tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:50:23 +0000Cake decoratingBakingDIY DecoratingQuiltingSewingFoodRecipeWhere Inspiration Takes Formhttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)Blogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-7015313664482913938Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:23:00 +00002012-09-11T17:23:12.592-06:00Hi There amazing people! WOW another week! And what was it that I did last week......            Don't ask me, because I don't remember.                                     Oh wait...                         &nbsphttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/09/drafting-simple-pattern-for-apron.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-134085778112324272Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:33:00 +00002012-09-17T08:59:28.244-06:00Hi Everyone! Here is the Pink Lemonade Table Runner.  As I posted at The Intentional Momma........ But first I just want to share how much I long for Fall to arrive.  Fall..... I can feel you coming.........   This morning in the cool dawn of the day, I felt a glimpse of you. I want to see those bright colors again and feel the chilly air.     http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/08/pink-lemonade-table-runner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-6994065372976802295Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +00002012-08-06T21:19:29.070-06:00 What you will need:  sewing machine thread 1 jelly roll or scrap pack 1/2 yard (18 inches) fabric of your chose (for the back) rotary cutter cutting matt with measurements quilt ruler 1.  Choose your fabrics.  If you don't have or want to buy a jelly roll or scrap pack you can cut 9- 2 1/4 inch strips from 9 different pieces of fabric (46 inches wide).http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/08/tea-time-table-runner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-1700453893927410315Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +00002012-08-06T18:10:38.051-06:00FoodRecipeWOW!  Where is the summer going! I can't believe we're in August already.                    I've been busy with the kids having fun in the hot sun.                          &http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-guacamole-recipe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-7244792699272360339Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:09:00 +00002012-07-31T07:09:15.914-06:00 I'm making a "Pink Lemonade Table Runner"  Here's a sneak peak....... Come join me at "The Intentional Momma"   See you there! Lolahttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/07/guest-posting-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-8295830843631518974Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:25:00 +00002012-07-20T11:06:35.744-06:00 Hello There, WOW!  I can't believe how fast time just scatters away. After my last post (which was all the way in May) I have been trying to relax some, to no avail.  June was packed with birthdays and cupcake classes to prepare and teach. July 1st was my son's 6th birthday and a birthday party for him, so more cake stuff and some decorating.  "Avengers" was the theme.http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/07/orange-lavender-cupcakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-5574586315657236839Mon, 21 May 2012 22:39:00 +00002012-05-21T16:39:31.436-06:00 Mother's Day..... Time is going way to fast.  It's almost June!  Can you believe it?  I certainly can't.  I'm still back in April, and I better fast forward fast.  I did manage to get something done for Mother's Day.  You might recognize the gems form the treasure chest cake I made for Teacher Appreciation.  I got this brilliant idea (mostly inspired by http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/05/mothers-day-gift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-1803341709124961486Wed, 16 May 2012 00:50:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:18.685-06:00Cake decoratingOK, so, yeah Teacher Appreciation is over....... but I still want to share what I've been doing for the past two weeks...... Never in my life did I ever think I would be using something I learned to do while working in a restaurant as a hostess.  And when one of the moms said, "Wouldn't it be great if we could make a balloon arch for the front of the http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/05/teacher-apprecitation-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-1709769888695107257Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:03:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.635-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewingI gotta tell you, if I never married my husband I would not be the person I am today.  This amazing group of people, that I love calling my family has encouraged me in ways I would have not understood other wise. It all started with quilting.  Yes, I did go to college and got a degree in Fashion design, but back then I was a one minded, tunnel vision type of person.  I believed http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/04/quilts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-2532699026002380700Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:38:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.638-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing On this morning I am thankful for  the beauty that surrounds us.   This was our view just outside our window.  Takes my breath away every time I see this tree.   Today also marks my one year anniversary of my baptism.  One year of professing my belief in Christ and letting Him change my heart.    There is still more changing and molding He needs to dohttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-morning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-6731908625292524914Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:47:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.648-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing  Hello!!!!! I'm still here. (just barely)  Seems like for ever sense I've been able to post something. And guess what?.......  My family got sick again.  Luckily we are all back in good health. I hope we are finished with the icky sicky season.  I don't think I can take another two weeks of it.  Yuk! What!!!!?  Easter is this Saturday!!!!  No way,&http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-basket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-7536352970914257392Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:05:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.651-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing Hello Everyone, As I said on my last post I was really inspired while making the charm party tote,  and I promised a tutorial. And so here it is.......Flower Hair Barrettes I've been wanting to make hair clips for my little daughter, who has massive amounts of hair (you'll see a picture of her wearing the clips down a little further) for a while now.  And making the tote gave http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/flower-barrettes-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-5449992087145627120Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:53:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.644-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing Hi Every One, It's been about a week sense I've been able to post anything, maybe longer.  Like I mentioned on my last post, my little daughter was sick and only wanted mommy, and with that, mommy became sick as well.  But not too sick to work on something. Last week I started this Charm Party Tote pattern designed by Penny Sturges of Quiltsillustrated.com.http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/charm-party-tote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-8280394697869385568Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:21:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.663-06:00BakingCake decorating  I hope you become inspired to give cake decorating a try.  How did I get into cake decorating?   Well,  I wanted to make birthday cakes for my children (at the time I just had my son) and I needed a challenge.  I had stopped working and was a full time mom.  In June of 2007 I started to think "How cool would it be if I could make my son's 1st birthdayhttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/cake-insperation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-7538097504135549137Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:36:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.659-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing Here's Part #3 of Napkin Making.  What you will need: cutting board  with measurements long quilt ruler rotary cutter sewing machine thread scissors fabric 1.  Decide what size you want your napkin to be when it's finished.   Because we are going to fold in the edges we need to create room for a seam allowance.   OK, so for the last two napkin tutorials, Ihttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/part-3-cloth-napkins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-1265981314316345954Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:41:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.629-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing #2 Cloth Napkins What you need: cutting board  with measurements long quilt ruler rotary cutter sewing machine thread scissors fabric 1. Cut your fabric to desired size.  I cut mine 15" X 17".  Or you can use the first way of cutting your fabric by ripping.  Refer to my first post on cloth napkin making.    2.  Once you have your http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/part-2-cloth-napkins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-8333494876588774775Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:10:00 +00002012-05-21T15:18:10.667-06:00BakingCake decoratingQuiltingSewing I've been talking to my husband about making cloth napkins, and why not show you all what I will be doing.  We want to cut down on the usage of paper napkins, and sense we have two very active kids that means a lot of paper napkin usage.  Not to mention it can end up costing more than you want it too.   I will be posting 3 ways of making napkins in the next few days. &http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/making-easy-cloth-napkins-no-sewing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-6306315713170430929Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:49:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.624-06:00DIY Decorating Hi Everyone, It's been a busy day.  Could it be Tuesday?  Why yes, the busiest day of the week for us.  Which means laundry tomorrow.  Oh Goody! So, as you can see I got curtains up.  And my hubby was able to get some of the insulation covered.  We used only 3 small nails to hold them up.  The board on the far left is just holding on with pressure. http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/curtains-are-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-3755785896090499889Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:56:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.607-06:00DIY Decorating  Well, It's been a few busy days trying to get the basement in order, and I think we finally got it to a place where I can actually CREATE.  Before:  After: There are still things to do, but it's at a place where I can be happy.  I can wait on getting the installation covered.......  After: but the curtain has to go up.  Should be an easy thinghttp://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/03/vision-almost-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-2431792642970072996Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:47:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.604-06:00DIY Decorating  Hi All, Wasn't able to do much yesterday.  Tuesdays are always busy for my family, but today I managed to do some organizing and I built that skinny tall shelf over on the left of the first picture.   I was very proud of my self for doing that.   Pulled Rosie the Riveter out :). Looking forward to Friday so my Master Carpenter (a.k.a my  husband) http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/02/basement-improvements-continue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-7212509022397198714Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:43:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.632-06:00DIY Decorating Well, it's been an interesting couple of days that includes: Yesterday: My 2 year old little girl breaking a maraca, and did you know that some of those little suckers have lead beads in them?   Yeah, we didn't either.   So, because my little girl is so fond of putting things in her mouth and we didn't know if she had, we called poison control and they had us http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/02/basment-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-4789976545548829825Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:21:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.612-06:00BakingCake decoratingDIY Decorating Mini Strawberry Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing and White Chocolate Hearts  Strawberry Cupcakes Before you start, prepare what ever baking pan you will be using.  Line your cupcake pan with pretty decorative liners. I just thought these looked so pretty. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)  Makes about 72 mini cupcakes  INGREDIENTS: 2 3/4 http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/02/mini-strawberry-cupcakes-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-6653634300802539039Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:18:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.628-06:00DIY Decorating  Quick post today.  My hubby had to work today so I couldn't get as much done as I wanted.   But he did get the shelving (that was in 4 boxes) up for me.  It looks great.  I was hope this would be done by tomorrow, but it is going to be another work day for my hubby.   As promised, I will be sharing cupcake and piping with chocolate. &http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/02/basement-improvemnts-continue-day-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-5506784789045011067Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:20:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.615-06:00DIY Decorating  So, there's this corner where my hubby built a closet that I had to manipulate and cut the fabric so it would fit.  And so I cut it out and, I was thinking about binding it but instead I just folded it over and sewed it.   Not my best sewing but no one is going to see it unless they know it's there and want to see it.  Any way. I sewed all four http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/02/basment-improvments-continue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420133460098686712.post-8355414917688111834Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +00002012-05-21T15:19:06.636-06:00DIY Decorating  So I didn't get as far as I wanted to yesterday....  oh well.  I always have high expectations and I forget how long things actually take, hence, going crazy when I do projects. But I really need to get all this stuff organized.  You probably can't see them, but my washer and dryer are back there some where and my family is seriously running out of clean http://mamitasnextthing.blogspot.com/2012/02/basment-improvement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mamita's Next Thing)0