A Good Day!

Happy Mother's Day
My husband REALLY loves me!

Today I got to use my Mother's Day Gift for the first time!  I made a cake with my toddler for my mother-in-law's birthday.  There were still a few lumps in the batter so I don't think I let the Kitchenaid do its' thing long enough.  The icing was SUPER light and fluffly though! This weekend I am going to try two chiffon cakes, one gluten free and one regular.  I have a recipe from the good people at Kitchenaid so hopefully they will both work out.

The finished product.  Note how the smarties are either pushed deep into the cake or held on with toddler spit!

I also completed Chickenbutt's Sir Topham Hatt doll.  I have to say that it looked a lot better before I sewed the applique down.  I used the (cheap) Heat N' Bond and am not very happy with the end result.  I did not find that it stuck very well and it is quite crunchy to the touch.  If I were to redo Sir Topham Hatt I would use felt.  I think it is more toddler friendly.  I also should have cut him out right side out, he is not quite even.  I would have liked more green background.   However since Chickenbutt is currently playing with a paper print out of Sir Topham Hatt I think this will be OK. 



Oh!  My little puffin has turned into a Wren, a happy little songbird!