July12
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!

July5
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.

June7
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!

May31
I ordered some more supplies to make necklaces. Since they’ve arrived, the kids and I have had a blast making necklaces:

May24
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:
- Assorted Scrabble Tiles
- Cardstock
- Epoxy Seals
- Small Bails
- Ink
- Mod Podge
- Super Glue or E6000
- Chains (We used ball chains.)
- Organza Bags (for gift giving)