Pinterest Pumpkin Porch Party

 

Pinterest Pumpkin Porch Party

 

 

What is a pinterest pumpkin porch party you may ask. The most amazing party of all. What you'll need it people, pumpkins, snack and drinks.

 

There it is, a pumpkin! Who wants to sit a plain old pumpkin on their porch? No one should! A carved pumpkin will just rot and leave a gross stain. So the perfect solution? A finely decorated pumpkin.

 

Just tie some raffia around the pumpkin stem. Then tie on a bow. I made mine from burlap ribbon. Helpful hint when you get your pumpkin make sure that it sits flat. Nothing worse when you make this beautiful pumpkin only to find out that it rolls onto its side.

 

Then just a some bling to it. Some flowers or whatever else you want.

 

After creating these beauties make sure you take some pictures of them. This will be our new tradition. Taking pictures with our fine chalkboard, just like the old school pictures.

 

There's the Pinterest crew. We get together once a month. The hostess with the mostess ( which was me this round) get to decide the craft. Everyone shows up with requested supplies and we make whatever. Last month we decorated wine glasses. Oh so fancy!  Also a requirement is a treat from Pinterest. So a evening full of good food and friends, what else could anyone want?

 

Stay crafty my friends!

White Elephant

 

 

IT"S CHRISTMAS TIME IN THE CITY

 

 

 

I'm part of a Pinterest group. We get together once a month and do fun things. September was a wine tasting and wine decorating party. October we made pumpkins for our porches. This month if you like to look a pictures, you guessed it, white elephants. We all made a gift we found on Pinterest and then we'll do a white elephant gift exchange.

 

This is what I made. A fun little cross stitch. It may look tiny and not that impressive. This took me over 5 hrs to make. May episodes of Gilmore Girls were watched while making this.

 

Either someone is going to be super excited or really disappointed. At least the wrapping looks pretty impressive. I did use a bath towel as packing and I'm going to want that back.

 

There's just a little close up of my craft. I was going to put a unicorn on there, but ain't nobody got time for that. So I decided on a chicken. I thought that it was cute. I guess we'll see.

Groom's Cake

 

 

 

GROOM'S CAKE

 



 

Ok. So its been awhile since I posted anything. Don't freak out I've been crafting away. Ok, so here's the skinny. I was asked to make a grooms cake (jokes on them). I had very little instruction or guidance to go off of. So I just went with and magic happened.

 

 

 

So I flipped out my cake on a cookie rack with the top on the bottom. It cools a little flatter if you do this. I put it on the cake board with to top on the bottom. The corners were a little shorter so I just shored them up with some chocolate buttercream.

 

 

I frosted the whole cake with chocolate buttercream. Also is it iced or frosted, I feel like I should know the difference, but I don't. Memo to me, learn the difference. Any who, I frosted the whole thing. (see above) This was the smoothest I could get the cake. Not too impressive.

 

 

No worries, I can fix it! All you need is a roll of Viva paper towels. Viva will give you a nice smooth surface. Listen son, 1 roll of the these paper towels cost me 1.99 at the local Wal-Mart. You might think " I can use a cheaper paper towel"... Don't do it! any other paper towel will leave a pattern on your cake.

 

 

After you frost your cake wait a little bit until the buttercream stiffens up. Then just place a sheet on top the cake. Run the spatula over the top of the cake.

 

 

BAM!!! So smooth. ahhhhhh.

 

 

 

Now comes the interesting part. So the only instruction I received was " He likes Star Wars" and " You can write whatever". So I printed a picture of Yoda off the interwebs. All you need is waxed paper and a sharpie. Just trace your picture, its not rocket science. After tracing flip the waxed paper over the traced with icing. Meow aren't you glad you went to kindergarten, mastered than tracing!!!

 

 

 

Then place your picture on to your cake. Run a spatula over the top . 

 

 

Ok. So I'm not sure it this turned out well or not. Some people knew instantly what is was suppose to be. Someone told me it looked like Grumpy Cat... LOL. Any ways it took me like 30 minutes and multiple tips to do, so whatever, I'm over it.

 

 

Wow. That is a terrible picture, I apologize. However, I'm having a hard time uploading picture to the blog, so you'll just have to deal with it.  I just added what I though Yoda would say about marriage. Wise little creature. Some might say the Grumpy Cat of the future. I'm not even going to be mad if it this turns up on the cakefail website. I gave it my best. With little to no direction I think it turned out fair.

 

Elmer was embarrassed for me. He has fine tastes in treats.