Tag: birthdays

  • White Cupcakes

    White Cupcakes

    Julia Child said, “A party without cake is just another meeting”.   So when Margaret chose another dessert besides cake for her birthday party cupcakes became a great alternative to accompany her other choice.  This is a great recipe. It is small, only makes 12 cupcakes and is easy to throw together.  1/2 cup butter…

  • Happy 30th

    Happy 30th

    One of my bachelor sons turned 30 on July 31st. We are celebrating this Sunday  with the family. This is just a silly gift that I made for him.  These turning point Birthdays  can’t pass by without just a fun gift. I looked through my stash of scrapbook paper and  found enough of one kind…

  • Princess Birthday Cake

    Princess Birthday Cake

    We had another birthday in our family this week. Can you tell what the theme was? When Emma told me she wanted a princess cake I went to Pinterest for ideas. There are tons of princess cakes to look at, but most require a higher skill level than I possess. One thing most of the…

  • Fish Cake

    Fish Cake

    Did you see this fun cake idea in the Parade (April 28) section of the paper? So cute, I had to make one too. My kids and I had a great time making this Fish Cake for Rachel’s first birthday. Parade has great instructions here. The article subtitle says, “Believe it or not, everything you…

  • Hair Bows

    Hair Bows

    I think all little girls need frilly bows! So for a little girl I know, who is turning 2 years old, I set out to make a birthday gift. I’m hoping she will channel all her terrible 2 energy into terrorizing her mother or anything other than pulling her pretty bows out of her hair.…