Mother's Day Cake

For the love of mothers, literally. We slaved over this cake for what seemed like forever and a half. This cake is a lot bigger than it looks - it was about eight inches tall and nine inches in diameter. The filling was pineapple custard (at the request of the client; NOT my favorite...) with a yellow cake.

All of the flowers of the cake were made with gum paste. The daisies have yellow sugar in the middle and the cute little flowers have edible pearls. The lettering was hand piped with royal icing. :D

Detail shots:

Calla Lily Wedding Cake

This is a wedding cake my mom and I made a while ago for a friend. She was having a small reunion, so this one is petite. :D The calla lilies on the cake were made with gum paste and dusted with colored sugar. The piping was (painstakingly!) done by hand. This was our first professional cake! :)

Calla lily tutorial, perhaps?

The Secret Garden

Reading "The Secret Garden" right now. The minute I finish, I'll probably post an analysis of it.

I love childhood stories. :D

ARC

I really, really want a chance to review an ARC. The idea of being one of those people who gets a chance to analyze a book before everyone else is absolutely enchanting. :D

A Thousand Splendid Suns

I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns last night. What a wonderfully empowering book, being female and all. I loved it. It's definitely going on my re-reads list. :D

I think I'll have to look more closely into the metaphorical implications of injuries and defining physical marks. It plays a huge role in the character department.

My favorite character is Nana. :D

:C

School's starting soon...

Dante's the Boss

Reading the Barnes and Noble "Leatherbound Edition" of Dante's "Divine Comedy". Absolutely phenomenal. Difficult, and oddly and ironically hilarious. :D

What a beautiful book, just to put it out there. (the actual object, I mean.)

Baking

This is where the photographs and possible tutorials for cakes and cake decorating will go. Cupcakes may slyly slip in as well. :D

Fashion

Any of the hopelessly amateur garments I make or styles I suddenly decide to follow will go here. :D

Music

The page where (hopefully) my aspirations of being one of those awesome people who can play ten instruments will be fulfilled. :D

Books and Reading

Anything that has to do with the enjoyment and analysis of written text goes here. Oh how I love reading so!

Arts

The fine arts page. It will probably be mostly drawing and painting, but it might include sculpture, you never know....

Crafts

The crafting page. Any artsy thing that I do that does not involve drawing or painting will go here. :D

Hello World

The very first post in this blog's history. May the sailing be smooth, and the blogging wonderful. :D