Graham Cracker Teddy Bear Cake for Dad.

Thanksgiving means two things in my family's house: turkey and my dad's birthday. This year for my dad's birthday, I tried out a new cake pan I received as a a gift. Laura gave me a three tier cake pan last year. My dad's favorite ice cream flavor is butter pecan so I used a butter pecan cake mix to bake his cake. I found a really easy vanilla butter cream frosting recipe for decoration. I was concerned I'd need a mixer but I was able to use the shear force of my puny muscles to mix it up with a plain old whisk without a problem. I also used a box of Teddy Grahams to decorate each tier. I had ordered a small dark wood cake stand via Etsy last month. It arrived just in time for Thanksgiving. It was the perfect size for this mini three tiered cake!

Sailor Moon Costume for Amelie

"Moooooooon prismmmmmm powerrrrrrr~!!!!!"

A few months ago, I asked my cousin, Amelie, what she wanted to be for Halloween this year.
"Girls Generation!" she answered.
"No," I said.
"Draculaura!"
"Try again."
I preferred if she wasn't something so mainstream when there's opportunity to be original and creative. Making costumes is much more inexpensive than buying one from the store. I convinced Amelie to dress up as Sailor Moon. After shopping for some inexpensive supplies, I got crackin' while Amelie did some research by watching episodes of Sailor Moon on her iTouch. I'm pretty proud of the results!

chocolate ice cream for me.

When I was vacationing in California, I ate ice cream every day.

I've decided this is a good thing to continue after my vacation... so I made chocolate ice cream.

cookies 'n cream for me.

OMG IT'S SO HOT!

So I made cookies 'n cream ice cream.

 

I already ate like, two cones :p

Bridal garter for Angy.

My cousin, Angy, is getting married soon so I thought I'd make her a special bridal accessory for her bridal shower. I followed a simple tutorial from this blog and made a bridal garter out of some satin ribbon and lace. I also added some Swarovski crystal trim for some fancy bling.