Here are the very first prints I did all on my own. On the second day of my class we worked independently on a press. In the morning I used the 5×8 Kelsey but the boxcar base on it was too small for my plate. So I ended up using one Amber had which was [...]

I loves me some letterpress so I was super excited to finally take a letterpress class this weekend. The class was offered by the Center for Book Arts and called Polymer and the Platen Press. Our amazing instructor was Amber McMillan.
I’ve had a Kelsey press for a couple of years but I’ve never had any [...]

I have to admit I’m one of those people with a closet full of pedestals, platters, and other serveware. I don’t think I have ever left HomeGoods without buying something. I have a particular affection for finding cute ways to server cupcakes. Here are a few neat ones I’ve seen recently.
White Ceramic Cupcake Stands [...]

I was playing around with wire crochet today. My first attempts were just crocheted wire but I changed it up to crochet around a larger gauge wire form. I thin this is better because it helps the piece retain its shape.

I used 32 gauge cheapo wire from Michaels. I tried it single, doubled and tripled [...]

Last week was my mom’s birthday and she requested a red velvet cake. I normally make cupcakes for birthdays but occasionally I do make layer cakes.
I used Magnolia’s Red Velvet Cake recipe. It says it maked 3 9″ rounds but I only had 8″ pans and it turned out fine. The cake was a bit [...]

It’s pretty common within the online cooking community to see recipes from cookbooks posted in blogs. I’ve never really done this because I didn’t know if it was legal.  Especially now that I’m posting my own recipes on this website, I want to know exactly what is copyrighted and what isn’t.
In the footer of this [...]

Have you ever had a baking experience that pretty much start to finish was a disaster?  I promised my friend at work that I would bring in cupcakes the Friday before Halloween. This turned out to be an unmitigated disaster.
I decided to make mini chocolate cupcakes with swiss meringue buttercream tinted orange, purple and green. [...]

I’m in love with cowls right now. They are simple and easy to wear. Best of all they knit up quick. Here is the first in a series of quick and easy cowls. You can easily knit these up in a night or two and the patterns are easy to remember!

Pick a luxe super bulky [...]

I realized that Halloween was nearly a week ago. So I better get posting on it before it’s Christmas. Although if you’ve been shopping in the past week you’ll know according to retailers it already IS Christmas.
Anyway for Halloween my sister and I went as Tough Cookies from the movie Whip It or really just [...]

My mom requested a red velvet cake for her birthday. I’ve baked them before so I know how, but I was curious for new decorating ideas. Red velvet cakes are often decorated in a more casual even haphazard way. I wanted something pretty and refined looking. I was also concerned about decorating with cream cheese [...]