My baby, Matthew, turned 6 a few weeks ago and insisted on having a Star Wars themed birthday party. And when I say insisted, it was all he could talk about. His only restriction: “No Princess Leia!” This, or course, hurt Grace’s feelings, because that’s the only character she likes….
This month is literally flying by! I can’t believe that Spring Break is right around the corner. This means spring is almost here. This also means my maternity leave ends. Which is sad for all. But, it will be nice to get back to work, see my students, and think academically again. When…
I made these cupcake toppers for Courtney, over on her wonderful blog Sweet C’s Design. Originally, I made them for Easter, but since there’s flowers and other spring-y things on it, I thought I’d post them here too. They are super easy to make and the best thing about it…
I’m super excited to be doing a guest post over at Sweet C’s Design. If you’d like to learn how to make these simple fondant toppers, then head on over!
Roses are one of my favorite flowers. In the late spring, one of my favorite things to do is walk around the Rose Garden in downtown Portland. It’s amazing all the variety of colors and shapes in this one, rather large, garden. I also like to see which ones are the…
My good friend is having a baby girl soon. Like in three weeks soon, and I couldn’t be happier for her. I had the honor of helping host the shower, with my main job being to bring the desserts. Her colors are pink and green and I spent a while deciding how…
I love birthday parties. Talk about fun times! (You can see that as evidence from here.) A mom-friend of mine asked me if I could make cupcakes for her daughter’s 5th birthday. Colors she likes? I asked. Everything pink and purple, her mom said with a laugh. She’s very girly. Instead of…
Well, I did two things I’ve never done before. One, I worked with fondant, and two, I made buttercream frosting. I had worked with Sculpey (modeling clay) before and it was pretty similar to fondant, so that was quite a bit of fun. I don’t know why I thought fondant…
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