Crazy Cakes!

I read "Mom blogs". Only the good ones. Not the ones where people think their children are the center of EVERYONE's Universe.
The topic this morning was crazy out of control birthday parties and how these sensible Moms made their kids birthdays special without having to get bank financing to do it.
It got me thinking about some of the birthday cakes I made when the kids were little, so I dug out a few pictures. Bear with me, it's the first time I've ever scanned photos into my computer. You can click on them to get a better view.

I did this one twice because after Cape Cod Kid's birthday, Sorority Girl wanted the same cake for her next birthday.
The Crazy Clown

The Castle

Who Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea?

Chicky Girls Pix #2

When the Humans leave the Barn the Chicky Girls have a Martini Party. It's such fun until someone falls in.

CED 08 8 Knitted Scarf

This is the yarn I got at clearance for $1 a skein. It felt just a little scratchy but I loved the color and decided it was cheap enough to take a chance.

3 or 4 times a year the temp here gets down to the 40's. I wanted a scarf but nothing heavy. This knitted up wonderfully lightweight and soft. When I finished weaving in the loose ends from casting on and off, I rolled it up and put it on the desk. I realized it looked like Sesame Street's Cookie Monster was taking a nap.

It is modeling here with my favorite denim jacket, which has become my winter coat. Just another reason why I LOVE the Sunshine State.

CED 08 7 Get Well Card

I have a friend that I met on the internet. A few years later her son was going to college in MA, so we got to see each other twice in person. She's in the hospital having a rough time recuperating from surgery. This is the card I made for her.

CED 08 6 Basket Makeover

These were the Christmas baskets that I pulled out of a clearance bin at the craft store. I cut out the balsa wood strips that were painted with trees and ran the ribbon through the slats of the baskets.

2 baskets to organize my bathroom counter for $5.60

Craft Store Crazy With A Side Of Gift Card

Mom gave me a gift card for Christmas for my favorite craft store. I can squeeze every last penny out of a gift card. I knew I wanted the Fiskars portable cutter. I had a 50% off coupon so I got that for $20.

Everything else in the picture came from the $1 clearance racks. 2 pounds of Hershey Kisses for many,many batches of Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies.
2 Christmas baskets that I will De-Christmas and use the ribbon to make them
into baskets for all my bathroom counter clutter. 3 ounces of royal blue boa yarn that will become a scarf to go with my favorite denim jacket. And a cute black, white and red blank journal to record my Weight Watcher Points.

(I'm not going to the WW meetings. I've been there,done that multiple times. I don't need the pep talks or the recipes or the semi-public weigh-in. I just count my points. 35 Lbs down. 25 to 30 more to go.)

And I still have $12 left on my gift card!

CED 08 4 Beaded Bracelet and Earrings

Glass beads by Blue Moon Beads.

CED 08 3 Tea Bag Folding

Tea Bag Folding. 3x3 squares of scrapbook paper. Sometimes I put a cord on them to hang or glue them to the front of a blank notecard.

CED 08 2 Thank You Card

This is a card I made for my sister.
She sent me a really nice papercrafting book for Christmas. I already had the cardstock and stickers. The spool of grosgrain ribbon was $1

CED 08 1 word collage