Category Archives: Crafts

Red Dragon Egg

Posted on June 11, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

This is just one of the projects in the Egg Craft book.  I used an Ostrich egg to make this.  The base is a floral stand I found at Hobby Lobby and painted it to match the egg.  This egg … Continue reading →

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Egg Crafts for All Ages Book just released on Amazon.com

Posted on June 9, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

Decorating eggs has been an art form for centuries.  Carl Faberge made incredible jeweled eggs for the royal court.  We hide decorated eggs for our children at Easter each year.  Not matter what your skill level is decorating eggs are fun … Continue reading →

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Making a Griffin Egg Night Light

Posted on June 2, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

This griffin egg was made using an Ostrich egg.  To cut the egg I used a drill to make a hole then using some needle-nose pliers to gently chip out the opening.  The egg was painted black and when the … Continue reading →

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Emu Egg Night Light

Posted on May 27, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

This emu egg is perfect size for a night-light.  It is 4 1/4″ tall.  I used a craft drill and the smallest bits that come with it to etch the egg and then had to break into my husband’s drill … Continue reading →

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2 Headed Dragon Egg

Posted on May 26, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

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Mini Race Cars & Rocket Ship Eggs

Posted on May 19, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

Mini race car and rocket ship eggs.  These are really tiny as you can see their size next to a 3″ bottle, they are 1″ tall.  The wheels are mini buttons and the drivers are Squinkies.  You can use the … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day book just re-released on Amazon

Posted on May 14, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

My parents were blessed with three high-spirited teens.  Each year we would try to find the perfect gift for my Dad in hopes that he would not dredge up all of our past indiscretions.  We would put our heads together and … Continue reading →

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Take your Mom to a class for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

If you want to surprise Mom why not take her to a case for Mother’s Day.  I surprised my daughter with a cupcake decorating class.  This was the starting point to my cake business.  We arrived at class and the … 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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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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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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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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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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Tea & Cupcakes for Mother’s Day

Posted on April 16, 2013 by lynndaviscakes

The ceramic cups I purchased at Michaels.  They are perfect to surprise your mom for Mother’s Day.  Just put her favorite flavor of cupcake inside and ice the top for a taste treat.

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