Something I'm Actually Really Proud Of...

This past weekend, I threw a shower for my lovely friend Lacy in celebration of her third little bundle of joy. It was lots of fun and allowed me to try something I had never done before. See, when I was planning the event, I had the idea that I'd make this amazing cake using fondant. Something I've never done before. I did take that one class at Micheal's, but we used butter cream and you don't get to fondant until class 4. Nonetheless, I thought, What the heck?! I figured if it turned out amazing, it would be deserving of such a beautiful friend, and if I totally screwed it up, she would forgive me. :0) So, I surfed the net, watched a few episodes of Cake Boss and tackled it. After 6 hours, bruised hands, crazily scavenging for random objects that could be used as professional tools, and a full covering of powered sugar on my kitchen floor, I finished. And tada! Here it is:

Now, the closer you look, the more mistakes you'll see, so try to look at it a few feet away from your computer screen. :0) The bear was my favorite to make. I molded him totally out of fondant and used a toothpick for the little holes. Anyway, it really was a ton of fun, and now that I have some idea of how it works, I'm all about making more...