Now that Ive tackled stacking cakes, I need to practice like crazy with fondant. Luckily my uncles 60 birthday was this year!I originally though Id just try my hand at making fondant (tried it ...
I took the plunge and tried my hand at stacking cakes. I did this one to bring into work, just because I needed to practice. I skipped any type of tutorial/instructions, because there are ...
Amy loves making brunch. I love eating brunch. I think you can see where this is going!Amy had Adam and me over for brunch one Sunday morning, and it was delicious!She made super tasty whole wh...
For my first try at baking a tiered cake, I thought I could fit a whole cake mix into my 3" tall, 6" diameter cake pan....NOPE!This picture was about 10 minutes into baking, I was going to be...
It has been a LONG time since I scrapbooked! As in Im trying to do the pictures I printed 2 years ago. If youre a scrapbooker, you know how sometimes its hard to do old pictures because youre j...
Heres the salad recipe I promised you! Dressing:1 garlic clove, peeled & halved2 Tbsp red wine vinegar1 tsp (or more) dry mustar...
Amy and I wanted to decorate eggs this year because its fun! We did it the "old fashioned way" using cups of hot water, food coloring & vinegar. We threw things together last minute...
Its not too late to post about Easter is it? Im a little behind here, but working on it! This year for Easter Amy really wanted to do an Easter dinner at her house. Because my family hadnt deci...
I had some frozen bananas that I wanted to make muffins with, but wanted to add some bran to make them more breakfasty. So I searched online and found a recipe on allrecipes.com. And so t...
Special treat today - my bestie Amy is guest posting for me! Ill hand it over to her now!Hi Envirocraftiness readers! I am (the infamous) Amy. Its so much fun for me to read Jills blog and see my fac...
One of my most popular posts tend to be my post on this sugar scrub here.Although I did like that one with green tea in it, I prefer this classic recipe because its so easy to tailor to whatever you ...
I love getting together with girlfriends to pamper ourselves.... or just use it as an excuse to drink some wine. (even better when they come in cute bottles!)And maybe some shots in there... ju...
I love ordering noodle bowls from various asian restaurants, but never really thought to try making them at home....until now!I tried it and will definitely be doing it again. It was really qui...
In my house its fresh ground pepper or the highway! The crappy stuff in the shaker just doesnt do it for me (not to mention its hard to shake out!) We used to have a problem with the cupboard w...
Does anyone else have that problem of leftover yarn that you really dont know what to do with? Its not enough to make a new project, but you cant *gasp* throw it out!Granny square blankets are usuall...
Alright, so I did do a lot of yarn-y things in February, I just didnt get them done quite early enough to blog about them. Life has been crazy, and there doesnt seem to be any signs of it slowi...
If youre Canadian like me, you might recognize this as a toque! Its heck-a-cute!Love it!!I made it from this pattern on Ravelry(from the pattern. CA-UTE!)The only thing was that I found the gau...
I already blogged about the cake I made for my best friend here, but I wanted to share the rest of the pics with you all! We went out for dinner at a new to us Thai restaurant - TASTY!Green Curry Dis...
Im in full practice mode for my sisters wedding which is in 6 months, 5 days...not that I"m counting. I made my first cake with my brand new cake pans.It was convenient that it was my best ...
Todays featured blogger is Heather from Twin Dragon Fly Designs. (is this beanie not the cutest?!)She decided to teach herself to crochet and clearly has done a wonderful job of it!!Check out t...
Todays featured yarn-y item comes to us from Leslie at Try to Keep Up!Leslie made a ton of these adorable headbands! Perfect for winter - and those of us who like to sport a ponytail!Check her out fo...
As part of my dedication to stashbusting (remember my new years inspiration desktop background) I intend to focus on one different medium a month. Because Ive been a little crochet obsessed lat...
I had mentioned a while back that I agreed to make my sisters wedding cake. The first thing I did was buy a set of pans (at Michaels, with my 40% off coupon).Now were considering how big of a c...
This recipe comes out of the Martha Stewart food magazine. I made it for myself one evening when I was home by myself. (and of course I can never EXACTLY follow a recipe!)Salsa:2 avocados...
As Ive mentioned a briefly, my boyfriend and I have had a very stressful last few months with my dad passing away in the end of November and his aunt getting sick recently. We decided we needed...
The Canadian prairies were plunged into a deep freeze just a week or so ago, and it was unbearable! Weve had such a mild winter lately that these frigid temperatures were a bit extreme. L...
Heres another Pinterest project!This one is by Jamielyn from I {heart} Nap Time and shown off at Infarrantly Creative. I made 2 of these, one for each of my grandparents for Christmas. Again be...
Alright, I took the leap. My sister (Leslie @ Try To Keep Up) asked, er, well I think the more accurate word would be begged me to make her wedding cake. Leslie & Me wedding dress shopping ...
This one was a present for my bosss 30th birthday. Hes the one who I made this for (for his girlfriend for Christmas)The tall guy on the left is meant to be my boss, Im the girl, and the guy ne...
About a year and a half ago at a crop that I went to, I got this in my goodie bag:Super sweet right?Well the problem is that almost 2 years later I still dont know what I want to do with it. An...
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