Fun times and a lil gossip...hehe

I went to Amelia Island last Friday to visit my friend Ashley. We had a great time! It is beautiful out there..... We went to the nature center and watched the caregivers feed some of the fish and animals, it was pretty cool. I haven't seen Ashley in 2 years but it felt like we hadn't been away from each other that long at all. We just got right back off where we started. I love having friends like that.....

Ashley has a website and blog that you should all check out. It is haydensmoda.com. Take a look!!

**Did you guys hear about Sarah Jessica Parker? She is having twins via surrogate this summer!! Twin girls at that! Isn't that awesome?? I'm sooo excited for her. Having daughters is gonna rock her world and she will be loving it!

**What is up with this swine flu people? I mean really, now pigs are killing people? What's next? A toddler in Texas is the 1st person in the U.S to die from this!!! How do we prepare??

My 1st cheeseburger cake!

So, I made my first CHEESEBURGER cake yesterday!! My husband wanted it for his co-worker Jeff who they all call "Cheeseburger". It was my first experience coloring fondant and it was really easy. I have always felt more comfortable working with butter cream icing but now I am excited to do more fondant stuff. I also made the cake from scratch. It is called a 1-2-3-4 cake and it kinda tastes close to a sugar cookie! The whole process from start to finish was about 6 hours but well worth it. I told my hubby he better bring me a piece home!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!!

Mommy Jewelry!

Isn't this necklace cute? I told my hubby I wanted one for Mothers Day. It is sterling silver and the price is $60 for one disc and $30 for each additional disc with $5 shipping. It is really simple but I love that you can just wear it everyday!! The website is swankmommy.com. It was started a year and a half ago by 2 stay at home moms. This kinda gives me hope that I can turn my hobbies into a business. Do any of you know of any hip mom jewelry?

Im looking for a playgroup....

So, I joined a playgroup on playgroupsusa.com. When I joined the group you weren't able to view the profile and when I went to look at it after, nothing existed!!!! That is weird.... I got an email saying thanks for joining blah blah and that the group leader would contact me soon so, we shall see! Anyway, have any of you joined a playgroup or thought about it? I just want to have more social and exercise time with the girls ya know?! Lately it seems that I cant get a play date setup.... oh well I'm gonna keep trying. It will also be a good way for me to make friends with similar interests. It would nice to have more friends that are moms to younger children. Do you guys have any suggestions?

IM CONFUSED.....

This whole pageant drama is bothering me. We live in a free country!! Why is Miss California not allowed to speak her opinion without scrutiny? It amazes me that there is so much publicity surrounding this like it is a REAL ISSUE!!!! She was asked her opinion and she gave it end of story. She has faith and she stuck to her beliefs. What is so wrong with that? There is never gonna be an answer to that question that everyone agrees with. Check out this article..

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/martin.miss.california/index.html

Cute Easter accessories

Here are some things I made for this Easter!! The rosette (black and white) was attached to my youngest daughters dress but I will turn it into a hair accessory soon. My oldest wore the daisy in her hair to church and the egg for other Easter activities. The small flower clip was in my youngest girls hair for church. Aren't they adorable?? I also made a purple egg for a friend that she wore for church. These were fun and easy to make. I hope everyone likes them!!

Important video by Nicole Richie

Please everyone.... Check out this video by Nicole Richie. She is right about our generation, we can help.


http://tinyurl.com/d3bpxy

Top Chef Tour!! and some exciting baking news!!

So, I went downtown today to the Hemming Plaza to see the Top Chef Tour. Richard and Sandee were there doing a cooking demo!! They were both very nice and I got autographed pictures of both of them. My friend Anna went with me and she bought us both a Top Chef shirt. They were food vendors and plant vendors too. I bought an orchid for my living room for ten bucks!!

Has anyone heard of The Great American Bake-Off? It is a bake sale that supports after school programs. Anna and I are going to set one up here in Jax. If you would like to help that would be great!! I will probably make some cupcakes and cookies, maybe a cake I'm not sure yet. We are thinking of having it at an apartment community in Mandarin that actually has a after school program on site. I hope it goes well and raises some money for the kids!!

And then there were 3.....

Wow!! I have three followers. You guys need to let me know what type of hair thing you would like and I will make it. Ash, find out what the nieces like and I will make it!! Mel, maybe I can match something for school or extracurricular just lemme know! Sarah, just tell me already!!!



So, I went to the Riverside Arts Market this weekend. It was pretty cool but i must say they didn't have anything like I make there. I am thinking of renting a space to sell there and seeing how it goes! I will put out all of my hair things, flax seed bags, and maybe some jewelry.They had a lot of handcrafted jewelry makers there and it was little overwhelming. Does anyone have any suggestions for me, especially since I will be selling at an outdoor market place? I think I will price things fairly and that shouldn't be an issue but any other advice would be great!!!



P.S. What do you think of this necklace? It was made for a friend who helped in the design process.