tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51713386284318899852024-03-19T00:03:38.007-05:00...above all, try something.A blog about the things I try! Crafting, baking, and other activities I enjoy.
(quote from FDR)Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-55447972704029448942011-09-21T08:01:00.000-05:002011-09-21T08:01:14.467-05:00New Beginnings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the new school year come new activities. Girl Scouts have long been providing opportunities for the young ladies of our lives to experience friendship, personal development and service. One of my friends is leading a new group of Daisy Scouts. She requested cookies to get the year off to a sweet start! Here ya go, girls!<br />
<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-36303156130896929082011-09-21T07:53:00.001-05:002011-09-21T07:56:00.176-05:00Thank You!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Sunday, September 11, 2011, we remembered those who lost their lives in the terrible tragedy of the terrorist attacks on our country. We also honored the first responders and others who risked their lives that day.<br />
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We have many dedicated men and women in our communities that, every day, run IN to danger instead of away. <br />
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We are blessed to have these First Responders that work to make our live safer. We honored our local Fire, Paramedic, and Police departments at our church on 9/11/2011 with words, songs, and sweet treats. These were just small ways to say<br />
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<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-43524183563901987962011-09-20T10:41:00.006-05:002011-09-20T10:49:22.576-05:00Another Giveaway - Ruby!Here's another great Jelly Roll giveaway from the Fat Quarter Shop, through Love Affair With My Brother! Just imagine the fun you could have with these prints!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/images/images_499/Ruby-bundle-450.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/images/images_499/Ruby-bundle-450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><img src="file:///C:/Users/LINDAL%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/LINDAL%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-54644271616204898712011-08-31T21:27:00.004-05:002011-08-31T21:43:17.177-05:00And now for something different!
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<br />One of my other loves grabbed me today- quilting! I went in to the shop to pick up splines to make Roman shades for my french doors, and walked out with a new pattern and a bag of fabric! Stay tuned!
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<br />Then tonight, I was "surfing" and found a fun website, that is doing a fun give-away- of charm packs of the fabrics I bought today! Oooh, I could make even more stuff if I had those! Or better yet, use them for the quilt and use the yardage for something else!
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<br /></div>Now I have to wait ALL WEEKEND to find out if I am a winner- boooooo! Check out <a href="http://loveaffairwithmybrother.blogspot.com">Love Affair With My Brother</a>
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<br />I also found out tonight that my daughter and son-in-law's wedding quilt is coming out of the frame at the church quilters! They just celebrated their third anniversary, and have a beautiful 4 month old baby girl. So all in all, I'm not too late! I told the next daughter that she better choose a pattern and fabric soon. If all goes according to plan, we have a year of internship then several of grad school before it has to be done, so there is a chance! THEN I'll have to start my sons (but he just started sixth grade).
<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-76680135772370895412011-08-23T10:47:00.021-05:002011-08-23T11:53:01.864-05:00Summer 2011I can't believe summer is already gone! My son is now in Middle School. My second daughter is in her last year of college. My granddaughter (oldest daughter and her wonderful hubby) is already over three months old! Time flies!
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<br />I've done a bit of baking this summer. After making Mothers' Day cookies for church, the fathers HINTED that they would love some too! So we rallied the kids to decorate tie cookies for each of the dads. No two were alike out of the 100 we made.
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<br />In July, we had an open house to celebrate our granddaughter, and to welcome DD2 back from her mission trip to Honduras. We decorated the house with pennants made from Dr. Suess fabrics, and I made lots of cookies. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have taken any pictures! We had round red cookies with "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" on them, green eggs, and square cookies with a hint of Horton's trunk with a pink dust speck on it. I had planned a topsy turvy cake with One Fish, Two Fish icons on it, but you know how time goes.....
<br />It tasted great in separate layers covered in ganache! Who really needs the fancy decorations?!
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">LL Baseball kept us busy through July. The coach hosted a swimming party to finish off the season. Baseball cookies were a hit!
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<br />I finished off the summer with a cake and cookies for a beautiful little princess! I had a little time to play with this one, so finally got out my Cricut Cake electronic cutter to help with details. I must say I think I got it right this time!
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<br />I have one cookie project I know of for September. I also need to get my sewing machine humming to catch up on stacks of projects! See you soon!
<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-35877528591057286592011-06-05T23:19:00.013-05:002011-06-06T00:12:48.772-05:00No, I did not really disappear...I am not a good blogger. I am a wonderful Internet surfer, and am always interested in what everyone is doing. Before the world of IM, texting, and email, I was not a good letter writer. I'm terrible about getting out Christmas cards, too!<br /><br />The greatest event of my life recently was the arrival of my beautiful granddaughter, Gracie. She arrived on Mother's Day, all 7 1/2 pounds of her (tiny in my book!). DD1 and Son-in-law are wading through the wonders of new parenthood. Some good, some bad, all blessed!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5juaTUCnu9t_RGvvKtSIh5jdyQgntoyDV1Vsv_PLga2Kui7k3D3f3jrbHDABlGIlWh-g1kYzawytvAqsU4_d8ROvlb8AU4Vc0TwXxMtGcS_i9Kpv6RCxBf4OZJ-jX73EdWIXn-Vq9s0k/s1600/babycookies01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5juaTUCnu9t_RGvvKtSIh5jdyQgntoyDV1Vsv_PLga2Kui7k3D3f3jrbHDABlGIlWh-g1kYzawytvAqsU4_d8ROvlb8AU4Vc0TwXxMtGcS_i9Kpv6RCxBf4OZJ-jX73EdWIXn-Vq9s0k/s200/babycookies01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614958578352633330" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQqwDvKAlLZRKy_D2lFwfGJPjFXCMj85vqOyjxvrWpylH-3DRa-9DOn81ef9cJNtjOgo8L6cQuvm9YkErvl-hWVFgzE8gw77Nzba6QoKOSMKCm0zOL58SHOrj6cz0DRJ0DC884axDwh0/s1600/babycookies04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQqwDvKAlLZRKy_D2lFwfGJPjFXCMj85vqOyjxvrWpylH-3DRa-9DOn81ef9cJNtjOgo8L6cQuvm9YkErvl-hWVFgzE8gw77Nzba6QoKOSMKCm0zOL58SHOrj6cz0DRJ0DC884axDwh0/s200/babycookies04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614957307801114866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0f5K5XrB1dWfZLGkO2S5ax-ALp8Bgh_HgYLEMO_xnU0_WcRWH-kS8N4jyAPxIFSolNrrzq6grpH8QGwi6UnCIsgQnvKkzGEdPoOz9RfxD_9p_sccDSxrgW6eRo5ajabmRuCqAeJShZsE/s1600/babycookies02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0f5K5XrB1dWfZLGkO2S5ax-ALp8Bgh_HgYLEMO_xnU0_WcRWH-kS8N4jyAPxIFSolNrrzq6grpH8QGwi6UnCIsgQnvKkzGEdPoOz9RfxD_9p_sccDSxrgW6eRo5ajabmRuCqAeJShZsE/s200/babycookies02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614957298698603714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzjBDgT5vIrNwrr2rVfylXkHdbYvOu0kFLBtXtVBLg54vbpX2c4IeDVH-OorVuPl8uJ6cdBM6jurXLG3OBvCFH7on_nbpLuCuBDz1bPzxK3DT2NPkRL86hRDSgxQNYK2II53qW2lXXhw/s1600/babycookies03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzjBDgT5vIrNwrr2rVfylXkHdbYvOu0kFLBtXtVBLg54vbpX2c4IeDVH-OorVuPl8uJ6cdBM6jurXLG3OBvCFH7on_nbpLuCuBDz1bPzxK3DT2NPkRL86hRDSgxQNYK2II53qW2lXXhw/s200/babycookies03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614962408051831474" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br />My son graduated from elementary school last week. Oh, I am not looking forward to doing Middle School again!<br /><br />It is always interesting to see what DD2 will do next! She is pursuing two degrees, so will be in college another year. Then grad school. She is headed to Honduras this summer on a mission trip, and is looking forward to immersing herself in the Spanish language, her minor at school.<br /><br />Just for fun, I've tried to fit in some baking. Here's what I've been up to lately: Baby Gracie cookies, LWA graduation cookies, and a cupcake tower with cookie topper for a wonderful young lady at church!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3udrWH3u3_c4i4vFjDGXEIonVrNcUV0CkAuhX3o6hxyudnzhbDC54EkiGpoKBJvd6aZRRlDrOOEwGcC0KRq7Etj6RvU_KESNCR_2T6flGIj93NmzxUcNVkNX0nGD89zopA0HhbbjiTjU/s1600/freese01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3udrWH3u3_c4i4vFjDGXEIonVrNcUV0CkAuhX3o6hxyudnzhbDC54EkiGpoKBJvd6aZRRlDrOOEwGcC0KRq7Etj6RvU_KESNCR_2T6flGIj93NmzxUcNVkNX0nGD89zopA0HhbbjiTjU/s200/freese01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614959616405226674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia33BXHbNDAjjk5hEvxcn9YbgViiSUvisIkP30aOWiosxGYmJwspIiSsxO2enrrGX2G6mcZ3g3hdkRjy5gUE0wrOFsu6JU-jlJsuYDe9VHL0qcPtgbzewAL0cmCyuXFDNINH0tN8dfQ2w/s1600/freese02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96YCoD4pgJiWOOJqzcixueMsB_1U-a8waDH_GAU45ZlMmMupw_C_s9D0LMKwR_K_LznKPL86_QJVJBErg7iWbeM70116IR1HKvDA1rAXIIxMZfZZKW8J7d0rgpe1ZfR-7e29FeYCrD8c/s200/LWcookies02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614965507336920066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH1si6_3aRm0UbJcScJOp4fRdf5SegCcMWYCrtbDT9hFJeimUIHWdMxJsqIF0b-H5CbWlyBH0ZcIwOoyjrgIyW5e26W8JUCN6PdO_uHM6yXc9yFl79Px7or3S_Cbf4_btj1C1P825fVc/s1600/LWcookies03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH1si6_3aRm0UbJcScJOp4fRdf5SegCcMWYCrtbDT9hFJeimUIHWdMxJsqIF0b-H5CbWlyBH0ZcIwOoyjrgIyW5e26W8JUCN6PdO_uHM6yXc9yFl79Px7or3S_Cbf4_btj1C1P825fVc/s200/LWcookies03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614965513694610722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB3hf38H_u86SeTxwjCexjMqEtXUjsidS_l68vbqckqDPkm275Py6RMCN8714VTiprejnuNBExu-frsDAoKOcsTdlPs6E5bYDzzwQxjPPCHDxmw1gb-JxLR0vl6V_SAxa4Tx-4pczIds/s1600/LWcookies04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB3hf38H_u86SeTxwjCexjMqEtXUjsidS_l68vbqckqDPkm275Py6RMCN8714VTiprejnuNBExu-frsDAoKOcsTdlPs6E5bYDzzwQxjPPCHDxmw1gb-JxLR0vl6V_SAxa4Tx-4pczIds/s200/LWcookies04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614967432305138642" border="0" /></a></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-14225602137911405432010-07-03T17:20:00.007-05:002010-07-03T17:56:08.171-05:00Happy Independence Day!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH_6DlG0b23MXY9qn0UBrhf-ujeVjPivduG1D91tcxB_Qag3t2WTjzP1FPGMlwIAiVrdrCYOYpNEPHa0LHr9dg0AfSde8rJpbBU5QgpGvkMgrsEM3PTxBHi-Djkee317r0UbLHPNOzh0/s1600/indy_day01sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489809880489758370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH_6DlG0b23MXY9qn0UBrhf-ujeVjPivduG1D91tcxB_Qag3t2WTjzP1FPGMlwIAiVrdrCYOYpNEPHa0LHr9dg0AfSde8rJpbBU5QgpGvkMgrsEM3PTxBHi-Djkee317r0UbLHPNOzh0/s400/indy_day01sm.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />I hope you are all having a good beginning of the weekend! We have done a little work, but are mostly just relaxing! We may check out some fireworks tonight, and then plan an adventure to the St. Louis Arch tomorrow for the airshow and fireworks over the river. It has been several years since we last went, so should be fun. We won't have to carry a tired toddler over the Eads Bridge at the end of the night this time!<br /><br />After all the cakes I did mid-May through mid-June, I got busy with cookies! First were dear hubby's 50th birthday cookies and balloons.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4MRcyOedYuvycUN5i4I65TtVEHeNoZaj0f2de2UcpCobySknZYxQWC0cAJcq6HG11CYVydyxnOgtjsRmaplSppRxrxlyv889LsdtJz9z5k7xg7mr69Hs0a-mBi2GJG-YTRZEghjBmps/s1600/LPL01sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489809548414286754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4MRcyOedYuvycUN5i4I65TtVEHeNoZaj0f2de2UcpCobySknZYxQWC0cAJcq6HG11CYVydyxnOgtjsRmaplSppRxrxlyv889LsdtJz9z5k7xg7mr69Hs0a-mBi2GJG-YTRZEghjBmps/s400/LPL01sm.jpg" /></a><br /></p>We surprised him at the office. He hates surprises. He also hates getting his picture taken! (He prefers to be behind the camera. Check out his photography blog at <a href="http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/">Lsqrd Imaging</a>.)<br />.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Rp3eerz0FTo3FMv42xFe6dTzguF47JFYz2HOvjMkg_Q717s9qRBG32ZBhQ0lVesdhkFz8NH57z5dA-nIzXgmk-4Eyacecu0AQzoABMvv2U7Y7zRh_ijCCV_3BYfhFWQqE1XL_Xd03Xc/s1600/LPL02sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489809450102763586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Rp3eerz0FTo3FMv42xFe6dTzguF47JFYz2HOvjMkg_Q717s9qRBG32ZBhQ0lVesdhkFz8NH57z5dA-nIzXgmk-4Eyacecu0AQzoABMvv2U7Y7zRh_ijCCV_3BYfhFWQqE1XL_Xd03Xc/s400/LPL02sm.jpg" /></a></p><br />My daughter is a lifeguard at the local YMCA this summer. She decided to make cookies for the crew! This was her first foray into cookie decorating- now she is hooked! We downloaded clipart to use as templates and handcut the dough for the shapes she wanted.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjucmySDcSArcJ2ARkLKp1gx7M42fwF44EZYHcT8q0JYhdQdwPZq23Cg6BVqEbomEP6liNoYC86bLP8kULlQTi1lY0_taspXwIgo7jDDhKO05N35M-cFNtzUr0JM5gn7honexx8eFlMk/s1600/tube01sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 296px; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489809309944302882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjucmySDcSArcJ2ARkLKp1gx7M42fwF44EZYHcT8q0JYhdQdwPZq23Cg6BVqEbomEP6liNoYC86bLP8kULlQTi1lY0_taspXwIgo7jDDhKO05N35M-cFNtzUr0JM5gn7honexx8eFlMk/s400/tube01sm.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left"></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RMpn_nTVEEu3KUB0cHQP15Xk7C8lc-RrH6oUyxyXVVffEvW65IezXZLO1p_XOAKKoe4WS5UviQxroBXfk3pM-XXKWnC5yGsIbkoFzDQh18ugmz6aIFwbwRsNI3pcicXPFYL4mvRr2IE/s1600/whistle01sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 303px; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489808916747612530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RMpn_nTVEEu3KUB0cHQP15Xk7C8lc-RrH6oUyxyXVVffEvW65IezXZLO1p_XOAKKoe4WS5UviQxroBXfk3pM-XXKWnC5yGsIbkoFzDQh18ugmz6aIFwbwRsNI3pcicXPFYL4mvRr2IE/s400/whistle01sm.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4s7yTQGXPEC_XUliCToxOSy5ww2tZBttqUUx4cyTIh55L9QHT0pvTc5sYnQ2VekjPso6KM7-1W-wczAkL5ruZtToIxc8h5Do3Wf_2aedjaGIzXpzge4CnIvyZPlvAoJvxb3lUYzvBKjc/s1600/logo01sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 273px; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489809168364112994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4s7yTQGXPEC_XUliCToxOSy5ww2tZBttqUUx4cyTIh55L9QHT0pvTc5sYnQ2VekjPso6KM7-1W-wczAkL5ruZtToIxc8h5Do3Wf_2aedjaGIzXpzge4CnIvyZPlvAoJvxb3lUYzvBKjc/s400/logo01sm.jpg" /></a></p>The whistles, complete with licorice lanyard, were the favorite! She came home and made another batch! (I emailed a cutter company the next day to price a custom cutter for her!)<br /><br /><br /><br />I think it is now time to take a little break! I have some other projects that must be addressed before I can have more fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Have a safe celebration of our wonderful nation's independence! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Thank you to all of our military heros and your families for your sacrifices.<br /><br /></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-37621985845347303652010-06-26T21:58:00.002-05:002010-07-03T17:59:07.073-05:00My current craft love is cake and cooke decorating. I started taking lessons two and a half years ago, when my husband had to be away for six months starting a new job (the trade-off for not having to move!). My instructor told us about a web bulletin board for cake decorators, so off I went. I also discovered the University of YouTube! There is so much to be learned from videos, good and bad!<br /><br />Here's what I've been up to lately:<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb3wkse8xb7mFWIxibEUs2kcmJJWA0D6hk-m3dIfWBQXGSYpjwEaBhbBFjSYdqbdRN8bNxeIreMIO_nXeu-tGnwXpfVvh1obGhFAEoDSXQfkiJIKQ5htbmgo3TQBJLjg4lFEJch4B-0U/s1600/confirmation+cake.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb3wkse8xb7mFWIxibEUs2kcmJJWA0D6hk-m3dIfWBQXGSYpjwEaBhbBFjSYdqbdRN8bNxeIreMIO_nXeu-tGnwXpfVvh1obGhFAEoDSXQfkiJIKQ5htbmgo3TQBJLjg4lFEJch4B-0U/s320/confirmation+cake.jpg" /></a></p><br />This cake was for Confirmation Sunday at my church. The verse was central to their study.<br /><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hW2kRVD1JCT_UYYuWQrNx4n-o2ETNfM2rSKQKa3YGWuiSM1qxgC0TA-YdfsVaEXzbTpYGv2DEbs0OyL6GbgnvbfgCr7tV-tx6DkbFdeoDhx-zTIM11ZEBB2IqrRdLOzRoWqFz5Cv0vk/s1600/grad01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hW2kRVD1JCT_UYYuWQrNx4n-o2ETNfM2rSKQKa3YGWuiSM1qxgC0TA-YdfsVaEXzbTpYGv2DEbs0OyL6GbgnvbfgCr7tV-tx6DkbFdeoDhx-zTIM11ZEBB2IqrRdLOzRoWqFz5Cv0vk/s320/grad01.jpg" /></a></p><br /> Another cake for church, on Graduation Sunday!<br /><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS4gTxhVrMSvTm_28z_uxuAIyCPkjxKIf64ZVXJKfURvstVhAqW5TNiJ4MRHFY88CdTDaZovZrKxrC6R0kTt15WxRR7AQe99hXJZRXXsDoqqoNVzNZnc8AuWzag0LeQDcArxgTddqdME/s1600/gradcookie04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS4gTxhVrMSvTm_28z_uxuAIyCPkjxKIf64ZVXJKfURvstVhAqW5TNiJ4MRHFY88CdTDaZovZrKxrC6R0kTt15WxRR7AQe99hXJZRXXsDoqqoNVzNZnc8AuWzag0LeQDcArxgTddqdME/s320/gradcookie04.jpg" width="320" height="240" /></a></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9a7r_efJSCOfkB6e7-3uKqOLJxOil4GDXiPPcH3D07qyh_Xz5FYQQoTBMeHX1KkSL6B9_gVlRqtyGcjZ9Ha00UmI9sl27Gv97_5ZVy_jLSL8h3edw22L_9uK6MD3EcIsZ1WiquFsTwFk/s1600/gradcookie03.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9a7r_efJSCOfkB6e7-3uKqOLJxOil4GDXiPPcH3D07qyh_Xz5FYQQoTBMeHX1KkSL6B9_gVlRqtyGcjZ9Ha00UmI9sl27Gv97_5ZVy_jLSL8h3edw22L_9uK6MD3EcIsZ1WiquFsTwFk/s320/gradcookie03.jpg" width="320" height="240" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /> Graduation cookies for my niece. The NA logo is handcut. The graduation cap decorations were cut using my new Cricut Cake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB9SDqNrEuDHGSvV6snfYlCQrM5VhtlJnmLeGbv5FTc55oaZympJzTAz-909L7Wazl5O2T6Zrw0JkmAnm-7G3dqFptzhz_VtEGsMbxEOR6iSrRENN_WQtB9x8wlgkdjxWEZdx6yTfqAE/s1600/Thompson01sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB9SDqNrEuDHGSvV6snfYlCQrM5VhtlJnmLeGbv5FTc55oaZympJzTAz-909L7Wazl5O2T6Zrw0JkmAnm-7G3dqFptzhz_VtEGsMbxEOR6iSrRENN_WQtB9x8wlgkdjxWEZdx6yTfqAE/s320/Thompson01sm.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />This pair of cakes was for the baby shower of my friend's daughter. The topper is a sugar cookie decorated with fondant. The cake is chocolate with chocolate buttercream. The flowers are fondant.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYkfEBhT_SjXLWHYVEaqq8f20sbo9GNyTJHWP8BGLIIXWUgCPlfHSNPJCLGVjQlWxJRkvccF2TZxYwequHNIsw_5fNRUW_Zw0vT46IMwRMBSXlgCpW-gCh5uKyd1zHKh1w7q3HbW98ZY/s1600/Thompson02sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYkfEBhT_SjXLWHYVEaqq8f20sbo9GNyTJHWP8BGLIIXWUgCPlfHSNPJCLGVjQlWxJRkvccF2TZxYwequHNIsw_5fNRUW_Zw0vT46IMwRMBSXlgCpW-gCh5uKyd1zHKh1w7q3HbW98ZY/s200/Thompson02sm.jpg" width="200" height="191" /></a></div><br /><br />Cookie up close!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; CLEAR: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2GwckBb4WqGOhCy0VsOiTYwq0GF6Dhxh-cx9nazoohuMAoOdDoZ7JDMpaRDd6CbxtI06zQ0F9eKJodNnW4u7XyZw5ylZz6VrGFloSmVFeSGtYusm65XEvEvVvbuY7_t9bdmt0xVzRh0/s1600/Thompson04sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><p align="right"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2GwckBb4WqGOhCy0VsOiTYwq0GF6Dhxh-cx9nazoohuMAoOdDoZ7JDMpaRDd6CbxtI06zQ0F9eKJodNnW4u7XyZw5ylZz6VrGFloSmVFeSGtYusm65XEvEvVvbuY7_t9bdmt0xVzRh0/s320/Thompson04sm.jpg" /></p></a></div>The matching sheet cake was vanilla, with buttercream icing.<br /><br />The colors and decorations match the invitations for the shower.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0iQOoxg0uNeuy26N3uVl8aPVH_6nB5o8cEUr8uw7acFeCp9ph1BXqbVSP7NjeIq76cBLivn0jLXQsj9pYMGIyjysrsYvGe_vjFJ5flxU74UgpVqUvWYkB5QC9sQ3DOX6TqwuSvDPSPU/s1600/Thompson05sm.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0iQOoxg0uNeuy26N3uVl8aPVH_6nB5o8cEUr8uw7acFeCp9ph1BXqbVSP7NjeIq76cBLivn0jLXQsj9pYMGIyjysrsYvGe_vjFJ5flxU74UgpVqUvWYkB5QC9sQ3DOX6TqwuSvDPSPU/s320/Thompson05sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />Here are the two cakes, ready to party. I added the balloons with the baby-to-be's nickname when we got to the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So that was a lot of cakes in five weeks! I think the family is glad to be getting the kitchen back! There were a few more cookies for hubby's birthday- I'll post those soon. Now my daughter wants to make cookies for the lifeguard staff- we'll play with those tomorrow!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171338628431889985.post-41027769311819958242010-06-25T22:27:00.000-05:002010-06-25T23:18:45.596-05:00OK, I am trying something...I love crafting. Sewing, quilting, embroidery, cake decorating, cookie decorating, knitting, crocheting... I enjoy figuring out how to make things. Patterns are fine, but I also enjoy looking at an object or picture, and coming up with a process to recreate the subject. However, I'm not very good at coming up with ideas on my own!<br /><br />Why a blog? Well, it is something new to try. It could be a central location for me to share my creations with others. It is a self-indulgence! Maybe it will bring a smile to someone.<br /><br />Thanks for looking! We'll see where this goes....<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378318058189737903noreply@blogger.com0