Make holiday earrings out of minature Christmas ornaments in just a few minutes. All you need is a some ornaments and some earrings shown above. Use plyers to pull open the loop then slip on the ornament and close the loop back. The little snowflake ornaments I purchased a stud backing and used E6000 jewlery glue to glue the snowflake to the base. These only take a few minutes to make either for yourself or to give as a gift to a special friend.
The reindeer pick I purchased at Hobby Lobby along with the baking cups. To make the little Christmas trees use a star tip and pile one on top of the other each getting a little smaller. The star at the top was for some flower confetti.
These are great to make for class room parties or bake sales. The pretzel molds and be purchased at Michaels or JoAnn craft stores or over the internet. Melt the candy melt wafers and spoon into the mold and make sure to get all of the bubbles out then put in the pretzel and cover the back and pop in the freezer for 10 minutes.
These little snowmen cupcakes are fast and easy to do. A marshmellow as a head, put a dab of icing on the top and one oreo cookie on top with a mini oreo on top of that to make the hat. Use icing to make the band of the hat and scarf. the buttons are mini MM’s. Pipe in the face and these little snowmen are ready to party!
This little cake was for a birthday party with a Minnie & Mickey Mouse theme. I made the pink and blue mouse background out of fondant with a skewer inserted and left to dry before they were inserted.
These teapots I found at a swap meet and cut them using a miniature drill. You have to do this on a ceramic teapot. Once I cut the teapot I paint the inside with glass paint then sprinkle in some glitter. You need to cut a hole in the front to let light in on your scene. The Nativity scene is from miniature Christmas ornaments. The little apple teapot I found a little mouse figuring that was a perfect fit. I painted a wood base and hot glued the teapot to it. Decorate with flowers and at this is a nice little gift.
These little guys were made with a silicone mold. I used some small confetti sprinkles for the eyes, cheeks and buttons. You can also use brownie mix for this little mold. These little bit size treats are always a hit!
You can make beautiful ornaments out of eggs. The first thing is the crack the egg and pierce the yoke so it is easier to get out. Once out I put the egg in an antibacterial bath and let it soak for a half hour. After the egg is clean and dry paint the surface with clear nail polish. This helps when you start cutting the openings. You can use cuticle sizzors or a small drill to cut the egg. The pink egg was cut using the drill with a miniture drill bit. Once you have cut the eggs I normally will paint the eggs and let them dry then use another coat of clear nail polish to seal and give the egg strenght. Now you are ready to decorate your egg whether it is for you or these are great little gifts.
I had a little too much fun with this one. One of the guys from work had to move up Tustin from our Aliso Viejo facility so they asked me to make a cake and told me I could have a free hand in the design. So this is what I came up with and everyone had a great laugh!
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I used a Cricut Cake Machine to cut these sugar sheets. It can cut some very detailed images. You can do the same thing with a pair of sizzors. The sugar sheets came make a dramatic looking cake.
I put Halloween away and it’s time to start working on my Christmas projects. The stocking above are fast and easy to make. For the dog stocking cut out the shape of a bone and for the cat a mousey. If you don’t have a sewing machine you can hot glue these together. To put the pictures in, I cut a piece of plastic and hot glued it to the front of the stocking. To hide the edges glue some ribbon around the outside then you can insert your pets picture, To finish them off you can cut the name out in felt or just use a glitter glue pen. For the cat stocking I used some buttons to decorate around the picture and also one for the eye.
This little cake I made for my grandson who is a train nut. The mold I purchased at the Orange County Novelty Company. Naturally he only wanted the chocolate train, forget the cake.
What better way to show your girl friend then a heart birthday cake. I used sugar sheets to make the hearts and swirls to decorate this cake.
Today was our annual Halloween Bake Sale at work. We had a types of treats and crafts for sale with all of the proceeds going to the homeless shelter down the street from where I work. A special thank you to all of my friends and family who help by baking all of the treats and assisting with the bake sale. Have a safe and happy Halloween!
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