So I have this blog that I just started in January, I have a cake/food blog that I started back in 2007, AND I have a private personal blog with all the fun stuff about my kids and day to day life. That's a lot of blogs. When I started looking around at craft blogs I decided to start a new blog and keep my crafts and food's separate. But now I'm questioning that decision.
Background: My husband is supposed to be starting a PHD program in the fall, but we're worried about funds. So I've been trying to build up my cake business as well as an etsy store to try to support our family over the next 5 years until he's done and has a job somewhere. But it's not working and it looks like I might have to go get a "real" job in addition to parenting our 4 asperger children.
Posting on both blogs, trying to get followers for both, and working on selling stuff on Etsy as well as my wedding/birthday cakes is actually lots of fun. But when I'm crafting my food blog is suffering, when I'm cooking my crafts are suffering. SOOOOOOO the whole point of this point. Do you think it's better to have the food and crafts separate, or would it be okay to merge the two blogs and have crafts and food/cakes, on the same blog?
Edited to add: any suggestions for a name if I put them together? Stick with Corner Crafts, or Bittersweet Cake shop or mix the two to be Bittersweet Craft Shop ORRRR Something totally new???
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April 5, 2010
March 19, 2010
Flashback Friday- first childs birthday party!
It seemed fitting with the birthday party this week to flash back to my first birthday party after being a mother (not mine, my child's). Well technically it was her half birthday. Yes in my family growing up we only had three kids, and since we all loved parties we celebrated half birthday's to, getting a lot more parties that way (being treated special, picking dinner, getting half a cake, but not presents or anything). ANYWAY. This is my oldest at 6 months old (I can't believe she's 8 3/4's now time FLIES!)
We went with a Bug theme, creating 2 dozen bug cupcakes and getting her all bug themed gifts. Of course then the only family we had in town got sick and the next closest family couldn't make it so we ended up with 24 cupcakes for my husband and I. Not a great way to start the birthday traditions (and it didn't get any better, we moved the weekend before her first birthday so she got basic yellow cake with chocolate frosting and ice cream and that was it!). Anyway my birthday party creating skils have gotten better as well as my frosting abilities!
I remember how much my husband hated that frog on the far right. When it died he refused to let me get new batteries. It was REALLY loud. But the car seat mobile on the left all our kids enjoyed over time!
We went with a Bug theme, creating 2 dozen bug cupcakes and getting her all bug themed gifts. Of course then the only family we had in town got sick and the next closest family couldn't make it so we ended up with 24 cupcakes for my husband and I. Not a great way to start the birthday traditions (and it didn't get any better, we moved the weekend before her first birthday so she got basic yellow cake with chocolate frosting and ice cream and that was it!). Anyway my birthday party creating skils have gotten better as well as my frosting abilities!
I remember how much my husband hated that frog on the far right. When it died he refused to let me get new batteries. It was REALLY loud. But the car seat mobile on the left all our kids enjoyed over time!
March 17, 2010
St. Patty's dinner
For our St. Patrick's day dinner we made Green Shamrock Pizza's (chicken alfredo). For the full recipe and instructions check it out here at my baking blog!
January 15, 2010
Lego Candy Melts
So I decided to try one more thing, Candy melts. But they broke when I pulled them out so I didn't make any others. I think if I used better melts (these were wilton) it would work better? I don't really like the flavor of candy melts so I don't work with them very often, so I don't know how to best work with them. Anyone out there have better advice?
Anyway, they were a hit, and the kids loved them so I wish I had made a few more!
Anyway, they were a hit, and the kids loved them so I wish I had made a few more!
Lego suckers???
So today I attempted to make Lego suckers. I ended up with plain hard candy. But it didn't go as smoothly as the gummie's did. Here is the recipe I went with
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/3 light corn syrup
1/2-1 1/2 teaspoons flavoring
Food coloring
Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan. Cook it over med-high heat, stir until all the sugar is dissolved. Boil until it reaches the hard-crack stage, which is about 300 degree on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and add food coloring slowly, then add the flavoring. Pour slowly into the molds. Don't worry about any bubbles, they'll go away on their own.
It went totally smooth until it came to the part to put the flavor in. I went with the wrong one! My son smelled them all and picked Cinnamon, so I picked up the red bottle and poured it in. But it was CHERRY! Ewwwwww Then we poured it into the mold.
I thought the gummie's thickened quickly. These suckers started going hard so fast I couldn't even spread it around very well. Then the sticks wouldn't stay in the big suckers and I couldn't get the base plate to stick into it (too hard by the time I tried, so they can't stack. Oh well, live and learn. It was fun to try and fairly simple, now that I know what NOT to do, I think we'll end up trying it again soon!
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/3 light corn syrup
1/2-1 1/2 teaspoons flavoring
Food coloring
Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan. Cook it over med-high heat, stir until all the sugar is dissolved. Boil until it reaches the hard-crack stage, which is about 300 degree on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and add food coloring slowly, then add the flavoring. Pour slowly into the molds. Don't worry about any bubbles, they'll go away on their own.
It went totally smooth until it came to the part to put the flavor in. I went with the wrong one! My son smelled them all and picked Cinnamon, so I picked up the red bottle and poured it in. But it was CHERRY! Ewwwwww Then we poured it into the mold.
I thought the gummie's thickened quickly. These suckers started going hard so fast I couldn't even spread it around very well. Then the sticks wouldn't stay in the big suckers and I couldn't get the base plate to stick into it (too hard by the time I tried, so they can't stack. Oh well, live and learn. It was fun to try and fairly simple, now that I know what NOT to do, I think we'll end up trying it again soon!
January 13, 2010
Lego Gummie's
Today we used the mold to make 4 different batches of gummy Lego's for the party. It was SO easy and fun. You just take a small sized jello, mix it with 6 packets of unflavored gelatin and add 3/4 C water. Then boil it (stirring the whole time) and pour it in once it's clear!
I tried using and plunger and doing just one at a time, but it started to thicken and harden before I could finish so with the next batches I just poured it in and spread it around. Then using a rolling pin I rolled the large base plate over the top so they have bottom wells so they can stack! Ten throw it into the freezer for 15 mins and then unpeel! The kids loved helping AND they taste great too! I couldn't believe it actually worked so well.
I tried using and plunger and doing just one at a time, but it started to thicken and harden before I could finish so with the next batches I just poured it in and spread it around. Then using a rolling pin I rolled the large base plate over the top so they have bottom wells so they can stack! Ten throw it into the freezer for 15 mins and then unpeel! The kids loved helping AND they taste great too! I couldn't believe it actually worked so well.
January 12, 2010
Lego Mold
I saw this idea at Instructables and fell in love. I've been wanting to do this for my kids and my son's birthday theme was the perfect time! So first you make your 2 story wall around whatever space you want. I went big, but I usually do. Then fill it in with all the shapes you are interested in using keeping them just one dot apart each. You don't want to waste space by leaving them too far apart.
Next take these, I got my food grade silicone here, I used the copy flex so I could pour it into my lego's. I think I'll order some of the silicone plastique for my cake decorating. It was just SO much fun!. So you mix equal parts of the two together.
And pour it in. I ended up using 2 full pounds to fill in my huge board! It says it only takes 4 hours to cure, but it was still tacky on the back, so I just left it overnight!
Then peel off the silicone and there you go. The Lego's that remained in the mold popped RIGHT out. I let my 2 year old and 4 year old help with that part. They loved it, and I have to say I did too, there is something SO fun about peeling the Lego's out of this thing. Since the plastic is food grade there is SO many things you can do with it. Watch over the next few entries as I talk about all the different things I made using my new mold!
Next take these, I got my food grade silicone here, I used the copy flex so I could pour it into my lego's. I think I'll order some of the silicone plastique for my cake decorating. It was just SO much fun!. So you mix equal parts of the two together.
And pour it in. I ended up using 2 full pounds to fill in my huge board! It says it only takes 4 hours to cure, but it was still tacky on the back, so I just left it overnight!
Then peel off the silicone and there you go. The Lego's that remained in the mold popped RIGHT out. I let my 2 year old and 4 year old help with that part. They loved it, and I have to say I did too, there is something SO fun about peeling the Lego's out of this thing. Since the plastic is food grade there is SO many things you can do with it. Watch over the next few entries as I talk about all the different things I made using my new mold!
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