Skirt Extender

Wow! I found this link on the 'net and had to share!

Do you have some skirts or dresses that shrunk or now you are older and that style is no longer flattering…?

Check out these pics on how to make your own skirt extender from iCandyhandmade.com

Let me know how it works out for you!

Movie news - a news interview and a little musical presentation

Wowee everyone! I was interviewed with my Co-star, producer, director and friend David today for Global News.  More promoting for our movie Ghosts of '43! Check us out on TV tonight at 6 pm! (For my local fans…otherwise I may post a link to it later)

Also…

 Click on this link and you'll be taken to our vimeo site.

Ghosts of '43

and this one will take you to another site as well.

Ghosts of '43

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More Ghosts of '43 Pics

You can see these and more on Facebook at Facebook.com/ghostsof43.

Looking forward to this movie…Please spread the word and like us on Facebook.

Ghosts of '43

This weekend was a fun one. I had a photo shoot with some fellow actors promoting a family documentary/Canadian WWII aviation history film, entitled Ghosts of '43. I woke up nervous about the project. I am one of the leads in this film (that is currently in production). Regardless, it will be a healing project for me for at least two reasons that come immediately to mind: 1. I haven't been back at acting since my husband Brian died. 2. His death and the story line of the film are closely linked for me, and as such I will heal throughout the filming process. 

Here are some Ghosts of '43 pics…there are many more to enjoy on the Facebook page…https//www.facebook.com/ghostsof43 so if you like it then "like" it on Facebook! More updates will be posted there.

Please stay happy on your journey! 

Super Cute - Super Easy UpDo's

Hello again everybody!

Thank you's go out to those of you who have commented on my hair recently. This is my trick… I found it on the web!!

Her name is Kate and she is a cutie. I am throughly enjoying her tips on hair. Below are a few of the 'do's I have tried either on myself or my girls. Her link/blog is listed below.

Kate's Blog

She has video tutorials for these and more. Thanks so much to Kate for helping us look beautiful too! 

The Wedding Cake Continued

Firstly, wow! What a response to my last blog! (Mostly all by FB or personal email, of course), but nonetheless wonderful. Thank you!

There are so many stories I could share. So, let's get together sometime! ;)

Okay, so back on track, let's talk cake. (Cake is always good!) This took me 3 weeks to prepare and man I sampled too much and put on weight like crazy. Now I've done an Arbonne cleanse and go to the gym 3-4 times a week. (Exercise helps control emotions btw.)

here are some pictures…I think I found this on pinterest.

(The paper was folded that is why it looks so wonky.) This is the look we were trying to achieve.

You have to place your mixer in a pot of simmering water and stir, stir, stir. I will post a link that I used to help me make fabulous icing, without icing sugar. Yum Yum.

Then you whip, whip, whip. Until the bowl is cool. (This really takes much longer than it says, or at least it did for us)

Our lovely leaves, which we dried on this so they would form nicely.

about 200 little dots.

At first I made the light pink rosettes, but I decided that I didn't like the bubble gum look so I made these burgundy ones. (I would have started with these except I couldn't find the colour at first.)

How do you like the soft edges of my photos? 

That is due to the fact that I had shortening on the back of my iPhone. oops.

This is where my sister-in-law and I were trying to figure which ribbon to use.

I made these little green things because the picture had them and they added nice charter, I have no idea what they are supposed to be. Thank goodness for someone else's inspiration, and willingness to share.

still checking which ribbon…

and, ta da! Don't look too closely. We are still amateurs, you know. Not bad for her first wedding cake and my third. 

We had extra rosettes due to my crazy over making and I decided to use them on the tables as decoration. Pretty, isn't it?

At the reception.

What a pretty table. All the decor seemed to match wonderfully and look so beautiful.

Click here if you'd like a great tutorial on how to make swiss meringue buttercream. It is so light and not too sweet. 

Science Birthday Party

Well, my daughter was a little apprehensive at first- about her party. She wasn't sure how well kids would enjoy doing science at a birthday party. But let me tell you, we had a blast!

Here are some pics. We got our science experiments from Steve Spangler online. The invitations  and open with caution "stickers" came from a free print out @ livinglocurto.com, the periodic table idea for my daughter's "elements" was from princessandthefrogblogspot.com.

My Hubbie whipped this up at work. Saved me a bunch of time, what with the rest of the party plans, the wedding cake and all.

Kids ate the worms but alas, they were too soggy...

Plus, I made homemade magic sand! First bake the sand for about an hour @~350' to remove any moisture. Then spray and dry, spray and dry etc….(takes longer with more sand) with Scotch Guard.

My daughter made (with little help from her sisters, as she wanted to do it all by herself) this fantastic volcano. We took it out to the crescent and let it rupture there.

These are the polymer jelly marbles. What a treat! They grow as they soak in water, but if you spread them out onto the counter they will shrink and you can, apparently use them again. We used different colours, and even stuck some colour in the tap to surprise the children with green water!

(Man, I love my apple phone!Just look at this picture!) 

Cake pops are not my forte, but as you will see later, I do much better with decorating cakes. (Which, I am still not a pro but had so much fun with my sister in law doing it)