Inspire. Create. Bake.: April 2011

Apr 29

letter lovin' had me a blast

Posted are letters I've created over the past couple months. I now have some boy-inspired letters in the mix which is fun. My favorite is the hunting one below. Happy Friday to you!

I linked up and at these fabulous blog hops:
Fab Friends Friday
Sit & Relax Weekend
Weekend Blog Hop
Feature Your Sassy Sites

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Apr 27

Another addition to the cake family. This was made for my friend's daughter, Lauren. My instructions were to not spend much time on it (like the other cakes I tend to make) and to keep it simple. I made a party hat for the mess cake and a three-tiered cake for the rest of the party people.

My favorite part of this cake is the lettering. I wanted it to be more fun than the standard, straight-lined message. I cut out each letter by hand with an xacto blade and played around with the placement.
I haven't covered a cake with frosting in quite awhile since I've been doing fondant work. I should have thinned out the icing a bit so it spread easier and had a cleaner look. But it tasted great, and was happy with it overall.

I linked up at:
where are you wednesday - just married with coupons
mid-week mingle - graphic design by tara

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Apr 20

Wordless Wednesday

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Apr 19

Bicycle cake

I made this cake last month for my friend Carl who turned 30. One of his passions in life are bikes. His wife Sarah asked if I would make a bicycle cake for his birthday party. Of course I said yes. You can find a few pictures of the Heberts in Tandem party on their blog.

Let me start out by saying this cake was intimidating. I wasn't sure how I was going to go about this. I had so many ideas, but none seemed like a viable options. I decided to figure it out along the way.

I started with the easiest part - the wheels. Not much to them.

I went off of the top right picture on the table for a bike reference. I began shaping the structure of the bike.

Covered the cake in fondant

Added in the detail

I like the handlebar grips.

Carl was very surprised when I brought the cake over. Sarah and I kept it a secret. This was my most challenging cake to date. It was worth it though. Happy 30th Carl!

I linked up at:

tasty tuesdays - for the love of blogs

sweet shot tuesdays - life with my 3 boybarians
tuesdays around the world - communal global

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Apr 09

Texas travel in photos

The last of my Texas trip in pics. I spent most of my time in the Forth Worth area. The majority of these shots were taken with my Evo.

Found an antique mall – of course I had to go in. I would like to own a vintage gum ball machine but they are ridiculously overpriced in my opinion. So I will admire them from afar. My finds are the following items...

Vintage cast iron shapes painted green. I'm going to strip them of color and go back to their natural state. Also, I found a small plastic F to add to my F collection.

Downtown Fort Worth

My friend was driving so I tried to get some shots of downtown from the passenger seat.

On my way back home, I stopped in Ardmore, OK to check out one of my favorite places at night, The Cloverleaf. Everything was glowing red. A previous post will show you shots during the day. Love this place. Too bad it wasn't open.

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Apr 08

University of North Texas Campus

I started out with a graffiti post last month about driving through Denton, Texas. A month later it continues. Time has got the best of me. Nonetheless, the campus is too interesting to not share. The pictures will walk you around campus.

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Graphic designer, baker and a photo taker. Inspired by Jesus, photography, stellar design, all things creative, cooking, the arts and funny stuff. I prefer to visually tell stories through photographs; whether a trip I was on, a dessert I made or a recent vintage find. Art is all around me, and I capture it whenever I can.

letter lovin' had me a blast

Party hat cake

Wordless Wednesday

Bicycle cake

Texas travel in photos

University of North Texas Campus

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