Happy birthday!

1 beautiful year passed by so quickly and my DD actually was a lil person in herself. She expressed everything by her actions and there were just very hew words she could say,but her eyes said it all. She wasn't walking yet but could get from one place to another crawling as fast as she could. She was very lucky to have her aunt and grandaunt come all the way from Denver to celebrate this important day in her life with her. Her grand mother stitched the most beautiful rose dress for her. You wouldn't believe it was handmade if you saw it. So intricate and delicate.Embellished by lovely lil roses and lovely pink satin ribbons and laces. Now with a dress as beautiful as that and a big occasion in my life too, I had to make a special cake. So my DD had two cakes both chocolate of course wit butter cream frosting. One which we took to the prayer group we go to and the basket of cupcake roses were for the home. Plus her aunt made her a special cake in the shape of a T too. Lucky girl ! You are lucky for us and we hope His blessings are on you for the rest of your life. Its an easy thing to write but words surely can't express the joy you have brought into our lives. Love you loads.

The cake that started it all

The cake that started it all. Baptism cake made for my God daughters birthday. I surely can't claim I made this all by myself.I have always wanted to learn how to decorate cakes. Two of the most stunning cakes I have seen as a kid. One was a cake my mother had made for my sisters birthday . It was a castle cake and one was a cake my aunt made for my birthday. A hat cake. I am sure those cakes have left such a lasting impression on me. My brother in law and sister knew about my passion and very sweetly arranged for a personal class I could take from my brother in laws friends mother. She is a professional cake decorator and decorated wedding cakes too. So my first cake decorating class was so personal and enjoyable. She taught me the basics of fondant rolling. She has this amazing box with all kinds of decorating tools which hope some day I can possess. She was so patient and was as sweet as all the sweet goodness she makes. So I guess the first cake looks so perfect because there was a masters touch behind it.
This was a chocolate cake with apricot jam, marzipan and fondant.. I hope some day I reach her level of perfection.My God daughter has now turned out to be a gorgeous girl. God bless her.

Baptism cake

This was my first cake I made for my daughter. Her baptism was a much bigger affair compared to her birthday. As some people say baptism is your spiritual birthday. Another cake made in the middle of the night. Guess after becoming a mom thats the best time to decorate. Enjoyed doing every bit of it. Though I was exhausted at the end of this as I had to cook for 30 people along with this. Fortunately everything finally turned out well and I realized I could have invited 30 more people with the amount of left over i had. Rule of thumb not everybody eats everything. Though as a host you always feel the food wont be enough. Anyway that was the first time I have hosted that many people so lesson learnt.

Baptism cake

This is a baptism cake I made for my Godson. Truly enjoyed making it. Its so much more fun when you can work together with your mom and sister. This cake was primarily made in the middle of the night cause thats the time I can decorate in peace without my LO wanting to be carried and entertained :).I feel the fondant you get in UK is much better than what you get in US. And my sister is really lucky to have a very cute cake shop called the little cake shop walking distance from  her house where you can get all the supplies . I feel the more I decorate the more mistakes I find in my cakes. But when I actually made it I was very proud of it. :)

My first baby shower cupcakes

These are my first baby shower cup cakes. It was so much fun making it as my mom was in town and she helped me so much with it. Most of the lil animal toppers were made by her. It was a lovely learning experience since she is such a master when it comes to anything creative. These were chocolate cupcakes with chocolate butter cream frosting and marzipan toppers and sprinkles.
Can't believe the lil boy for whom we made these is about to turn one at the end of this month.

Baby shower cupcakes

Since I have found a new passion for making cupcakes. Actually its not new its something I always loved to do. Guess becoming a mother I get more opportunities to make it .So I thought I might as well showcase some of my creations in my blog. After all the blog is mine and I can show whatever I want :)
These yellow and green vanilla cupcake with cream cheese frosting and home made marshmallow fondant were made for my very dear friends baby shower. She is expecting in May and we are super excited for her.My sister shared the vanilla cupcake recipe from the hummingbird bakery book and I must say its going to be my go to recipe for vanilla cupcakes. Hope you fall in love with these lil baies who according to my friends look like Popeye babies :)

buttuglee

As soon as I saw these creatures I fell in love with them. They are truly wild whacky and whimsical. With a name like buttuglee they are anything but ugly. Check out Jennifer Jones's lovely creatures here www.buttuglee.com

You can buy her products on etsy.

Since I am in the land of crabs thought of uploading this uglee :)

POP & LOLLI

I came across this very cute website from where you can buy venyl stickers which will transform any kids room into a fun experience.They are removable, reusable and repositionable. The name is also so cute. Whats even better is the owner is an imagineer woooooooow.

Check out their website

www.popandlolli.com

Rubik’s Cube for the Blind

A very simple yet interesting design of a rubik's cube for the blind using braille by designer Konstantin Datz is to be found in the Museum of Modern Art

http://www.konstantindatz.de/?p=504

Tell me about India

I was inspired to write and illustrate this book on India after visiting the school library and realising most of the books about India depict India only as a village. Coming from India and being based in America for more than a year this book is looking through the eyes of an Indian boy raised up in America being questioned about his roots.

Open publication - Free publishing - More children

http://issuu.com/tabitaabraham/docs/tell_me_about_india