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Cute Whale Baby Blanket

5/22/2016

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Need a quick and one of a kind baby shower gift? My standard baby shower gift is an original baby blanket. I have shared several of the baby quilts I have made in the past and this time I wanted to try something different. I found a great quality blanket that was plain and a few different fat quarters of fabric. A fat quarter is those precut squares of fabric you see on the shelves at crafts stores. I found an image I wanted to use to match the nursery, this time a whale. I cut the pieces of the printed whale out and then traced each piece on the fabric I wanted.
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​I ironed the fabric onto double-sided iron-on material, then after they were cooled, I cut out the whale pieces and removed the second paper backing 
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After placing the first whale piece on the blanket where I wanted it, I used a scrap piece of fabric to cover the piece and ironed it onto the blanket. I used different colored fabrics to create the different elements of the whale.
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Once all of the fabric pieces were in place and cool, I sewed a quick line along the edge of each piece to make sure the pieces were secured.
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I am going to have to do this type of blanket again in the future it was fast, easy, and came out super cute!
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Zebra and Pink Birthday Cake

5/21/2016

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This cute girlie cake came out so fabulous! The cake is simple but makes a great statement. The bottom layer is a basic white fondant cake that I added random cut out pieces of black fondant to create the look of a zebra print.

​The top layer was covered in a pretty pink fondant. I then created a diamond quilted look using a rolling fondant tool and a ruler. It gives it a tufted look to the tier. The little black clutch was made with the same black fondant as the zebra print, just shaped into the clutch. I rolled out white fondant into a rope shape and twisted one part to make the lock. I then sprayed the pieces with edible gold spray paint and once it was dried added it to the top of the clutch.

To finish the cake I added black ruffles between the two tiers by rolling out a thin piece of fondant and cutting it into a long ribbon. I then placed it on the cake allowing it to overlap itself to create the ruffle look.

Nothing left to do but place it on a fabulous black with crystal cake stand to show it off, before eating it!

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 Melted Ice Cream Cake

5/10/2016

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​These melting cakes seem to be the biggest trend in cakes right now, so I was really excited to do one. The cake was a simple chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling covered in homemade aqua colored fondant. I didn’t want to risk the sprinkles getting into the pink icing so I brushed on some sugar water and slightly tilted the cake to sprinkle the sprinkles on. If there were any bald spots I just filled them in. To create the ice cream scoop I used some rice crispy treats and tightly impacted it into a ball and covered it with pink fondant. I placed straws under where the scoop would be placed so it wouldn’t sink into the soft cake. Once the ice cream cone was in place I whipped up a batch of cookie frosting and added just an extra teaspoon of milk to get the runnier look I needed. I piped the cookie icing and allowed it to drip naturally. I also piped some icing on the seam of the ice cream cone and the rice crispy scoop. Once finished I sprinkled more sprinkles in the wet icing. Now to be honest I don’t know how other bakery’s do their version of this cake, but I couldn’t be happier with the mine turned out!

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