tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109990802515733842024-03-19T21:30:05.704-07:00Projects and PartiesBake-Sew-Craft-LoveTexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-5982422005792123802009-07-15T07:03:00.001-07:002009-07-15T07:09:09.738-07:00Fondant and Gumpaste course twoI've really enjoyed the Wilton Fondant and Gumpaste course. I don't know how often I'll actually cover a cake in fondant, probably just for special occasion cakes. I can see myself using these techniques in combination with a butter creme frosted cake in the future! <br /><br />Here are pictures of my cake from last night. I covered my cake with pink marbled fondant (which was much easier than I anticipated). I made a drape and a handkerchief over-lay (that I decided not to put on my cake). Then I added cut out flower embellishments to hide some of the imperfections on the fondant. <br /><br />We also learned how to make a carnation base, and how to make calla lilies (a bonus, since we had all covered our cakes in fondant in advance, giving us extra class time!). Next week we put together the gumpaste carnation and learn how to make a daisy. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nt1bTvgcqjCbN3jcnMBKPnnH7adtKRll_pgzy8uHo9rmBZXMIWuod5z0mw6n4c6ZFH_xjQuhEFhCucguTkd1BkjocAudcOMXA9iGyXNqFTcOIEINH_dMLtCIlwDXealxRtcVMXsBMw4/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nt1bTvgcqjCbN3jcnMBKPnnH7adtKRll_pgzy8uHo9rmBZXMIWuod5z0mw6n4c6ZFH_xjQuhEFhCucguTkd1BkjocAudcOMXA9iGyXNqFTcOIEINH_dMLtCIlwDXealxRtcVMXsBMw4/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358688689781490146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpHyiyrru2nIGgLyOQBUvQUaBYu0O7_UExzhJV3HA2YQnCDSGsQeDaSTs33ooss38irhdko-fvRidqhWHoqoRm6Ugcy5_rWVGM-SE9AocT9zWzGHIfYN3fiWtIOf0kdSMrPY65GcYv8Q/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpHyiyrru2nIGgLyOQBUvQUaBYu0O7_UExzhJV3HA2YQnCDSGsQeDaSTs33ooss38irhdko-fvRidqhWHoqoRm6Ugcy5_rWVGM-SE9AocT9zWzGHIfYN3fiWtIOf0kdSMrPY65GcYv8Q/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358688649568198530" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-68615379103425468832009-07-02T06:04:00.000-07:002009-07-02T06:10:23.270-07:00CupcakesI made cupcakes for Ben last night. Poor guy has had to watch and smell me bake and frost many a cake in the past month for work functions and cake decorating class. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting is his favorite. <br /><br />I tried the 1M swirl to frost these. It's faster, neater, and had I bought two cans of frosting would have been hugely successful. They don't look bad, and they taste great, however this cupcake method requires much more frosting. The frosting doesn't quite go all the way around the outside of the cupcakes due to my attempt to stretch one can to cover 15 cupcakes.<br /><br />Old method<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCLal3PQlDxLXUQJQpROEB_3SPZAdGW_iVHDaOVGVZIpcP4jxReyzO88mdy9jThiAXn4girkuTRM2FzVuv7kiBE3TMbEOeA7N9w5BDefbelbPoUE4e404U-ChG0zFVRPHDwfOzWSnVnA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCLal3PQlDxLXUQJQpROEB_3SPZAdGW_iVHDaOVGVZIpcP4jxReyzO88mdy9jThiAXn4girkuTRM2FzVuv7kiBE3TMbEOeA7N9w5BDefbelbPoUE4e404U-ChG0zFVRPHDwfOzWSnVnA/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353849112477620242" /></a><br />Cupcake frosted with 1M swirl<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHgo_4VU6GEzBHLWpPPdmk9SfqoN8mI47mhKZxxSJgnVM7wwY235Ix97kDLOJtppNWjUfhMdf3eNZyZpkvWWBnNli7Kg9aUFnJFnr8lGwJw3M7L8Ps6SbQCy392NThA_z4DPidFEcI3I/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHgo_4VU6GEzBHLWpPPdmk9SfqoN8mI47mhKZxxSJgnVM7wwY235Ix97kDLOJtppNWjUfhMdf3eNZyZpkvWWBnNli7Kg9aUFnJFnr8lGwJw3M7L8Ps6SbQCy392NThA_z4DPidFEcI3I/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353849021629685938" /></a><br />All for Ben (maybe he'll share one or two with me!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkTHuU8sJ7Jdf2UgcbH8DhWFCikIrUoOdijxFwOAZBAlyyuiZgyIvQfOU-fHKJ9cmwLjSSAaKAI-qZQ-3H19vwQN6jSqqP1iyKh28i4Gx-D0oT2kedCIvQkHPJqDUt3b2yU4_3HetEVo/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkTHuU8sJ7Jdf2UgcbH8DhWFCikIrUoOdijxFwOAZBAlyyuiZgyIvQfOU-fHKJ9cmwLjSSAaKAI-qZQ-3H19vwQN6jSqqP1iyKh28i4Gx-D0oT2kedCIvQkHPJqDUt3b2yU4_3HetEVo/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353849236524268546" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-64521870008200504382009-06-29T15:09:00.000-07:002009-06-30T05:46:28.458-07:00Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frostingThis would be my favorite cake (to eat) of all time. We celebrated a coworkers promotion Friday with yummy snack foods, and per request of the guest of honor, a red velvet cake. Not thinking, I whipped up the cream cheese frosting I use to make pumpkin rolls, which I later decided is a wee bit too thin to decorate with. Script, OK. Stars, flowers, and other embellishment? Not so much. <br /><br />The super soft frosting didn't look half bad in the end, but I'm amazed how much heavier the consistency is using class butter creme frosting. Note to self for next time...frost with cream cheese frosting, decorate with butter creme.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXjnJ7u71vjx9j53OAnxUs2p0ZjjHQTTAWGWXjxS6q3znhRKBiCymi9GgUp-BTX0irkBBLzE23HBagWUpTIEu9Fl8Q2ULVEnr1HS7K-zQT4SB1Ihy1gCBwdgeD7bYUB21zLezeVqF8V0/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXjnJ7u71vjx9j53OAnxUs2p0ZjjHQTTAWGWXjxS6q3znhRKBiCymi9GgUp-BTX0irkBBLzE23HBagWUpTIEu9Fl8Q2ULVEnr1HS7K-zQT4SB1Ihy1gCBwdgeD7bYUB21zLezeVqF8V0/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352876307285656962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WaZQfadP6emUWCkiYx-iQDkrBTQRNxNLy5pTjtbuwr6ucCz-KsXj7W1E1-UB2NLukeDgfalLL9yTAGZr_FBWTKFGB-RLdmZSGDbr5eDvN_30zaSBNNiq7sa3E44fx_T9h4VNvf981Xc/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WaZQfadP6emUWCkiYx-iQDkrBTQRNxNLy5pTjtbuwr6ucCz-KsXj7W1E1-UB2NLukeDgfalLL9yTAGZr_FBWTKFGB-RLdmZSGDbr5eDvN_30zaSBNNiq7sa3E44fx_T9h4VNvf981Xc/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352876272738698610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IpPwBVJEyi1lz3yDE7Smv5_v80wG9LsaJoaHBvwY11z4OchoJERoVO6iY63aWtpq0lMcygs9Ufn2VZu8w-LcyyXkjlThNKrbMy_y_diXc9zraoex9fw6uAi76XAf5ArbaCFKNR8QXmc/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IpPwBVJEyi1lz3yDE7Smv5_v80wG9LsaJoaHBvwY11z4OchoJERoVO6iY63aWtpq0lMcygs9Ufn2VZu8w-LcyyXkjlThNKrbMy_y_diXc9zraoex9fw6uAi76XAf5ArbaCFKNR8QXmc/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352876239524973266" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-42868696899940880682009-06-24T14:46:00.000-07:002009-06-24T18:15:24.668-07:00Cakes, cups and coolersQuick! I only have a second before Betsy crawls across the living room and takes the laptop away from me.<br /><br />I made a Father's Day cake Sunday night...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSLBQr1tKGZzJYYiMPs4jZH6gAMw0lkzgErZfwnuQVUR-1vl16wjVfIwEvm6asLCTV9tRyiwP5pMMT1Es_HPTTljj8dmHqYyTDEDRi_vdBV6-jf8OQq3nCaaPXpO6A1Ci21eyiUI-wo0/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSLBQr1tKGZzJYYiMPs4jZH6gAMw0lkzgErZfwnuQVUR-1vl16wjVfIwEvm6asLCTV9tRyiwP5pMMT1Es_HPTTljj8dmHqYyTDEDRi_vdBV6-jf8OQq3nCaaPXpO6A1Ci21eyiUI-wo0/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351021303531350498" /></a><br /><br />I also gave Ben part of his Father's Day present. This apron (along with a subscription to Field and Stream).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eIMsjdta7rIEW6VZ3r2aIzCo0dCLNq1hp6jKRV6DVwmzXNkOEJUeN00re3osaeuVilBFBC9DDyFNn6-fhCwz-o1ZoIwoNeL2hR0BFKvwPnyPdblPQI90m9k8_k6BH_Pp9RqucFsoQmM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eIMsjdta7rIEW6VZ3r2aIzCo0dCLNq1hp6jKRV6DVwmzXNkOEJUeN00re3osaeuVilBFBC9DDyFNn6-fhCwz-o1ZoIwoNeL2hR0BFKvwPnyPdblPQI90m9k8_k6BH_Pp9RqucFsoQmM/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351021739944751586" /></a><br /><br />Cake from last night's class.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvnZLke6BrWS-uEEXx1qvWVsF_bTpEWAbFc70FKDgs5yhBOw4zxmw56Rv8bOuLdQE9X8FlDDcvkwZgGAFntiYa4Lsj6HNB_o7yw7ZYODML6hW1-PdO_ssrjtXx-FvW6Ymjz_HaMJRGQg/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvnZLke6BrWS-uEEXx1qvWVsF_bTpEWAbFc70FKDgs5yhBOw4zxmw56Rv8bOuLdQE9X8FlDDcvkwZgGAFntiYa4Lsj6HNB_o7yw7ZYODML6hW1-PdO_ssrjtXx-FvW6Ymjz_HaMJRGQg/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351022095544042290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHFummw5pdz4oz2J9xEd6Dsi8odSPy0ROZvaHHz1rQbV81WqL6DACYR1WtIeoSryFUQZUzV9jUm6knDi2ApOo8Y0hH1lkf9Uk79aS2p3FxvJPJYkyTAMZlN9c8sw07ZTszAL2y07ahBU/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHFummw5pdz4oz2J9xEd6Dsi8odSPy0ROZvaHHz1rQbV81WqL6DACYR1WtIeoSryFUQZUzV9jUm6knDi2ApOo8Y0hH1lkf9Uk79aS2p3FxvJPJYkyTAMZlN9c8sw07ZTszAL2y07ahBU/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351022005418953522" /></a><br /><br />Embroidered cooler- I love this new font!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbwRWlL0UrFYihtXG9-fhSGlLgz3GWc6_kd1DGuYLs1tj9OM-ZSYt_S9MtXWWuOUV8JmatvbZOFHVlVQRtKQNbs2DFriFIc4CPNaFIAHlYkZ7cu4Cqef2kDi0cHSOCOwrQN9dSquUw7U/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbwRWlL0UrFYihtXG9-fhSGlLgz3GWc6_kd1DGuYLs1tj9OM-ZSYt_S9MtXWWuOUV8JmatvbZOFHVlVQRtKQNbs2DFriFIc4CPNaFIAHlYkZ7cu4Cqef2kDi0cHSOCOwrQN9dSquUw7U/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351066839854242674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBoOd9lTHSafY-8bf9BuSIXXwcBEB1NbWd9LYZNh01P2dRL7kPA9bIN4h6Lzdga_BsSi3LGLY8djNW1zEFrbB84GUQhYVND2SxbMXvfZ-2fJxqDZN2l5-y5YTK73qjI1naM_krM0VAfk/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBoOd9lTHSafY-8bf9BuSIXXwcBEB1NbWd9LYZNh01P2dRL7kPA9bIN4h6Lzdga_BsSi3LGLY8djNW1zEFrbB84GUQhYVND2SxbMXvfZ-2fJxqDZN2l5-y5YTK73qjI1naM_krM0VAfk/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351066673218620466" /></a><br /><br />Coffee mug, green stripe with pink monogram<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3LKP0z5pEkCw6_ZOAIbB9S5GsFmofADjvxpz-tT975cMWCto9HhUgsc5fWzJMtPVqWSvOwVcb52IwYBUVl3WrCzW1Fr7UyNq14qEsUOOkskVA2jj3GQa75KjGN_Z_RTICna3yc5hQYE/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3LKP0z5pEkCw6_ZOAIbB9S5GsFmofADjvxpz-tT975cMWCto9HhUgsc5fWzJMtPVqWSvOwVcb52IwYBUVl3WrCzW1Fr7UyNq14qEsUOOkskVA2jj3GQa75KjGN_Z_RTICna3yc5hQYE/s320/15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067315917783714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghVL9ltBoz-ymTzSDb7qDfTFoMAh7VpGKAqeufo_1GEmESjNBkscz9Iw39ryu167NvihlKezttqBOqYUflRgDILlhumKfun_ImWAjba8Txnyx3VqRT_wVvJRCXsb93PutuB1zKMOqnNY/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghVL9ltBoz-ymTzSDb7qDfTFoMAh7VpGKAqeufo_1GEmESjNBkscz9Iw39ryu167NvihlKezttqBOqYUflRgDILlhumKfun_ImWAjba8Txnyx3VqRT_wVvJRCXsb93PutuB1zKMOqnNY/s320/14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067219646851666" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-62115096338093723892009-06-17T08:05:00.000-07:002009-06-17T08:09:27.113-07:00Course 1 class 3I was running late for last night's class. I felt a little rushed, I was worried my cake wasn't frosted smooth enough and I knew it was dry (I had to substitute butter for vegetable oil at the last minute). Class was fun though! It's kind of a stress reliever for me. I'm looking forward to practicing at home this week. We have our final next week!<br /><br />Pictures of the clown cake I made last night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgJO23MN-iJ5O7UgCeSBnSD3wpxqOH7QEqo6D8sQN1FIBC75dmOLN0z9MFa603R3tsldftROifupwaGQOzh6T3Vr-EWpK1-RGJ9BLbTah2qO88H3FxdWmlVe9ZFRvfQohsp_gM7sfb3k/s1600-h/cake2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgJO23MN-iJ5O7UgCeSBnSD3wpxqOH7QEqo6D8sQN1FIBC75dmOLN0z9MFa603R3tsldftROifupwaGQOzh6T3Vr-EWpK1-RGJ9BLbTah2qO88H3FxdWmlVe9ZFRvfQohsp_gM7sfb3k/s320/cake2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348313567412093778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDchLSV9WczE6fhBKGgT7Ee9oZ17N3NLrUhUFfXgBUKBU8-DqKR1D2foO9sFmDiTMkvuGBl-TGNbtERbw3_lWlVStCZzKwigVs6E6ULh7taE8OkCRyFBpVjLxEWRTgAYiGwpZfkPvUXb4/s1600-h/cake1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDchLSV9WczE6fhBKGgT7Ee9oZ17N3NLrUhUFfXgBUKBU8-DqKR1D2foO9sFmDiTMkvuGBl-TGNbtERbw3_lWlVStCZzKwigVs6E6ULh7taE8OkCRyFBpVjLxEWRTgAYiGwpZfkPvUXb4/s320/cake1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348313528146149842" /></a><br /><br />And my co-worker's birthday was today, so I made it a birthday cake.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOaAJxDS0Vgldv0EwlmY7GnOi8ffj0akmJHB3cm_eL-g_7A4xPxp0eOo3x8Ee6j6gD-KW0IpKwSrl4gggYRzR95iDX8Cf41zOMCLFML1qL45etqniHtiZfdBwegTE0Twb0u_bT7bVrA4/s1600-h/cake3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOaAJxDS0Vgldv0EwlmY7GnOi8ffj0akmJHB3cm_eL-g_7A4xPxp0eOo3x8Ee6j6gD-KW0IpKwSrl4gggYRzR95iDX8Cf41zOMCLFML1qL45etqniHtiZfdBwegTE0Twb0u_bT7bVrA4/s320/cake3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348313765502421218" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-76504681648332395542009-06-16T11:12:00.000-07:002009-06-16T11:24:23.776-07:00Sewing, Baking and EntertainingAll three were done this weekend. While my Mom visited from Georgia we tried all kinds of new projects, practiced cake decorating, attempted powder sugar stenciling on brownies (failed), and had a little brunch party!<br /><br />*Sewing projects*<br /><br />Personalized lunch box/ insulated bottle bag!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBgHi7-dMsg8RxOhk7IkckeqadYUqYvGGERvHFyNwON5VdcXA3jiaQYPrLSDrEnkyV2ghGkqLiAhTclFqTQS2Nn441ZtFauLmgs3HHb5ajtjC_z_QA4uBucuIyzlCIx6ZpbPBlUBucak/s1600-h/lunch2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBgHi7-dMsg8RxOhk7IkckeqadYUqYvGGERvHFyNwON5VdcXA3jiaQYPrLSDrEnkyV2ghGkqLiAhTclFqTQS2Nn441ZtFauLmgs3HHb5ajtjC_z_QA4uBucuIyzlCIx6ZpbPBlUBucak/s320/lunch2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347991001325121602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbCY46YQv5N9RgFKP6ipPR2WyYQhtNnyWtZL_mdfIkjASobcnoFu6bN60Gjbf8IUwwz41gx0Dt6z0EwmPGJscW8o0P0SG0-5hBosLK7mu9lsblpJkuP28uB87r2sh0T3c4oyBNPltZyk/s1600-h/lunch1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbCY46YQv5N9RgFKP6ipPR2WyYQhtNnyWtZL_mdfIkjASobcnoFu6bN60Gjbf8IUwwz41gx0Dt6z0EwmPGJscW8o0P0SG0-5hBosLK7mu9lsblpJkuP28uB87r2sh0T3c4oyBNPltZyk/s320/lunch1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990956642427906" /></a><br />Made a housewarming gift basket...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoY5Xg_CkZNUD_CNN2zWWZEOw1q6qIk8ruOEuIwsqta85977sEAS8wHhaNEhs7jFwsd5shFXbzhwC2QjaKGm0_B1aMKPeb5vPrQ6JxROPhp7kzP3ra7azGC8WKtrsPpQRG2Lk-oPQDGo/s1600-h/basket1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoY5Xg_CkZNUD_CNN2zWWZEOw1q6qIk8ruOEuIwsqta85977sEAS8wHhaNEhs7jFwsd5shFXbzhwC2QjaKGm0_B1aMKPeb5vPrQ6JxROPhp7kzP3ra7azGC8WKtrsPpQRG2Lk-oPQDGo/s320/basket1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990823816075650" /></a><br />Including embroidered kitchen towels<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hxQcWibdS-A5rYEzqVW_hcU3Oia9zdwdAy38Ojv9-l6e06WkGUsMzwxq8OHq9dHmHXunH_gvEW2zJx6sIEHgq_EnzhbfjwM7VME4vE1ZOahhAwnoJPW0FvvFkW3YGNTKunVJ1n9NoXo/s1600-h/towels1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hxQcWibdS-A5rYEzqVW_hcU3Oia9zdwdAy38Ojv9-l6e06WkGUsMzwxq8OHq9dHmHXunH_gvEW2zJx6sIEHgq_EnzhbfjwM7VME4vE1ZOahhAwnoJPW0FvvFkW3YGNTKunVJ1n9NoXo/s320/towels1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990782002108690" /></a><br />Embroidered a pirate hat!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjFVcNfcRzB3IEShRJmn6LW4YNH5thhWIU-k4xMts0hqwLTjc5iFjsHg0DU2m1whXyNPZn419LP_pt_i6g-NnUeA9ek-wFhts4i3weTNGk29UZ3tbAHW2_6xssmDhPebDwxXhY2ZdDeQ/s1600-h/pirate1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjFVcNfcRzB3IEShRJmn6LW4YNH5thhWIU-k4xMts0hqwLTjc5iFjsHg0DU2m1whXyNPZn419LP_pt_i6g-NnUeA9ek-wFhts4i3weTNGk29UZ3tbAHW2_6xssmDhPebDwxXhY2ZdDeQ/s320/pirate1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990890367291874" /></a><br />And a princess crown...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9xUfmDBSioIwG6PRHxHs90GneSzWqzveqEru4sZKk0VPHX3UhQJzWiPFjdmi_HGz6TZUGY4w95vg824PvoeEb1GwIx71YUChaQzIzib9Jiyd1qAqYxEeQ-Y_bDycH-1WAFlvxaeG_RA/s1600-h/crown1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9xUfmDBSioIwG6PRHxHs90GneSzWqzveqEru4sZKk0VPHX3UhQJzWiPFjdmi_HGz6TZUGY4w95vg824PvoeEb1GwIx71YUChaQzIzib9Jiyd1qAqYxEeQ-Y_bDycH-1WAFlvxaeG_RA/s320/crown1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990723070292722" /></a><br />Made myself a checkbook cover<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOpOQm4BUX1d4OR4KasKN96meIfKL2TpialgbEUByL23f8fyL8HXl_gaTTqOmqU_waDAl9mSs1a8FWA2_NGIXAVYnd2dGho5u-ympshwqTaTYTCZ_CcCvKIsvFQiVq9j0nPAXU0Z9XGA/s1600-h/cover1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOpOQm4BUX1d4OR4KasKN96meIfKL2TpialgbEUByL23f8fyL8HXl_gaTTqOmqU_waDAl9mSs1a8FWA2_NGIXAVYnd2dGho5u-ympshwqTaTYTCZ_CcCvKIsvFQiVq9j0nPAXU0Z9XGA/s320/cover1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990664211921266" /></a><br /><br />*Baking projects*<br />Decorated a cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKpaMKrPnf8bC_mdMTrmSnOFaMK8Gfe-LpaHy5DLlCmdFCKkPKoZ-f7R7qiSft7s_8Ltg7t3rtK8AaYaVcjLm6vfBa8OAGXjlF5Utl5g9raCKwBCTC2q-fTVb13GMQX236CwtzpOlOL0/s1600-h/cake2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKpaMKrPnf8bC_mdMTrmSnOFaMK8Gfe-LpaHy5DLlCmdFCKkPKoZ-f7R7qiSft7s_8Ltg7t3rtK8AaYaVcjLm6vfBa8OAGXjlF5Utl5g9raCKwBCTC2q-fTVb13GMQX236CwtzpOlOL0/s320/cake2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347992066677008530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKVYprauigkuVQ1VFTLohnP4nUdUHNnIlv2mTnSyW7dJ9on_eSJivMSi7VQz5mf-RLwujWJbIs0aFrKSvh_jpA_rAEle4wp7rFpe0hjoeHnpiE9j7_Usrsij997rDklHf-rzmEH0hpEQ/s1600-h/cake1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKVYprauigkuVQ1VFTLohnP4nUdUHNnIlv2mTnSyW7dJ9on_eSJivMSi7VQz5mf-RLwujWJbIs0aFrKSvh_jpA_rAEle4wp7rFpe0hjoeHnpiE9j7_Usrsij997rDklHf-rzmEH0hpEQ/s320/cake1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347992026456750066" /></a><br />Baked brownies <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcr4G8TeH1SvTLeVMFhwTYxANlyFSVfxhzKYqvn6YuaSlc_opWalKQmdQS2ckKBdnzrYTTK057m7PMR5krx4FH0I_u7DpU0kR-FFY-sCcqgi540gzax32sYtdcHeyP-ETCe5zZMDuOq2w/s1600-h/brownies1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcr4G8TeH1SvTLeVMFhwTYxANlyFSVfxhzKYqvn6YuaSlc_opWalKQmdQS2ckKBdnzrYTTK057m7PMR5krx4FH0I_u7DpU0kR-FFY-sCcqgi540gzax32sYtdcHeyP-ETCe5zZMDuOq2w/s320/brownies1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347991828330579442" /></a><br /><br />Hosted brunch for the ladies on my husband's side of the family! We served Swiss quiche, benigets, watermelon, and mimosas. Pictures of the beniget making and brunch table.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Aps9A7Zy_TrVLruthOQomFFSDGfSL3LweJA51QRWb4XN_IV5xnjo0N3YYqW1vcgZgJ2pYZ96QuJEQekVBjGCiqiC1gCI1E_2gbpcdksv8SwRveZ2FT5wVtZc1jLdc3mI7g3EjPBC22c/s1600-h/brunch2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Aps9A7Zy_TrVLruthOQomFFSDGfSL3LweJA51QRWb4XN_IV5xnjo0N3YYqW1vcgZgJ2pYZ96QuJEQekVBjGCiqiC1gCI1E_2gbpcdksv8SwRveZ2FT5wVtZc1jLdc3mI7g3EjPBC22c/s320/brunch2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347992745598764370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTC9lPHrtPvPBx2my_gv3nh6gPBx_V9EJYLcD2a1nfjx-MZxDs0McyRQUVGUWpNMuesM9VVGf1qXt1S-AlbdHWRqhEMonq3m_lyXjX1MqpqT1lV1erBWghQI_dYtdHSTCgYK1l_gSRpQ/s1600-h/brunch1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTC9lPHrtPvPBx2my_gv3nh6gPBx_V9EJYLcD2a1nfjx-MZxDs0McyRQUVGUWpNMuesM9VVGf1qXt1S-AlbdHWRqhEMonq3m_lyXjX1MqpqT1lV1erBWghQI_dYtdHSTCgYK1l_gSRpQ/s320/brunch1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347992708864370978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUhvTkHNVljUjSduOcAm7fB9JhUG1ZP5hbW1KMlTq7IVQCOHnqmHzB9nRwqigct0_dtw3dvYUhREHQPa6gRBa8ISJEBBF_r9JWsnajmcLJ_4OImcsu8azGYjX1fztFesMpVyAv2al-jM/s1600-h/beignets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUhvTkHNVljUjSduOcAm7fB9JhUG1ZP5hbW1KMlTq7IVQCOHnqmHzB9nRwqigct0_dtw3dvYUhREHQPa6gRBa8ISJEBBF_r9JWsnajmcLJ_4OImcsu8azGYjX1fztFesMpVyAv2al-jM/s320/beignets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347992655462681138" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-28532957625590468462009-06-10T05:34:00.001-07:002009-06-10T05:42:21.399-07:00Wilton Course 1 Class 2Last night's cake decorating class was much more fun than last week's. It was all hands-on. We worked on stars, writing, zigzag borders, dots and the base for the Wilton rose. Hindsight being 20/20 I plan to make my cake for class earlier in the weekend so I have time to perfect my frosting and make a smoother frosted cake. This one wasn't terrible, but since I finished so late the night before I was not decorating at my peak form. Until next week!<br /><br />Look at that mess!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8uSMwniRWnAG0m-fbvIPKqOdJKHN-zmJQ7KYP8f4Zp65F0l5zlP6FzXc0_-RBgCVRcMm6UJoCcdYo2t8waoit_IW4Sn6g3hYgmVhh3bBouHCRZpGfs-8X8CcpjxatUPtbqQnghcIVP0/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8uSMwniRWnAG0m-fbvIPKqOdJKHN-zmJQ7KYP8f4Zp65F0l5zlP6FzXc0_-RBgCVRcMm6UJoCcdYo2t8waoit_IW4Sn6g3hYgmVhh3bBouHCRZpGfs-8X8CcpjxatUPtbqQnghcIVP0/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345677741783198530" /></a><br />Finished product<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnB0rPMK16uCwtz0wXbCsjE4Vj6hufUhK2vF1aeGa13oGV6WbsmVT6vMJ2r8tlWh46TqXOEcP5H1DmEPj9SfK8vrwwO6PNF9vtUqhDTMXSOS7hHT37enW9rJwNMepsJ0EKuQ-0dZ1TG8/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnB0rPMK16uCwtz0wXbCsjE4Vj6hufUhK2vF1aeGa13oGV6WbsmVT6vMJ2r8tlWh46TqXOEcP5H1DmEPj9SfK8vrwwO6PNF9vtUqhDTMXSOS7hHT37enW9rJwNMepsJ0EKuQ-0dZ1TG8/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345677643445871346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfPi-IW-DMKIj6DeS24AKK4pzzSZ6seZ0QEDBqkzXfnkchiQzNjBYLaBnpHc8QrdcdPoUX0LsJFUjBPHU0gHKtTTxIA_vl150DalvUVLHg1LGTBBNO7rQBNtsY6CN8CiBqAUfT5t0Bz4/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfPi-IW-DMKIj6DeS24AKK4pzzSZ6seZ0QEDBqkzXfnkchiQzNjBYLaBnpHc8QrdcdPoUX0LsJFUjBPHU0gHKtTTxIA_vl150DalvUVLHg1LGTBBNO7rQBNtsY6CN8CiBqAUfT5t0Bz4/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345677573717129714" /></a><br />The cake and I. After class I headed over to my lovely In-Laws house to say hello to Ben's grandmother and drop the cake off. I have no interest in cake or butter cream frosting after working with it for hours Monday and Tuesday night. They all had a slice and seemed to enjoy it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcS_96iamKcC5xqHMOipyVD0mFr6Tbq9KTB5DxJvhJxFZr9XYaNo97oIwSHl9VffLxqcFaKgwcIk9P8VnIOuBm0A-CCsJPV6zR16fWTBigE0CKgC4_mjvMjBW0FMtNNNAoIClzWbRsb3M/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcS_96iamKcC5xqHMOipyVD0mFr6Tbq9KTB5DxJvhJxFZr9XYaNo97oIwSHl9VffLxqcFaKgwcIk9P8VnIOuBm0A-CCsJPV6zR16fWTBigE0CKgC4_mjvMjBW0FMtNNNAoIClzWbRsb3M/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345677096469544994" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-9174903172775321662009-06-09T11:03:00.000-07:002009-06-09T11:39:18.018-07:00*sniff* Do you smell that?It's Cake Decorating Tuesday. Last night I put my cake in the oven then ventured to the sewing room to work on other projects. BAD IDEA. I became absorbed in sewing, feeding Bets and putting her to bed and didn't start making frosting until 9:15 last night. Lesson learned, make the cake over the weekend, make the frosting Sunday night. We're practicing stars and writing in class tonight. I originally planed to make a cake in the Wilton book but After mixing five different frosting colors I gave up. We'll see what I come up with this evening.<br /><br />Since I go straight to cake decorating class I had to bring my supplies (cake decor kit, tote bag full of supplies, frosted cake, seven tupperware containers of frosting, kitchen sink) to work with me. And I wimped out: if I had made two more colors I would be able to make the cake recommended in the Wilton book. What's that sweet smell drifting out my office door you ask? The cake and seven containers of frosting!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV83CyOQjjxycqeJUDup8LbGHI8qwRCuVPXVqh_DrzUEfmG2yAQ22PH0fIqi8rdcSldl9n0ARTUvKLfthXJZKg9mCgY17Hi6KGZG54BUezJPIFyu-uoWsZLD-foduiW9kmFX0sy0vA81s/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV83CyOQjjxycqeJUDup8LbGHI8qwRCuVPXVqh_DrzUEfmG2yAQ22PH0fIqi8rdcSldl9n0ARTUvKLfthXJZKg9mCgY17Hi6KGZG54BUezJPIFyu-uoWsZLD-foduiW9kmFX0sy0vA81s/s320/cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345394474398684850" /></a><br /><br />I can't wait to get decorating :)TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-53130379425326521832009-06-09T05:45:00.001-07:002009-06-09T05:46:28.028-07:00Monday MadnessI tried a couple new items last night. Here are pictures of a monogrammed travel mug and a personalized koozie. Ciao.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR93LNiYZ3rm2LYt4z_tABEFOuso8LKDarFKDpAoTiE284zkjGRYhJr_-l9X9eQYK9HzKYwDNdhx7dwjABf4T-DScojD3zmXvJYp0gANc84bsUxQPNsKFfkhZOMftTsFZJ3haCT_41YCU/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR93LNiYZ3rm2LYt4z_tABEFOuso8LKDarFKDpAoTiE284zkjGRYhJr_-l9X9eQYK9HzKYwDNdhx7dwjABf4T-DScojD3zmXvJYp0gANc84bsUxQPNsKFfkhZOMftTsFZJ3haCT_41YCU/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345308294713129138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C73nWSEkWB17gtZJMushaHkqc94HZWYwN4SQL4cN6vlI20aUTefbsxTeniDylZInQa24VZRAIhJSuROkew0vpnt7m8v6jq383bIgyxoabCnfK4MF7Gy-D31hBhs0YdqWq9rTKx5fNFM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C73nWSEkWB17gtZJMushaHkqc94HZWYwN4SQL4cN6vlI20aUTefbsxTeniDylZInQa24VZRAIhJSuROkew0vpnt7m8v6jq383bIgyxoabCnfK4MF7Gy-D31hBhs0YdqWq9rTKx5fNFM/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345308256433769682" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-70082172056555862372009-06-07T17:24:00.000-07:002009-06-07T18:26:58.720-07:00Sunday ProjectsHere are a few pictures of today's embroidery projects!<br />Embroidered Apron<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8i6_RlF4e5D8A4ryd7fsSsdOYv4Md0sMUdwHE5GDp0jYdWqOmloiWB3_1iV1687HcoBoBbBao5T4K1Fg0fYn_uBAg2tePKGcBBfD7umuwafSQ0O_uYXIMBCZelGiYv45B150yzFxoiY0/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8i6_RlF4e5D8A4ryd7fsSsdOYv4Md0sMUdwHE5GDp0jYdWqOmloiWB3_1iV1687HcoBoBbBao5T4K1Fg0fYn_uBAg2tePKGcBBfD7umuwafSQ0O_uYXIMBCZelGiYv45B150yzFxoiY0/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761779340198258" /></a><br />Set of five kitchen towels, embroidered with couple's first initial<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lji20PceW407uLyOCp38bUvUpE8cioBLRlb3txRSI1kRwY9B_s1vfRyDeDxjbEVZRWoxlyU7zK8aVCXubeUDdp6_W6JT8LCIRuibPQbLS1culMF5Mf8C9kfICfyj2GdWpwYd6ABD264/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lji20PceW407uLyOCp38bUvUpE8cioBLRlb3txRSI1kRwY9B_s1vfRyDeDxjbEVZRWoxlyU7zK8aVCXubeUDdp6_W6JT8LCIRuibPQbLS1culMF5Mf8C9kfICfyj2GdWpwYd6ABD264/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761596534819106" /></a><br />Embroidered bib<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjSlldVCA-A2jViVB5VommvafQftia2zcYV1Y9IpSuHa1SXO730HYVLbbFJAACdOpX5tJMZ5zly4FYxEVjg7-u5pMAB66Gbj8NvxS8gHyDoM6rd1rROm_qZx5mypNvZbI8XLliihSyps/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjSlldVCA-A2jViVB5VommvafQftia2zcYV1Y9IpSuHa1SXO730HYVLbbFJAACdOpX5tJMZ5zly4FYxEVjg7-u5pMAB66Gbj8NvxS8gHyDoM6rd1rROm_qZx5mypNvZbI8XLliihSyps/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761488232704978" /></a><br />Baby blanket<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqRICdOs3tTiEoDr8oO8ur7tzZ8uOwWUlQc0IRcJzNDXWoMjiOJL1XRGrH1V_V3REJZcQ0ZoaIzMJ6M-6y4CgrY87nh6KuNH-bQy7z8uhMKohMenPadn18SuWnNMZLoAb6CD0Kprp5y0/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqRICdOs3tTiEoDr8oO8ur7tzZ8uOwWUlQc0IRcJzNDXWoMjiOJL1XRGrH1V_V3REJZcQ0ZoaIzMJ6M-6y4CgrY87nh6KuNH-bQy7z8uhMKohMenPadn18SuWnNMZLoAb6CD0Kprp5y0/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761344611180018" /></a><br />baby hat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYWVXmx8O_6Vvdia6XjvLlvgkE5RT1vvTr8GDCOSO4MEZ-emScm8_QiU23dgjhd16NoBUPzBAy2MV2GyfPzwfFsuW1ve0CMz201KuFz1MxKDL7H4toEcKk-jznJrWTpylZDYnG15MiVc/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYWVXmx8O_6Vvdia6XjvLlvgkE5RT1vvTr8GDCOSO4MEZ-emScm8_QiU23dgjhd16NoBUPzBAy2MV2GyfPzwfFsuW1ve0CMz201KuFz1MxKDL7H4toEcKk-jznJrWTpylZDYnG15MiVc/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761233913613906" /></a><br />Initialed receiving blankets<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiMyKSwmaISvIKJJpmFpKqweAXX13JJjvLB6Hfy__k4vAENgAewq58KIwFnyxSJEIMhLjAnBb0XdyYDlQktVgdEPmupzU5ZNrFGaBqgKVnPGWC5tKrLDuSeUL53gpqvY7MxJz9TkNbw0/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiMyKSwmaISvIKJJpmFpKqweAXX13JJjvLB6Hfy__k4vAENgAewq58KIwFnyxSJEIMhLjAnBb0XdyYDlQktVgdEPmupzU5ZNrFGaBqgKVnPGWC5tKrLDuSeUL53gpqvY7MxJz9TkNbw0/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761094077589106" /></a><br />This blanket was mine when I was a baby. My Mom brought it to me when I was pregnant and it was in pretty good shape, minus the batting had fallen apart inside. I replaced the batting and now it's good as new. It's also pretty sweet that we were given a blanket that is very similar for Betsy, made by Ben's Aunt Tish. I think it's kind of special Betsy and I both had these baby blankets.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWcyocrUE7_RYapbbMaxE_3BIquV63ONzzjjdXMexR6_o3BqImAGpMH22vWMBP8GEmtM2PiIZA1rKyFOaOWlJG0H_EdAjDLA9ZYZYAMCpoRFVyls6tPcuKMcrR0NxbKGXCN9E6NtDNrg/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWcyocrUE7_RYapbbMaxE_3BIquV63ONzzjjdXMexR6_o3BqImAGpMH22vWMBP8GEmtM2PiIZA1rKyFOaOWlJG0H_EdAjDLA9ZYZYAMCpoRFVyls6tPcuKMcrR0NxbKGXCN9E6NtDNrg/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344760529973834226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrekyTWQcf9Bzow5El2ufCC3wz-ZWAVfRFPy21L5p8v9P1j6KZFsojTjVPzzkLRByd85uLIEuMb1tgMOUUmGiVmkdiOskGS6iRlpKNvyqN0aKRWzUurknefQpDtd8fmjgTmgNIR-ufZKk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrekyTWQcf9Bzow5El2ufCC3wz-ZWAVfRFPy21L5p8v9P1j6KZFsojTjVPzzkLRByd85uLIEuMb1tgMOUUmGiVmkdiOskGS6iRlpKNvyqN0aKRWzUurknefQpDtd8fmjgTmgNIR-ufZKk/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344760440809345314" /></a><br />Father's Day apron<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnLLWskU1czRIymo8URR40J8YCXNuxfKZhNUc5qN_Zm8UIe3pxfw4a2XVmGt9D0E3bj1xlgA_m04K9msQ4QzMszGqE6baClAG6S8ywE9RJI_iJFlX5j8x5D7fKAOvlmFKNwsynt5pPtY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnLLWskU1czRIymo8URR40J8YCXNuxfKZhNUc5qN_Zm8UIe3pxfw4a2XVmGt9D0E3bj1xlgA_m04K9msQ4QzMszGqE6baClAG6S8ywE9RJI_iJFlX5j8x5D7fKAOvlmFKNwsynt5pPtY/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344760264025510850" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-82729310444000494252009-06-06T07:38:00.000-07:002009-06-06T07:46:16.160-07:00Been busy bakingI posted on the other blog... I have a new toy, a Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer. It's pretty fabulous! Thursday night I made a lemon pound cake. Last night I wanted to practice using my new cake decorating supplies (cake turner, cake cutter, 8 inch Wilton cake pan) so I broke out the mixer again to make a yellow cake with butter cream frosting. It turned out OK. The good news, I had no problem cutting the cake in half, and my frosting came out at the correct consistency. The bad news, my #16 cake tip I use for making stars had a skirmish with the drain disposal last time I used it (and lost). The frosting came out in the texture I would use to make a poodle. Until next time.<br /><br />Lemon Pound Cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYfzDHJByeNGw0MEb0aKVJMwGsrvZ6UPn2F-H74vPYzHEeSP6PjWVQ5BQM5-FzNpW7DCXBa2WxgjrMQ9x-0lD2a8ebeF4fJMRqS6JSyhjcTLXWyJPTvhyphenhyphenJnV91yIQdlizfzjGcfqUwcE/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYfzDHJByeNGw0MEb0aKVJMwGsrvZ6UPn2F-H74vPYzHEeSP6PjWVQ5BQM5-FzNpW7DCXBa2WxgjrMQ9x-0lD2a8ebeF4fJMRqS6JSyhjcTLXWyJPTvhyphenhyphenJnV91yIQdlizfzjGcfqUwcE/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344225581632547586" /></a><br />I love this baking tool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGosdb7tFLAKn7mTTVmUoelNIZ5mCLSkKFod6pXPEmoXEwLstETivTduIjOw7aLzF-NZnY3GQiHpkPY3R1V1cYjVrqStUicRkWvWq2olxjuNJ_q2u6RtJlkg-7TPetdVEro4-1q-L3Hws/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGosdb7tFLAKn7mTTVmUoelNIZ5mCLSkKFod6pXPEmoXEwLstETivTduIjOw7aLzF-NZnY3GQiHpkPY3R1V1cYjVrqStUicRkWvWq2olxjuNJ_q2u6RtJlkg-7TPetdVEro4-1q-L3Hws/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344225349140460962" /></a><br />Unfrosted cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFPOlD6s24kqKGQ-7Cvp6WPPk6cdliLCi6L22sg3s-1DL0C6rnI6cKhFKUhOkxB97h_S2MGC9E5LSY0FGBcNp7rDIxwquzWKuwn7-6dL19Cwd3CfE-48joOiquCxdjRB-fAk7ljfSswk/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFPOlD6s24kqKGQ-7Cvp6WPPk6cdliLCi6L22sg3s-1DL0C6rnI6cKhFKUhOkxB97h_S2MGC9E5LSY0FGBcNp7rDIxwquzWKuwn7-6dL19Cwd3CfE-48joOiquCxdjRB-fAk7ljfSswk/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344225275346021314" /></a><br />Finished cake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQgvsyM4-8Fvqst1sFctdAkHk7-yumR-H9svJDTO0ZBeuHQPJJvHU-kMgW93xbUlosiU2bwaeaoONTLUk81PUKLX_DXGXxM8h4KjonSqb-KtytOAswXQcgdcT5FJW0eVFsbwo661kB68/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQgvsyM4-8Fvqst1sFctdAkHk7-yumR-H9svJDTO0ZBeuHQPJJvHU-kMgW93xbUlosiU2bwaeaoONTLUk81PUKLX_DXGXxM8h4KjonSqb-KtytOAswXQcgdcT5FJW0eVFsbwo661kB68/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344225211206142514" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-53385705556214222662009-06-03T08:17:00.000-07:002009-06-03T08:28:59.539-07:00Cake decorating class #1This post will be rather boring...NO PICTURES!<br /><br />We didn't decorate last night, we just spent time learning how to bake cakes, what tools are helpful in creating the best cake, and learning tricks to make a level, smoothly frosted cake. We learned the recipe we'll be using for decorating this course (it's a butter creme). We saw the differences in the consistencies we can make. We also took a stroll down the cake decorating aisle at Hobby Lobby and I picked up a few items I think will be helpful. I picked up some clear butter, vanilla, and almond extracts. A large angled spatula. A cake leveler and some disposable decorator bags.<br /><br />They were out of the 8 inch cake pan I wanted, as well as the decorator tip 789. I'll check back later for those.<br /><br />Until next week (or maybe this weekend if I get ambitious enough to practice :)TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-80680817666015647922009-06-01T07:41:00.001-07:002009-06-01T07:46:14.860-07:00Sewing SundayPictures from last night's sewing time. I'm finding it to be a great way to have 'me time' and still feel like I'm doing something productive. Special thanks to Betsy for her help. The kid will know how to hoop and trim threads before she can talk!<br /><br />Kitchen towels, part of a wedding gift.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsFpWIc-55fHl7X5OvwQoiq6177ey_z2R8usBRhI1wh5M3ZC8DiSJRJnkvkdzJV3hZuv5gTWxSEZIWZ3tIQCPrz0dnORowkqN8H7ktqloaiBoNNVMG-bIXiYPRX3ApFGf43E2-Id4Ygk/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsFpWIc-55fHl7X5OvwQoiq6177ey_z2R8usBRhI1wh5M3ZC8DiSJRJnkvkdzJV3hZuv5gTWxSEZIWZ3tIQCPrz0dnORowkqN8H7ktqloaiBoNNVMG-bIXiYPRX3ApFGf43E2-Id4Ygk/s320/14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342370014616107506" /></a><br />Betsy embroidered a baby blanket<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9GPksfIAc3La3zXHPZnn7jxuE3lMZIpih4cWFgpeNBlFzIgQiWEs0bLTyWLvnRfjkLxTDkHtsjLSFgMJkn-Gk5PK60Atpv_14xEKZdsMTTEeT44xgo1mB8U5Fj16GC_mwOnFuIbTbGg/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9GPksfIAc3La3zXHPZnn7jxuE3lMZIpih4cWFgpeNBlFzIgQiWEs0bLTyWLvnRfjkLxTDkHtsjLSFgMJkn-Gk5PK60Atpv_14xEKZdsMTTEeT44xgo1mB8U5Fj16GC_mwOnFuIbTbGg/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369940019319218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpq8yRJ-upIuMjbjWYluENWZ8YPcaWWdRKjIJjvK0HW_nHANbufKfKah-1K8xJTel50lDxZRaLH6OCfMSDjfgH_Ksz8LJjE1_THL1bmmD0uqSyl0wYiON8GSCvTq5MnfR3Qxuu5ben9M/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpq8yRJ-upIuMjbjWYluENWZ8YPcaWWdRKjIJjvK0HW_nHANbufKfKah-1K8xJTel50lDxZRaLH6OCfMSDjfgH_Ksz8LJjE1_THL1bmmD0uqSyl0wYiON8GSCvTq5MnfR3Qxuu5ben9M/s320/11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369899710738978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLSRsu3VDheuKmxH4AXZVnE_hlMMKLeM4ffuyJ5X8XjAhC8xMtsbbIt03ud6cRcc3Ru_ZqqRHH-o-BiR0VNGVnR5a4Lk0Ax9fGlgHGAgAZm52_NVp7cRrfpycz2XUwuqldPuBm7FbJQw/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLSRsu3VDheuKmxH4AXZVnE_hlMMKLeM4ffuyJ5X8XjAhC8xMtsbbIt03ud6cRcc3Ru_ZqqRHH-o-BiR0VNGVnR5a4Lk0Ax9fGlgHGAgAZm52_NVp7cRrfpycz2XUwuqldPuBm7FbJQw/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369862294117666" /></a><br />Embroidered fleece blanket<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeRAPmOFSXVJPwiTLGvvNm-6gQDNpQuoasm63Upwzo0_y1cMl3f4zUOtEBclpTKfghGnrJCGvUYly1qbG_kIAha7ZBsWoAzTMbD383oK0-2gxH4iRwOdGKStnipsorvRbswSBQxwOFc4/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeRAPmOFSXVJPwiTLGvvNm-6gQDNpQuoasm63Upwzo0_y1cMl3f4zUOtEBclpTKfghGnrJCGvUYly1qbG_kIAha7ZBsWoAzTMbD383oK0-2gxH4iRwOdGKStnipsorvRbswSBQxwOFc4/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369785402691746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaegbEZUgtWq-_fbaBZXqf9Z5CEEXi417M8KTGEHqJ6ktDNSgnETHJJHaa7ptQni6ysPhgH87PMWsmMAUJPjPL2JfKO0PmFxMd4qpkdpPnCRB6kpLSMsZPMqAT_gNWHZm9sgojqJgNY5s/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaegbEZUgtWq-_fbaBZXqf9Z5CEEXi417M8KTGEHqJ6ktDNSgnETHJJHaa7ptQni6ysPhgH87PMWsmMAUJPjPL2JfKO0PmFxMd4qpkdpPnCRB6kpLSMsZPMqAT_gNWHZm9sgojqJgNY5s/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369744357200530" /></a><br />Bibs! Ben's cousin Jonathan and his wife Christi find out the gender of their baby in a few weeks. I made these in honor of the big reveal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-JVW8qw1uwb9-KxSwOot5sVpYCfBXOQ0RL3XNXhr1TL0DcLIOjRqtcOlhDZURit8GV4oFn8dYYU-E5rfEumlWpmtY4031opQ34nLVRsK7XXugG_x0WW0qk3IHwmLyGwKuZfQ0Yhm8d8/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-JVW8qw1uwb9-KxSwOot5sVpYCfBXOQ0RL3XNXhr1TL0DcLIOjRqtcOlhDZURit8GV4oFn8dYYU-E5rfEumlWpmtY4031opQ34nLVRsK7XXugG_x0WW0qk3IHwmLyGwKuZfQ0Yhm8d8/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369474019208114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO340_HciSHtxSHWUqwYE6cZfesYSH-Ry-l8O-eQjWF7aHEWf16VzIY_hfuPEelDZ1pzIoRploOxqXvfrprBPhiSPcHNCINa2Sj_Ofs39fhJbmy4KEmQYPp55V39fGXa5o2f3-KW8UhDc/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO340_HciSHtxSHWUqwYE6cZfesYSH-Ry-l8O-eQjWF7aHEWf16VzIY_hfuPEelDZ1pzIoRploOxqXvfrprBPhiSPcHNCINa2Sj_Ofs39fhJbmy4KEmQYPp55V39fGXa5o2f3-KW8UhDc/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369442362432306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnvCZlOFCDnwazvdICl23LZRtjYT_1Igq9IwSzW2yV6276uML48FWcGGbFtc8_hB9fzCt3vsZy0pY-zwQjhzLe5pxfVOh4qtkNqjQS3Ql51oGcM6xXTOf72ZyYnDXzPje1eDtUbTqebc/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnvCZlOFCDnwazvdICl23LZRtjYT_1Igq9IwSzW2yV6276uML48FWcGGbFtc8_hB9fzCt3vsZy0pY-zwQjhzLe5pxfVOh4qtkNqjQS3Ql51oGcM6xXTOf72ZyYnDXzPje1eDtUbTqebc/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342369401468130082" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-12748081262303358622009-05-28T19:34:00.000-07:002009-05-28T19:50:03.447-07:00House Warming.A couple Ben works with is closing on their first home tomorrow. What's better to 'warm' a home than a cozy fleece blanket? I love embroidering blankets. They're easy to hoop, hard to mess up, and who doesn't like a blanket?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9luDJVjF7Q9cQ113fqVqnO7hh4wGfaFfH2rRb6Zp2oSs9w7_HxAqP5ViU4kBrd4DobcBS9ChYclWT2GOHhgH3vHsxs9XNG1aQsAUpkvDAxX7MGKRm6lYgzOXUmBufuGZJMncMYyxqvw/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9luDJVjF7Q9cQ113fqVqnO7hh4wGfaFfH2rRb6Zp2oSs9w7_HxAqP5ViU4kBrd4DobcBS9ChYclWT2GOHhgH3vHsxs9XNG1aQsAUpkvDAxX7MGKRm6lYgzOXUmBufuGZJMncMYyxqvw/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341072612093964498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59BsUb8_5ZvWJ4s45QitpZ-LPzWfBkbu57dL3XI1GzpjCMc6Swyd3pcu2HQZa6JrgOYkeSMFZHkc6n2OVh62CYbJN4abDf88SthYTodeKNiGp1-IP4iMDtBpKuy1MRt4AvIcHPeSo4Lk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59BsUb8_5ZvWJ4s45QitpZ-LPzWfBkbu57dL3XI1GzpjCMc6Swyd3pcu2HQZa6JrgOYkeSMFZHkc6n2OVh62CYbJN4abDf88SthYTodeKNiGp1-IP4iMDtBpKuy1MRt4AvIcHPeSo4Lk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341072529982850450" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-53976130944355960882009-05-28T11:39:00.001-07:002009-05-28T11:48:38.043-07:00CAKE DECORATING!!It's a sign. The day after I blogged about taking a cake decorating classes I saw a sign offering classes in my area. It's the introductory class, offered through Hobby Lobby for only $17. It's a four week class the Tuesdays in the month of June. The class is from 6-8 pm which is pretty good timing since I get out of work at 5:30. I'm pretty excited. I anticpate making this cake after the last week of classes... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusk_0i2GAHJy9i73UvvOu6JWQrCeNwy0oUH8vfJb4BBS-ZGTZjjh4d5zB6nBSOyNCtCVy5VzcQ68lLYnvHk8-nQ_CuJtMB7tp3_Q0dSj0s2WVnU1V1-Rp-bbsXxaAAkvY8nuZK6Qvmgo/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusk_0i2GAHJy9i73UvvOu6JWQrCeNwy0oUH8vfJb4BBS-ZGTZjjh4d5zB6nBSOyNCtCVy5VzcQ68lLYnvHk8-nQ_CuJtMB7tp3_Q0dSj0s2WVnU1V1-Rp-bbsXxaAAkvY8nuZK6Qvmgo/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948369575196098" /></a><br /><br />NOT! This is a beginners course, so let's see if I can shoot for not injuring myself or knocking someone else's cake over.TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-89464574428421268872009-05-26T08:46:00.000-07:002009-05-26T09:05:55.679-07:00Burp cloths and baby hatsI think I mentioned before that I pledged a few embroidered items for an online charity auction benefiting cancer research and awareness. This is one of the items, two pairs of personalized burp cloths. I threw the hats in for good measure (because what is more adorable than a baby in a personalized hat?!). Thanks Carol, for your support of such a wonderful cause!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6ONpy-EqEDpE71fvBJILZD266akRsX4boYMvhnN3A-CBAlw9x4Y2_gcnb6w9q6hRl_5OJ6F49i7Cigy51nulDpnufNukJNKCwIQCHdU1E5FqElbW_8o88E9UVQhS05hpYQshzZupbjY/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6ONpy-EqEDpE71fvBJILZD266akRsX4boYMvhnN3A-CBAlw9x4Y2_gcnb6w9q6hRl_5OJ6F49i7Cigy51nulDpnufNukJNKCwIQCHdU1E5FqElbW_8o88E9UVQhS05hpYQshzZupbjY/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340160318838916546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fAvc3fgj1QiEm00f_quUvHlAl5i6p6Ex92aiTb1aDlSXojHub-HgohiYzoHr7lbNCjrWkvGB2_h53rIxzbrVO3ChhrBtIvn_mK2FY4xop7HuNvylh_hhEGVRvx1hkVr66NZtwz1A_mo/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fAvc3fgj1QiEm00f_quUvHlAl5i6p6Ex92aiTb1aDlSXojHub-HgohiYzoHr7lbNCjrWkvGB2_h53rIxzbrVO3ChhrBtIvn_mK2FY4xop7HuNvylh_hhEGVRvx1hkVr66NZtwz1A_mo/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340160281676178930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaINjqazuyv0mpy-KnvhFztPirhl5Qj_canC2UDlRUtJlG-CWbapj0yB7bb9JPbpmCNik8Agpw5D7XKQw8ZGP6jgfUV8NUiHebsCqB5RUTyIQsGeOT_x6mGJMUj7kjFSRyRRsUFtZK27M/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaINjqazuyv0mpy-KnvhFztPirhl5Qj_canC2UDlRUtJlG-CWbapj0yB7bb9JPbpmCNik8Agpw5D7XKQw8ZGP6jgfUV8NUiHebsCqB5RUTyIQsGeOT_x6mGJMUj7kjFSRyRRsUFtZK27M/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340160241662005826" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-25357083631608304102009-05-26T08:27:00.000-07:002009-05-26T08:30:17.304-07:00Cake decorating attemptI would love to take a cake decorating course. I don't know when I'll have the time, maybe at some point this summer. I do own the Wilson cake decorating kit and I occasionally break it out and attempt to make something not-too-homely looking. I need to work on my icing writing. But this isn't terrible for one of my first times at cake decorating without any supervision!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdU_yVPgQTXz6hhWTZ6lZfiFtlrHzIOx_p7pHCNKCmnxR5_rJgFn9QVwzuRShWwPUShjztXWJ-O_yeUhSNbC7alQYVu1oeIXO7-vPk6w6q71Yi8DdWdCKxWT3-YEfurcsL2w6502Vwz-Q/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdU_yVPgQTXz6hhWTZ6lZfiFtlrHzIOx_p7pHCNKCmnxR5_rJgFn9QVwzuRShWwPUShjztXWJ-O_yeUhSNbC7alQYVu1oeIXO7-vPk6w6q71Yi8DdWdCKxWT3-YEfurcsL2w6502Vwz-Q/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340155198323675794" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-19898096940426034792009-05-19T08:28:00.001-07:002009-05-19T09:45:57.492-07:00Cowboy cuteness (LISA! DON'T LOOK!)Ben's cousins Andy and Lisa are delighted to be expecting twins this summer. They are decorating their nursery in a cowboy theme and I took the opportunity to make a diaper wreath in coordinating colors and style. I'm thrilled with the results. Here's the finished product.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOTAYOZCGiugr54hcy05rFm7NyxnI7cuh9Oni25vzsQAjA24Di0Ehm7-lsxujUk60bB0b2z_rJEzUx29mMXMSWYCrgKo10DFy146gPpzwmYtj71mZBnoGU-jBizcPyALY3nUVtHWbG3c/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOTAYOZCGiugr54hcy05rFm7NyxnI7cuh9Oni25vzsQAjA24Di0Ehm7-lsxujUk60bB0b2z_rJEzUx29mMXMSWYCrgKo10DFy146gPpzwmYtj71mZBnoGU-jBizcPyALY3nUVtHWbG3c/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337558172594419858" /></a><br /><br />Here are a few close-ups.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1JGGXb65oP9zlKEfQW_WDwR_WWpqiOcuO7SArpW_wpcAzCN7TGBF24zRKIwMMDY2ngZZ0FVyhem-spAcknKXsNQfQwRDOE9MM_HgBQ2HGeSusriBWx0UD6tUD3CGFVQreS4K0yxaLW4/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1JGGXb65oP9zlKEfQW_WDwR_WWpqiOcuO7SArpW_wpcAzCN7TGBF24zRKIwMMDY2ngZZ0FVyhem-spAcknKXsNQfQwRDOE9MM_HgBQ2HGeSusriBWx0UD6tUD3CGFVQreS4K0yxaLW4/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337558388650298226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuaXaXHnW7bLoijWCO-DiepsMJ-DXpL0DtHrB1V2oIm9wouUab5aSS5nIPkL4Ux6rGNxu8vWX-8iMXShOY9P0zUNgcWNk0ojOABIo6AnXhF2vdSIyubsJaieesVBn48Fm9IZX_GEfxDo/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuaXaXHnW7bLoijWCO-DiepsMJ-DXpL0DtHrB1V2oIm9wouUab5aSS5nIPkL4Ux6rGNxu8vWX-8iMXShOY9P0zUNgcWNk0ojOABIo6AnXhF2vdSIyubsJaieesVBn48Fm9IZX_GEfxDo/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337558344067341682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRQTf9SYoMaopa1ML5NJwqCHUhisW8OGF9VZkLatcMWpL_n_iHlE5xmeyrGOyyTX5vYvhC0sgL87AfgXTpZ74FTsceXCd26lASJogadaiCDOiBlJ5sJNx1WUCEV-i2M6302f6YCgksw4/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRQTf9SYoMaopa1ML5NJwqCHUhisW8OGF9VZkLatcMWpL_n_iHlE5xmeyrGOyyTX5vYvhC0sgL87AfgXTpZ74FTsceXCd26lASJogadaiCDOiBlJ5sJNx1WUCEV-i2M6302f6YCgksw4/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337558299254995026" /></a><br /><br />Items needed to make this wreath:<br /><br />- Metal wreath base and wreath hanger.<br />- 30-32 size 2 diapers (depending on how tight you roll them)<br />- Two rolls of approximately 1/2 inch ribbon to tie diapers to base<br />- Stuffed animal for the top of the wreath (I bought a set of two in the toy section at Target)<br />- Two pack of pacifiers<br />- One baby hat<br />- One rubber piggie<br />- Two pairs of baby socks<br />- Two bottles<br />- Two small cowboy hats (I found these in the doll section at Hobby Lobby)<br />- Two personalized bicycle license plates<br />- One page of cowboy themed scrap booking stickers<br />- One roll of twine to tie on embellishment<br />- One roll of ribbon to tie on embellishment <br /><br />Instructions for wreath assembly. This method can be used for any wreath. I recommend taking a couple weeks to look for items to go with your theme. <br /><br />- Do not open the diaper to roll. Leave the diaper folded and tightly roll from the top down. Guide the ribbon through base so the ribbon holds the diaper to the inner two meatal strips. Roll each diaper and tie to wreath base with alternating colors of ribbon. Roll and attach diapers one at a time rather than rolling them all then attaching.<br /><br />This is the blank base<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NaptFkWVRPZaIdCb1d8jIzmfq90ZYFqZ1RdPTYAzuSYce1e36eufuYuLoQ-rtY0F1SSsdKlxysQ4fWUGArLWe51lNgb2O9XROzZMmAAOfiZBXQTm41GFpj8Yl_P6nM6uCp6Ua8MLtJE/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NaptFkWVRPZaIdCb1d8jIzmfq90ZYFqZ1RdPTYAzuSYce1e36eufuYuLoQ-rtY0F1SSsdKlxysQ4fWUGArLWe51lNgb2O9XROzZMmAAOfiZBXQTm41GFpj8Yl_P6nM6uCp6Ua8MLtJE/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337576564832086002" /></a><br /><br />This is what the back will look like after you have tied the diapers to the base.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrQdg4tFchntWVOcVGDJrO4Hfu5vsQgi7s0v-XZnfYyJsU3J6B5Yq8h0JnMlX3xU3V-GD93_Twsmpf7isE0WeiR_5EB8NIhQPXaBaDfBpqtza-7Tum9xb1seA1H6PEmr-ML9qWPpIJfE/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrQdg4tFchntWVOcVGDJrO4Hfu5vsQgi7s0v-XZnfYyJsU3J6B5Yq8h0JnMlX3xU3V-GD93_Twsmpf7isE0WeiR_5EB8NIhQPXaBaDfBpqtza-7Tum9xb1seA1H6PEmr-ML9qWPpIJfE/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337577112660253794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Cut each bandanna in half, then in half again so you have four equal square small pieces of both red and blue bandanna. Then cut each of these squares into 4 strips approximately 1.5 inches thick. <br /><br />- Tie strips of bandanna between each diaper in alternating colors. Do not knot the ribbon, just tie once then spread the top and bottom of the strip open so it shows on either side of the diapers. These strips should be too short to make a knot, and less of the bandanna would be visible.<br /><br />- Once base is fully covered with diapers and bandannas determine which point will be the top. I recommend attaching the stuffed animal at first (at the 12 o'clock position) so you can symmetrically distribute the rest of the embellishments. Use either twine or additional ribbon to decorate with a bow. I used an additional smaller stuffed animal in the 6 o'clock position, tied and decorated with a bow.<br /><br />- Next embellish the bicycle license plates with cowboy themed scrapbook stickers.<br /><br />- Tie the embellished name plates at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions using twine.<br /><br />- Desribute remaining embellishments evenly. I used two pieces of twine to tie on each additional embellisment, and leftover strips of bandanna to attach the pacifiers on either side of the stuffed animal. <br /><br />- To attach the doll hats I poked holes on each side of the hats and used twine to attach.<br /><br />Please let me know if my instructions are confusing or if you have any questions. Happy crafting!TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-48276440843431571682009-05-15T06:31:00.000-07:002009-05-15T06:50:02.752-07:00Bag ladyWhen I think back at all the beautiful purses I've seen my Mom and Mary sew from scratch, I CRINGE at the thought that I don't have pictures. Sewing a bag from scratch takes several hours and lots of patience (both of which seem to be consumed by my five month old and twenty-nine year old). Therefore I've been focusing on premade items lately. I love finding embroiderable bags for a good price. Cosmetic and tote bags that have already been made make nice gifts when personalized. Here are some pictures of bags from the past year!<br /><br />Made from scratch:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNtORCS0EptkBX1wHH6tcuwM1YWkYjuZ0GLfUQhFvVo0gtvhR7S3TjxzXRUsimWfDyDTREZZ2rsX1X4q1GaH-HFQgI_qw5UIn0d5vU5DP4Vkpg5wGnL2R7USvKtiKpOC2IQsR6YFGJ3Y/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNtORCS0EptkBX1wHH6tcuwM1YWkYjuZ0GLfUQhFvVo0gtvhR7S3TjxzXRUsimWfDyDTREZZ2rsX1X4q1GaH-HFQgI_qw5UIn0d5vU5DP4Vkpg5wGnL2R7USvKtiKpOC2IQsR6YFGJ3Y/s320/11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336046833551897538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLC7a0E8Lc2tUWD1h8hwGmXBKzdWeoJ1c8FNaDwM4ByaEnyvlWt_MIJ3wcXnAeKOcvv6lrOJXAI5ikyfQDEsBDlRug_QGDA-jCMJAPA_CDYVv9gwHLC6aDjN7Cn8mv44YXnjm4o2eph0c/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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They're quick, easy, and fun, and I love picking fabrics that reflect the recipient's personality. If you're bored, peruse my pictures of aprons past :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEmhN4ali7yt0aP-5AqBR9ZstV-uHlzJF-v8u77qKIh0hsDVN-cX-cHzF8uvZHl8AjENmJ6xoa_cYveLFxq9wb3htt7V8y8wbLKx_pZvwnrDtAuCRgMQftDSyqg5ejbzwQuCTY7FGtzo/s1600-h/28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEmhN4ali7yt0aP-5AqBR9ZstV-uHlzJF-v8u77qKIh0hsDVN-cX-cHzF8uvZHl8AjENmJ6xoa_cYveLFxq9wb3htt7V8y8wbLKx_pZvwnrDtAuCRgMQftDSyqg5ejbzwQuCTY7FGtzo/s320/28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335790424693378674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h3ji9xuJEXt1pC_pZDe9uYxMchT4h49Itz7lToDuk7PdltabZK59YKJoVZAKbsszuMVzUqkzMTmDk9AqiiZMS02yRstQhV5bgFKKI1G2_rcVEhluPsZzFzba3sWlPcpMhRiV7bpXZvM/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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Isn't he studly?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5YpeJ65kXY_hYKxgIGuxR6WLOxzqFs-zR_MtvEmk55G4N0T_681JRQzY0eSSXIyldUXUiztOWNHZeP9slvxx-PTRXLrH5Y3c4O_o30c7Pe-QYKKEF7iHOCax_0469bhpYTeIezn7fYk/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5YpeJ65kXY_hYKxgIGuxR6WLOxzqFs-zR_MtvEmk55G4N0T_681JRQzY0eSSXIyldUXUiztOWNHZeP9slvxx-PTRXLrH5Y3c4O_o30c7Pe-QYKKEF7iHOCax_0469bhpYTeIezn7fYk/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335787831930160466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJNKAfvkbrfxG2oNMJhqGr-EJMbu1__f_HIc897Y_b92JYBBO8h9VRln_O5oQS4Ua9wzxxgpGdutu3sX9swh49AmuBux35tUhgIgin5G6llw0Or06f3cIpvZiL5vTDDbIJpR_ai5qISw/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJNKAfvkbrfxG2oNMJhqGr-EJMbu1__f_HIc897Y_b92JYBBO8h9VRln_O5oQS4Ua9wzxxgpGdutu3sX9swh49AmuBux35tUhgIgin5G6llw0Or06f3cIpvZiL5vTDDbIJpR_ai5qISw/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335787706800762498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsym3a6t3LQ_d59YhV6tIKm95XQd3ja33XaqywFwhCuUCsNQ-Oep7I_ygB-3JBMcrraCSNguy34HwfDMaKYBZxuIQ1ppCmfo_k2ubvJ0Dj1SiprktHKrLwx-4VKM9nZZV39A2iEOzh0k/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsym3a6t3LQ_d59YhV6tIKm95XQd3ja33XaqywFwhCuUCsNQ-Oep7I_ygB-3JBMcrraCSNguy34HwfDMaKYBZxuIQ1ppCmfo_k2ubvJ0Dj1SiprktHKrLwx-4VKM9nZZV39A2iEOzh0k/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335787666388025826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dYulam-WmT3A2GcBPwROGCV-uzl3fS8ltR4QGVBvuql3-3dLwxoPfZZugPbVLtrXkPX-YpLXrUlP43r7hdwIRd7zxoSM0EtNsrk33yXHSbxs1PV3QEYL6-Dkg_Ceg_o6b9hyMuuo40Y/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dYulam-WmT3A2GcBPwROGCV-uzl3fS8ltR4QGVBvuql3-3dLwxoPfZZugPbVLtrXkPX-YpLXrUlP43r7hdwIRd7zxoSM0EtNsrk33yXHSbxs1PV3QEYL6-Dkg_Ceg_o6b9hyMuuo40Y/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335787626902595202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaqYRmdlIDU0oQ-PS778Vs7vNtk2H_xkN1DyQ-JWp8SiaWc4b-FnDYeapJQaX7cIohOk9UCd-82RW6eX-EvfaQJiouoWQw02FY7okHpvA6gO2lsJiC8bUcF7rzhWm2WpFMk0hUJvXZJQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaqYRmdlIDU0oQ-PS778Vs7vNtk2H_xkN1DyQ-JWp8SiaWc4b-FnDYeapJQaX7cIohOk9UCd-82RW6eX-EvfaQJiouoWQw02FY7okHpvA6gO2lsJiC8bUcF7rzhWm2WpFMk0hUJvXZJQ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335787564408861346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4LyCo_KICiKj3l9fXF6x0E_4AzgHhaB4tS3HWOJ9WMUoXWMttMh2GHyoruQhP51nUBMlTzbEg9BsUbZkaP7ZTO65uCETOLcpt5MfgZ1L09cyeTmpzm9teqmk0oXR8awDa_NTtd9lQc0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4LyCo_KICiKj3l9fXF6x0E_4AzgHhaB4tS3HWOJ9WMUoXWMttMh2GHyoruQhP51nUBMlTzbEg9BsUbZkaP7ZTO65uCETOLcpt5MfgZ1L09cyeTmpzm9teqmk0oXR8awDa_NTtd9lQc0/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335787525704950066" /></a>TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-63887709811843792932009-05-14T05:39:00.000-07:002009-05-14T06:20:40.976-07:00That Sew ShannonI think I've mentioned once or twice on the other blog that I have a small sewing business named That Sew Shannon. Here's how it started:<br /><br />About ten years ago my fabulous Aunt Mary (my Mom's twin sister) began embroidering on her first machine (the same model I own now). Mary has a creative gift. For years she would sew and embroider purses, blankets, towels, koozies... you name it, I've seen Mary make it!<br /><br />Several years later my Dad bought my mom an embroidering machine. During college my Mom and I would embroider sorority and fraternity sweatshirts, blankets, bags and towels and I would sell them to my friends on campus. I would reimburse my Mom for the expenses, and we would split the profits. It came in handy for pocket money while a broke college kid (and helped me develop sales and marketing experience!).<br /><br />Last Christmas my Mom and Dad surprised me with a refurbished sewing and embroidering machine. The Babylock Esante...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqy0KuAZU8NWomwgRdk3TIyJVYv1VLCsUTM8uW45gK0Y4ya_sq90wcM6sjgRO6sOa9gCA4O2V56lfPo777cpKvBllNStcw5PgPVJ3Trmg2tZ2dOkLYCxYqtpziEongZG8_Faa_6ASyhM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqy0KuAZU8NWomwgRdk3TIyJVYv1VLCsUTM8uW45gK0Y4ya_sq90wcM6sjgRO6sOa9gCA4O2V56lfPo777cpKvBllNStcw5PgPVJ3Trmg2tZ2dOkLYCxYqtpziEongZG8_Faa_6ASyhM/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335660721363591762" /></a><br /><br />...the next month I took a sewing class on a Saturday morning. I had embroidered before but sewing intimidated me. I fell in love with sewing and embroidering. The first pattern I bought was an apron pattern. I posted pictures online of my projects and received great positive feedback, encouraging me to sell my aprons. That Sew Shannon came to be. My parents love that I get so much use out of my machine (probably the best present I've ever received). <br /><br />Now that I have a baby (and a husband, dog, and full time job) I've tried to limit my projects to embroidering only. I look at everything for it's embroidered potential. I think at first it drove Ben crazy that I would find something embroiderable at the store for a good price and I would come home with twenty of that item (dollar bins at Target?!). Now he loves it. I have an embroidery closet (like Mom and Mary) and keep the essentials for last minute gifts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGpRBHrJ33LyY7bHmPQRwQg16a4RbHQRfXxRZFSq-FGyT1V0QLd4JR0-mpvWFHr81djTRjEPrS8kyzuIbX_lWiDNEJV1KCd4G0qzTZmG5Nwvz0qnaYNEMqMhJqjvBWkL6BzrcEpyTdZs/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGpRBHrJ33LyY7bHmPQRwQg16a4RbHQRfXxRZFSq-FGyT1V0QLd4JR0-mpvWFHr81djTRjEPrS8kyzuIbX_lWiDNEJV1KCd4G0qzTZmG5Nwvz0qnaYNEMqMhJqjvBWkL6BzrcEpyTdZs/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335663475403534018" /></a><br /><br />Mom and Mary are very giving with their talent. They've sewn items for myself and my cousins, all our friends, our sports teams. At Christmas they embroider blankets for the kids staying at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald house. I've started this too, hopefully this year I'll be able to do this for the Temple, TX house (next to the hospital I delivered Betsy!) and the Austin, TX house.<br /><br />So that's the story. I have tons of sewing pictures, I'll start posting them.TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-30089705064097296712009-05-13T12:03:00.000-07:002009-05-13T12:15:21.870-07:00Presentation is everythingI enjoy fussing over a gift. Especially the wrapping. For bridal showers and baby showers I've recently taken to making gift baskets. For bridal showers, a Kitchen basket is my favorite! I love sewing and embroidering an apron with the bride's new last name, including a bottle of wine with a matching wine bottle apron, a few monogrammed kitchen towels with the couple's last initial, a magnetic pad to be used as a hanging grocery list, a cookbook and a few kitchen gadgets off the couple's registry. Here are pictures of a few of the baskets I've put together this year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M2CFC3mCtr-DM2sKSoq5awMcDWpNJWCfU_QMVoFDpMHsm5Ar4HYsG4nDeTTElPXcdLkWJ-giuMP0sl8C5DQjwYr8EdFWnn5_1j6CYDiCXuTR0jDpcw2ytf5wMaLUjqNjHjQQ8lJJZAE/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M2CFC3mCtr-DM2sKSoq5awMcDWpNJWCfU_QMVoFDpMHsm5Ar4HYsG4nDeTTElPXcdLkWJ-giuMP0sl8C5DQjwYr8EdFWnn5_1j6CYDiCXuTR0jDpcw2ytf5wMaLUjqNjHjQQ8lJJZAE/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388378535241890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkjWMzGpr3kBwo3BB5mEBT7NZWETIPdycnbMQ2YxQ6ue5FOTdlaJt2eOwPBPMTP8VB3uKA5RfLRrPjRPrXmOcdvET-tuq0cKZzaV6Yb0zIlvM_1bKKGVo5yj0tcMqcxi_u6XhncFXNwQ/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkjWMzGpr3kBwo3BB5mEBT7NZWETIPdycnbMQ2YxQ6ue5FOTdlaJt2eOwPBPMTP8VB3uKA5RfLRrPjRPrXmOcdvET-tuq0cKZzaV6Yb0zIlvM_1bKKGVo5yj0tcMqcxi_u6XhncFXNwQ/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388316116910226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiT1ZcnyiW2qC3-dUU7i0SqNI223EE9M8LdeuAun-Pd77v5Ec2ImO8r1Pc5X88x19sWyRhsVtML75oyWqL6kCPaU2WuJ9sTIHO_pzP_IdrZFimGqslYW0y3THOPK-HBsNlOGsEjfUlhsY/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiT1ZcnyiW2qC3-dUU7i0SqNI223EE9M8LdeuAun-Pd77v5Ec2ImO8r1Pc5X88x19sWyRhsVtML75oyWqL6kCPaU2WuJ9sTIHO_pzP_IdrZFimGqslYW0y3THOPK-HBsNlOGsEjfUlhsY/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388279653304882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmC4cLTU0OdINYubS9RHfsuguapdzgv99ustoorwWu045ifhm7bYcsgJbuXvxQuV_nmksyTzhqD5pQ5R7_RVn-NXwhEc3MptwL7-P8rvbjd1GNNOhMVYeLXfQkwV-8k-jj6N6u9RiYo08/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmC4cLTU0OdINYubS9RHfsuguapdzgv99ustoorwWu045ifhm7bYcsgJbuXvxQuV_nmksyTzhqD5pQ5R7_RVn-NXwhEc3MptwL7-P8rvbjd1GNNOhMVYeLXfQkwV-8k-jj6N6u9RiYo08/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388239766618626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibj-hn0Ld6po8yU5XXxSJzzby5hFEnknMMBqDBMvGj7Jk65yGzmuwn_nVXs6AVNLD3k5j6zuXrzMB13IUB8SchNcUMo3X2ZWGjRRPoRIvgUIf4cXXRQWxC0vJmXoYna9idUfkgKxN31o8/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibj-hn0Ld6po8yU5XXxSJzzby5hFEnknMMBqDBMvGj7Jk65yGzmuwn_nVXs6AVNLD3k5j6zuXrzMB13IUB8SchNcUMo3X2ZWGjRRPoRIvgUIf4cXXRQWxC0vJmXoYna9idUfkgKxN31o8/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388083388775922" /></a><br /><br />Baby gift baskets are fun too. I usually include a blanket with the child's whole name. A few receiving blankets with initials, a hat with the first name and other essential baby goodies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pVqo9N_XQBQOLOIQJ7zUxMIM3hZ0285cl_kO4AOMKj_8J9AliM5-QuQ8mRdUWPlEAFq8PO_FNIQdEKkwx8-sXAGtJvALTwBkX_Ratux5OkRdL41xmJ-O2AiHGN1-6TqaHmfg4ur-4e4/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pVqo9N_XQBQOLOIQJ7zUxMIM3hZ0285cl_kO4AOMKj_8J9AliM5-QuQ8mRdUWPlEAFq8PO_FNIQdEKkwx8-sXAGtJvALTwBkX_Ratux5OkRdL41xmJ-O2AiHGN1-6TqaHmfg4ur-4e4/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388726359775042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjqwKsNjM3_glSnIatq6bL8-f6iep5lcnK2x39yMRvG-y16Y3iFOkxPNZdyy-Rh1EbvufswVQ6n1mwVl9Utoc_r9YN1z0NzuN2CQbHwK6ekPub9ghiypTRdgqySLRkWRzcgFNI7ECw_w/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjqwKsNjM3_glSnIatq6bL8-f6iep5lcnK2x39yMRvG-y16Y3iFOkxPNZdyy-Rh1EbvufswVQ6n1mwVl9Utoc_r9YN1z0NzuN2CQbHwK6ekPub9ghiypTRdgqySLRkWRzcgFNI7ECw_w/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335388675552020978" /></a><br /><br />Speaking of 'presentation is everything' I need to do a better job of picture taking! Please ignore the un-made bed in the background above :)TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-47627191276804605952009-05-13T11:35:00.001-07:002009-05-13T11:51:53.251-07:00Diaper WreathsOne of my favorite new projects is the diaper wreath. I've known lots of special ladies who have had babies lately and these have become my favorite gift to give. It's especially fun when I know the theme the family plans on using for the baby's nursery so I can correlate the Diaper Wreath decorations with that theme. Here are a couple examples.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpZ5qiCDxZhBMXbOTTxJgkfzy8zxmXPgSZuzS-BAx6_ISQgh9_E-uIUV7jftj_04unOsihi6MCNMcpnyLSH-E4luqRG7XkCaLLdViTn8vw81pH0-k2qV-q0txYdjQW616JwoOOId6bow/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpZ5qiCDxZhBMXbOTTxJgkfzy8zxmXPgSZuzS-BAx6_ISQgh9_E-uIUV7jftj_04unOsihi6MCNMcpnyLSH-E4luqRG7XkCaLLdViTn8vw81pH0-k2qV-q0txYdjQW616JwoOOId6bow/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335379481269041954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMeBvavpLyILIkBrHZfNSHiad3bVRfiZFLKmtuvsA1bw816C-oVWVcu_2seJ4zwa9N6WbJhNrfW3rVFp-ZNwe1TGPuYxpMqrWQ6y6xpDC3Er29dTRK62aYET-mbF8LckOmtHM7my11-0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMeBvavpLyILIkBrHZfNSHiad3bVRfiZFLKmtuvsA1bw816C-oVWVcu_2seJ4zwa9N6WbJhNrfW3rVFp-ZNwe1TGPuYxpMqrWQ6y6xpDC3Er29dTRK62aYET-mbF8LckOmtHM7my11-0/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335379396979256802" /></a><br /><br />For reference for those who might want to make one of these...<br /><br />these were made with a medium sized wire wreath base from Hobby Lobby. It also took two small rolls of grosgrain ribbon, but we used 4 rolls, blue and white polka dot, white with blue feet, blue gingham, and blue "It's a boy!". <br /><br />It took 32 size 1 Huggies diapers on the bottom layer<br />an 8 pack of baby wash cloths<br />three bottles<br />1 teddy bear<br />2 pack of pacifiers<br />1 burp cloth embroidered with Baby's name<br />lots of little baby ornament looking things my Mom randomly had in her closet <br /><br />Here are a couple pictures of the wreath making process. I discovered if you use a larger wreath frame it not only takes more diapers to fill the frame but also more decor so it doesn't look bare.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFQHYaqb36XRBxSdal6GccMRwkqvzaRyRUQ52baDXWRqJJPu4Ph-FF6lpXLWsjP_BsIRs8siwzX6no3S5UrmAulnhWJToe2NCHdJtolau4TDq3jIzza1lkU6PcgvaHFTehSKwU7ApwYw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFQHYaqb36XRBxSdal6GccMRwkqvzaRyRUQ52baDXWRqJJPu4Ph-FF6lpXLWsjP_BsIRs8siwzX6no3S5UrmAulnhWJToe2NCHdJtolau4TDq3jIzza1lkU6PcgvaHFTehSKwU7ApwYw/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335381792618520626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpiZdGJGhfZFq4qcQvclkdMMfHjtgeLVAnYvVFWdJ5XywA_uE3yJk0CDJo_GfFT5YesH629Qjl7FJfrrXprE-e87wvFgoZxNRYmwHT7v6TVh_GlUC9ZIrRMxWxS5slzBaKohyNjRmCJ0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpiZdGJGhfZFq4qcQvclkdMMfHjtgeLVAnYvVFWdJ5XywA_uE3yJk0CDJo_GfFT5YesH629Qjl7FJfrrXprE-e87wvFgoZxNRYmwHT7v6TVh_GlUC9ZIrRMxWxS5slzBaKohyNjRmCJ0/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335381749273335138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9O5kezMD2Ko3viO7mBkcIS0aS5CgEwb5a4v811dcchTT5qYUqL21w_MtgiLB-QL-AYEDDJqTw2-JOCSttHRvDKb0Cp7bKdvBezgjv7j4_snUIEpLhFJC2U195-Z4bHLWNb3UxDH92O0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9O5kezMD2Ko3viO7mBkcIS0aS5CgEwb5a4v811dcchTT5qYUqL21w_MtgiLB-QL-AYEDDJqTw2-JOCSttHRvDKb0Cp7bKdvBezgjv7j4_snUIEpLhFJC2U195-Z4bHLWNb3UxDH92O0/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335381708925646498" /></a><br /><br />Next time I make one of these I'm going to try for something more colorful. I'll post a picture soon!TexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110999080251573384.post-55513322529153892202009-05-13T11:07:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:17:23.247-07:00Welcome to the new blog!Hey guys, welcome to the new blog!<br /><br />While life with Betsy, Ben and Madison keeps me pretty busy, I enjoy entertaining our friends and loved ones as well as being crafty! This blog is in the pursuit of documenting the dinner parties, barbecues, showers, and birthday parties I've hosted as well as the sewing, scrap booking, decorating and baking I attempt. So many times I don't take pictures or write down the directions on how to do something and I later regret it. I also hope to have pictures and input from friends and family who also enjoy entertaining and crafting. I think it's great to share ideas.<br /><br />To get started I'm going to back track over the past year or so. Feel free to email me any ideas you'd like me to add to the blog!<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Shannon<br />thatsewshannon@hotmail.comTexasCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767951188739568778noreply@blogger.com1