Bows, Bows, and More...Bows

A good friend of mine wanted some cute fabric bows but didn't know how to do them herself. And she had no desire in learning how to. So she asked if I would. We went to the store and she picked out a ton of adorable fabric and then I went to work. I looked at several tutorials to get ideas and it took me forever because I had a lot of other projects going on at the same time. But, I got them done. I was able to make a few for me in the process (not pictured). It was fun, but after making over 70 bows, I need a break.

Most of the bows. I had already given about 7 or 8 to her, some of my favorite ones...

Close up of some.

Close up of more.


Close up of the rest.

Go Hawkeyes

Just another update of something I made a while ago. I made this blanket to sell at a bazaar we had a few months ago. It didn't sell but nothing Hawkeye really sold that day. Not sure why. No problem though, because I love it enough to consider keeping it for myself!

Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

Of course, since I am terrible at blogging, a friend and I made these forever ago. I don't have the exact recipe we used but here are several websites that look about like what it was:

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-cupcakes-with-cream-filling

http://www.crazydomestic.com/2010/06/homemade-hostess-cupcakes.html

http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2010/06/homemade-hostess-cupcakes.html

We used a cake mix for the cupcakes and made the filling, ganache, and frosting. They were UNBELIEVABLE!! I truly couldn't stop at just one. One thing we learned is to fill the cupcakes until they feel heavy. Not just until it starts to come out the top. A little time consuming but SOO worth it!