Barefoot in the Grass

Not a lot to report today, but I'm on here and it's been...5 moths since my last post! D: Right now I'm putting together a portfolio of my floral work, to display at a silent auction tonight. The proceeds go to charity, so I signed up to sell a custom floral arrangement, but now I need to prove that it would be worth their money to bid on it! I'm also hoping to get my name out there a bit more, so that I have more oppritunities to work! I haven't made any profit on any of the things I've done so far, they've all been at-cost for friends and family. That's not a bad thing, and I don't ever expect to make a living off it, but maybe someday it'll make a good side-job to make a little spending money :) Of course, any money I make is likely to go straight to my adorable little girl, (gettiing her clothes and toys and such) but that's ok! She is worth it! Holy cow, I love her so much! Being a mother is both much harder and much more rewarding th

Holy cow, I did it again! I keep falling off the bandwagon with this whole blogging thing. But I'm here to make up for it with a couple of tasty recipes! These recipes were used for the gender reveal party for my first baby! Yes, it's been so long since I've written that I went through an entire pregnancy and now have a 2-month-old baby girl! Well, hope you like 'em, I know I do! Champagne Cake Concepts originally obtained from Jeanna James - ‘enhanced’, ‘reciped’, and still in process by Sheri Little notes by Alycia J White cake mix Make according to instructions, except add: ½ tsp Baking Soda 1 Egg 1 tsp Rum Flavoring When cake is baked, allow it to cool and begin to chill.  Cut the top off of the bottom layer if you’re doing round cakes.  Cut it in half (to fill) if you’re using a rectangular pan. Filling: 1 box vanilla pudding Make according to pkg instructions except add: ¼ tsp. Rum Flavoring Pastry Pride: (Supposed to be