zNo/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAkGDkjqOw8T2fvN_ZDiW_H7WjdlJhcpEgn18umkKD9NTfcI5YH5lrltU30_yW22EYLg1ORt1kK1PLgyjDB-9U8rkEVv145AmhGQW6xt7UhV1VqrXN9FGILdswB3IgajvAapo_jo3zNo/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2222.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Proof of prior location. Nestled in the branches for my Easter decorations</span>.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's take a closer look at the victim:</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Suspect List:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Suspect #1</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Name: Happy</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Age: 4 years old</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Occupation: Watch Dog</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Hobbies: Eating</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Why she probably is not the culprit: Look at this face:</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Suspect #2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Name: Izzy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Age: 6 months</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Occupation: Puppy </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Hobbies: Chewing, Taking our things and hiding them outside, Annoying Happy, Jumping, Biting Happy, Generally Annoying to all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Why she could be the chewer: Listed as a hobby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Why she may not be the chewer: Oh, she probably is. </span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My poor little Easter decoration. If you would like to see all my Easter decorations before they are destroyed one by one check out my post <a href="http://stacysweets.blogspot.com/2011/03/easter-all-around-house.html">here</a></span>.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Easter Mantel <a href="http://stacysweets.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-spring-mantel.html">here</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And my Spring Porch <a href="http://stacysweets.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-porch.html">here</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hopefully my decorations will survive until it is time for Summer Decorating!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay but first for all you that have no clue what the heck a Scentsy is let me explain. Scentsy is amazing smelly stuff. They have full size, mid size and plug in warmers that only use a light bulb to melt their special wax. The wax does not get very hot so it is safe around kids and pets. It smells amazing! My friend is a Scentsy rep and here is her website so you can browse and figure out what on earth I am talking about :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alright..let's bake a Scentsy cake today</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (now that we all know what a Scentsy is).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Step one. You all know my step one's by now right? Step one. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bake a cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">When I am baking a cake to shape I always think, what can I use to bake it in that will help me with my shape later. You can bake a cake in anything that can go in the oven. Think outside the cake box ;-) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Meatloaf dish- yup</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Round pot- yup</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bread loaf dish- yes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cassoroll dish- you got it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coffee cup- sure</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">As long as the dish is marked heat safe for oven use you can use it. Think shapes of the cakes and find something you have that you can bake with. I used two bowls to make the warmer that will sit on top of the cake. So I baked a cake with my Wilton 8 inch cake pan</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF_0GHrk1khourtNaARZS_W9cwxFxuv1w1VaXmRAnksN9bDsk2IYy5foynC_a2Q61Es8vcXNRzk6y9vBAPyzfzFY3zMYYfjfnaBxTVqUwIxjfdo-NjT_7vJgBAk66fvDV4yI9ajDIZ3A/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF_0GHrk1khourtNaARZS_W9cwxFxuv1w1VaXmRAnksN9bDsk2IYy5foynC_a2Q61Es8vcXNRzk6y9vBAPyzfzFY3zMYYfjfnaBxTVqUwIxjfdo-NjT_7vJgBAk66fvDV4yI9ajDIZ3A/s320/Shonk+Pictures+088.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was for the base cake.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I used two bowls about 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall for the warmer cake that will sit on top of the base cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">After the cakes were all baked and cooled in the refrigerator or the freezer, I stacked my two small cakes, icing them in between and carved my shape. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Next I cut the top off my warmer cake so i could make the top part where the wax melts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then fondant your warmer cake. Assemble the warmer cake onto the base cake. I poked through two skewers to make it all sturdy. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another close up of our duck. Do ducks nest? I have no idea but if they do I am pretty positive they don't carry their nest on their backs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNopa8eFc68UIb0FOIjyvNIWurqbUTjw0YrU9LXMlnlLPvbqyuor8s7mVRDNFi208wW743rrqEKmidzOo_fhtbuOMHjd2P3x2nLOCfZj292oGETaPYD4Zm5Cz_zwxtrGAy25IvBSbyXc/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNopa8eFc68UIb0FOIjyvNIWurqbUTjw0YrU9LXMlnlLPvbqyuor8s7mVRDNFi208wW743rrqEKmidzOo_fhtbuOMHjd2P3x2nLOCfZj292oGETaPYD4Zm5Cz_zwxtrGAy25IvBSbyXc/s400/Shonk+Pictures+2245.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now down the hallway to the kitchen.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Spring. Happy Easter. Happy warm weather?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well we had nice weather. Then it turned cold with snow flurries. I still have hope that spring is on it's way. Let's stay warm inside and bake today. How about a cake? A "carrot" cake!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QmpMTPcIKPPX49Kg81QpK6tyj7oHmA3e_4KWlctJ9u3b-bn5yICnWn7JtW10yDmgqQPCRToqek-iqYYMbOQuH4i8eWr2uyh3rbzpjL7r64m5j0kZd2_WHR7duVSDXxjzSqrQTM_5lfk/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QmpMTPcIKPPX49Kg81QpK6tyj7oHmA3e_4KWlctJ9u3b-bn5yICnWn7JtW10yDmgqQPCRToqek-iqYYMbOQuH4i8eWr2uyh3rbzpjL7r64m5j0kZd2_WHR7duVSDXxjzSqrQTM_5lfk/s640/Shonk+Pictures+2201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get it now? What better way to celebrate Easter than a huge carrot cake right? It's fun to make. Let's get started. Step one. Bake a cake. I use a homemade carrot cake recipe but we can use a box carrot cake mix here. No judgment. It's more about how it looks anyway ;-)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here is what I used. 2 cake pans. One oval and one 8x8. Here are some suggestions. You can use two 8x8 or one 9x13 cake pan if that is what you have. I wanted my cake to have layers so I used the two cake pans. I used an oval one because I thought it would help with my shape. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The truth is that it doesn't matter what shape cake pans you use (not round though) because we will be carving the shape of the carrot out. My tip is to try the 9x13 as long as a one layer cake is fine with you. I think the longer the better. This is what I used though so I will show you how I made it with these shapes. After my cakes cooled and I put them in the freezer for a bit, I iced the top of my bottom layer cake with cream cheese icing and stacked them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kAED8xtGx34OFlqCYB2uwy8FyLAmZdXlVG3jFrOrVJWY8Z-gLFRCCMpgEpZOMiWFG_PsqitW2s9R1uVOX2uba0xHq-4-__-X7FrGJFugnk99Zk4wb0ZAqy4UNLMyXHq7SLitmTHUV14/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kAED8xtGx34OFlqCYB2uwy8FyLAmZdXlVG3jFrOrVJWY8Z-gLFRCCMpgEpZOMiWFG_PsqitW2s9R1uVOX2uba0xHq-4-__-X7FrGJFugnk99Zk4wb0ZAqy4UNLMyXHq7SLitmTHUV14/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2184.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is my cakes stacked and carved.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next I iced the cakes to prep them for fondant.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8cptawgXwDMPE1Q-3R7PFcoR3yAKLHi_G1LQ6I3b8qHz0-Pi7cC_fgSlZ1z8AOqd482wKWhg4ZsSzR5nlUaNc3ddJ6xTKucNpRXMtU85f-qnrWgpXChyphenhyphenfS6ASf-yJtqdvqkDiqLNrnM/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8cptawgXwDMPE1Q-3R7PFcoR3yAKLHi_G1LQ6I3b8qHz0-Pi7cC_fgSlZ1z8AOqd482wKWhg4ZsSzR5nlUaNc3ddJ6xTKucNpRXMtU85f-qnrWgpXChyphenhyphenfS6ASf-yJtqdvqkDiqLNrnM/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used white Wilton fondant and tinted it with orange tint from Wilton.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Then I rolled it out large enough to cover the cake. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">As I was making my fondant I had the NCAA games on. Side note here: GO BUTLER!!! FINAL FOUR!!! Okay next I covered the cake with my orange fondant. Smooth it out nicely and cover it all the way to the bottom. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy5isNssHyx8z81aHhY1P-ChKb2zcB4-RsV5VwZrn_NydLqEJNBpbUfLJ-s2ynil1Gos-JmF6Bk4W5Bv5jQOx_DCTZDTVyZ2m1E4uiVG4BgZtrnv-IDoXSPQGN9uImPAfCOCMvZ38hDg/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy5isNssHyx8z81aHhY1P-ChKb2zcB4-RsV5VwZrn_NydLqEJNBpbUfLJ-s2ynil1Gos-JmF6Bk4W5Bv5jQOx_DCTZDTVyZ2m1E4uiVG4BgZtrnv-IDoXSPQGN9uImPAfCOCMvZ38hDg/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It looks like a giant finger here, I know.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the back of a knife to make the carrot indents on the top of the cake. For the bottom trim of the cake I rolled out a long ribbon of fondant and lined the bottom of the carrot to give it a finished look. Next I made the carrot leaves. Tip here: I used a ghost cookie cutter for the leaves. The tail of the ghost made it look like the leaf stem. I used a toothpick to make the details of the leaves. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QmpMTPcIKPPX49Kg81QpK6tyj7oHmA3e_4KWlctJ9u3b-bn5yICnWn7JtW10yDmgqQPCRToqek-iqYYMbOQuH4i8eWr2uyh3rbzpjL7r64m5j0kZd2_WHR7duVSDXxjzSqrQTM_5lfk/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QmpMTPcIKPPX49Kg81QpK6tyj7oHmA3e_4KWlctJ9u3b-bn5yICnWn7JtW10yDmgqQPCRToqek-iqYYMbOQuH4i8eWr2uyh3rbzpjL7r64m5j0kZd2_WHR7duVSDXxjzSqrQTM_5lfk/s320/Shonk+Pictures+2201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here is why I wanted it to be a layered cake. Yum!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Let's make cake pops. What the heck are cake pops? They are yummy little bites of cake on a stick. We are all going to make them together today :)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">But first a picture:</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is me...making my cake pops. I made my husband take several pictures to get just the right one. He was not very happy to keep taking the same picture. I got a lot of eye rolls and "are you serious right now?" But he did it. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought it was a funny story :)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this is step one for the cake pops. Bake a cake. Now I use a homemade cake recipe here because my goal is to one day sell the sweets that Stacy makes (Stacy'Sweets, get it? hehehe...). You could use a box cake mix. Just normal cake making here. It doesn't have to be pretty. It just has to taste good so use your favorite cake. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let it cool all the way. Step 2 seems strange but this is why all that matters is taste. Take your nicely baked cake and crumble it up into a bowl. Seriously. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just stay with me here and trust. Next take your favorite yummy icing, either homemade or store bought and mix it into the bowl. How much you use is dependant on how you want your cake pops. The general rule I have seen is to use a whole can of the icing. I didn't quite use my whole can because I needed some for decorating but I used most of it. If you want your cake pops really moist then I would use the whole thing. If you want them more cakeish then I would use most of the can. You will need it to be sticky to be able to roll them into balls. So mix your icing and cake all together. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it's all good and mixed, roll the cake mixture into balls. Then either refrigerate for an hour or so or put in the freezer for about 15 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can probably figure out where I am going from here. I then stuck in my cake pops all around like a flower arrangement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay now keep going and add different cake pops in there. Like milk chocolate covered, white chocolate covered, and sprinkles covered. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added some eatable Easter grass in pink to the top of the cup. Then I just added a card and a ribbon and we have a cute gift. I am giving this to a special lady today! She deserves a big congratulations and a big hug for everything she has been through lately. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eqzPvceGKwN6TCvmZPKdvRi7CjEjsTYZ0iOqTAZSBL1NDIkV3BgDzH-VcmjCcH83VdNVIsCueIvhuVbQXTgwYX33XhhGg6ebjYhbXJKNFl6zO2sFogu5wEljUKpPgf8YRdYRj2jf_G4/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+2127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eqzPvceGKwN6TCvmZPKdvRi7CjEjsTYZ0iOqTAZSBL1NDIkV3BgDzH-VcmjCcH83VdNVIsCueIvhuVbQXTgwYX33XhhGg6ebjYhbXJKNFl6zO2sFogu5wEljUKpPgf8YRdYRj2jf_G4/s640/Shonk+Pictures+2127.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for checking out my cake pops!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So cute right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Okay lets get making cupcakes. But first I have to tell you about the wrapper that says Popcorn. I actually bought a download of this from an Internet store but I guess you can design them on your computer. I have also heard of people cutting actual popcorn bags to fit the cupcakes. I will add the link to the store where I bought these from at the end in case you just want to print, cut and tape like I did.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So first make the cupcakes. Here is a chance for me to show a picture of my favorite kitchen thing ever. My mixer. I love my mixer. I vinyled my mixer to show it how much I love it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have no tips on how to make the cupcakes not fold in like they do. If you have tips please share. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It didn't really matter though because I then wrapped the cupcake with my popcorn wrappers nice and snug. I taped the back of it together. The cutest ones had the wrappers on tight. It made them look like cups.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYzXoCsh3u0X1A-q_UG0PFwT58Mga0H2tSVP5d5flJKOTLuhwWxDM-U8Zd-Wfw0KoaErqRrRMb0mN13uhqvK_GIu5Fjiba3QTTdorEE29WHqZiW3nhAfdI-AE5tssD0xZqP-lpNbSyGc/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYzXoCsh3u0X1A-q_UG0PFwT58Mga0H2tSVP5d5flJKOTLuhwWxDM-U8Zd-Wfw0KoaErqRrRMb0mN13uhqvK_GIu5Fjiba3QTTdorEE29WHqZiW3nhAfdI-AE5tssD0xZqP-lpNbSyGc/s320/Shonk+Pictures+184.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I iced the top of the cupcake with white icing. I just used store bought white icing. I would use white because later I needed more. I will show you what I mean.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dz80hEvvdBdgdm3DHJKfWUpfsFcw_lqbOpjbO_Uk442xc2EduLtba9yjUCKV9WGbd5uv_yRTsJR6drz-u__y8PfNF4Rq6PpkBmc2vXi8Kh1Zd96wNl-BnVihlInZkYrP0PSf0t6gsbQ/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dz80hEvvdBdgdm3DHJKfWUpfsFcw_lqbOpjbO_Uk442xc2EduLtba9yjUCKV9WGbd5uv_yRTsJR6drz-u__y8PfNF4Rq6PpkBmc2vXi8Kh1Zd96wNl-BnVihlInZkYrP0PSf0t6gsbQ/s320/Shonk+Pictures+186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay next you need mini marshmallows. Here is a secret. The whole goal here is to make the marshmallows look like popcorn so I took it in the middle and pinched it and twisted. Not ripping it in half but almost. I tried to take a picture of it but I couldn't capture what I am talking about. You will just have to practice but we are all smart girls here and you can do it! </span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have been reading my blog you will know that I have two boys. When the youngest turned 5 I decided they needed a new room. They share a room so we (me, really) had to pick a theme that would work for both of them. After much Pottery Barn searching I came up with a room. The Pottery Barn baseball room. So here is the before of their bedroom. I know the pictures are bad but I took these a long time ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used my Cricut to cut out white vinyl for this black trash can. Ahh..no clothes on the floor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So does their room look like the PB room? Probably not but I tried :) They like it though. We all like it. The blue wall is called New York State of Mind from Behr paints. I painted all the furniture Burnt Umber. It is so brown that it kind of looks black. That is what I was going for. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks, Stacy</span></div>Stacy'Sweetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754890494462978160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763718996956300509.post-19600507776213521742011-03-13T20:50:00.008-04:002011-03-17T08:39:32.492-04:00Little girl's princess cake<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love making fun kids cakes. I have two boys so the cakes are usually all boy. When my best friend's little girl was turning 5 I practically begged her to let me make the cake. The party was "Tangled" theme from the Disney Princess's movies. I had the idea in my head to somehow have the actual Disney Princess sticking out of the cake. A quick Google search and I found that this is a popular thing to do. So here is my finished cake. Tell me what you think. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started with a glass cake stand. I draped and actual tutu I bought from the Dollar Store over the sides. Then I added a white plain plate on top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArzPfmu15t30xl9P_l0bM0htq6guSPIvtnxaiDIatBA1XRZ_2cd8YAb6SJb1JS1fh6SyBswqcztekvGRJ_SZQ6gSpp8YKMGYUsizI1q62nFxyDGbHTsiAxbfET6ohCpwPtcneQcfPVhA/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArzPfmu15t30xl9P_l0bM0htq6guSPIvtnxaiDIatBA1XRZ_2cd8YAb6SJb1JS1fh6SyBswqcztekvGRJ_SZQ6gSpp8YKMGYUsizI1q62nFxyDGbHTsiAxbfET6ohCpwPtcneQcfPVhA/s400/Shonk+Pictures+080.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I coated the cake pans with the Wilton cake release stuff. I use it for all my cakes so it comes out of the pan beautifully. Then I went to mixing up the cakes and baking.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I needed two 8 inch cakes and a small cake for the top. I used a small bowl to bake the small top part. After the cakes were baked and cooled a bit I put them in the freezer to set. If I am decorating a cake and layering it I always put the cake in the freezer for a few hours. It makes everything <em>so</em> much easier when you go to shape and decorate. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So while the rest of my cake layers were cooling in the freezer. I started on the flowers. This was my favorite part. I used already made Wilton flowers I found at Walmart. I melted white chocolate and used a toothpick to dab some melted white chocolate to the backs of each flower.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used floral wire to attach to the backs of the flowers. This way I can stick them into the cake and have a 3D effect. So now it was time to prep the doll. I wrapped her really tight in saran wrap. I left the top of her dress out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I stuck four skewers into the top layer all the way to the bottom to really hold the cake together. Next I had to cut the hole in the middle for the princess.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here you can see what I was talking about with the flowers. I poked the floral wired flowers right into the bottom layer of the cake. I iced her dress using violet icing coloring from Wilton. I added little pink pearls made by Wilton to the dress. In person the dress is actually a soft purple.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I wanted it to be this</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Easy right? So simple. Just slap some glue on and presto!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Okay so that's what I did.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nice right? They look great. I did it. And it was cheap. The candle sticks came from the Dollar Store and the candles are actually Paula Dean (seriously she has everything) candles that I had around the house. I am feeling great. I am ready to make a new blog post. I am patting myself on the back. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until...I woke up this morning and saw this</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue all over the candle sticks. Running all down the side. Oh..maybe I used too much. Maybe it was me and not you Gorilla glue. Or maybe it was you. I don't know. One more look at my fail</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will I ever learn to like you Gorilla glue? Everyone <em>L-O-V-E-S</em> you so much. Anyone out there who knows what they are doing? Tips? Help? </span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I ended up scraping all the glue off with a knife and setting them back in their spots. I still feel bad though, how did I mess up Gorilla glue?</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am not giving up on you though. I will try again! And side note: It is holding <em>VERY</em> strong.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So since this project was Dollar Store cheap I am linking up to these:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before:</span></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGxaA0q5RFiGM9vk-_l9jCDJCFeB27A7rzUY0lTjGyoSRfGBbzcY1SGTqBW3MDsUya009OA4J1nWhNxj9BXWynQKdH9zgpqmggAG5PKNedLX6Q_mMh3gcemG9lg13wram7LVInugHNRg/s1600/Shonk+Pictures+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGxaA0q5RFiGM9vk-_l9jCDJCFeB27A7rzUY0lTjGyoSRfGBbzcY1SGTqBW3MDsUya009OA4J1nWhNxj9BXWynQKdH9zgpqmggAG5PKNedLX6Q_mMh3gcemG9lg13wram7LVInugHNRg/s400/Shonk+Pictures+008.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can they even see what's on that board?? So imagine my delight when I found this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Photo sleeves that have boy phrases overlay on them. Very cute! So I choose some favorite pictures and inserted their photo's into the sleeves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I artfully arranged the pictures on the memo board. Everything is "Mom" approved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now: The After</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ahhh...organized. And now some pictures of it in their room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now just one more picture because their room is so nice and cleaned. Mom approved. Ahh..lets bask in the organized greatness for just a moment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So nice. Okay and now to recap in case you were wondering what those neat photo sleeves were. I found them at a scrapbook store. I like to go into those stores (even though I do not scrapbook) because they have such cute things that can be used for all kinds of crafts. I always stock up on scrapbook paper. So here is another up close picture</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are made by Me & My Big Ideas and called Photo Sleeves in Boy Slang. Item number TR-13</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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