I have not entered anything on my blog for years! But I keep doing fun stuff. Here are more wedding treats I did for another wedding this year.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I have not entered anything on my blog for years! But I keep doing fun stuff. Here are more wedding treats I did for another wedding this year.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Since coming home from Montana, catching up on sleep and adjusting to total peace and quiet, I have started on the process of returning to the "Ranks of the Employed" or the "Beginning of a New Career" or "Coming out of Retirement." Whatever one wants to call it, it is pretty scary. I have not had a full time job for many years. My resume has gone through 20 revisions or more. A friend hired me part time for a summer job in the administrative assistant field and I love it. Anyone know of some openings?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wedding Reception Treats
These are heart shaped sugar cookies rolled very thin. I divided the finished dough into five parts and added paste food color to each part. I used yellow, green, orange, red and purple. Then I cut out the cookies. I made blended colors of different colored scraps of dough to make transition colors. I was going for a variety of Fall leaf colors and the concept of hearts as Fall leaves.
These mini cupcakes are one of my old standbys but I realized that decorating sprinkles over the top hides the rough pipping tips. Great trick!
Also served were mini cream puffs purchased from Costco, Nanaimo bars and cheesecake slices in a variety of flavors from a grocery bakery. These made a lovely presentation each on a different crystal like plate or cake stand and I had a wonderful time experimenting with new ideas.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Spring Projects
I also found a dress that was worn by my oldest daughter about 26 years ago. Each of my daughters had a matching dress and I saved one of them. When I found it again I realized that my granddaughter could wear it. However, I needed to lengthen it a bit since dresses were much shorter then. It looks like this will fit for a year or two! The old hemline left a mark so I did some embroidery to match the smocking on top. It turned out great. However, my granddaughter was tired of posing, I guess.
I couldn't send these to my granddaughter without also sending something to her brothers so I made hero shirts. I designed logos for them and printed them onto iron on transfer paper then applied them to the t-shirts. Then I made capes out of old table topper fabric pieces that were used at their mother's wedding reception. I used Velcro to attach the capes but I should have just made ties to tie them on. The weight of the capes pulled on the shoulders of the t-shirt.
I also have also discovered some wonderful additions to oatmeal cookies. Try adding some coconut, dried tart cherries ( I used Dried Pitted Tart Montgomerency Cherries from Trader Joes.), almond extract instead of vanilla and chocolate chips. YUM!!!!!!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Bean Cookie Experiments
Saturday, December 5, 2009
My Favorite Christmas Cookie
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/4 cups shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups sifted flour
Optional: 1/2 cup ground nuts, chocolate sprinkle or colored sprinkles
Mix ingredients in order given. Roll into 2 inch thick logs, wrap in waxed paper and chill. When ready to bake, slice into 1/4 inch thick slices and bake 7-12 minutes at 350 degrees on an ungreased cookie sheet or on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
You can also roll the log in colored decorator's sugar before chilling. Then the outside of each cookie will have a colored sugar edge.