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About lynndaviscakes

This blog is for everyone who likes to try something new craft projects, easy holiday crafts for the entire family, decorating cakes and cupcakes, to all of books published on Amazon.com. The books are on the cakes and crafts but also adventures stories from children to teens. I have retired from the corporate world and now enjoy taking adventures with my grandchildren and going on adventures and learning new things that I will share with you. I hope you enjoy some of these posts. All the best, Lynn

Sea Shell Candy Box

Posted on May 5, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

The mold for the candy box I purchased at Kitchen Kraft.com.  To make the shells I used both white and dark chocolate and swirled them around in the mold to make the two-tone effect.  These are a great gift for … Continue reading →

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4 Post Cat Bed

Posted on May 4, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

My husband built this cat bed using spindles made for a staircase banister and attached them to the bed.  I painted and made a little pillow.  The only thing wrong was that we didn’t make it large enough.  Our cat Mocha … Continue reading →

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Over-Sized Tea Cup Cake

Posted on May 4, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

When I saw this over-sized teacup planter my first thought was that would be a great gift for my daughter.  Naturally I didn’t even think about putting some plants or silk flowers in it, but a cake.  I baked two … Continue reading →

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Make a sparkly apron for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 3, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

This is a fun craft activity for all ages.  The little stones are heat set with the heat device for ten seconds and the glue on the back side of the stone will adhere to the fabric.  This is great … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Cookbook

Posted on May 2, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

                     My daughter had signed up for one of those home book parties and of course I bought a package.  What am I going to do with the four book package I just bought?  With Mother’s Day a couple of … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Brownie Cake for Mom

Posted on April 30, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

This butterfly would make any mother smile.  The pan is silicone and perfect for this butterfly.  I just mini MM’s for the eyes and pretzel sticks with gum drops for the antennas.

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LV Purse Cake for Mother’s Day

Posted on April 28, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

If you can’t afford a LV Purse for mom this year on her special day then you can make her one.  I used the purse pan and sugar pearls to highlight the LV which was made with candy melts.

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Birthday Party Cupcakes

Posted on April 26, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

I was asked to make some cupcakes for an 11-year-old birthday party.  The little girl’s father brought me a picture of a plate that they were going to use.  I made the picks from the picture and used a zebra … Continue reading →

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Bird Feeder/Cat Exerciser

Posted on April 25, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

My husband and I made some bird feeders which doubled as a cat exerciser for our cat Mocha.  As you can see he was supervising  the drying of the bird feeders.  The  Cats were cut out in a with a … Continue reading →

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Administrative Professional’s Day Cake

Posted on April 24, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

Tomorrow is Administrative Professional’s Day.  It is a day to say thank you for all the people that help us with all those day-to-day task so we can come home each evening with a little sanity left.  I made this cake for the … Continue reading →

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Bird House for Mom

Posted on April 23, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

These are fun for all ages.  I purchased the bird houses at Michaels.  After painted I added some flowers at the bottom, some ribbons with just a dab of hot glue to hold it in place and then birds and … Continue reading →

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Gifts Made With Love for Mother’s Day

Posted on April 21, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

Each year for Mother’s Day we run all over town to get that special gift to show her how much we appreciate her.  Sometimes the home made gifts are cherished more than any store bought gift.  The heart of every home … Continue reading →

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Florial Display for Mom

Posted on April 20, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

I went to the flea market/swap meet they hold at Golden West College on every weekend and found a tea cup mounted on a wine glass stem.  It was so strange looking that I had to buy all of them.  I … Continue reading →

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Graduation Cupcakes

Posted on April 20, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

You can make your own picks for your graduation cupcakes by rolling up a note of congratulations or print out some pictures and hot glue them on toothpicks.  

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Candy Box for Mother’s Day

Posted on April 18, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

Surprise your Mom with a candy box for Mother’s Day.  The molds came from KitchenKraft.com.  If you don’t want to fill them with candy you could always use the candy box as a gift box to hide a surprise inside.

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