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We Have Fish Babies 2008-04-30 09:59:10 My husband and I received a huge surprise in our aquarium last night…two baby fishes! That’s all we found and were surprised there weren’t more, but I suppose a lot could have happened and these two managed to survive.
We had to transfer the babies to a small fish bowl temporarily until we can figure out [...] Read more:Babies
Another Square Bites The Dust and Other Knitting News 2008-04-29 22:16:58 This is the Marian Tabler square, or as I like to call it, “The Crazy Cable Square
.” This square took about four tries to get off the ground. For some reason, I kept miscounting stitches. It was really frustrating. The final time I was off by one stitch when I was ready to start the [...] Read more:Knitting
Paper Wall Art 2008-04-29 12:21:15 Today we have another past artistic creation. These are a set of three 16″x20″ scenes pieced together with patterned cardstock. The inspiration for these came from this “Thank You” card I made:
Everything on that card, except for the writing of course, was cut from cardstock. Including that tree, which was painstakingly hard to cut. This [...]
Banana Fluffernutter Cupcake 2008-04-28 11:43:45 Continuing on with my look back at previous creations, this is my Banana Fluffernutter Cupcake
. This was my March entry into the Cupcake Hero challenge, the theme being marshmallow.
This is probably the most obvious use of marshmallow, but I tried to mix it up a little bit. I at first wanted to make [...]
French Toast Cupcakes 2008-04-27 21:28:46 Before I begin this post, I first want to say “thank you” to all the lovely people who have visited this blog and left comments on my first Daring Bakers challenge. I never expected so many people to come see what I made and leave such nice thoughts. I’ve also really enjoyed looking [...] Read more:French
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The Daring Bakers: Cheesecake Pops 2008-04-27 00:21:39 Last month I joined a food challenge group called The Daring
Bakers. Each month, there is a specified dessert recipe and everyone is given guidelines on how they need to follow it and any exceptions. This was my first month participating. The recipe was for cheesecake pops, and you can find this [...] Read more:Cheesecake
Recipe Conversion Calculator 2008-04-26 16:59:02 I have found a great website to help with recipe conversions. If you’re like me, and you bake a lot, sometimes you run across a recipe that needs to be scaled up or down. I usually can do most of the conversions in my head, but if I need a calculator, I sometimes [...] Read more:Conversion
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Food Photography 2008-04-26 12:22:12 I visit a lot of food blogs on a daily basis. Most of these foodie blogs are run by amateur cooks who cook or bake things in their own kitchen and then photograph the food themselves. I’m constantly amazed by the high quality of their photographs. I, on the other hand, suck at photographing my [...]
Oldies But Goodies 2008-04-25 14:27:13 I didn’t start baking and crafting the minute I started this blog. I’ve been baking for almost 10 years (both as an amateur and professional) and knitting and crafting for about five years. As you can imagine, I’ve completed a lot of projects in that time.
In the next few days, I’d love to share some [...] Read more:Oldies
, Goodies
Pumpers Like To Pump! 2008-04-24 16:09:10 Sometimes I’ll watch something on TV that I personally find so awesome, I feel the need to share it with the world. My latest find is The Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. I don’t really know how to describe this show, so I’ll let Wikipedia do [...]
Knitted Baby Sweater 2008-05-01 21:22:19 This is the first sweater I ever attempted to knit. The pattern came from Debbie Bliss’ Baby Knits for Beginners. I decided to knit a baby sweater because I wanted to learn the basic construction of a sweater and not start off with an adult size.
This was so easy to knit and took about three [...] Read more:Knitted
, Sweater
Thursday Pictures 2008-05-01 21:03:59 It’s warming up finally, so every morning I get up and open all the windows, of which there are only three, including our patio sliding door. This was the view I was greeted with this morning. A huge dumpster literally right in front of our patio and a huge piece of wood acting as a [...] Read more:Thursday
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Twisted Baking Art 2008-05-03 00:18:35 I’ve been known to have a twisted mind and a dark sense of humor. So when I spotted this on Etsy, I immediately wanted this print. I still want it. It’s pretty awesome, huh?
Killer Cake Maker by emmaklingbeil Read more:Twisted
, Baking
The Ultimate Retro Girly Oven Range 2008-05-04 02:40:20 If I had a ton money, my own house, and was single (no way would my husband have this in our kitchen), I would buy this in an instant:
North Star Retro Range
at Cottage Chic. Read more:Ultimate
, Girly
My Perfect Warmer Weather Dessert 2008-05-04 17:39:45 At my old job, I used to make what we called our version of a strawberry shortcake. It was three thin layers of vanilla chiffon cake with lemon curd, strawberries, and whipped cream layered in between and then frosted with more whipped cream. I made it every spring and summer and it was always one [...] Read more:Perfect
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Cupcakes on Wheels 2008-05-06 09:16:40 Cupcake cars Originally uploaded by busybeingborn
This is quite possibly one of the funniest, oddest, and cutest things I’ve run across recently. These are cupcake cars and they make the rounds at events such as The Maker Faire and Burning Man. I’ve tried finding background information on these, but I haven’t had much luck. [...] Read more:Wheels
Mutha’s Day! 2008-05-08 00:25:20 I’ve been notified that my mom reads this blog. She told me so on Sunday night. In honor of her and Mother’s Day (and her birthday, which also falls on Mother’s Day–no pressure there!), I’m dedicating this clip I found on YouTube to her. It’s hilarious and there are certain aspects that [...]
Sugarcraft Event in Chicago This Summer 2008-05-06 23:59:47 SC is an international exhibit including works by over 50 artists, specially selected from all over the world. The exhibit focuses on the theme of indulgence in the arts while representing the contemporary adoption of DIY practices as a response to mass production and consumption, as well as the fading line between contemporary fine art [...] Read more:Chicago
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Thoughts for Thursday 2008-05-09 00:42:29 Just a random selection of what’s been on my mind and what I’ve been up to this week…
I love The Container Store. It’s a magical place where everything is all about organization, storage, and cleaning. That store was made for people like me.
I get to see my mom for Mother’s Day and her [...] Read more:Thursday
Happy Mother’s Day! 2008-05-09 13:26:51 I’ll be out of town this weekend, visiting my parents for Mother’s Day (and my mom’s birthday). Before I leave though, I wanted to wish all the mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and the moms-to-be a happy Mother’s Day weekend. With that, I’ll leave you with this hilarious video. It’s an oldie, but definitely [...] Read more:Happy
, Happy Mother
Cupcake Hero for May: Cocoa Powder 2008-05-13 09:43:34 The theme ingredient for this month’s Cupcake
Hero challenge was cocoa powder. I almost passed this month because I seriously hate cocoa powder. Hate isn’t a strong enough word, I think. Loathe is more like it. When I worked in the cafe, I would have to use cocoa powder in large [...] Read more:Cocoa
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Two Fat Ladies and Lots of Bacon 2008-05-12 10:40:46 For some reason, I was thinking about the British cooking show Two Fat Ladies the other day. Back when The Food Network was just starting out, I remember they would air episodes of the series and the main reason I watched was to see just how fatty and cholesterol-ridden they could possibly make their [...] Read more:Bacon
Because I don’t just bake… 2008-05-14 22:59:02 Lately I’ve been focusing more on baking in this blog because it seems my life has been consumed by it. Not only do I bake a lot at home, but it’s also my profession and my husband and I have been working on plans for my future in the baking business (more on this at [...]
Tattoo Cupcake 2008-05-14 12:21:09 Tattoo Cupcake
Originally uploaded by Bakerella
I just discovered Bakerella and spotted this cupcake yesterday on her blog. Seriously, this is the most awesome cupcake ever. I love tattoos, especially the old-school kind, and I love cupcakes, so this is the perfect combination of art and baking for me, personally. If you don’t already know of Bakerella, [...]
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