crepe cake

CREPES

3 cups flour

3 Tbsp sugar

1 1/2 tsps salt

9 eggs

3 cups milk

1. Mix together dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add wet and mix until smooth consistency.

2. Place a nonstick or crepe pan on medium heat. Cover the surface of the pan with melted butter.

3. Put 4-6 Tbsp of batter in the heated pan and swirl around to cover the surface and make a nice size crepe.

4. Cook until golden brown on each side.

5. Repeat until you have 20 perfect... or slightly imperfect crepes!!

Vanilla Cream Filling

2 cups milk

1 Tbsp vanilla

6 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup cornstarch

3 1/2 Tbsp butter

1. Bring the milk to a boil.

2. Take off of heat and add vanilla. Let stand for 5-10 minutes in a bowl.

3. Using the pot that you used for the milk. whisk together sugar, corn starch and egg yolks. Gradually add the hot milk.

4. Place on the stove and bring mixture to a boil whisking vigorously for 1-2 minutes.

5. Place the mixture in a small bowl. Get a larger bowl and add ice to it. Place the bowl with cream into the larger bowl with ice.

6. Let cool slightly and then add the butter to your cream mixer.

7. Let cool on counter.

Whip Cream

3 cups whip cream

1/4 cup sugar

1-2 tsp extract (i used coconut but it would also be tasty with a cherrie or almond or lemon depending on what you feel like!)

1. Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and whip till soft peaks form.

Cream Cheese Whip (optional)

1/2 block of cream cheese (room temp)

1/2 cup icing sugar

1/2 to 1/4 of the whipping cream

1. Mix the cream cheese in a small bowl until smooth.

2. Add icing sugar. Mix till smooth.

3. Add whipping cream mixture to the cream cheese. Mix till smooth.

Putting the Cake Together!!

When the Vanilla Cream is cooled to room temperature or a little cooler fold in 1/2 to 3/4 of the whipping cream. I had to whip them together to get the cream and whipping cream to mix well. Now keeping your best crepe for the top, layer crepe then cream until you have used all 20 of your crepes. Place the Cream Cheese Whip on top. Place in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving. Add your favourite fruit and ENJOY!

original recipe found here!

keepsake quilt for a teenage boy

it was really fun to take on the challenge of designing a teenage boys keepsake quilt!

his clothes were fun to work with and it was exciting to see it come together!
since the clothes were all very different color ways, i wanted to add bold prints to it for interest and continuity.
each print i added reference's at least one piece of clothing and adds variety and punches of color!

perfect for a TEENAGER!

the backing fabric is one of my all-time favourite prints by Anna Maria Horner! i love the pattern. and for some extra interest i added a strip of the left over fabrics from the front.

hope it inspires you!

xo sandra

baby keepsake quilt

i had the privilege of making a keepsake quilt out of a babies old clothes! it was difficult at first to decide how i was going to use such small clothes on a quilt, but this is what i came up with!

i was able to use some of the clothes as a full piece, which i think REALLY gives you a sense of how little that little man really was!
it was hard to cut up baby clothes... i guess that's why i haven't yet made my kids one. all of their clothes are in their keepsake bins waiting for a time when i can finally get myself to cut them.
i guess that's why it would be easier to get someone else to make it for you : )

i LOVE the free hand piecing in this one! my inspiration was a collage picture wall. i wanted each one to look like it was framed and important!

hope you like it!

xo me

P.S. i have a keepsake quilt pattern available in my etsy shop! it's not this exact pattern but it will give you the tips you need to get creating your own keepsake quilt!!

sunshiny day!

i found this print and HAD to have it for my laundry room!

this frame just happened to fit the print perfectly!

i knew i wanted to paint the frame yellow, but after seeing this side table painted and glazed by the talented Alysha!

i had to have some glaze!

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i LOVE how it turned out!

picture frame

i picked up this frame for free at a garage sale!

i have BIG plans for it... hopefully it works. i have a print that i bought off of etsy (it fits perfect!) now i just have to paint, glaze and add glass.

here's hope'n it works!

t-shirt keepsake quilts

i'm working on some custom t-shirt quilts at the moment!

a baby boy

teen boy &

little girl

here's just a peek at one of the blocks that will be in the baby boy quilt!

i don't want to wreck the surprise for the ladies that i am making these for so i probably won't post any more pictures until they are done...

i REALLY like creating these keepsake quilt's. i find that you have to be REALLY creative when your adding fabrics to the clothes and cutting the clothes in a way that will show the BEST! i just hope it all comes together how i have envisioned... sometimes i can be my biggest critic.

TUTORIAL: Decorative Sham

my friend needed some help decorating her daughters room before her twins arrive, so i dusted off my sewing machine ; ) i've had my eye on this sham from pottery barn kids for a while now. this was my chance to make my own version. my kids have already put in their orders for one. so i decided, why not make it into a tutorial!

there are 3 different ways you can choose to finish the back.

1. use a zipper (thats what i did on my back)

2. do a envelope opening on the back

3. leave a space at the bottom of the pillow that is left unstitched. stuff and stitch up the hole.

depending on which one you choose, the instructions will vary slightly

*1. cut 2 pieces of fabric 13"x17".

1 for the front

1 for the back (you can see from the pic that i've already sewn in the zipper)

*2. print desired letter off on the computer. place on window so that the letter is backwards.

*3. trace the letter using heat n bond lite paper. (or your favourite iron on adhesive)

*4. ruffly cut out letter and iron onto desired fabric.

*5. trim around letter

*6. remove paper backing.

*7. place letter in desired location. iron into place.

*8. add a decorative stitch around the outer edge.

*9. using the same technique as you did for the letter (steps 4-8). add any decorative pieces to the sham. i decided to cut out designs from the fabric that i was using for this sham.

*10. lay the top of the sham and the bottom of the sham facing each other. to round the corners use a round edge (i used a bowl) and trace around each corner with a pencil. trim around the corners with scissors. (make sure both layers stay in place while you cut)

*11. cut ric rac to size.

*12. place the ric rac inside the 2 layers. make sure the ric rac is slightly in from the edge and evenly placed. PIN all three layers together. allow a little excess ric rac in the corners so that they don't pull when turned rightside out. i pleated mine slightly.

*13. stitch around the sham. turn inside right and stuff!

any way you do it, it'll look FABULOUS!

it was a fun project to make! if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.