Flowers Week 1-3 {Cake Flowers}

My mom and I decided to take the second course in the cake classes. We learned how to do many different flowers.

I combined classes 1-3 in one blog then I'll have a final blog for my final cake.

Together with my Mom and Mother-in-law we will make some more fondant flowers for the rehearsal cake next month.


Above: Is the fondant flowers (I like the ones on the right more).

Below: Is the ball of gum paste (to make is hard) and fondant (for color) rolled together.

More of the fondant flowers, which aren't put together yet.

This is the start of the fondant flowers from the left side on the first photo of the blog.

These were moms flowers which are the same as the ones on the left in the first photo.

These flowers are made from royal icing with the addition of sprinkles.

Here are some rosebuds and one other flowers. The purple are mine and yellow my moms.

Lillies (white) and violets (purple) also made from royal icing.

Yellow daffodils with royal icing.

I made tons of the violets and used different sprinkles. Wish I had more time in class to have made more daffodils.

Another shot of the violets.

More to come: The FINAL cake from course two; my bridal shower

Final cake {Cake basics}

My mom and I had our final class for basics on Wednesday and we learned how to do writing and roses. I Choose not to use any writing on my final cake, but I did make 30 roses in six different colors. It took almost 45 mins to makes all 30 of them.

I took photos again while we were making the cakes, filling them and coloring the icing.

Here is the icing in the mixer with a slow shutter speed to make the spinner blurry.

All the different Wilton colors I have. Micheal's and Joann's has a bigger selection, but Walmart was a bit cheaper (as they are with any other Wilton products we needed).

I wasn't too happy with the lavender purple which was made so I added some blue in with the purple to make it a darker purple, although the photo makes it look a bit more blue than purple, but it person it was just the right purple for me.

And here all the knifes with the colors of the rainbow.

This is a neat little tool (also found at Walmart) it cuts the extra hump off or cuts the cake in half with a perfect slice. Yes some could do this with a knife, but I have never been able to cut a straight line.

I made a lemon cake and mom bought some lemon curd, that I found in the store. It was so yummy.

The icing sitting in the fridge waiting for class.

Part of the final cake. A close-up on the different colored roses with green leaves. Since purple is my fave color I did one purple then a different color and so on.

Another shot of the final cake.

More to come: More from cake class "Flower" (after we start); More from the 365 project.

Cupcakes {Week 3 in Basics}

We worked on flowers and placed them on cupcakes during week three in the cakes decorating basics class.

We filled the lemon cupcakes with vanilla pudding.

Here are the bags of colored icing to make the flowers.

One of the finished cupcakes with two types of flowers.

More to come: The final cake class roses; More from the second class of fondant flowers

Basics cake decorating class

My mom and I started a class at a local crafting store for basics cake decorating. During week two we had to bake, cut, fill, ice and decorate a cake.

Throughout the process I photographed each step.

Here is the final product.

The icing pre-colored.

The cake in the oven.

After being cut I placed a dam of icing around the edge of the cake and used confetti icing as my filler in this cake (since it's my fave).

I placed the top layer back on and began to ice the cake.

Finished and ready to decorate in class.

Using piping gel to get the shape before adding the icing.

Cut and ready to eat.

One of the other girls did the other design which was a fish.

More to come: Week 3 was cupcakes; week 4 final cake with flowers.

New 365 Project

I'm gonna start a new 365 project on my Flickr account. I won't be able to do a shot every day like a "real" 365 project should be and I will be MIA from Oct. 12-25 for the wedding/honeymoon. I'll still be shooting just won't be able to edit and upload.

The project is meant to do a mini self-portrait shoot every day for a year and post on my account. I've done this project before, but It took me about 2 years to get 365 shots so this time around I want to try to get it done in one year from today.

Weight Watchers' Walk !t {Karyn, Page & Sandie}

On May 23 Page, my mom (Sandie) and myself participated is the yearly 5K Weight Watchers Walk !t event.

Here are some shots from the day.

We also purchased these custom shirts to wear.

Trying to take some candid shots and Page made a funny face.

After we were done.

More to come: Food; more from Monterey

San Francisco Giants {WINNERS}

I bought James tickets to see the Giants game two weeks ago and they WON.

Double play.

I think his stance is funny looking.

Made it to first safe from the bunt.

Playing with the lights after the game.

The mascot tossing peanuts to the fans.

The fans get on their feet during the ninth with Wilson pitching.

I thought the background was cute.

More to come: Walk !t; Food; more from Monterey.