Custom Cake for "Emily"

I finished the custom cake for "Emily" last night. It turned out really cute! It's off to Austin today.

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Custom Cakes

This week I have been working on a few custom cake orders. The first was a variation of the Pink Gerber Daisy Cake. She liked the cake, but needed it for a boy. I used baby blue and brown and white flowers. The cake turned out very chic and I really liked the crisp look! I didn't have time to take good pictures of it because we were on a shipping time crunch, so this pic is the only one I took!
The second picture is of the cake I'm working on right now. It's also a spin-off from the Gerber Daisy Diaper Cake. She wanted to use a sea-foam green with the pink and brown polka ribbon. She also wanted to personalize it with the name "Emily". The picture is just the bottom layer of the cake. It was late last night, so I decided to finish it tonight.

I'm Back!

My cute hubby and I at our hotel.
The two "Lobsters"
My and my sweet niece, Izzy.

So we are back from our weekend trip to San Antonio. It was really fun, but too short!

I have some new cakes to work on this week so I can't wait to get them on the blog!

Wordless Wednesday

Photo shoot!

This weekend I worked on a few new cakes for my website and for the photographer that is coming out today. Her name is Heather Giles and she is with Giles Photography. She just moved to OK from CA and is trying to make a name for herself here.
She found my cakes on Craigslist and asked if she could photograph them for free! I jumped right on that! So, I have 3 of my favorite cakes...and 3 new ones for her to shoot.
I will post those pictures as soon as I get them!
Clint and I are off to San Antonio for our 2nd Anniversary this weekend!

Diaper Cake for Caroline Rose

Last night I worked on a custom cake for Becca at www.beccaboos.com a very cute little boutique. The cake was designed for baby Caroline Rose. The sweet rose ribbon and bows really make this cake one of my favorites. I love custom orders! Email me at kathleen@sewcuteandcrafty.com for your own!

New Button!

So once again Shauna, over at www.seemydesigns.blogspot.com, has created something "Cute and Crafty" for me and my blog!! This is a link-up button. You can copy and paste it on your blog if you want! I would be happy to do the same if you email me yours! kathleen@sewcuteandcrafty.com
Shauna is a genius! She is so great at what she does. Head over to her blog and check out all the cute work she has done! THANKS again Shauna!!

Wordless Wednesday- Picture of the decade

The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if r emoved from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.

During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr.Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr.Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.

Update: G.N.I

Erin, Kendra, and Steph... painting their nails
Steph's super rad nail polish, "artwork" by Erin

Ok, so how is it that we have a really fun G.N.I and these two random pictures are the only ones I took? I'm usually the one with the camera in everyone's face! Oh well. We still had fun, and believe it or not, we all stayed up until 2am! I paid for it the next day, but oh well.


We played a game or two, painted our nails (well sort of) and chatted! The margarita's were good... and the wine was tasty.

I guess next time I will take more pictures!

Girl's Night In!

So I'm taking a break from "baking" Delicious Diaper Cakes and have put on my party hat! "Why?" you ask... Well because it's GNI (aka..Girl's Night In) at my house! Yes, you heard it right... we are putting on our most comfy PJ's and gearing up for a night of girl talk and margarita's! I'm so excited! My husband, Clint, is out of town on a ski trip with his men's group.... so I decided to get ultra girly and throw a party!
Last night I baked cupcakes & brownies, and with the help of my fellow GNI friend Melissa, we made a fruit tray with dip, and a veggie tray.
Yes, there were a few cupcakes that were sacraficed in the process but we had to make sure everything was up to par for the occasion! Check back for some great party pics!!

Love, love, love these napkins! They say, "Eat, drink, and be girly"

A true GNI would not be complete without "Dirty Dancing, Sixteen Candles, Riding in Cars with Boys, and Grease"

The "BIG BUCKET"... watch out!

I made "girly bags" for all my guests complete with gossip magazines, foot lotion, face masks, etc...

Busy is GOOD!

Yes, I cannot and will not complain about being busy this week!!! I have sold 3 cakes this week and worked hard and got them all done and shipped already! We have been really busy with baseball (Blake, my 7 yr old step-son, has started baseball season this week) and with other random happenings! Funny, because I still make time for diaper cake creating, homework helping, blogging, posting on Etsy.com, and American Idol watching!! Needless to say, I'm asleep the second my head hits the pillow.
This "Little Sailor Diaper Cake" is my most recent.

Cakes on Display!

My cakes are on display at Bellingham Baby Company!! I'm so excited to see how WONDERFUL Shelly's store turned out and what a great job she did displaying my cakes! I'm like a proud mama! :)

Her store, which is located at 2925 Newmarket Place Bellingham, WA 98226, is full of fun, functional, fabulous things for baby and mom! If you are in that area, check it out! If not, you can always shop online at http://www.kangaroodle.com/

My newest 3

This weekend I have been working on 3 new cakes. The first, which I call "Diva-Licious" is 4 tiers of pure princess! I LOVED making this cake. The funky pink boah and the dot crystal embellishments really made this cake POP! The second, appropriately named "Jungle Monkey" is a 2 tier cake. This cake was just as fun. The cute monkey is a Ty Pluffie, and the green gerber daisies accent the whole cake. The third, "Bath Time" started out as a whole different idea. I was going to make it more the boy themed cake... but then after I got started and picked out the camo ribbon for the monkey cake, this cake became the gender neutral cake. It's embellished with travel bath soap, lotion, etc... and cute bath time friends stickers. Of course it's topped with a cute Ty Pluffie (i just love those things!)
So these three were sent to a wonderful boutique here in Edmond called "Funky Monkey". They fit right in with all the hip, trendy kids clothes and accessories they sell.

Pretty Piggy Princess

So last night I created a Pretty Piggy Diaper Cake. Isn't she just precious? I have started to hunt for cute ideas for "cake" toppers. I found this pig and knew she would make a diva-licious cake topper!! I have added her to my Etsy store, but not to the website yet.

Baby Steps Diaper Cake

I love this cake! Who can resist these cute Stride Rite Leather Cruisers? I bought them thinking they would make a great cake topper! They are a $40 value alone!