Cupcakes don't grow on trees, but that doesn't mean you can't grow trees on cupcakes. Just look at these gorgeous cupcakes. I never used to be much of a baker, but now I do it a lot more because I enjoy the decorating part so much. I made these autumn tre ...
Now that it’s September, the leaves will start their annual changing of the colors. Well, maybe not here in Los Angeles, where the temperatures were in the 90s this week. But in the rest of the country, autumn leaves are dropping. So what does one do with ...
Wick or treat! Whether you're a fan of candy corn or not, you'll love these DIY candles in the shape of giant candy corn. The secret is the molds made of paper cups. For the full step-by-step tutorial, click here.
These crystal ball cupcakes could be my most ambitious cupcakes I've made so far. The clear globe is made of gelatin, so it's edible. I also made the skull head out of candy melts. Check out the full step-by-step tutorial here.
The story of Jonah and the Whale is associated with Yom Kippur, so since it's Yom Kippur next week, I have a Jonah and the Whale project that all you air plant and succulent lovers will appreciate. I made whales out of clay pots and felt, and placed tilla ...
I've been taking the dogs to the office the last few weeks, so I thought they might need a backpack to carry supplies like treats and poop bags. Well, Fosse is such a froufrou dog that she doesn't like to carry anything put pearls, so I made a backpack fo ...
One of my favorite "Doctor Who" episodes is the one in which the Doctor goes back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh, and then takes him to the D'Orsay Museum in present day so the artist can see how popular and famous he has become. (I cry a lot at the end ...
Nice set of books, right? Ah, but it’s a trompe l’oeil illusion, art that tricks the eye into thinking it’s looking at a three-dimensional object. What you’re actually seeing is a book façade hiding secret storage compartments — courtesy of Eileen Hull's ...
This month, we celebrate the 8th year anniversary of Fosse and Gershwin's adoptions. They were rescued two weeks apart and became instant friends. So to mark the occasion, as well as St. Patrick's Day, I made leprechaun costumes for them to model. Peop ...
Maybe I was in the holiday spirit. Maybe I had reindeer on my mind from watching Rudolph on TV. Or maybe I was just inspired by how versatile my craft wife Eileen Hull's Sizzix dies are. I love her Basket Die, which I was going to use to make Christmas or ...
