When I was expecting our baby, I seriously considered using cloth diapers, but two things happened: 1. I chickened out. 2. I was given the most wonderful diaper shower ever. Still, in the back of my mind all these months, I have wondered how things would have gone if we had used cloth diapers so when I was offered the opportunity to test the Cutey Baby "That's a Wrap" cloth diaper, I ...
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Tuesday’s Tip: Make your own fondant!
For me, one of the easiest ways to make cakes personal and unique is to use fondant when decorating them. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and am never quite satisfied with my ability to pipe icing or use other methods of decorating, but I find that using fondant frees me to get creative and try new things. I've sculpted bears, built towers, crafted palm trees...you get the idea...and I, ...
Friday Favorites: Unexpected Encouragement
This week's list of favorites seems a bit random, I know, but so has this past week. It started last Friday night at the after hours clinic with my older child, trekked right on through the baby's vomit Saturday to Wednesday's diaper explosion (in which I realized we were out of wipes) and yesterday's scary encounter with a neighbor's dog. Let's just say that encouragement in any form has been ...
Tuesday’s Tip: Baking Soda
Confession time: This is what my sink looked like Saturday morning: Please, don't judge me....at least the dishes were done. Anyway, when the tarnished state of our sink finally struck me I had nothing to clean it with...no Comet, no Softscrub, nothing. Then I thought of baking soda. So I sprinkled (okay, poured) some in the sink and rubbed it in with a dish towel ...