Category Archives: she’s so crafty

Polkadotty Goodness!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by queenvanna

For ha-ha’s I showed Big Girl the pinterest pin of the polkadot cake on Once Upon A Pedestal.  That cake is amazing, and I knew there’d be no way mine would ever look like that, but when anyone asked what … Continue reading →

Posted in beanie, foooooood, i saw it on pinterest, she's so crafty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

8 is great!!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by queenvanna

My little Bean turned 8 this weekend.  We had a small party with her friends at home. We stuffed a LOT of fun inside! She’s wanted a cupcake shop before she knew that cupcake shops were a “thing”, so we … Continue reading →

Posted in beanie, i saw it on pinterest, she's so crafty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Winter Ice Sculptures and Frozen Shenanigans

Posted on January 2, 2013 by queenvanna

Before the photo dump I’ve got prepared for today, Have a look at this!!  Chicago Parent is arranging a community activity for local folks to make ice balloons to display in a park – and they used my picture with … Continue reading →

Posted in i saw it on pinterest, she's so crafty, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

They can’t all be winners, part the thousand.

Posted on December 28, 2012 by queenvanna

There’s been such a response to my ice balloons from last year, and I’ve been a little over-excited to try again.  I thought it was time.   It’s been chilly, we’ve had some snow, *I* was ready. The weather and the … Continue reading →

Posted in she's so crafty, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

More Birthday Fun!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by queenvanna

So I wanted to show you a few more things I made to keep myself busy before and during Babycake’s 6th birthday! The obvious theme here is ICECREAM, YAY! including the “scratch and sniff” icecream cone t-shirt. The goodie bags had … Continue reading →

Posted in babycakes, i saw it on pinterest, she's so crafty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Almost-end-of-summer wrap up

Posted on August 28, 2012 by queenvanna

You know, busy, stuff, things, summer ending, blah, blah…. This happened: B.Cakes is now really and officially 6.  Wow! We had a fun party with some of her friends at the local icecream shop, it was the PERFECT place to … Continue reading →

Posted in babycakes, etsy, she's so crafty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Playing with Shrinky Dinks…

Posted on July 15, 2012 by queenvanna

While the girls are on summer vacation, I’ve been on vacation mostly myself…  It’s hard to get anything started before it’s time to move to the next project or activity.  It’s hard to finish anything completely… so i haven’t been.  … Continue reading →

Posted in she's so crafty, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

May Wrap-up 2012

Posted on May 31, 2012 by queenvanna

So what’s up over here?  Nuthin’.  HI MY 2 READERS!! Earlier this month I made Candy sea glass – it looks like sea glass from the beach, but it’s basically a lollipop/hard candy recipe poured in a pan, cracked, then rubbed … Continue reading →

Posted in she's so crafty, the girls, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Late April, 2012

Posted on April 26, 2012 by queenvanna

I have to tell you, i LOVED having the girls home for april vacation.  I miss our little outtings and jaunts.  I cannot WAIT for summer!  Monday of April vaca, we went to the daffodil fields.  It was a crazy … Continue reading →

Posted in babycakes, beanie, etsy, she's so crafty, the girls | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Homemade Peppermint Patties

Posted on April 4, 2012 by queenvanna

My girls love peppermint patties and the pictures on this blog and the simplicity of the recipe….  i had to try. i don’t have a good supply of colored chocolates right now, so i had to go with what i had.  … Continue reading →

Posted in blogger stalking, foooooood, i saw it on pinterest, she's so crafty | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment