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2025 Goals Update

My BFF reminded me at our campfire on the 4th that I hadn’t done a goals update in a while. Here’s where I am at in the goals department. Home Repairs Professionally Done -New back door and cut down all sumac in the hedgerow. We got a new back door installed last week! So happy!Continue reading “2025 Goals Update”

Construction of a Sunshine Cake

I posted a photo of the sunshine cake I decorated for an order this Spring but I never posted about it’s construction. I made this cake with a 12″ flower shaped cake pan. To feed the number of people needed, I did a double layer of this shape, and it was half chocolate and halfContinue reading “Construction of a Sunshine Cake”

SAL-Girl in Lavendar Field 3

I definitely needed a break from stitching the gray. So I started a bit of purple and green and now her arms are taking shape! Here’s where I was last update: And here I am now. With the 95 degree temps making it our way I might just spend my spare time stitching in theContinue reading “SAL-Girl in Lavendar Field 3”

SAL-Girl in Lavendar Field 2

I am absolutely in love with stitching this project, and I have made a ton of progress! Here I was last update And here I am now. I am all the way to the bottom of the chart and will be stitching up and side to side now. Thank you, Avis, for organizing this Stitch-a-Long.Continue reading “SAL-Girl in Lavendar Field 2”

SAL-Girl in Lavendar Field 1

I put down the Heirloom Bride ornaments for now and have been working on a new project. Girl in Lavendar Field is a design by Hanna Levchuk, who I found from Claire. I have already made a large dent in stitching her in the last three weeks! Here is a timeline of photos of myContinue reading “SAL-Girl in Lavendar Field 1”

SAL-Heirloom Bride’s Tree Ornaments – 8 of 12

Happy Easter!! What a beautiful day it’s going to be here in Western NY! It’s been three weeks since our last check-in and I have a happy dance for ornament #8! Here is where I left off on #8: And here it is completed: I also fully completed it, sewing the strap and back onContinue reading “SAL-Heirloom Bride’s Tree Ornaments – 8 of 12”

SAL-Heirloom Bride’s Tree Ornaments – 7 and 8 of 12

The 7th ornament gave me a run for my money this time. I realized halfway through stitching that I was off a couple of stitches and had to rip it all out! That was painful. But I quickly got back on track and finished it this week. Here is where I left off on #7:Continue reading “SAL-Heirloom Bride’s Tree Ornaments – 7 and 8 of 12”

2025 Goals Weeks 7-10 of 52

It’s been almost a month since my last update and I don’t think I have accomplished much because I was sick for over two weeks and I have been so busy with St. Joseph’s bread and cake orders. Let’s see how far I have come since last update. Home Repairs Professionally Done New back doorContinue reading “2025 Goals Weeks 7-10 of 52”

Cakes 3/10-3/23

After the last few weeks and allll the cakes and orders I have had maybe I should do a weekly cake post? Why not right? Here are some of my cakes/cupcakes from the last 2 weeks. My favorite cake this time was the retirement cake. I didn’t get a good shot of it, and theContinue reading “Cakes 3/10-3/23”

This Weekend’s Cakes

I just want to start off by saying I don’t usually do this many cakes in a weekend but there were so many events that I got called for that I ended up do five and two of those were new customers! My favorite is definitely the Wizard of Oz cake. I have been doingContinue reading “This Weekend’s Cakes”