U.S.S. Dean

For one of my Boss's birthdays, I decided to make a cake.  He is into sailing, so I tried to figure out something to do with that.  I had a hard time figuring out how to make a 3D boat out of food, without spending a million hours on it.  So, I ended up running to the store and looking for a toy.  I found this cute little boat.

I just did variations of blue for the water and put in a little island on top with brown sugar.  However, it wasn't until I was putting on the boat when I realized that I was putting the boat on the island, which makes no logical sense.  Oh well.  I secured the boat with a dowel and added a small sale.

The cake was chocolate with fresh strawberries and vanilla frosting.  It was really tasty and I was proud seeing I didn't dedicate much time.

Fall & Halloween Decor

I bought glass blocks from a craft store that was going out of business.  I bought several and have been struggling coming up with ways to use them.  One thing I've done was make one for each season.  Below is Fall.  On my Cricut, I printed out images on brown vinyl and stuck them onto the front of the block.  On the back, I attached scrapbooking paper.  I like the overall look, very simple.

 For Halloween, I didn't do anything until the night of.  I happened to have these promotional Coca Cola bottles.  They light up various different colors and I have several hanging around my house.  So, I quickly wrote Happy Halloween with my Cricut and lined it with white paper.  Then I stick a small piece of tape on it and put it directly on the bottles.

 They actually looked really cool when they were all lit up.  We hung them outside to set a scary mood for trick or treaters.