One Lovely Crafternoon

Well, it's only been four months since I posted on here... In my last post I had just started on my dress. Sadly, the dress has gone no farther since that post. You are probably thinking, "Wow, lady, at this rate that dress will be done just in time for your 50th wedding anniversary." And you would be right. In my defense, I have done several other projects that took time away from that dress. I still plan on finishing it. The goal now is to get it done for my sister-in-law's wedding in August. So, that gives me about 7 months. I WILL get this done. I have to. I spent too much money on the fabric to just waste it!

I've been trying to come up with an idea to get me on here more, feed my need to craft, and not take too much time away from being with the kiddos. While cruising around on Pinterest, a lovely place I frequent often, I had an idea! I pin all kinds of things I would love to make someday, but I often wonder if I am wasting a lot of cyberspace on projects that will never be done. So, I decided I should find and complete one project inspired by my Pinterest pinnings a day! An idea that is certain make for a lot more lovely crafternoons in the near future! :D

I'm having to hold myself back from jumping in and doing several of them today! For today's Pinterest project I have chosen, at the request on my three year old, to make rainbow cake in a jar. They look so pretty and yummy!

So, here we go! First off, all the recipes I've seen on Pinterest for these beauties contain eggs or milk, which my little lady can't eat. So, I've used a vegan recipe that I frequently turn to for making cakes around here. It always turns out perfect.

Vanilla Vegan Cupcakes (or cake) - adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World

Ingredients

cup soy milk

tsp. apple cider vinegar

1¼

cups all-purpose flour

Tbsp. cornstarch

tsp. baking powder

tsp. baking soda

tsp. salt

cup vegetable oil

cup sugar

tsp. vanilla extract

I mixed up all the dry ingredients first then added all the wet stuff. Then I separated it into 6 different bowls and added my food coloring. (It always bothers me that indigo gets left out of most rainbows, and yet I left it out too. Sorry indigo!)

Then I poured them into mason jars. I put the jar in a dish of water and baked for 40 min at 375 degrees.

The purple isn't quite as pretty as it was before it was baked. My recipe didn't make very much, so if I make these again I will put them in smaller jars and probably double the recipe.

Not quite as pretty as the ones I've seen on Pinterest, but just as yummy I'm sure.

Someone really likes sprinkles...

Well that is the first of, hopefully, many many Pinterest projects. Coming soon are Braided Neck Nautical Dress, Nutty Butt Butter, and reusing an old deodorant container!

See you soon!