I made these felt heart valentines for Holly's joy school class. The tutorial can be found on Purl Bee. They were quick and easy to do up and I think Holly's excited about them. She'll be very excited when I fill them with candy! I'm still trying to decide what kind of candy to stash in them.
Today is Greta's first birthday. I can hardly believe it! This past year has zoomed by so quickly. I love my Greta Elizabeth. She has brought me so much happiness. She is so full of love and affection. I love my Greta hugs and cuddles. Greta is not walking. She seems to have no interest in it. Although she loves to be praised for standing up. She's taken to leaning on knee against something and then holding her hands up with an expression that says, "look at me!" Greta's a flapper. If she doesn't get her way, she'll flap her arms like crazy! If she gets upset, she drops and screams. If Holly takes something from Greta, Greta will immediately shriek. I think I may have spoiled her a little too much. But when she cries it breaks my heart. I love Greta so much!
We invited a couple of our closet California friends to come celebrate Greta with us. Greta was initially a little wary of her cake, but soon dug in. And then she dumped what was left on her plate onto her tray so she coud put it back on her plate again. The kid's a sorter! It was a lovely evening. Perfectly happy, which I think definitely has a lot to do with the fact that I didn't get overwhelmed at all preparing for the party - a definite miracle! Thanks to the Lee's and Christensen's for celebrating with us and letting us feed sugary cake and ice cream to their children.
Birthday's are the best!
I loved making Greta's birthday dress. I used a simple pattern that I've used so many times - the only difference is the strips of ruffling on the bodice. I love this dress. It's the fabric that makes it! And if you look close, there are little bunnies floating away with the balloons, which makes this fabric all the more appropriate for Greta.
For Greta's birthday party, I made a chocolate cake with swiss meringue buttercream. Here I'll express some disapointment. The chocolate cake didn't contrast enough with the buttercream. Both had medium intensities and sweetnesses, and therefore, the cake was lacking. I've since ordered gourmet cocao. But, the cake looks beautiful and the icing is a gorgeous color! (Inspiration for the ruffle cake found here)
