Sticks in the Mud - as opposed to Frogs in Ponds

We were having some fun with desserts recently and we came up with our own silly version of Frogs in Ponds.


A Stick in the Mud!!!

Pretty dodge pics but you get the idea...we mixed blue and red jelly together to get the mud look, then poured on custard and a biccie. Still tasted as good as a Frog in the Pond, but was a Stick in the Mud!!

Homemade Marshmallows with Passionfruit Mango swirls

In anticipation of some campfire relaxing, I thought I would make up a batch of marshmallow to melt in between biscuits with choc to try our first S'mores.... but in the 8th Edition of Donna Hay's Kids magazine there are some marshmallows in cupcake wrappers with raspberry swirls....they say to use topping for this and I just loooove my passionfruit mango topping over icecream...

So I made marshmallows with vanilla seeds this time for true vanilla flavour and then swirled the topping through...YUMMOOO!!!!!!!!

                                  Photo courtesy of my 5yr old daughter...hers just looked than mine!!!
                                

50s Vintage Cowgirl Hens Night

So we had the Hens Night on the weekend and I haven't been able to post any of the fun projects I have been doing until the surprise was out.

Here they are... we went with a Vintage 50's Cowgirl theme as the bride loves vintage and is a cowgirl....

This is one with our vintage labels....mine was "Incredibly enough,...I don't give a S..T!" Bit rude, but thought it was classic.  We had heaps of great labels, like "Don't Get Smart With Me!", "Coffee, Do Stupid Things Faster!" you get the idea.  I am threading the candy hearts onto strings in this piccie.

And I just had to pop one in of my $10 fur coat, that the hen chose not to wear and I was very keen to wear it for this fun vintage occasion.....It was sooo warm!!  Just had to pop this photo in of one of my bestest friends since Primary School....What a honey!

I made this little raggy heart for decor as the shower.

Then blew up a photo of the sweet couple and painted onto fabric with acrylic paint (did have three attempts at this because the photo was pixelated and so would definitely recommend getting a really clear good pic to get the silhouette just perfect.) 

I made some cutesy (although not that little) conversation candy hearts for the shower and to wear around our neck at the hens party.  I had seen to write on the hearts with colouring, but time didn't allow and I don't think my lack of a steady hand would have worked,....so sort of punched in the writing I wanted with a skewer.

I found these candy hearts at http://www.remodelaholic.com/2011/01/homemade-valentine-conversation-hearts.html

I thought they may be too sweet....but after that firecracker pasta a friend and I ordered....they were ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for settling some slightly hot lips!

I also found this cute little vintage man and wife at Vinnies and painted them white.

I wanted to make a vintage looking apron, so I found a gorgeous print, printed it onto transfer paper, ironed it onto calico (my printer did not work well at this even thought it is inkjet, the print wiped off if I touched it and is very pale....but Vintage......!!!! So I guess it worked out.  Then I blended the colours of the dresses that we planned to dress the bride in.

More photos will follow of our Vintage Cowgirl outfits....