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Year: 2008

Shirred Dress (that almost killed the cat)

Shirred Dress (that almost killed the cat)

Oct 13 2008Aug 21 2012 by leese
My husband and I were invited to a Luau for an acquaintance of his in mid-August. While I had a...

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Posted in Sewing
2 cakes in 3 days

2 cakes in 3 days

Sep 25 2008Jul 25 2024 by leese
In August, I was commissioned to make a chicken-shaped cake. It was my first commissioned cake and I was pretty...

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Posted in Food, Sweet TreatsTagged 2008 olympic cake, cakes, chicken cake, marshmallow fondant, MMF, whipped cream
My First Sampler Quilt

My First Sampler Quilt

Sep 23 2008Oct 25 2012 by leese
Last September, I took a quilting class from my friend, Pam (who is, by the way, a very talented quilter...

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Posted in SewingTagged 9 patch, bear claw, green fabric, half square triangles, log cabin, ohio star, pinwheel, quilting, rail fence, sampler quilt, windmill
Mad Hatter Tea Party

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Sep 23 2008Oct 10 2012 by leese
On April 26th, I threw my best friend from high school, Phuong, a tea party. It all started out as...

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Posted in Entertaining
What?! A new post?!?

What?! A new post?!?

Sep 23 2008Oct 10 2012 by leese
Yes, I haven't posted in a while. A lot has happened since the last post. Let's see... BIG NEWS -...

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Posted in Lifestyle
Easter/Spring Cookies

Easter/Spring Cookies

Mar 10 2008Jul 25 2024 by leese
I did another batch of cookies. This time it's for my church's bake sale. Mya helped by cutting out the...

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Posted in Food, Sweet TreatsTagged bunny cookie, butterfly, easter, spring, sugar cookie, tulip
Cupcake, the crab

Cupcake, the crab

Feb 25 2008Oct 10 2012 by leese
We had an expensive anniversary dinner at Humphrey's last Thursday. When Thom received his meal, he looked at the measley...

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Posted in Savory EatsTagged crab, kids
My redesigned blog!

My redesigned blog!

Feb 16 2008Jul 25 2024 by leese
I quickly put together this template in Photoshop, placed the images where I wanted them in Dreamweaver and inserted Blogger...

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Posted in Food, Sweet TreatsTagged sugar cookies, Valentine's Day

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