Halloween Costumes

I just finished the main sewing of my Larry Cucumber and Bob Tomato costumes.  I have to get the kids to try them on so I can 1. get a picture and 2. get the faces attached in the right areas.  I bought some red and green felt and I had some scraps of black and white self stick felt (this is stiff) that used for the face details.  All of the work is just free handed so there are plenty of imperfections, but I think they make them just perfect.  I used some E-6000 crafting glue to glue the noses and reinforce the self sticking of the faces.  Here is what they look like so far!

And here is the final product (minus the greenery for the top of the tomato).  Was able to get the face parts on so that (hopefully) the kids will be able to sit while wearing them without the stiff felt coming loose or getting in the way.

Past TEC banner

Last year I used my Cricut with one of my newest font cartridges (Hannah Montana) to make a banner for Mid America TEC.  I am so happy with the way it turned out and I can't wait to make some more.  I have plans to make 2 more that are very similar to this one and hopefully once I get them made I can add them to the site too!

2 Challenges in one Layout

I finally took some time to do some crafting!!! I was inspired by the Nuts About Sketches Week 182 Challenge and the Cooking with Cricut Challenge # 55 (bears, cakes and cupcakes).  I found the perfect occasion to combine the sketch with the cupcakes and bear theme.  I used the Animal Kingdom, Sweet Treats and Accent Essentials cartridges to make the cuts for this layout.  I used the spread of cake pops I made for my sister's baby shower.  So happy with how it turned out and so glad to have scrapped after all this time!

Baby Shower Pops

I had so much fun making the cake pops for my sister, Kathleen's, baby shower in April.  The shower had a jungle theme and we ended up making a diaper cake and used that help display the pops.  I used both long and short lollipop sticks to add some dimension to the final display.  I made Lions, Tigers and Monkeys...oh my!

Soup to Share

Reagan made these jars of soup to share and I fixed them up with labels from my Strech your imagination cartridge.  The fall theme one we gave to her teacher and the winter one went in a gift basket for her school last fall.

Easter Cake Pops

I have been getting more and more brave with cake pops over time (I love the Bakerella Cake Pops Cookbook I got for Christmas).  I made some bunnies - both pink and white, chicks and little Easter baskets (which were terribly cute, but difficult to eat).

More Cake Pops

Here are the strawberry Valentine's heart cake pops I made for Reagan's class and also the football shaped pops I made for Wil's birthday to go with his Grover cake.