Monthly Archives: August 2011

Have I told you I love Bountiful Baskets?

I know I’ve written about Bountiful Baskets lots of times, but I just don’t think I can say it enough what a great deal it is. The food pictured below is 26 POUNDS of produce for $16.50! (So, when you … Continue reading

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Professor PoorGirl (photos from class 3)

As most of you know, I’ve been teaching cake decorating classes at Michaels for a few months. I think August was my favorite month of classes because I was able to teach “gum paste and fondant” which is my favorite … Continue reading

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PoorGirl Goes Camping!

My friends have been trying to plan a camping trip forever, so I was really excited when it actually came time to go on the trip! We camped near Lake Mormon, which was a nice area and had a great … Continue reading

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Lo-Mein Cupcakes, Asian Fusion Bunco, and Sarah’s Birthday

This moth’s Bunco theme was “Asian Fusion” and I was really excited because I’ve been wanting to try out one of the cupcakes from my What’s New Cupcake? book and thought this would be the perfect time! I chose to … Continue reading

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“Camping” Cake

For the beginning cake decorating class I teach, I’m always trying to think of small ways I can deviate from the lesson to make my “teacher” cake stand out from what the students are doing. For this particular cake, I … Continue reading

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