New project: Journal Cover

Yay!!  I have a new project...journal covers.  This is an awesome project because it can be for boys or girls, men or women.  The one that I made is for ME!  I love journals and am in desperate need of a prayer journal...so...I made a cover for one of those ugly composition books that you can get really cheap.  Here is how it turned out...

What do you think?  Need a little closer look???

I just love the ragged ruffle and the button adds just a little something extra.  You can always add an initial or word on it somewhere, or do it in camo for a boy!

Oh, how my mind is spinning with ideas right now.

I will be adding this to my etsy shop along with this set below...

So, check out my etsy shop when you have a minute.

Here's the link... julieklewis.etsy.com

It's called "A Little Whimsey".  

I like to add a little whimsey to my life and think everyone should at some point! 

Have an awesome weekend!!

Girls in Ruffles!

So, here is a gift set that I made for a friend to give as a baby gift.  

Don't you just love the little ruffles???  I wanted to "girl-ify" (if that can be a word) it a little for cuteness.  There is a burp cloth, a bib and a onesie.  The bib has a light pink minky dot fabric on the backside, so it is extra soft!

Once my friend saw the first set, she asked me to make a t-shirt for the big sister that matches...this is what I came up with.   SO.....here is the "matching set"...

Would you like a set like this????

I am linking this up to...

Coca-Cola Cake...YUMMY!!!

I tried a new recipe the other day, and it turned out pretty good.  So, I'm sharing it with you!

It is a "Coca-Cola" Cake...BUT my version is a "Dr. K" cake.  I'm sure you can google to find the original recipe.

Cake:
2 cups sugar
2 c plus 1 TBSP cake flour
1 1/2 cups small marshmallows
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 TBSP cocoa
1 Cup of Dr. Pepper, Dr. K, or Mr. Pibb
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk or regular milk with a splash of lime juice
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 TBSP of the soft drink, or whatever is left in the can
1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans ( I didn't put this in)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Cream together the butter, cocoa, and sugar. Add in the eggs and oil. Slowly add in the dry ingredients alternating with the milk. Fold in the soft drink and marshmallows. Pour into a well-greased 9-by-13-inch pan and bake 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and frost
immediately.
To make frosting, combine butter, cocoa and soft drink in a saucepan. Bring to a
boil and pour over confectioners' sugar, blending well. Add vanilla extract and
pecans. Spread over hot cake. When cool, cut into squares and serve.

I like this the best when it is still warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, but my husband likes it best totally cooled all by itself.

If you make it, let me know how it turns out!

Linky Party!

I am so excited to be a part of my very first Linky Party!  It is New Friend's Friday...
check it out....

 

New Friend Friday!



and


Friendly Friday Follow

It's been a while!

I'm back!  I have been baking lots of things and will be adding new and exciting recipes to this site, like my version of the old fashioned Coca-Cola Cake along with others.

Bur first, here are some sewing projects that I recently completed.  This one is a double sided flannel baby blanket.

And a coordinating bib for the little cutie!

This was a baby gift set that someone ordered from me. I do hope the little guy has enjoyed the set!

More to come later!  Keep your eyes open....

Cookie Kits!

Ok, so yes, it has been almost a month since I've updated my blog.
We got a ton of rain here in Atlanta just a couple of weeks ago, and my basement flooded. God was with us, because I cleaned up the basement the night of the flood and that saved a lot of our stuff! If I hadn't, then a lot of the kids toys and my sewing stuff would have been ruined. Fortunately, we didn't loose too much. I have seen others with a ton of devastation, so I am very thankful that ours wasn't to that extreme...


Now, on to fun stuff!!! I have been baking lately and want to share it with you all. I did a "Cookie Kit" for a preschool Fall Festival. They wanted 5 dozen sugar cookies cut out in the shapes of pumpkins and leaves. I did buttercream icing and 3 different kinds of sprinkles for the kids to decorate with. Here are the pictures of them! I would love to see what the end result is, but probably won't.

Here are the cookies, sprinkles and icing!

And, here is the final product all packaged up and ready to be picked up.
I sure hope the kids have fun with them!

I think this would be fun for a birthday party, don't you?

Hairbows!!!

Okay, I have been so busy. We are getting our house ready to put on the market, so I haven't been able to do much sewing. However, my friend has! You will see some more of her precious dresses and hairbows for sale on julieklewis.etsy.com....take a look!

We are offering specials on Fridays. Every Friday, it will be something different! This week it is hairbows.....see the picture


Aren't they cute??? These are on ponytail holders, but can be made on clips too.

We are also going to post some Yellow Jacket dresses and UGA dresses on there for football season, so stay on the lookout for those!

Oh, and the teachers loved the cookies that I took them during pre-planning...the picture from a previous post!

I am also getting ready for a couple of shows coming up in the next couple of weeks. Let's see, what else can I add to my plate? No, you don't have to answer that!