Fondant Cake Party

Posted by labfive in Activities, Community and tagged with Baking, Crafts, Cupcakes, friends, Phoenix, Provo June 22, 2010

When crafty baking ladies gather – cool things come of it! We had a fondant decorating party. Some used the Cricut Cake and some went old school free-hand! It was so much fun to mix colors and create designs and the frosting was pretty tasty too. Thank you to my friend Sherrie for opening up her home and sharing her day with all of us at the Cake party!

Super Cool cake by 7 year old Samera

Cupcakes by Julie

Graphic Cake by Ruth

Geometric Cake by Ruth

Flower Volcano by Sherrie

Floral Loveliness by Pat

Cool Man Cupcakes by Eileen

Sarah my party co-hostess

Sherrie our host rolling out fondant

Fun times with my new Cricut Cake Machine

Posted by labfive in Activities and tagged with Cupcakes, Provo May 27, 2010

Okay seriously – those who know me, know my love for the cupcake. Now I have a new tool to totally tear it up in my new baking studio! It is crazy. It is called the Cricut Cake. Here is the thing – I made my first project (see below) with fondant that I colored but the thing that I discovered is - I can use it not only for fondant and gum paste but also for fruit roll ups, cookie dough, pie crust, cheese, caramel sheets – what else? Well pretty much anything thin that can be rolled out and will stick together when chilled. Who needs a special goody for an upcoming party? Mmm hmm . . . I am ready! Oh by the way I am having a party with the Cricut Cake at a friends house in June – wanna come my Phoenix friends? Just let me know!

(disclosure I was given this product for free from Provo Craft)

Cloud with lightening and a skull with cross bones on my cupcakes!

Making the cupcakes in the baking studio

Kneading the color into the fondant

Shapes being cut out of the fondant on the Cricut Cake Machine

Poking out the small pieces of the fondant shapes on the mat - with a toothpick

Cupcake fun!

Crafty About Town

Posted by labfive in Activities, Art, Community and tagged with Art, Crafts, friends, handcrafted, local, Phoenix, Provo, yudu April 26, 2010

This weekend offered two fun crafty events in downtown Phoenix. I was at both demoing the YUDU. The first was the Coffee, Cookie, Crafts event at Braggs Pie Factory. Many vendors were selling their wares, kooky pinatas were hanging from the ceiling, there were cookies from Urban Cookies and demos from crafty types. The second event was the Swap-O-Rama at Trunk Space. Folks came out to this one with their used clothes in hand ready to re-work them. Then we screen printed on the new garment. I made an apron out of a tee shirt and my buddy Sarah made a fun Princess dress for the short one, who came along for the day. Check out the tee-shirt apron how to over on Lovely Lula. After the Swap sewing and screening we went next door to Sweets and Beats for a candy treat – yum! We had a really good time! Yea Phoenix for getting Crafty!