Posts Tagged ‘Themes’

Some of the most important women in my life are gardeners. I am not. In fact, you might say I have a black thumb. I bet if you gave me enough time, I could even find a way to kill an artificial plant. But then again, that’s not what this post is about.
No, this post [...]

One of my good college buddies, Geoff, and his wife Cheyenne are among the many friends I have who are becoming parents this year. They are incredibly talented photographers and designers, so it came as no surprise that they planned a special party to announce their baby’s gender.
When they had their ultrasound, they had the [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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Today is my dear friend Megan’s birthday!! It’s been 9 years since we first met in a Survey of Western Arts history class in college. We hit it off immediately and it didn’t take us long [...]

A while back, Kendra, an old co-worker, found several books that she wanted turned into journals. They all had such awesome titles, so I was excited to redo them for her.

Here’s a photo montage of each title and its inside facing pages. My main goal was to match colors and, if possible, theme.

This last one [...]

My buddies Stephen and Melissa are huge fans of Lost, so it made perfect sense for Stephen to have a Lost-themed 33rd birthday party. Melissa asked me to make the cake and suggested that the Dharma logo would be perfect.
Admittedly, I’ve never seen a single episode of the show, but I do have the power [...]

My mother-in-love found this old hymnal at a thrift store and immediately knew I could use it to make a repurposed journal.

Old books are so awesome because the covers feature different variations of embossing or debossing. So neat!

Since this was an old hymnal, I used sheet music scrapbook paper for the inside paste pages.

I also [...]

It’s not very often that I get to make journals for kids, so I was very excited when my friend Anne contact me regarding her nephew’s upcoming birthday.
Teddy will be turning 4 this month, and in Anne’s words, “he would love a personalized field journal to write down ‘observations.’”
How cute is that?! Anne did some [...]

In September, I started a cupcake adventure. If you haven’t read about it yet, you can do so here.
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Halloween?! Yes, I know it’s April now. I didn’t choose the names for the cupcakes I make…I’m just working my way through the book. Never mind the timing, or the title for that matter, if it bothers [...]

This may seem like an astounding number, but I know 40 women (besides myself) who are pregnant right now. FORTY. One of them is my college buddy, Sara. She and her husband Jay live in Georgia and are expecting their first baby. Like us, they are not finding out their baby’s gender (we are definitely [...]

What could this be? A lovable cartoon character’s face? A dice game? A polka-dot cake?

It’s…a bowling ball!!

And no bowling ball would be complete without pins! M was going to celebrate her 4th birthday by going bowling with her friends, and M’s mom called me to request a bowling themed cake.
I cut a 11 x 15 [...]