Fathers Day Crafts: February 2011

DIY Solar Street Light

This solar street light in Keen Inspiration's yard is such a cool outdoor idea! She used an old brass chandelier to make a "street light" using solar power! You've got to check out this idea!!!

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See the solar powered street light!

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If you live in Salt Lake, Weber, Davis, or Utah Counties (or Park City or Heber), you've got to check out this deal on window cleaning through City Deals.

Until midnight, you can get 18 windows cleaned INSIDE and OUT for only $75. See your tough, high windows cleaned for 57% off HERE.

TWO Sunburst Mirrors (One Wood, One Paper) & Window Cleaning STEAL of a DEAL

A sunburst mirror looks great over a bed, at the end of a hallway or on almost any wall. This pretty one was created by Third Floor Design using shishkebab sticks!!!

See the sunburst mirror tutorial (out of wood).

Make a very cool and "chunky" looking sunburst mirror out of paper with The Little Brown House! You've got to go to this blog to see more pictures of it! I couldn't give it justice in this picture!

Learn how to make a paper sunburst mirror.

If you live in Salt Lake, Weber, Davis, or Utah Counties (or Park City or Heber), you've got to check out this deal on window cleaning at City Deals. Until midnight, you can get 18 windows cleaned INSIDE and OUT for only $75. Use the code TWENTY to get 20% off the deal until midnight tonight. See your tough windowns cleaned for 57% off HERE.

Talk It Over Tea {Starts March 4th}

Attention, Fellow Bloggers!

It's another Linky Party! {Yay, just what you need, right?}

Hear me out...

Lavender Clouds is debuting a "Seeking Solutions" advice column, so to speak. It's called "Talk It Over Tea" and you are all invited! We want you tell us about your problem and we are going to help you find a solution. Just as you would talk with a dear friend over tea about the trials in your life, we are that friend!

Having problems in the dating world? Need help getting that recipe just right or looking for help with your blog? Maybe it's an issue with an unruly child, a decorating dilemma, or a medical problem?

Simply write a post about it and link it up here, at Lavender Clouds every weekend. There is likely to be someone who can offer up some advice to your situation. The only rules are to be respectful. This is not about getting more people to follow you or following back. Maybe you have a problem you can't figure out, but you have a solution for someone else's issue. This is about helping and being helped.

So, you have all week to think about your post.

The party starts this Friday, March 4th!

I would appreciate if you could link back to Lavender Clouds somewhere in your post or on your sidebar. I've even created this button for you! Remember, the more people we get involved, the more answers you will get for your particular problem.

What do you think?

Does this sound like something you might participate in?

Ballard Design Vintage Silverware Molds Knock-off!!!

Vintage Skye created an amazing Ballard knock-off! She made these vintage silverware molds for her kitchen. The textures and look are fabulous! You've got to see more pictures of it and see how it was made.

See the Vintage Silverward Molds (Ballard Design Knock-off).

Decorating with 2x4 Projects (5 of them!!!)

There are so many cute 2x4 projects out there right now. I thought I should have them in one post altogether!

Both of these lucky crafts were made using 2x4's at Under My Umbrella. The directions for making the 2x4 shamrock HERE.
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The Scrabble letter LUCKY is inspired by Colour Her (Hope) guest posting at UCreate. I loved her idea when I first saw it! Get the Under My Umbrella version HERE.

This fiery orange-beareded wooden leperchaun is just dying to be a visitor at all of our homes for St. Patty's Day! Find how to make him from a 2x4 at Craft Goodies.

OR you can learn how to make an adorable little 2x4 bunny rabbit for the upcoming Easter holiday/April. This bunny from Craft Goodies is so sweet!!!!
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One other project you will want to see is this fun 2x4 leperchaun hat also created by Under My Umbrella. She is guest posting this at Lolly Jane Boutique.

I guess it is time to go buy some 2x4's and get cutting!!!!

Pirouette Cookie Cake

My cousin asked me to make a cake for a bridal shower she was hosting for her future daughter-in-law. Remember how I said Chloe is going to be a flower girl? This was the party for that upcoming wedding. She gave me free reign with the design, which I always love. I did use her colors which are pink and blue, but I also tried to match it to her personal style.

I went to my florist to pick up the roses. She wanted five dollars per rose (gasp)! She stated they were long stem. What did I care? I was going to chop them right of that long stem anyway. I kindly stepped outside and called Costco. The gentleman on the phone stated they sold a dozen roses for thirteen dollars. To my surprise when I got to Costco I found out it was 20 roses for thirteen dollars! Yay...

First I baked two 12-inch strawberry layer cakes. I put them together as usual, you can see a tutorial for baking, assembling, and frosting a layer cake HERE. I frosted it with a white chocolate buttercream. While I was running around picking up roses and ingredients I found this fabulous tray. It was perfect for transporting and displaying the cake and it also made a perfect gift for the bride-to-be.

Next, I found these adorable lovebird salt and pepper shakers which I thought would look so cute as a cake topper, and again, she could keep them.

For a twelve inch, double layer cake I used about 2 1/2 canisters each of vanilla and chocolate pirouettes. That means I had to buy 4 canisters, which can be pretty pricey, I saw them for $7 dollars.

Just cut the cookies in various sizes, saving the cut pieces. Using icing as glue, adhere the cookies onto the cake. Coarsly chop the leftover cookie pieces. Sprinkle them all over the top of the cake. Tie with grosgrain ribbon.

Add lovebirds.