weekend cake SHOW!

no cakes this weekend...instead, i got to attend one day of the National Capital Area Cake Show! i went with my partner in crime, Carrie...& we had a BLAST!

we didn't enter any cakes...only went to browse the beautiful creations on display...check out new products & talk to vendors...& of course, watch some of the live challenges & meet some famous cake folks!

(Dana Herbert & i...he won 2010's Next Great Baker)


you can check out LOTS more photos in my Facebook albums...& here's a short video i took when they allowed us to go on stage during the live 3hr challenge...u might recognize some folks...

xoxo,
sharon

the sky is falling!

2 weeks ago (yeah, i'm behind again...what's it to ya?), Gabrielle was in the 2nd/3rd grade Spring play at school...she's in the 2nd grade & scored the part of Chicken Little...look how cute!

she had a few speaking parts & opened up the entire play with Chicken Little's famous line...

the whole performance was adorable...quite a few cute numbers were sung...

my baby girl did a great job & we were super proud!!!

way to go Gab!

xoxo,
sharon

weekend cakes...

looks like i've got some catching up to do! let's start off with last weekend's cakes...

first up was a Dragonball Z cake...i wasn't terribly familiar with this cartoon...but after some lessons from the birthday boy's mom, & my own son, i was able to create an edible version of Goku - the main character...

he was made of rice cereal treats & fondant...all hand modeled...he laid on a yellow cake, iced in buttercream...& was surrounded by his fondant Dragon Balls

then came this cute cake for two 5 year olds, celebrating together...a John Deere tractor for Alex, & a princess for Ashlyn...it was fudge chip cake, iced in buttercream...i made the tractor from rice cereal treats, & decorated it in fondant...the princess & fence were fondant too

i also made another Grave Digger Monster Truck...here's the cutie that celebrated his birthday with that cake...

white cake, iced in buttercream...i made the truck from rice cereal treats & decorated it in dark chocolate fondant...the small cars were toys


then this weekend, i had 2 special cakes...first up was a 50th birthday cake for Pam - a breast cancer survivor! her co-workers ordered this cake for her...one tier of yellow cake, one of strawberry...all iced in buttercream & decorated with pink fondant details

then, came this fun cake for 5yo Carley!

it was all marble cake, iced in blue buttercream & accented with handmade fondant sea life...the mermaid is actually a Barbie, who's legs are inserted into the cake...her tail is fondant too

thx for looking!

xoxo,
sharon

wordless Wednesday...recent Jaden art...

(click on images to enlarge)

xoxo,
sharon

weekend cakes...

only one cake this weekend...& quite an interesting one too!

evidently, the birthday girl can always be seen with a McDonald's sweet tea & her pack of Marlboro lights (box, not soft pack)

so her co-workers decided to get her a cake of the same!

the base cake is half white/half chocolate...all iced in buttercream...the cup & cigs are actually styrofoam, covered/decorated in fondant...i made the lighter from fondant too...then everything is hand-painted with food coloring

thx for looking!

xoxo,
sharon

poor Rocket...

last week, Rocket got the big snip snip...or should i say plop plop ~lol~ ok, that was bad! forgive me?

poor thing...for the 1st 24 hrs after surgery, he couldn't find a comfortable way to sit...so he resorted to laying around like this...

(he is totally knocked out asleep here!)

which also happens to be the way he lays when ur rubbing his belly & he passes out ~lol~

but he's perfectly fine now! healed up nicely & back to his old self...maybe a little less anxious to find that special girl dog ;0) but back to the Rocket we know & love

xoxo,
sharon

the trophy...

this past Saturday was Jaden's Cub Scout Blue & Gold banquet...it's sort of a year-end thing (even tho they'll still have activities over the summer)...parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles come out to enjoy a big meal & support their young Scout

this is also the time when the boys display their derby cars & have their family members vote on the "most original" design...each quarter in your kiddos' bag/box/can = 1 vote...& all the money raised goes back into supporting our boys' Scout Pack

pins/badges/beltloops are also awarded to the boys...Jaden earned some of each that night!

then the moment that the boys have been waiting for...time for the trophies to be handed out!

Jaden knew he'd be getting one...he won the Pinewood Derby race in January & knew a 1st place trophy was coming his way...when he checked out the trophy table & found out his was blue (if u know Jaden, u know everything must be blue), he flipped his lid! ~lol~

& when the Webelo I top 3 were called up, u could see how proud he was to be included...look at that puffed out chest!!!

he was super proud to win at the actual race! but having the real-live trophy, in his hot little hands, totally sealed the deal...plus it's BLUE! ~lol~

he was actually kissing it the whole way home...i love this kid!!!
♥

xoxo,
sharon

(almost) wordless Wednesday...it's finally done!

after 4 sessions & 21.5 hours total...it's FINALLY done!
(that's including my fairies too tho)

& while David was there, Curt decided to get his wedding band touched up too ;0)

guess it's time to start planning all those future ideas! ;0)

xoxo,
sharon

weekend cakes...

first up was this Batman cake for 5yo Aiden...it was fudge chip, iced in buttercream & decorated with fondant accents...here's what Aiden's mom had to say about their cake...

"Thanks again for the great cake! Everyone loved it! It was delicious!"

then came this Oso cake for 1yo Jack...Jack loves Special Agent Oso! & his mom had the clever idea of having Oso pop out of the cake like a Jack in the box ;0)

the cake was fudge chip, iced in buttercream & accented with fondant...the box on top was also cake & Oso was made of rice cereal treats & decorated in fondant...

Jack's mom posted a pic of his face when he first saw his cake...

then sent me this note...

"He loved this cake, and so did everyone else! We had to give him the bear and he just looked at it for the longest time. Another big hit by Sharon!"

i also donated a big round cake & about 100 cupcakes to the Cub Scouts on Saturday night, for their Blue & Gold banquet...but i forgot to take pics of em! i'll be posting more about that soon tho - Jaden got his 1st place trophy that night! ;0)

thx for looking!

xoxo,
sharon

{this moment} Corinn's 7th birthday party

{this moment}
"Photos - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

inspired by SouleMama - a Friday ritual

xoxo,
sharon

weekend cakes...

first up was a Minute to Win It cake...it sounds like Madison's party was gonna be super fun...she needed a cake to match the theme...

it was yellow cake, iced in buttercream & decorated in fondant items...100% edible!

i also made some ladybug cupcakes for Madison's party...they were fudge chip

here's what Madison's mom had to say...
"Thank You SOOOO much for the AWESOME cake and cupcakes! Not only did it look amazing, it tasted amazing! The cake was a big hit with everyone! I can't thank you enough!"

next came my baby girl's cake...Corinn turned 7 this week, so we had her party this past Sunday...

she took it pretty easy on me this year...she said she just wanted a white Valentine's cake...& it needed to have a kitty on top...& the kitty's spots had to be hearts!

of course, it was fudge chip - her favorite flavor!

as soon as we sang Happy Birthday to her & she blew out the candles (& i clicked stop on this video), she grabbed the kitty's head & popped it in her mouth...she's too funny!

thx for looking!

xoxo,
sharon