the latest craze(s)

i believe i have crafting a.d.d...

wanna see what i've been up to lately?(aside from moving and settling in to our awesome new home and mothering my two little monkeys and tending to my one true love!)

decorating cookies with royal icing....

 marbled hearts for valentine's~

 elmo for my friend's son's 1st bday~

and then MY children had to have cookie monster!

freezer paper stencilling

 robot love for valentine's day and ol' honest abe for president's day....

 things 1 and 2 in honor of dr. seuss' birthday tomorrow~

& lastly, canning!

i've tried my hand at canning some jams, and on the far right some mango chutney. i'm a little unsure of the results, but it has been a blast experimenting. and they look so cute, the tiny glass jars all lined up on my shelf. that's probably my fave part about it, how cute they look. :)

here are some great links if you want to try any of my latest crazes~

Decorated cookies:  Sweetopia  and  Sugarbelle

Feezer paper stencilling:  Made tutorial (with Abe template)

Canning: Food In Jars blog and Doris and Jilly Cook

maybe someday soon i'll dive into some charcuterie. you'll know i'm long gone then, and my a.d.d. has transformed and mutated beyond control. in the meanwhile.... ;)