confetti

sweet daisy

today's cake was for a set of twins' first birthday.  the daisy was for the guests and each twin got her own leaf--just the right size for little hands to dig right into!  the leaves and cake are iced in buttercream, with the daisy petals and center in fondant.  this is one of those cakes that immediately went into my personal faves.

yum!
:) lexi

gobble! gobble!

i'm getting ready for eating around town today and just wanted to post one more turkey day treat.  my kids like to make these after dinner and gobble them right up!  two oreos (stuff side only), candy corn, and a malted milk ball--a great way to use up some of that left over candy from halloween...

happy turkey day!
:) lexi

happy thanksgiving!

these were such a hit last year that my sil wanted a set for thanksgiving dinner at her parents' house this year.  i made them again for our kids' table, too--it's been a year, so hopefully the answers won't be too easy or boring!  i'll probably make a new one next year, though--and one for christmas this year too...

happy eating tomorrow!
:) lexi

how does your garden grow?

this invitation came to life originally for colleen's birthday 3 1/2 years ago, and immediately became an all time favorite.  so when asked if i could do a gardening party invite, i quickly forwarded the pics of it--i love when i get a chance to re-create an old favorite!

they also asked for matching thank you notes, which was equally as fun to create!  something old & something new...

:) lexi

please join us...

this is one of the many invitations i've printed recently, for the baptism of a new baby boy.  classic details, like the monogram, script font, and simple blue cross, set the tone.  and the blue ribbon tie closure added interest and the perfect finishing touch--with my favorite a muse ribbon, of course!  the same design could also be used for a sweet baby girl by changing the blue to pink, and it would make a great birth announcement, too!

:) lexi

go, diego, go!

surprise!  it's saturday and i decorated another cake.  it was a toss up between diego himself and his rescue pack.  After seeing examples of both ideas, the rescue pack got the vote.  i just love how it came together--chocolate cake, butter cream icing, details in fondant--yum!!

happy birthday van!
:) lexi

wear your cake & eat it too!

another weekend, another cake!  when i do one, several always seem to follow and then i get a break for a while.  this one was for a t-shirt party at a silk screen shop, so of course the cake needed to be an edible t-shirt.  i think the eleven year olds enjoyed making their shirts and eating one too!

mignon was going to this party, so i just had to create a quickie gift tag to fit the theme.  coincidentally, her "gift of the year" is a t-shirt from another screenprinting shop in town, so the tag was a perfect match to the gift, too!

:) lexi

price tags

here's a recent printed project--two-sided price tags that will be tied to ribbon around scarves of the same color scheme.  a decorative graphic on top, with the seller's name and price on the reverse.  one of the many things my printer has been spitting out over the last few days!

:) lexi

tagged & labeled

if you're going to label your luggage, it should be cute!  these luggage tags were gifts for a group of girls traveling together.  the request was for bright, colorful, and fun, but not too cutesy or young.  so i mixed colors, fonts, and frames to acheive that.  they're basically the same, but because of the different color combos, they're unique, too.  these are identical on both sides, but it would be just as easy to put an address or contact info on the reverse.  and the design would also look great on a note pad or as a note card, too!

:) lexi

let's get things rolling...

with an afternoon of bowling!  this is one of my all time favorite invites.  i love the bowling ball effect of the black card stock layer through the cd window, an idea that originally came from a magazine via a friend.  i'm guessing family fun or martha stewart??  anyway, it's the perfect base for my own take on bowling, with a retro "sign" and fun font on the printed side.  i've created it several times before with minor wording changes, but just don't get tired of it!  i also got to make the cake for this one...

last spring, i created a bowling ball and two pins for two boys.  while it came out great, my pins weren't rounded off enough at the top because of how i had to cut and place the cake.  so i was excited to be able to do just a pin and fine tune the shape.  i'm really happy with how it turned out and i heard the girls loved both the look *and* the taste!

yum! yum!
:) lexi

bedtime stories

another day, another cake!  yesterday, i showed the stack of books, today i have an open book.  this was for a "bedtime stories" baby shower, and the idea for the cake came from an image the hosts used on the favors, the colors from the invitation and favors.  this is a book you can really dive into!!

:) lexi

one cake, two cake, orange cake, blue cake!

i did so well posting last week, but got buried under work again this week!  i've created so much over the last few months, but just can't seem to get things photographed or downloaded in order to post them properly and regularly, but i'm trying.  this cake is from a few weeks ago and easily became one of my all time favorites.  i have always loved dr. seuss, so this was a lot of fun to create.  here's a side view...

i wish my hand had been a little steadier on placing the letters!  and the camera always highlights every little flaw that you don't necessarily notice in person.  i'll never make a cake show!!

the real books were perfect party decorations...

along with a welcome sign for the door!

perfect for turning four!!

:) lexi