tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35602769394561750442024-03-14T00:20:39.859-07:00Edible Art.....baking, recipes, photography and crafts This blog is about a complete obsession with baking, recipes, photography and crafts.Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-88576896266187520752016-06-18T06:32:00.000-07:002016-06-29T14:29:17.562-07:00Finding Nemo Cake Tutorial! The other day my husband and I were talking about my blog (this blog) and what my expectations are for it. I thought about it for a while and realized that I don't have any. <br />
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It's for fun....It's a diary.....a time capsule....a fun little something for me, my husband, my children, my grandchildren and for you. It's a tiny glimpse into my life that I don't mind sharing with the world. <br />
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Do I have a plan for this blog? No, I just plan on having fun and blogging about the things that I love.<br />
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Here is a super adorable cake tutorial that goes with the new movie - FINDING DORY<br />
FINDING NEMO CAKE TUTORIAL FROM NERDY NUMMIES!<br />
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I was surfing YouTube a couple of weeks ago and found this hilarious blog called Nerdy Nummies. She cracks me up! <br />
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Look below at the next post and you will see the video for this adorable cake. <br />
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I can't wait to take my grand babies to see Finding Dory!<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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Missy<br />
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<br />Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-29005621216845097252016-06-18T06:16:00.001-07:002016-06-18T06:16:30.706-07:00FINDING NEMO CAKE - NERDY NUMMIES<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZMlk9ucZgSU" width="480"></iframe>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-16222656407289463312016-05-26T12:02:00.000-07:002016-06-29T14:08:38.178-07:00OH....SWEETBUTTER CREAM HOW I LOVE THEE!!!!I am buttercream decorating kind of girl. I love everything about it. I have tried, time and time again my hand at royal icing and it just doesn't work for me. We (royal icing) are not friends. Not like I am friends with buttercream. I don't like the texture, how hard it gets and the taste. My family refuses to eat it. So....I have had to tweak how I decorate my cookies. BUTTERCREAM all the way. <br />
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Yes, you are correct when you say that I can't get the detail with buttercream that you can with royal. BUT....I can come close, and I can make my cookies taste so much better. AND....that is good enough for me. <br />
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Here is a link to a wonderful blog called LilaLoa. She is decorating cookies with guess what???? Yep, BUTTERCREAM!<br />
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I told you that you could have adorable, wonderful tasting cookies with buttercream!<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/P9kC3vHGIC0">https://youtu.be/P9kC3vHGIC0</a><br />
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Have a wonderful holiday weekend! <br />
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MissyMissy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-6784048474996380502016-05-22T16:48:00.001-07:002016-05-22T16:58:26.807-07:00Love these adorable cupcakes for summer!I am sharing this really awesome link for adorable summer cupcakes from Your Cup of Cake. BEACH THEME! Just click on the link below. :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2016/05/palm-tree-cupcakes.html">http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2016/05/palm-tree-cupcakes.html</a><br />
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I didn't have any time for baking this weekend........(sad face)..... My son plays on a spring football team and we travel a couple hours to each game. They are a great bunch of boys having fun. I have to say it is just as fun for us parents to go and watch them play. They won their game yesterday (Yay! GO BOSS WARRIORS!) which means they will be playing again this week for the championship! My son, Cody, turned 14 this week and we had all of the kids over for a Sunday lunch to celebrate. I did manage to actually whip up a cookie cake for it. This is my daughter Abbie's funny personality (I have no idea where she gets this from). Bryan and Emily were unable to make it, so she just drew them in. LOL <br />
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Happy Sunday! Have a great week.<br />
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MissyMissy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-82836667741115382992016-05-20T07:24:00.001-07:002016-06-29T14:25:26.023-07:00I can't believe it has been FOUR YEARS......<br />
I can't believe that it has been four long years since my last post......Where did the time go? As I sat here this morning and tried to figure out what happened in my life four years ago that made me stop blogging, I then remembered my beautiful granddaughter Sawyer. She will be 4 in November. Here is the story of Emily (my daughter) and Sawyer (my granddaughter).<br />
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Let me just say that life is a journey. It's a series of roads, some that we get to choose and some that are chosen for us. Her road was chosen for her. I would have to say one of the hardest she will ever journey down. What I am about to tell you is about that journey.<br />
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I remember the day (like it was yesterday) when my 22-year-old, 105 pound, beautiful full of life daughter showed up with a pregnancy test and said: "Mom, I think I might be pregnant." She had this uneasy scared look in her eyes, so I kind of laughed and reassured her that it would be fine. Women have been doing this since the beginning of time. Boy, how those words would haunt me as we headed down the scariest road of our life's. I have to tell you at this point about Bryan. He is her love, at the time a beautiful single father of two beautiful kids that I am now Mimi to. They are mine, one hundred and ten percent mine. That stupid thing called biological does not exist in our lives, we have something much bigger and better...it's called LOVE. Sorry, had a squirrel moment. So, back to telling you about Bryan. I don't know what any of us would have done or would do without him. He was there every step of the way (with a few minor bumps). I was there when she told Bryan that she was going to have a baby. She was terrified, he laughed and picked her up in his arms and hugged her. A beautiful support system that would be so critical in her journey. <br />
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It didn't take long be for she started feeling sick. She was sick before she knew she was pregnant. We talked about how it was good ole morning sickness (yeah right!) We (Emily, Bryan and I) went to her first doctor's appointment. She weighed in at 110 pounds. Yay, I thought that is great she is gaining weight and baby is healthy! I was so excited to be a grandma! They went through all of the paperwork and gave her medication for her morning sickness, and we left excited. <br />
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It was just a few short days later that I get a phone call at work that she was really sick, Zofran isn't working. She was vomiting uncontrollably. She showed up at my work and looked like death. We called the doctor, and they wanted to see her. She was placed in the hospital for dehydration. They gave her IV Zofran and Phenergan, and She was released a few days later, and things just got worse from there. She continued to vomit and to lose weight. She was placed in the hospital again and diagnosed with a severe form of hyperemesis. (If you have never heard of it, it's like morning sickness on steroids. It's like morning sickness x 1000. There are not enough crackers or ginger rail in this world that could touch it. In my daughter's experience, there were no medications that could stop it.) She would go on to spend the entire month of May in the hospital. She was feed through iv fluids and TPN. Even though she was in the hospital, she continued to vomit 20-30 times a day. They tried to insert a feeding tube, which she couldn't keep down because she vomited so many times a day. It was horrible, she was miserable, but never once did she give up. Don't get me wrong; she had moments when it all seemed to be to much, but somehow from somewhere she found what she needed to keep going.<br />
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This is pretty much how the rest of her pregnancy went. She had her gallbladder removed at 14 weeks to see if that would help. Nope, still sick. The doctors then tried experimental steroid treatment at 18 to 20 weeks, and that did help some. She spent more time in the hospital than at home. I would work all day and then drive to the hospital and stay until 11:00 or 12:00 pm. Drive home (usually cry and pray all the way home) get up and do it again the next day. When she wasn't in the hospital, she was at my house with an IV that had to be maintained. I would take a long lunch every day and drive home to give her what medications she needed through her IV. And this was our life for eight long months. I could go into more detail, but it would be a book when I finished. Someday, maybe we will write that book and maybe we can help someone else who is struggling with hyperemesis. <br />
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There are some stories of hyperemesis that don't have a happy ending. We were blessed. We were told on many occasions that the girls might not make it. We were also told if Sawyer made it there would be complications due to all of the medications and lack of nutrition. THEY (yes, the doctors)WERE WRONG. Sawyer was born at 33 weeks and weighed 4 pounds. She came out screaming, (which was the most beautiful music I have ever heard). Emily weighed 89 pounds when she gave birth to Sawyer. She is a rock star momma! Sawyer had no complications and came home from the hospital one week later. As soon as Emily gave birth, her hyperemesis stopped. I cried for two weeks straight. My husband thought I had lost my mind. I cried tears of relief, joy, exhaustion, and love. <br />
Sawyer is now a busy full of life three year old. We kind of spoiled her just a little......fine, A LOT. There are some days that we pay for it, but I am confident that we would all spoil her just as much if we had to do it all over again. <br />
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A couple of years later, my daughter gave birth to another beautiful baby girl. Her name is SKYE, and we LOVE her just as much as all of the other beautiful people that call me Mimi. She is super amazing as well. Beautiful blue eyes and blond curly hair. Mommy wasn't as sick when she was pregnant with her. <br />
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So, where have I been......I have been blessed. Blessed with a beautiful life full of beautiful people I get to call mine. My husband who is my amazing rock, my sweet, handsome son Joe and his beautiful wife Robin, My funny, handsome son Jordan. (Who moved to Michigan on me, but that is a story for another time.) My strong, beautiful daughter Emily, her husband Bryan, (her rock, my son.) My funny, smart, beautiful daughter Abbie (who is finishing her last year of college this year.) My youngest son Cody. He is smart and kind. He is a mix of his brothers. Loves to hunt, loves to build things. Then there are my little people.....the ones that call me Mimi. They are the cherry on the top of my ice cream sundae that I call life. Kylie, Tristan, Sawyer and Skye. <br />
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I am back, and I have missed writing in this blog. There is a very good chance that things will change as I blog. I have changed in the last four years. I still love baking, photography, and crafts. I now have my little people to help me make this a little more interesting. <br />
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Thank you for reading, I will be back soon. <br />
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Missy <br />
<br />Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-45044577860475119542012-04-04T06:15:00.010-07:002012-04-04T06:38:25.618-07:00Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hE1oiueZ1bM/T3xKTYzyZHI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ofw_YnNJ2tU/s1600/IMG_3939.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727534523046061170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hE1oiueZ1bM/T3xKTYzyZHI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ofw_YnNJ2tU/s320/IMG_3939.jpg" /></a>Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies? Ohhhh yessss! I used double stuffed oreos and a basic chocolate chip cookies recipe, which I will post at the end of this.</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AoBkCUj-pBg/T3xKHZa7O3I/AAAAAAAAAYE/CWVygwYm5Io/s1600/IMG_3946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 231px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727534317051788146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AoBkCUj-pBg/T3xKHZa7O3I/AAAAAAAAAYE/CWVygwYm5Io/s320/IMG_3946.jpg" /></a>Take one scoop of cookie dough and place on the top and bottom of an oreo cookie.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jew21JahF9o/T3xKBLoaCTI/AAAAAAAAAX4/nIzmrzPvLL4/s1600/IMG_3948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 220px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727534210271021362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jew21JahF9o/T3xKBLoaCTI/AAAAAAAAAX4/nIzmrzPvLL4/s320/IMG_3948.jpg" /></a>Now form the dough around the oreo like so.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XgkkkCE8JhE/T3xJ5jL0sZI/AAAAAAAAAXs/1vxbmlqvIy0/s1600/IMG_3950.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 234px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727534079154631058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XgkkkCE8JhE/T3xJ5jL0sZI/AAAAAAAAAXs/1vxbmlqvIy0/s320/IMG_3950.jpg" /></a>They will look like this on the cookie sheet.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d48PdKvrDcQ/T3xJx4rz4aI/AAAAAAAAAXg/tiK6iwo60hE/s1600/IMG_3952.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 219px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727533947486986658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d48PdKvrDcQ/T3xJx4rz4aI/AAAAAAAAAXg/tiK6iwo60hE/s320/IMG_3952.jpg" /></a>This is what they look like after they are baked. Really puffy and yummy!<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBAVPYJU7Yc/T3xJnpjEiZI/AAAAAAAAAXU/nFqeb413tFY/s1600/IMG_3954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 222px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727533771625105810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBAVPYJU7Yc/T3xJnpjEiZI/AAAAAAAAAXU/nFqeb413tFY/s320/IMG_3954.jpg" /></a>This is what you end up with. You can not imagine how wonderful these cookies are!!! Yes, you must go try them today.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies</div><div>2 sticks softened butter</div><div>3/4 Cup packed light brown sugar</div><div>1 Cup granulated sugar</div><div>2 large eggs</div><div>1 Tablespoon pure vanilla</div><div>3 1/2 Cups all purpose flour</div><div>1 teaspoon salt</div><div>1 teaspoon baking soda</div><div>10 oz bag chocolate chips</div><div>1 bag Oreo Cookies, I used the double stuff </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer cream butter and sugars until well combined. Add in eggs and vanilla until well combined.2. In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips until just combined. Using a cookie scoop take one scoop of cookie dough and place on top of an Oreo Cookie. Take another scoop of dough and place on bottom of Oreo Cookie. Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo Cookie is enclosed with dough. Place onto a parchment or baking sheet and bake cookies 9-13 minutes or until cookies are baked to your liking. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Serve with a tall glass of milk, enjoy! Makes about 2 dozen cookies<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-32864866464343361922012-03-23T12:52:00.003-07:002012-04-04T06:38:47.048-07:00Apple pie in a jar.....I think yes!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jt0nsbYyoc8/T2zXJKohL5I/AAAAAAAAAXI/UK9eQbdbUls/s1600/IMG_3853.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 212px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723185778954153874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jt0nsbYyoc8/T2zXJKohL5I/AAAAAAAAAXI/UK9eQbdbUls/s320/IMG_3853.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div>I have to say that this was not my first time making these little beauties. I made some last fall and put them in the freezer and man where they handy! You can take a couple out of the freezer and throw them in the oven at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes. If you are afraid to go straight from the freezer to the oven, don't be. I do this all the time. All you have to do is put them on a cookie sheet in the oven and then set your oven temp. As the oven heats up, so do these little pieces of heaven. My husband loves to take these in his lunch. Yes, I know, you are welcome honey. :) You can make these with your favorite pie recipes. I'm thinking peach pie in a jar next.....oh yes!</div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-66694749092071479702012-03-06T09:01:00.007-08:002012-03-06T09:12:44.089-08:00I have been away for far to long.....<div><div><br /> </div><div><div><div>I am finally back!!! I can't believe I haven't posted anything since August! Life has been crazy, and on top of that I had taken a job outside of my home. Well, I decided to slow down and work from home again! Yay! It feels great to be a duck back in my own pond! I am working on cookies today. I will post them soon! Here are a few of the cakes and cookies I have done lately. Talk to you soon! :)<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716832332570693378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tjzohzxWpB4/T1ZEt6dYDwI/AAAAAAAAAW0/ZaBYzX4x6YQ/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg" /></div><div> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 204px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716831447500421730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ihz5xUjy77A/T1ZD6ZULemI/AAAAAAAAAWc/i0mzC-2CMWU/s320/302987_10150304714597626_235491367625_7707499_143909616_n.jpg" /></div></div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-35141005761815059872011-08-01T05:50:00.000-07:002011-08-01T05:54:53.485-07:00I'll Post Soon.....Hello everyone! I am working on some new and very exciting things. I am almost ready to start posting about them. Just give a few days and I am taking this blog in a different direction. I will still post about cakes & cookies, because they are my main squeeze, but I also have a few other loves that I can't wait to talk about. If you haven't noticed I have also changed my blog name just a bit. See you soon!Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-58527537965844351892011-07-07T14:01:00.001-07:002011-07-07T14:22:17.147-07:00It's 4-H Fair Week!I know, your thinking what? No picture? Nope....I have been just to busy this week. We are 4-H people. If you don't know what that means....well, I will tell you.<br /><br />It means....we live at the the fair grounds for eight days straight. We eat, sleep and breath the fair.<br /><br />Life as we know it <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ceases</span> to exist. For one whole week (and a day) we vanish from ordinary life.<br />Our kids (the ones that are grown) know where to find us. That would be in.... the Cattle Barn.<br /><br />Yes, with the sweet <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">smelling</span>, wonderful moo cows. We show cows (and a lamb). We have two wonderful children in 4-H. We have four that have gone through and finished their 10 years.<br /><br />4-H is a wonderful thing. I personally believe it has made all of our children better people. It has taught them hard work and responsibility. It has also taught them that for one week a year everyone is created equal.<br /><br />You can take the most popular kids in school and everyone else and mix them together at the fair and you can't tell a difference. Kids helping kids. I doesn't matter who you are, just having<br />the time of their lives. Fair friends for ever.<br /><br />My youngest daughter is 18 (sigh), and my youngest son is 9 (sigh again). They both show cattle and sheep. So, here we go again. Another year at the fair. Ready for an awesome week, with great food, wonderful company and lots and lots of laughs! Good luck kids, mom loves you!<br /><br />See you all in a week!Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-62866269275195921762011-06-29T09:12:00.001-07:002012-04-04T06:39:04.468-07:00Wedding Cookies<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Q5B0OYvfVg/TgtPDcwDaHI/AAAAAAAAAVM/Y26g5PnmtTw/s1600/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623675480378140786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Q5B0OYvfVg/TgtPDcwDaHI/AAAAAAAAAVM/Y26g5PnmtTw/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg" /></a> I am working on wedding cookies this week. I am still trying to get the feel of decorating in buttercream. I do really like it, but it does have some quirks. I hope everyone is having a great summer! :)<br /><br /><div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-75790859088438956972011-06-15T06:32:00.000-07:002011-06-15T07:33:01.291-07:00Sugar (Kim) I love your work!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LXXQ2oLhcjA/Tfi8067MpoI/AAAAAAAAAVE/aS9j2-dO1Ts/s1600/IMG_2591.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618448152501462658" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LXXQ2oLhcjA/Tfi8067MpoI/AAAAAAAAAVE/aS9j2-dO1Ts/s320/IMG_2591.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C7J5j8ujKwE/Tfi80SrPwdI/AAAAAAAAAU8/M6YE9jWSRj4/s1600/IMG_2615.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618448141697139154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C7J5j8ujKwE/Tfi80SrPwdI/AAAAAAAAAU8/M6YE9jWSRj4/s320/IMG_2615.jpg" /></a><br />I have a cookie idol and her name is Sugar (Kim). I tried to attach a link to flickr, but it wouldn't let me. So I will try and type it in... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">http://www.flickr.com</a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Ok, so go to flickr and type in Sugar and it should bring up Sugar (Kim) and then check out her cookies! She is awesome and let me tell you why. She decorates her cookies with butter cream and they are gorgeous! I have struggled with royal icing since the beginning. Not that its difficult, its the hardness that I dislike. My family really hates it. So, I say why make a cookie that looks great, but tastes terrible. Then I found Sugar (Kim). This is my attempt to try her method. It worked out OK, it took a little getting used to, but I think I like it! It helps that I already make cakes. I am familiar with the tips and how to use them. But, best of all......the cookies taste AWESOME!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>I know, because my family said so! I will still use royal icing occasionally on things like camouflage cookies that may not work like this. But, I believe at this moment (LOL, because we women have the right to change our minds) that this is the way I will make most of my cookies. Thank you Sugar (Kim) and please keep up your beautiful work.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-19544099790638023622011-06-14T08:36:00.001-07:002011-06-14T08:43:29.734-07:00Cakes, cakes & more cakes!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l819oJHbyZU/TfeAVjv5DZI/AAAAAAAAAU0/_Li-qJsn5kk/s1600/IMG_2579.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618100168029703570" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l819oJHbyZU/TfeAVjv5DZI/AAAAAAAAAU0/_Li-qJsn5kk/s320/IMG_2579.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2GnIBibK8tw/TfeAVOQkVrI/AAAAAAAAAUs/GZCyRe6_X4k/s1600/IMG_2566.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618100162261178034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2GnIBibK8tw/TfeAVOQkVrI/AAAAAAAAAUs/GZCyRe6_X4k/s320/IMG_2566.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I think that I am finally through the graduation cakes. This week I made a cake for my nephew Luke's graduation open house. He is just an awesome guy! Luke is off to college to be a fireman.</div><br /><div>Congrats Luke & we love you! I was also asked to make a couple of full sheet cakes for our school principal, Mrs. Sleva. She is retiring after 24 years. Thank you Mrs. Sleva for all you have done for our school. You will be missed. Best wishes on your retirement!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-68561088168102044422011-06-08T05:42:00.000-07:002011-06-13T05:34:33.971-07:00Baby Shower Cake and Cupcakes<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-weFBqMBx0MQ/Te9ub3AJVZI/AAAAAAAAAUg/3SjGJeKhuMc/s1600/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615828685254382994" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-weFBqMBx0MQ/Te9ub3AJVZI/AAAAAAAAAUg/3SjGJeKhuMc/s320/Picnik%2Bcollage.jpg" /></a> Have I told you how much I LOVE gum paste?....If so, I am gonna tell ya again anyway. I love, love, love it! You can design and make pretty much make anything. It has been the turning point for me in decorating cakes and cupcakes. I was really kind of struggling to find my own style. You know, that thing that sets you apart from everyone else. When someone sees one of your creations and says " Yep, that's a Missy Craig cake!" I can't find enough time in the day to work with it. I already love it for flowers, (you can create a flower that looks as if you just picked it out of your flower garden.) Characters, details on cakes, I even use it exclusively for the lettering on my cakes. The picture above is a cake and cupcakes that I did for a baby shower for a friend. She ask me to match a cake to the napkin. This is what I came up with. The monkey and the presents are all gum paste. The cake is a white vanilla cake with butter cream frosting, covered in chocolate fondant, with fondant circles, and fondant border. Thanks for looking! I am off to mess with some more gum paste! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-77882718973346189882011-06-07T11:57:00.001-07:002011-06-07T12:06:47.936-07:00Graduation Cakes!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qSUQeVRDrNk/Te51fhOkjXI/AAAAAAAAAUI/lYlkXuBQi5g/s1600/IMG_2521.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 182px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554969733467506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qSUQeVRDrNk/Te51fhOkjXI/AAAAAAAAAUI/lYlkXuBQi5g/s320/IMG_2521.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RHiFgAHBlYI/Te51SWI12EI/AAAAAAAAAUA/CKqKn13Xl4s/s1600/IMG_2511.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554743418345538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RHiFgAHBlYI/Te51SWI12EI/AAAAAAAAAUA/CKqKn13Xl4s/s320/IMG_2511.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lxNmrqwzFUU/Te51Rzim24I/AAAAAAAAAT4/h-oTGMJk0bk/s1600/IMG_2503.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554734131174274" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lxNmrqwzFUU/Te51Rzim24I/AAAAAAAAAT4/h-oTGMJk0bk/s320/IMG_2503.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uWm2uZCdNHw/Te51Rd3bF5I/AAAAAAAAATw/iJ7pQ_4nbEs/s1600/IMG_2533.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554728312903570" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uWm2uZCdNHw/Te51Rd3bF5I/AAAAAAAAATw/iJ7pQ_4nbEs/s320/IMG_2533.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nxZIxp2omoo/Te51Q7AzrNI/AAAAAAAAATo/Innysnba1i0/s1600/IMG_2541.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554718957022418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nxZIxp2omoo/Te51Q7AzrNI/AAAAAAAAATo/Innysnba1i0/s320/IMG_2541.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />It has been a VERY busy week. I have been making graduation cakes! I want to say congrats to all the graduates, especially SVS Class of 2011, Diamond, and Bretta! Thanks for letting me be a part of your celebration.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-74907080110173093422011-05-26T13:41:00.000-07:002011-05-26T13:53:34.586-07:00Happy Birthday Cody, Love Mom<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQNp7jWj77E/Td67RFWygKI/AAAAAAAAASc/IjlYAhdPgrE/s1600/IMG_2497.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611128087920148642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQNp7jWj77E/Td67RFWygKI/AAAAAAAAASc/IjlYAhdPgrE/s320/IMG_2497.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s1uOtjCWNzE/Td67Q8AwvqI/AAAAAAAAASU/jJgDIkx6hB8/s1600/IMG_2494.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611128085411839650" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s1uOtjCWNzE/Td67Q8AwvqI/AAAAAAAAASU/jJgDIkx6hB8/s320/IMG_2494.JPG" /></a><br />Well, my baby boy turned nine this week. It seems like yesterday that he was a baby. This year he requested a hunting cake. It had been a VERY busy week for me, so I had to make his cake in a hurry. I had to laugh when he seen it.....He said " Mom you are supposed to have the hunter's gun pointed at the deer!" I said " Code, I did that on purpose...I didn't want to offend any one at your party." He says " Mom, oh my gosh, that is what hunters do!" LOL He cracks me up! If you can't tell he is very serious about his hunting. We do have a rule in our house, that is if you kill it you must eat it.....that is all that I am going to say on that subject.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-68527059848911232422011-05-23T11:58:00.001-07:002011-05-23T12:05:15.880-07:00Confirmation Cakes<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCKjSKFDnxI/TdqvxvgCH3I/AAAAAAAAASM/5za0STSYzJk/s1600/IMG_2465.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609989554942648178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCKjSKFDnxI/TdqvxvgCH3I/AAAAAAAAASM/5za0STSYzJk/s320/IMG_2465.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hr_H0SjaRUE/TdqvxaqZQXI/AAAAAAAAASE/dPmRuBDR_Jw/s1600/IMG_2461.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609989549348962674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hr_H0SjaRUE/TdqvxaqZQXI/AAAAAAAAASE/dPmRuBDR_Jw/s320/IMG_2461.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-75550454536325562362011-05-15T15:09:00.001-07:002011-05-15T15:17:09.197-07:00First Communion<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0BgvDFb717k/TdBPZLb_BWI/AAAAAAAAARk/q82ph16b8Qg/s1600/IMG_2385.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607068830061757794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0BgvDFb717k/TdBPZLb_BWI/AAAAAAAAARk/q82ph16b8Qg/s320/IMG_2385.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8PZukHi5XI/TdBPY5jp88I/AAAAAAAAARc/QQnddtnpzEE/s1600/IMG_2393.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607068825262093250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8PZukHi5XI/TdBPY5jp88I/AAAAAAAAARc/QQnddtnpzEE/s320/IMG_2393.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oAU60dXWo1U/TdBPYXkSkcI/AAAAAAAAARU/yGwmIsFqZVk/s1600/IMG_2414.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607068816137949634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oAU60dXWo1U/TdBPYXkSkcI/AAAAAAAAARU/yGwmIsFqZVk/s320/IMG_2414.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qkTOUxG8WpM/TdBPYcKFnBI/AAAAAAAAARM/YUlGVj6JBR4/s1600/cody3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607068817370225682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qkTOUxG8WpM/TdBPYcKFnBI/AAAAAAAAARM/YUlGVj6JBR4/s320/cody3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My son Cody just went through his First Communion. Doesn't he look handsome! I was busy making five cakes (yikes!) and trying to get him, my self and everything ready. </div><br /><div>It turned out to be a fantastic day! Time sure does fly....I guess he is growing up (sigh).<br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-32904493684138132642011-04-16T07:14:00.001-07:002011-04-16T07:31:14.795-07:00More Gum Paste and Another Birthday!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VaR3P4uWxfI/TamlSqoYMmI/AAAAAAAAAQo/5Av1-Bk8V4E/s1600/IMG_2076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596185752084427362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VaR3P4uWxfI/TamlSqoYMmI/AAAAAAAAAQo/5Av1-Bk8V4E/s320/IMG_2076.JPG" /></a> I have discovered gum paste...and I am having way to much fun with it! I made this little horse, cowgirl hat, horse whip and all the flowers with gum paste. I love it! I have also discovered that I have an artist in me just waiting be let out. I always thought to be an artist you had to be able to draw, paint or something like that. I guess....I am a sculptor. <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SwYPDYGSD3Q/TamkupgpZiI/AAAAAAAAAQg/V64IIUg8VWM/s1600/IMG_2085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596185133308274210" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SwYPDYGSD3Q/TamkupgpZiI/AAAAAAAAAQg/V64IIUg8VWM/s320/IMG_2085.JPG" /></a>Here is the cake that a friend ask me to make for her grand daughter's 9th birthday. She said that she wanted a cowgirl cake. So, this is what I came up with. I had a blast making this cake! </div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-320lrMUo7CQ/TamkuDNfROI/AAAAAAAAAQY/17mfZE289t0/s1600/IMG_2100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596185123027371234" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-320lrMUo7CQ/TamkuDNfROI/AAAAAAAAAQY/17mfZE289t0/s320/IMG_2100.JPG" /></a> Happy Birthday Christina! I hope you had a great day and I hope you loved your cake! <br /><div></div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-45757953344579837462011-04-14T05:12:00.001-07:002011-04-14T05:24:40.762-07:00My First Gum Paste Person.....<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jCWRe_HQdJc/Tabk8wTD6pI/AAAAAAAAAQA/Pmb4-o3OleQ/s1600/IMG_2038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595411319462554258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jCWRe_HQdJc/Tabk8wTD6pI/AAAAAAAAAQA/Pmb4-o3OleQ/s320/IMG_2038.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-24_RJvnmgnc/Tabk8cTlFOI/AAAAAAAAAP4/DIlCg2GAxxs/s1600/IMG_2036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595411314096018658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-24_RJvnmgnc/Tabk8cTlFOI/AAAAAAAAAP4/DIlCg2GAxxs/s320/IMG_2036.JPG" /></a> My friend Jessica is about to have her fourth baby. Yesterday my moms group threw a baby shower for her. I volunteered to make the cake and cupcakes. I decided that I was going to try and make my first gum paste person. OK, I have to laugh and its OK if you do too! She is way to big for my cake, she is supposed to look pregnant, and she has kankles (is that how you spell it?) </div><br /><div>LOL. I think it turned out pretty cute....and hey I learned something right? Congrats to my friend Jessica! We hope to see that baby soon. :) I may have to do a tutorial on gum paste when I get a little better at it. It really is a lot of fun! <br /><div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-8018120220438670092011-04-08T13:21:00.000-07:002011-04-14T05:24:49.649-07:00And......She's 18<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-csLbHGS1A/TaG8U33-RNI/AAAAAAAAAPw/c9p0XiQuC-0/s1600/IMG_1994.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593959278952989906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-csLbHGS1A/TaG8U33-RNI/AAAAAAAAAPw/c9p0XiQuC-0/s320/IMG_1994.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFKwqE1DzU8/TZ9uyyYu2CI/AAAAAAAAAPo/dnWgkiiO7zg/s1600/IMG_1988.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593311081015466018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFKwqE1DzU8/TZ9uyyYu2CI/AAAAAAAAAPo/dnWgkiiO7zg/s320/IMG_1988.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6uGw5Bkh3k4/TZ9uys14yFI/AAAAAAAAAPg/DAeoAa4jbak/s1600/IMG_1985.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593311079527139410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6uGw5Bkh3k4/TZ9uys14yFI/AAAAAAAAAPg/DAeoAa4jbak/s320/IMG_1985.JPG" /></a> Well tomorrow is a happy, yet sad day for me my baby girl turns 18 (sigh...where does time go?). She ask me to make a very special cake for her 18th birthday. This is what I came up with, all the things she loves; flowers, makeup, the color pink, zebra print and shoes. You can eat everything on this cake. The flowers, makeup, shoe and tag are all gum paste. The box is fondant and the bottom cake is butter cream frosting. Happy Birthday Abbie, I love you very, very much! I am blessed and proud to be your mom. <br /><div></div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-68358416574666053182011-04-07T04:41:00.000-07:002011-04-08T13:42:33.975-07:00More Edible Image Cookies....the possibility's are endless.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XbqX8E2ovEQ/TZ2jp4V-0aI/AAAAAAAAAPY/RaHzDl5WXu0/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592806252158570914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XbqX8E2ovEQ/TZ2jp4V-0aI/AAAAAAAAAPY/RaHzDl5WXu0/s320/IMG_1962.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f0HnAZp73vA/TZ2jpZkHs1I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/capw0SWK-48/s1600/IMG_1959.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592806243896374098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f0HnAZp73vA/TZ2jpZkHs1I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/capw0SWK-48/s320/IMG_1959.JPG" /></a> A friend ask me to make her some edible image cookies for their school yesterday. They are the Farmers. I love my edible ink printer! The possibility's are very endless. I think that they turned out really cute! Thank you Lisa! I hope everyone enjoys them today. <br /><div></div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-40156029180620140552011-03-17T05:20:00.000-07:002011-03-17T06:00:52.203-07:00An Award!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b6oed-mOcpo/TYH9QlHdwVI/AAAAAAAAAPI/-lsuEb0bAE4/s1600/StylishBaward.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585023474199282002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b6oed-mOcpo/TYH9QlHdwVI/AAAAAAAAAPI/-lsuEb0bAE4/s320/StylishBaward.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I have been honored by Dulce Dough with the Stylish Blogger Award! First, I want to say a big Thank you! I am truly honored! If you haven't seen her blog, well you need to! Here is her link: </div><div><a href="http://dulcedough.blogspot.com/">http://dulcedough.blogspot.com/</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>Following the rules of the award, I have to:</strong></div><div>1. Thank them, make a post, and put a link back to the person who gave it to me.</div><div>2. Share 7 things about my self.</div><div>3. Pass the award to 10 recently discovered great bloggers.</div><div>4. Contact those bloggers personally and tell them about the award.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Seven things about me:</strong></div><div>1. I love to bake (It's how I show people that I love them!)</div><div>2. I live on a cattle farm and love it!</div><div>3. I have 5 great kids and wonderful hubby!</div><div>4. I really enjoy my camera and taking lots of pictures.</div><div>5. I crochet blankets. (my kids call that my old lady hobby! LOL)</div><div>6. I love to run or walk. It relaxes me. It also helps keep the pounds off from all the baking!</div><div>7. I love to read!</div><div> </div><div><strong>Great bloggers I have recently discovered:</strong></div><div>There are so many! How do I chose? Many have already received it, so I will try to pass it on to some who may have not.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://cristinscookies.blogspot.com/">http://cristinscookies.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://lilaloa.blogspot.com/">http://lilaloa.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://sweetapolita.com/">http://sweetapolita.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://rollin-indough.blogspot.com/">http://rollin-indough.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://cookbakeanddecorate.blogspot.com/">http://cookbakeanddecorate.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://meandmypinkmixer.blogspot.com/2010/08/lemon-lush.html">http://meandmypinkmixer.blogspot.com/2010/08/lemon-lush.html</a></div><div><a href="http://www.crumblycookie.net/">http://www.crumblycookie.net/</a></div><div><a href="http://www.paintinggrams.blogspot.com/">http://www.paintinggrams.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://katieyoon.blogspot.com/">http://katieyoon.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://cookieartbychristina.blogspot.com/">http://cookieartbychristina.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/">http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/</a></div><div> </div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-47432890481062604542011-03-02T08:14:00.000-08:002011-03-17T05:08:05.969-07:00Thank you Dogwood Realty!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9xrcUGZOhlI/TW5tX8_QjDI/AAAAAAAAAO4/bo5wlUUVZH4/s1600/IMG_1927.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579517246634495026" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9xrcUGZOhlI/TW5tX8_QjDI/AAAAAAAAAO4/bo5wlUUVZH4/s320/IMG_1927.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv-xDct3KnU/TW5tXtPUvjI/AAAAAAAAAOw/ZPGFn4rVbyc/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579517242406911538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv-xDct3KnU/TW5tXtPUvjI/AAAAAAAAAOw/ZPGFn4rVbyc/s320/IMG_1920.JPG" /></a> Thank you Dogwood Realty for asking me to make logo cookies for you! I hope you enjoyed them!!!</div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560276939456175044.post-71715314489473980522011-03-02T08:07:00.000-08:002011-03-17T05:05:00.477-07:00Happy Birthday Fletcher!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wes4D12-wVw/TW5shvKttRI/AAAAAAAAAOo/OWCi5aqNFR8/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579516315211511058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wes4D12-wVw/TW5shvKttRI/AAAAAAAAAOo/OWCi5aqNFR8/s320/IMG_1934.JPG" /></a> Happy 9th Birthday Fletcher!!! I hope you had a wonderful day!!!<br /><div></div>Missy Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356836057665518792noreply@blogger.com0