Fondant Creations

 Trenton turned 4 last week & wanted an Iron Man cake for his birthday! So of course, Brynn & I had to deliver ... meet Iron Man, well his head anyway! Trenton actually thinks he is Iron Man & when asked what his name is, well, he simply says "Iron Man" in his best 4 yr old verbage. :-)  He is 4 & yes he had his hand in this creation as you can see one little fingerprint for his nostril. ;-)  He wanted to taste this thing soooo bad & tried as he might to get a quick taste, well let's just say that isn't as easy to accomplish when the cake is covered in fondant. lol

I am not going to lie, this cake was a challenge! I am just getting into working with fondant cakes & have made a few so maybe the size was intimidating but we, Brynn &I, were up to a challenge. This is a 3 layer yellow cake iced with homemade buttercream icing. We iced the entire cake (aka crumb icing) & then proceeded to carve the shape we wanted. When we were happy with our design, then we kneaded & kneaded & kneaded our homemade marshmallow fondant to get the consistency needed to work our magic. We then rolled out the fondant & created our Iron Man head. His head is a nice gold color so we painted the yellow fondant with a gold dust (edible of course) & it gave us the perfect color we were looking for...gold & shiny! This is my first fondant cake of this size & Brynn's first fondant cake of any size :-) so we were very happy with the look of the end result & more than happy with the taste! I know you have heard this said elsewhere but Ohhh I wish you could smell this yummy cake! Fondant has such a sweet aroma and it permeated the room. It was a heavenly scent! Yumm :o)

I know Trenton as happy with his birthday cake as we were to make it! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRENTON! 

And the Beat Goes On ....

Wow! It's hard to believe it has been such a long time since I have posted anything here ... since Feb! Understandably so. You see it was the first week of Feb. when all Hell broke loose here at the old homestead. I mean that literally!lol Yes, I can laugh about it now but there certainly wasn't much lol goin' on back then. No sirree Bob! A slab leak & pipe breakage changed things around here in a hurry!  : (  Oh sure, we could have used some updating around here, BUT sure wish we had made that choice ourselves instead of plumbing probs slamming us against the wall, slapping handcuffs on us, screaming "Ur outta here baby!" lol
Written to the tune of Hit the Road Jack ...
plumbings need repair cuz ya treat me so mean
you're the meanest homeowner that I ev'r seen
walls need to go an' the tiles comin' up
cuz I'm leakin' un'aneath
just'a makin' it hot
ya got troubles, yeah, some kin'a troubles.
I guess I told you so, hah
cuz now its all gotta go, go, go, go!
cuz now its all gotta go,
Get out!
Hit the Road Jack
and don't you come back
for 3 - 4 months on down the road,
Hit the Road Jack,
and don't come back till June
Oh, what'd you say?
Yeah, Hit the Road Jack
and don't ya come back till June, June, June, June.
Hit the Road Jack
and don't ya come back till June,
don't ya come back till June,
don't ya come back till June.

LOL, yep I do have a sense of humor about it now & I just thought I would share it with anyone out there wanting to get a laugh.
What did you say? Is it all better now? lol Oh noooo, BUT, it's getting there, slow but sure so that's a good thing. I mean let's face it, when DIYers are doing so much of the work, things move at a snails pace & with that comes a few mishaps, many, many trips to Home Depot and a lot of sweat & tears. Well, more sweat than tears but that's what home owning is all about, right?! Well, for this one anyway ... it's the DIYing that I love. Each completed room tells a story & we truly made it our own. Gotta love that ... well, if you are looking through my hubby's eyes, maybe not so much. hahaha He has a little trouble seeing the big picture at times but in the end, he LOVES a finished project! : )  He just doesn't like the Honey-do list being soooo long.  :-)  The kitchen is 95% complete and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! We can Thank: Eleuterio & his crew for the Awesome transformation & for actually making our design come to fruition in the kitchen, & Jake for working his magic w/ lighting & electrical.
Now, if we could just get the shower tiled & completed this family would be one big happy household again! Six people sharing ONE bathroom does not make fun times! I know, I know, that is what we did waaaaay back in the old days but in the 20th century we have been spoiled with indoor plumbing LOL and TWO OR MORE working bathrooms and quite frankly, that is probably the smartest addition home builders thought of back then. Can you imagine the first person to add a 2nd bathroom to a home & the hoity toitiness (is that even a word? lol) they probably went through from the townsmen? Probably thought it was such a waste of space back then. That's too funny!
Ok, off to do some more tile work! : )  
Enjoy your day!

HEARTFUL STITCHES ... Just in time for VALENTINE'S DAY

"MIDNIGHT" SCARF

"BLUE RHAPSODY"

"EBONY TIPPED SLATE"

"GOLDEN SPLASH"

"SENSUAL RHAPSODY"

Here I have crocheted a series of scarves. They are quick and easy to complete in a matter of hours so I just had fun with them and changed them up a bit. Some are long, some short, and some I have nicknamed the Sassy Tie. The Sassy Tie is quite simply a scarf with a ready made slot so one end easily slips through the slot overlapping each other keeping it in place around the neck. They are soft and fun adding just enough pizzazz to any ensemble!

A LITTLE LOVE STITCH

I learned at a very young age to knit and crochet. Passing the time with my Mom and neighbors we met in each others homes once a week to work on our various projects and chatting about their lives and family time. I was young back then so not much talking took place for me but oh, how I loved to listen to their voices chime about anything and everything. The more they talked, the faster my fingers would move with my fingers creating afghans, slippers, hats, even doilies and tablecloths. No project seemed too big or too small. I grew to love the art of crocheting and knitting. One of my favorite projects was making what my Mom called Ripple Slippers. They were tricky but oh so nice and soft on your feet when you walk. The photo shows the knitted Ripple slippers made in a childs size (black and variegated blue/green) and the adult size in the black & variegated grey/white. The blue and pink slippers are crocheted. I just wanted to show a variety.