Cricut Cake

I finally got to a class/event I paid for at Scrapbook & Co.! This class was a very special class: How to use your Cricut to decorate a cake.

Two lovely sisters taught us the necessary techniques to make professional-looking cakes.

Here’s mine:

And mine wasn’t the prettiest.

I can’t wait to get creating!

This weekend, we celebrated Diva’s 7th birthday. Here’s the cake I made.

Our wonderful friend Milet gave Diva a cupcake cake mold for her birthday. Here it is in the oven, baking a delicious, buttery yellow cake.

I put it together and covered it in vanilla frosting.

But it needs a little something. I just happened to have some fondant and flower shaped cookie cutters.

Voila! A cute cake for a cutie pie!

Thanks to Manchild and Diva for helping me make and decorate the cake.

Over the weekend, I tackled the chore that stresses me out the most – cleaning the fish tank. I traumatized one of the fish the last time I cleaned out the tank, and it took him almost a week to recover. I worried about him constantly, and I just didn’t think I could handle it again.

Our two Bettas live harmoniously in a small tank with a divider. Swimmy-Blue-Fin (his name changes a lot) would spend a lot of time flaring at Bubbles, who began flaring back. James thought this was too stressful for the fish, and he suggested separate tanks for them.

It so happens that I had two clear plastic boxes that I got as a kind of party favor at the last all-day crop. I had a feeling they would make perfect homes for our pets. Wouldn’t you know, it worked out tremendously. The transfer went very smoothly, and no signs of trauma. I think they like their new homes. What a relief!

I ordered some more supplies to make necklaces. Since they’ve arrived, the kids and I have had a blast making necklaces:

I am crazy for Scrabble Tile Necklaces. I helped the Kindergarten classes make Scrabble Tile Necklaces with their thumbprints for Mother’s Day. Here’s the process.

Materials:

1. Assorted Scrabble Tiles
2. Cardstock
3. Epoxy Seals
4. Small Bails
5. Ink
6. Mod Podge
7. Super Glue or E6000
8. Chains (We used ball chains.)
9. Organza Bags (for gift giving)

Step One: Get thumbprints. I had the children pick out a color to use. Gold was surprisingly the favorite, followed by silver. I took three sets of prints and picked the best one.
Step Two: Cover the fingerprint with an epoxy seal.	Step Three: Cut the cardstock out to fit the Scrabble Tile and use the Mod Podge to adhere the cardstock to the tile.
Step Four: Glue the bail to the tile. Many sites recommend using E6000. The bail is what turns the tile into a pendant. Let it dry overnight.
Step Five: Put your pendant on a chain and enjoy! I got all my supplies off Etsy. Just search Scrabble Tile under Supplies.
Feel free to ask any questions.