Clark’s MLS listing is LIVE!!! That means I have only a few days to scramble and finish everything on my To Do list before the open house Saturday! Friday I’ll be sharing the complete reveal- are you as excited as I am? You should be!
I’m definitely looking forward to a mini-‘vacation’ as we look for our next flip, though. I gave myself this whole weekend off and I’m not sure my body knew what to do with itself. Maybe after this week I’ll finally get to my neglected projects around here (I’m talking to you sexy secretary desk).
I was originally planning to save this for my Pinterest Challenge post on Wednesday, but why wait? I might even to a second project for the pinterest challenge then too. We’ll see.
Anyway…
Guess who turned ONE on Cinco de Mayo!
Yup, Cutest Nephew Ever, Eli, celebrated his first birthday this weekend. And Auntie Karen was tasked with the cake(s).
I may not cook, but I do bake every blue moon. The last fancy cake I made was for my friend’s baby shower 2.5 year ago, so I guess it was about time.
The main cake was inspired by animal prints that I made for his nursery last year, modeled after ones I saw on Etsy. (decorations are gumpaste and the frosting is this recipe. There was also a penguin face on the other side that I didn’t get a pic of) I really like how this cake came out
but Eli’s smash cake just makes me smile
Smartie pants figured out what to do with it pretty quickly and required a wardrobe change after the mess he made (the way it should be!)
Pinterest was a GREAT inspiration for these cakes because I was kind of figuring out the designs as I went along. These pins were my top inspirations for his little cake:
I’m very pleased to say that all of the huge cake and Eli’s cake were gone by the end of the party- I even saw people going back for seconds!
Oh, and if you need a great stress reliever, throwing handfuls of sprinkles at a mini cake is definitely a good time. Just sayin…
Are you planning on participating in the Pinterest Challenge this season? I’d love to see your projects! Link them up in the Comments section!
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