Too Gross to Eat

Okay, so in honor of my boyfriend's birthday this Saturday, I am taking a risk and baking a very elaborate cake for him.  The idea sparked on Sunday after we finished watching the Walking Dead.  There were a bunch of us sitting in Mike's room and we decided that since he and Cheryl will be moved into their new apartment this upcoming weekend, that we'll have a birthday/season finale party.  Danny and I wanted to hire his friend's bakery to make the cake, but unfortunately his friend quit (pretty much the day before we came up with this idea).  So I decided that I will bake the cake Saturday and hopefully have it completely decorated by Sunday.

Oh, did I mention that this cake was going to be inspired by the Walking Dead?!  Perhaps a zombified Brian (my boyfriend)?  I looked on google for some inspiration, even though I already have an idea in mind.  These are some of my favorites:

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Some Jars

Here are two more jars I just got to photograph!  These were painted by Brian and I assembled them.

I'm Back!

I seem to have been neglecting this blog, and therefore I am quite sorry.  Life has been a roller coaster lately and I suppose this has become the last thing on my mind.  But here I am, updating...Finally!

So I won't bore you with my stories to which have had me distant from my blog.  I will only update you on what I have been creating lately.  

Have I ever mentioned my obsession with mason jars?  Well, I have a ridiculous amount scattered throughout my home.  Some as candle holders, some as trinket holders, one collecting change, some decorative, etc.  Yeah, I have quite a collection.  Anyways, Brian and I came across this fun little idea and decided we should make some.  

What we did was paint plastic animals and the tops of the jars.  Then we covered them with glitter and let them dry.  I searched for a solution as to how to keep loose glitter from getting all over the place, and the best one I found was hair spray!  Let me tell you...IT WORKS!  Plus it doesn't stay sticky!  

Here are some pictures of some that we finished (and posted on etsy):