Cakes and Crafts

We have a very nice sister in our ward who has offered to teach some cake decorating classes. I was so excited because while I know the basics it is always good to learn some new tricks! We had our 2nd class last week and it was working with fondant. I was looking forward to it because I had never done anything with fondant. It was really fun, and really easy! The stuff tastes gross but is easy to work with. She was giving us so many ideas I didn't know where to start! I think it turned out pretty well for my first attempt! Aliza's birthday is just around the corner and the possibilities for her cake are endless now :)

The same weekend I finally started this next project. I bought the stuff awhile ago but never got around to making them. I wanted to have somewhere to store the girls hairbows (we have currently been using a ziplock bag!). I saw something similar at a store but wasn't going to pay the ridiculous price they were asking. They were really easy to do, I found the letters at Hobby Lobby for $2 and then just covered them in scrapbook paper, placed a layer of modge podge, chalked the edges, and added my ribbon and embelishments - easy!

I think they turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself!