My nephew's birthday

So today my sister had an 8th birthday party for my nephew, Mason. I have made all of Mason's 8 birthday cakes and hope to make as many more as needed! He loves all of the cakes I made for him. This year it was a video game themed cake. He picked out the pic and I had it made and fixed it up! He loved it, of course! The party was a good time, as always is when the family is together. It was hard to pull the boys away from the video games, but we did a few times! It is so crazy to think of all my nieces/nephews growing up!! Well, here is the cake.. enjoy!

This Moment (Inspired by littlebirdvv)

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Awesome beads

Last week my mom and I made a trip to AC Moore (our closest craft store is 45 minutes away) and I found these awesome beads! I have seen them around before but never picked any up. This time I got a pack and some small beads to match. I made 2 cute bracelets for me and my mom. I just loved the way they turned out!!

This Moment (Inspired by littlebirdvv)

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Valentine Candy

So, I saw this yummy recipe for homemade conversation hearts. I immediately wanted to make them, because I LOVE them!! When Valentine's Day comes around I usually buy quite a few bags! This year I only limited myself to one... but then I came across this recipe! Unfortunately, or fortunately -however you want to look at it- the recipe made 450 1-inch hearts!! Also, it was harder to write on them than I thought! I tried the edible writing pens, which didn't work very well at all because they work too much like a paint brush and are not good for such small writing. I decided to try using a toothpick and food coloring. This worked much better. Some of them smeared because of leftover powederd sugar on top. Oh well, it was fun to do and they tasted so yummy!!