Apricot Blush Cupcakes

Sometimes you just have to have some butter cream! And when you need a cupcake, YOU NEED A CUPCAKE! I whipped these up from a cake mix (blasphemy I know, but I was in a hurry) and my favorite butter cream recipe. They are filled with apricot pie filling. This stuff is incredible and available at the Amish Bulk food stores.

Then I topped them with white sugar crystals and a Hershey Drop. Yum Yum. My grandson ate 3 or 4 (depending on whether he is telling his mom or his grandpa how many he has eaten ) in one hour. I would take that as a compliment but the kid eats gummy bears! Yuck. Diana

Peeps Dish Towel

It is almost Peeps time!!!!!! Chicks and bunnies!!!! So when I saw this cute peeps applique I knew it would be perfect on a kitchen towel. I used a chenille fabric for the bunny, sooooo fluffy.

The darker pink thread gives a shadow effect. How cute would this be on a bib or little girl's shirt! Hmmmm. Might have to try that next. Diana

Shower Cap

OK, I admit it. Shower caps are ugly. Especially when you put them on. Ugly. But I needed one and HATED the ones at the store. So a quick search on the internet and I had the instructions to make my own. It is lined in a light weight plastic so my hair should stay nice and dry! It wasn't difficult to make but the applying the elastic wasn't a smooth process. Check out the instructions at http://hoppobumpo.blogspot.com/2008/09/tutorial-make-shower-cap.html I would suggest cutting the elastic a bit shorter. The fit is quite loose. Diana

Vanilla Sugar

My son's ex-wife Carolyn, and the mother of my three wonderful grandsons, gave me this sweet little gift! Among some candies was tucked this jar of homemade vanilla sugar and some herbal teas.Such a lovely treat. Especially here in the Midwest during this latest round of freezing temperatures.

Here is the instructions to make some of this yummy sugar yourself.

Ingredients
1 vanilla bean, whole or scraped
2 cups granulated sugar (Carolyn used raw sugar which I think is much prettier)
Directions
If vanilla bean is whole, slice down side of bean with back of knife and scrape seeds into airtight container with the sugar. Bury bean in sugar and seal tightly with lid. Let sit for 1 to 2 weeks. Use as regular, granulated sugar in hot beverages or as sprinkles on baked goods.

Diana

More inchie Bows

More Inchies!!!! I am absolutely in love with these little guys! And all in pink too! Pretty, pretty, pretty..... I used the snap clips for these instead of the aligator ones. I like the shape a bit better.

This one is a mix of felt and fabric. Topped with a button and it is toooo cute.

Another owl (can you have too many....I think not).

A bunny for Easter or just because. How sweet these will love in a little girl's hair. Diana

The Other Quilt

Last week I posted a yellow and green rag quilt I had made for my Amish friends. Here is the green and blue version for the second child. It is identical to the first quilt except for using blue instead of yellow.

Here is a close up of the heart.

While this one is a little out of focus, it does show the stitches fairly well. I loved how delicate it is. Now we get to deliver the quilts and enjoy a visit to their farm. Diana

Little Fimo Treasures

I have never played with fimo before but, when I found out you could make cute jewelry with it, I had to try it! I ordered some teeny tiny molds from an Etsy seller and loaded up on different colors (I did forget to get basic white and black though). After a few rejects, I got the hang of a few of the shapes. Check them out! These cute little roses have a lot of detail. You bake them in the mold so they don't lose their crisp edges.

These little Scottie charms have to be cooked out of the mold because I had to put a hole in the top for the metal hook to fit in. I really would like to do a few in black but that will have to wait til I get to the craft store.

Chocolate candies! Love, love, love these!

Here is a view of the sides. You can see how tiny these are in comparison to the ear ring backs.

Ice cream cones. The white soft serve is too translucent so next time I will use solid white. I also need smaller posts cuz these are sooooo small. These were a lot of fun to make. I did have to wear magnifying glasses to see what I was doing! On top of my regular glasses! Cute......... Diana