Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Turkey day. I made Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year. I loved do it and I think it went well. My bonus mom (my mother in law ...we don't like the in law thing) works for  Weight Watchers, so I decided on a healthy appetizer.

I got this idea from Family Fun. It was very simple and so cute. The body is a melon that i cut on the bottom so that it was flat and would not roll. The head is a pear upside down secured with half of a wooden skewer. Raisins for eyes , yellow pepper for the beak and red pepper for the ....um whats that thing called? all secured with tooth picks. The feathers are an assortment of cheese cubes and grapes.

Plus it made a great center piece for the table. If you want to make your own fruit and cheese animal, experiment and have fun! The turkey design could easily be made into a peacock, or let your creativity flow and come up with your own. It makes a great diet-friendly appetizer or even light dessert, especially when paired with the Sensa Weight loss System.
























Disclaimer: Sensa is a paid sponsor of Cupcake Daydreamer. 

Don't forget to enter my Etsy giveaway

1st Giveaway

Yay! I just recently opened my Etsy shop and in celebration I will be hosting a give away of these lovely doggy paintings.

They are both painted by my mom on an 8x10 canvas. One lucky winner will get both the black and the white Scottie dog paintings. Both paintings have a red plaid background.

You may remember seeing the black Scottie on this table

Here is how you can win:

• Mandatory entry: Follow Cupcake Daydreamer on GFC and comment telling me you did.

Extra entries:

• Like Cupcake Daydreamer on Facebook and leave a comment here telling me you did.

• Visit my Etsy shop and leave a comment telling me your favorite painting.

• Tell some one how thankful you are for them today and leave a comment telling me you did. 

The winner will be chosen at random by Random.org. You have until 12:00 am EST on Wednesday November 30th to enter. Good Luck!

Guest posting today

Good morning all!

Today I am guest posting about my family cookie swap over at Making Our Life Matter.


Come check it out and be sure to leave Jen some comment love!

Weekend plans

TGIF! yay Friday!

What are your plans for the weekend?

Here are some of mine:

• Clean the house! 
• Craft fairs on Saturday
• Teach Sunday School Sunday morning
• Prepare Thanksgiving menu and grocery list (I am cooking Thanksgiving Dinner for the first time, and I am supper excited)
• Plan projects for the week. 
• Rest!

Hope you all have a fabulous Weekend!

Baby Shower Gift

Yesterday was suppose to be my sewing day but since I didn't get anything done. I need to show you an old project.

This is a Baby shower gift I made for a coworker back in April. My inspiration came from somewhat simple. I love these bins! Can you tell?
I used my Cricut to label the bin with the baby's name.

Inside I placed 5 outfits.

I just love those little skirts. I also bought 3 pairs of pants. There were 5 complete outfits. I rolled them up and wrapped them all with a matching headband.

Now I really wish I had a baby to dress up.


I didn't even have to wrap this gift. It looked great as it was!

I will be linking up here:

50th Birthday Survival Kit

I know I promised to show you yesterday's craft, but the Christmas tree pins are taking long than expect to make. Plus we did a little reworking of the original idea. Instead I decided to show you the 50th birthday survival kit I made for my brother-in-law.

I got the idea from LEIA LEGWEAK'S HANDMADE CRAFTS. I wanted to give him stuff he would use and still be funny.  This is my kit.

I got a storage container at Walmart for $4. I printed the labels that read "50th Birthday Survival Kit" on sticker paper.

The items inside all had labels that were also printed on sticker paper. You can get the list Here.

·       Duct tape- instant face lift

·       Red tablets- to encourage hair regrowth

·       Needle nose pliers- for getting rid of nose hairs

·       Glue- hold everything together

·       First aid kit- for when you fall down

·       Rubber bands- to get your flexibility back

·       Little blue pills- for increased sex drive

·       Memory mints – for those senior moments

·       WD40- to lubricate your joints

·       Magnifying glass- for when you lose your eye sight

·       Starburst- for a burst of energy

·       Notebook- to write things down before you forget

I got most of my items at the dollar store and the rest, I got at Walmart. This was a fairly cheap and fun gift. 

I will be linking up here:

Painted Tables

It has been crazy around here. I have been working lots of late nights last week. Which is awesome! Woohoo need the money for craft supplies. I also don't have working internet at my house, which means I need to post from Red Maple Cottage.

Today I want to share with you some painted tables. These are all mom painted. I don't have before picture because mom starts painting as soon as she has her hands on the piece of furniture. I don't have time to get there with my camera.

This moose one, and the next two lodge themed tables were painted on  ordinary folding t.v. tray tables that were purchased at Good Will for $3.

 This one is my favorite.

Mom likes the bear one the best.

Ok maybe I like this one the best. The Scottie dog was painted on an old end table we found at a thrift store for $6. I think it is perfect for Christmas time with the plaid background, but its too cute, I wouldn't want to put anything on it.


Today is craft day! Mom and I are making Christmas tree pins out of felt. Check back tomorrow to see our creations. I am linking up here: