Absent

Sorry readers for no posts these last two days.
I spent a majority of them working on every little detail for my daughter's 2nd birthday.
It's over, I am relieved, and have some fun things to share!
Stay tuned for a new post Monday!
Have a great weekend~

Website Wednesday - Make It and Love It

Here we are, another Wednesday...how do weeks go by so fast?!

I am excited to share with you a recent find and one of my favorite websites.
Here it is...
Have you heard of Ashley's site?
If you haven't...click on the banner above and head over there!
She is an amazing seamstress, crafter, and Mom!
I LOVE her stuff!
She is always posting amazing tutorials and creative kid ideas.
Be sure to stop by and check out her stuff!

Tutorial Tuesday - Cupcake Pillow/Stuffed Toy

As mentioned yesterday, we are celebrating around here this weekend.
My daughter's birthday party is cupcake themed, and what better way to celebrate
then with a little stuffed cupcake friend?!

Enter stage left...Krista Cupcake from Whimsy Dolls!

{Image courtesy of bitofwhimsydolls.com}
Such a cute pattern huh?!
Thanks to my friend Meka who introduced me to Whimsy Dolls,
I found this FREE tutorial and am making a couple for the party!
Do you want to try it out?
Go HERE to the Whimsy Doll website and grab the tutorial!
Let me know how they turn out!!

Make It Monday - Orange Creme Frosting

This weekend we are celebrating my daughter's 2nd birthday.

It will be cupcake themed and in preparation I have been scouring the internet
and trying different frosting recipes.
The idea is to make 4 different types of gourmet frostings and the topping white cupcakes with each, so our guests can have a choice of what they would like!
I am going for Orange Creme, Strawberry, Key Lime, and Vanilla.

I thought I would share the Orange Creme Recipe I found,
I am SO excited to use it, and hope you can too!
{Image courtesy of go.jamberry.us}

Orange Creme Frosting

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
3 ounces of cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
2-3 drops of orange food coloring
2 cups powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon of finely grated orange zest

Preparation:
Place butter, cream cheese, orange extract and food coloring in a mixing bowl. Beat on high until mixture is smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar and mix on low until blended. Add orange juice if necessary to make a thick, spreadable frosting. Stir in orange zest.
Garnish each cupcake with finely minced orange zest if desired.

Enjoy your delicious fresh and orangey frosting!

Finished! Friday

Today's post is always the hardest for me.
I don't always get a ton of crafting or projects done in a week so I usually skip this post!
But this week, and being a newly formed one-car-family, I am home a lot and have caught up a bit on my crafting!

Here are this week's finished projects:

4th of July Pillowcase Dress using the tutorial from Aesthetic Nest

Layered Hairbow

To match this skirt...

And my favorites, burp cloths for the baby...
courtesy of Homemade by Jill's tutorial.

My favorite ended up being this one that I appliqued her initals on...LOVE it!

Here's the full stack of 4.
I am not quite finished with the last one, I still have to cut the edges,
and then I need to wash them all, but I plan to make a ton more before Baby H. comes!

And those are my completed projects!
I have a bunch to do this week in preparation for my daughters 2nd birthday,
so be watching next Friday for more completed projects!!