There's no place like home...

There was a little bit of magic in my kitchen the other night...I made these shoes out of gum paste icing last week and left them to set. They were far from perfect with some bumps and lumps...but then I covered them in red sugar and they came to life. Seeing them side by side actually brought tears to my eyes...what a transformation!


This cake is for someone very special...it's the first time I have ever done anything like this (as with most of my cakes) so please accept my imperfections and enjoy it as it is with me...

As I was saying...this cake is for someone very special...a woman who stood up with my mother at our wedding and explained that she is a surrogate mother to me. So, when I was asked to make this cake I was honoured.

The more I thought about the cake, I knew it needed ruby slippers, a yellow brick road and a wand. We are all on a journey together, we need to feel beautiful and sometimes we need a little magic to keep it all together. So, here is to your beautiful, fabulous journey Jane. May turning 50 be magical...

Happy Birthday Jane!

Love
Heather

Have you heard?

Things have been crazy lately! In the midst of getting ready for Pampering Fest I have been featured in our local paper...check this out! This has been keeping me busy...then I had a cake to finish for tomorrow morning. I often forget to take pictures of the process...here it is already covered in fondant...

They wanted an angel on the cake...so here is the whimsical angel I made...my husband loved it when he saw it...of course the plain white dress wasn't enough so I decided to embellish it a bit...
Then, I got some silver from the halo on her dress so her dress became silver...I decided against wings because she is just so sweet in her simplicity...at least I think so.

Happy 87th Birthday Gram!!!

Enjoy!
Heather

Creative Bug & Pampering Fest

Well, I have spent the last few weeks dreaming up the best way to represent myself at Pampering Fest 2009...and it wasn't easy...There is so much that I want to share with everyone about what I do so, I am doing my best to pull together a bit of everything...

What can you expect at Pampering Fest you ask?

A tradeshow with a difference . . . a terrific fun day for women
only!  The focus is on products and services of interest to
women of all ages including health, beauty, wellness, fun &
frolic.  And our guests get a lot for the ticket price:

1) A light lunch provided by the Women’s Institute of Beamsville
2) A wide array of desserts
3) Beverages provided by our sponsors
4) More than 50 prize draws—one from every vendor & more!
5) Workshops on a wide variety of topics on-going all day long
6) Samples and treatments available
7) 80+ vendors and displays
8) The first 500 women will receive a complimentary copy of the
“Ain’t Just Berries” cookbook!

Volunteers are very much needed! If you can spare a couple of
hours or more, we need you!

Everything is included for the advance $12 ticket price or
$15 at the door.
Contact Jane (905-562-5191 or jgadsby@bellnet.ca) or
Barb (905-563-7274 or rstones@becon.org).  Tickets are also
available:
Beamsville—Maximum Recovery Centre, 4279 Hixon St.,
Grimsby—Marlene Smith’s Decorating, 19 Main Street W.

Check out the website for more details—www.StrawberryFest.ca
or contact me!

Here is a sneak peak at what I am bringing...Looking forward to seeing you there!

Enjoy!
Heather