Crafting

Have you ever eaten a Hershey's Kiss so fast that you ate part of the paper tag? That's not what I am blogging about, it's just what happened a second ago. Let's keep blaming hormones.

It has been a busy week since I last blogged. I am still trying to get on top of the mess that is my apartment right now, with little to no success. I have projects galore to finish and start. And at least one return to make at every store I shop at. I have been buying things that I already have, only to find the original the second I get home. Durr.

Some fun stuff I actually accomplished this past week was for my friend Heidi's baby shower.
I copied my friend Leigh by making a fun paper banner. I put Heidi's baby's name on it. Does anyone else love the paper section of Robert's Crafts as much as I do? I don't even scrapbook and yet I still have a healthy collection of the stuff. It turned out ok for my first attempt.

About a month back I purchased a bridal magazine on a whim. Don't worry, I'm not planning a second go around, no. I have always just really loved weddings. An article caught my eye as it showed the color combination I had been dreaming of for the nursery. Robin's egg blue, white and red. So cute. Anyhow- it also showed these amazing cupcakes that I instantly needed an excuse to make. Hey! How about Heidi's shower? Click on the picture to see them a bit better.

So I tried them for Heidi's shower. They turned out so-so. And at the end of the day, even though it is super cute, fondant really doesn't taste that great. I was going to take a better picture of the ones I made. All displayed on some pretty fabric or plate, but settled for the cooling racks next to my toaster oven. Crumbs and all. Here they are.

Another project that I did sort of for the shower and sort of just because (Actually, all of these fall in that category really.) was a Modge-Podged platter. I have a collection of children's books from the sixties and seventies that have the most amazing illustrations. I recently had some of my favorites color-copied to put into frames and stuff. I took one and put it on the back of a clear platter then painted around it. Not sure what else I can use it for besides baby showers, but oh well. I like it.

The best part of the shower by far, was getting to see friends from high school. It was almost like a mini-reunion for some of our favorite Timpview friends. Here is a shot of everyone that could come.
From left to right. Back Row: Shauna (Bihlmaier) Howell, Elizabeth (Brown) Phalp, Camille (Heckman) Davies, Carina (Hoskisson) Wytiaz, Shelly (Taylor) Gramajo, Heather (Ohman) Hyte. Front row: Brooke (Hatch) Berges & baby Sadie, Heidi (Sorenson) Deifel, and me. It was so much fun to see everyone again!