Photo Cross-Stitch

Do you ever feel the urge to be creative? To make something special with your own two hands? Something you can proudly display? To be admired by all visitors into your home?
If you do, then counted cross stitch is a great way to satisfy that urge! I guarantee that for the majority of you, if you try this craft, the creativity bug will bite; and you'll become a total cross-stitch addict.

The art or craft of cross stitch is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Easy to learn and do, 'cross stitch' is simply embroidery stitched with lots of little 'X' stitches to create a lovely design. I design photo into cross stitch pattern. Take a look..
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She's Magical! Cake

She's Magical! Cake (Click on the magazine cover to DOWNLOAD)

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Below, is the way to make She's Magical! Cake

(this recipe is also in the ebook)

Tools:

Wonder Mold Kit
Tip: 1
Tip: 2
Tip: 3
Tip: 225
16 in. Cake Circles
Fanci-Foil Wrap
Cake Dividing Set
Waxed paper

Ingredients:
Rose Icing Color
3 packages Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant
Meringue Powder
Buttercream icing
Royal Icing
cornstarch

Makes: Cake serves 12.
Techniques Used:
Swirl Drop Flowers
Drop Strings
Vines
Zig Zag
Bead

 Instructions

In advance, using royal icing: Make 100 tip 225 drop flowers with tip 2 dot centers. Make extras to allow for breakage and let dry.

To make crown: tape pattern to cake board and cover with waxed paper. Pipe tip 2 zig zags in royal icing over crown and pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch. Attach drop flowers with dots of royal icing and allow to dry.

Prepare cake for rolled fondant by icing lightly with buttercream. Divide cake into 10ths.

Tint 3 packages rolled fondant using rose icing color. Roll ten 7 in. long x 3/4 in. diameter logs, tapered at one end. Position vertically at division points on cake, tapered end up, to create pleats.

Cover cake with rolled fondant. Position doll pick in cake top. Cut a strip of fondant 2 1/2 in. wide and long enough to fit around bodice of doll pick. Attach and trim to fit. Build up puff sleeves with pieces of fondant and attach drop flowers with dots of royal icing.

Mark 3 1/4 in. up from base of cake between pleats. Using buttercream icing, pipe tip 3 triple drop strings between marks. From the same marks, pipe tip 3 double dot garland below drop strings.

Attach drop flowers around waist and on skirt with dots of royal icing. Pipe tip 1 vines. Add tip 3 bead bottom border. Using tip 1 beads, edge neckline of bodice and add necklace. Attach crown to hair with dots of royal icing

Easy to Make Daisy Cuppies

These daisy cuppies were made using icing of pastel colors.
It is very easy to make and I hope you can try at home.

My Lovely Daisies

To me, this is the simplest daisy cupcake to make
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Ingredients

• Cupcake - any recipe

• Buttercream icing in white, pink, blue and purple

• yellow M&Ms

Decorating Method

1. Cover cupcakes with white buttercream icing.
2. Pipe pink icing using the star tip to make the petals.
3. Place one yellow M&M in the center.
4. Do the same to make blue and purple daisies.

Taken from : Daisy Cuppies

Free: 50 Pictures Easy Party Cake

Everybody will love this cupcakes or party cakes. With this 50-Easy-Party-Cakes eBook you will get over 50 pictures/images to make new idea/inspiration to chose from. Whether for holiday treats or just to fill the cupcakes tier/tray, you will find a cupcake/cake that will fill the bill.

(Please click on the cover of the book to download the ebook, or click on the underlining title of the book (the blue words)  to see the compilation of the ebook)

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(click on the picture to download n click the blink words to see the content pictures)

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