Thimbleanna

One Fine Weekend

Did you all have a wonderful weekend?  It was hot and muggy here but I was busy running errands and catching up from my week away so I didn’t really notice.

We went to a beautiful wedding reception on Saturday night.  The couple got married earlier in the month in a small, private ceremony in the Colorado mountains and had a very posh reception under a big pavillion in a local park.  Everything was perfect.  Well, except for the heat, but you can’t have everything be perfect.

Before we went to the reception, I made a little package tie-on using the skills that Beckie taught me last winter.

Wedding Ornament

My skills (or lack thereof) are clearly rusty and it turned out a bit rough, but I still thought it was cute.  I discovered that I need three things:  a better glass cutter, a better soldering iron, and Beckie by my side to tell me where I made my mistakes.

Wedding Ornament

I put their names and wedding dates on the back.  I thought it would make a cute little ornament to remember their wedding.  I wish I’d taken my camera to the reception.  They had the most beautiful tower of cupcakes.  There were 7 or 8 tiers, each with a different frosting flower which indicated the type of cupcake.  A pink rose was the most delicious raspberry, white for vanilla, a yellow flower for lemon, orange for carrot cake, purple for chocolate, and there were a few more that I can’t remember.  They all had a sheen to them like they’d been sprayed with something.  Very yummy!

Wedding Ornament

On Sunday we had MeMum and BigDaddy over for a belated birthday dinner for MeMum.  I spent all day making a cake that should have taken only a few hours.  It was a Lucious Lemon Cake and it tasted pretty good, but in the end, it completely fell apart and became a big pile of goo.  So sad.  And that was after trying to figure out the lemon curd.  The first batch had a very distinct metallic taste to it.  We debated about what caused it and thought it might be the lemons so I sent TheManoftheHouse to the store for more.  While he was gone I did an internet search and decided that it was the pan I used.  I have a favorite calphalon pan for making sauces because they don’t burn while cooking.  I knew not to use aluminum with lemons amd I just don’t think of my pan as being aluminum.  It is though — it’s anodized aluminum.  Whatever that is.  Anyway, it “metalized” my lemon curd and I wasn’t a happy camper.  Just in case you have a calphalon pan…don’t make the same mistake I did!

So.  On to a new week.  I’m anxiously looking forward to next weekend — it will be a four day break.  Yipee!

XOXO,
Anna

41 thoughts on “One Fine Weekend”

  1. That is such a pretty parcel and I love the charm. I can’t wrap anything…it just never turns out. I have resorted to using those bags that don’t require any wrapping skill – just lots of tissue paper and of course – a gift :)

  2. The package tie-on is very cute. It would have taken me all day just to make that! Thanks for the tip on the pan. I don’t do much baking anymore but I’m sure I would make the same mistake!

  3. Sorry about the cake, but I bet it tasted OK!! I love the tie-on. I’ve seen those but never tried one. The soldering sounds scary to me. I used to wrap such pretty packages but don’t usually take the time now unless it is something really special. And why do you get a 4 day weekend when I only get 3 days? Not fair!!

  4. Am I really commenting? last time I tried, it wouldn’t work. Your tag is adorable, I think you did good! And sorry about the cake, I love lemon curd, hmmmmm. It doesn’t have to look good to taste good.

  5. That little ornament on top of the package looks great, I think! What a neat idea. Sounds like their cupcakes were beautiful! I had no clue about the lemons and the aluminum pan – learn something new every day!

    ps. glad I can comment on your blog again!

  6. Very nice tag! I was going to say I’d like to learn how to do that someday, but I can already hear my husband saying that I don’t need any new things to try! And he’s right, but still . . . looks cute anyway.

  7. What a beautiful pkg. Make me wanna get married again……….WAIT did I just say that?? Ok can you just make me one of those ornaments and we’ll forget the wedding?? LOLOL

  8. Anna, What a beautiful gift wrap. The ornament turned out great. The cake at the wedding sounds unbelievable… too bad about your lemon cake. I’m sure you came up with something for MeMum. Hugs, Tracey

  9. And I bet you nibbled every cupcake to get to all the flavours! ha ha ha! Too bad about the lemon cake though….and thanks about the warning. We’ve got a calphalon pan too, except I just use it to fry up weekend breakfasts.

  10. Wow, I love the tag on the gift! Very Martha Stewart! I am sorry to hear about your mom’s cake, but I am sure the effort was appreciated!

  11. Your package looks very pretty and I love the ornament tag you made. It will be a special item they treasure for many years. What a lovely and thoughtful gift!

  12. Your tag is perfectly lovely! I haven’t tried my hand at soldering yet – although I rushed (and I mean RUSHED) out to get silvergleam solder and a good glass cutter. It was practically a crafting EMERGENCY…just before Memorial Day.

    But, alas, here it is just before Labor Day and those items have joined (many, many) others in the “someday I’ll get to this” corner of my studio.

    I’ve just recently found your blog and wanted to comment and let you know how much I enjoy reading it. I’ve been going through the archives… good stuff!

    Warmly,
    Andrea

  13. oh anna!!!!
    beautiful wrapping job and i love your charm you made. i saw those on your blog way back when and tried to sign up for a class to learn how to make them and the hippyjuice guy that teaches the class out here can’t return phone calls or answer emails.
    :stomps around for a while
    the cupcakes sound gorgeous. but then again, i’m a fellow cupcakeaholic.
    i am going to learn to make those soldered pendants if it kills me. heck, i can make croissants that look like barf, perhaps i can make a soldered pendant that looks better than my croissants!

  14. My gracious girl, is there any craft you cannot do? What a sweet addition to your gift. I’m convinced that those little things we intend for “a little something extra” end up being the favorites. What a sweetie you are!

  15. I think your little tie-on ornament is adorable and will look great hanging on their Christmas tree. Good job!!!

    The cake sounds sooooooooo good right now. I just want to take a fork and start digging in to it.
    Joni

  16. It looks pretty tidy to me, I would be thrilled with it. I adore lemon cake, good tip about the pan, I’ll pass it on to DH

  17. Sweet Cottage Dreams

    I think that is the cutest package ever. Great job on the ornie!!!

    Thanks for the tip on lemon curd. I would love to make it someday and will remember not to use aluminum.

    Have a lovely day!!

    Becky

    PS: You asked if there was another Jean and Maggie and, can you believe it, there is! They live in Virginia and she is so very sweet!!!

    xo

  18. You’re so sweet and clever to make a special tag like that! My husband’s cousin is getting married in a week or two and while I can’t hope to make such a pretty decoration, I’m inspired to package their gift with moe imagination than I usually do!

  19. What a treat for the bride and groom. That little pendant is too cute, Anna. I want to know how to do it! That’s just what I need…another crafty project that probably needs a few special tools. Oh, well. I would still like to know how to do it.

  20. The charm is lovely. It’ll probably be more cherished than the gift itself. I love making those. I made one a few months ago for Kim of Woolen Rabbit with one of her dogs on it. They’re fun gifts. I have about 50 of them that I was going to put up on etsy but can’t seem to sit down long enough to take pictures of them all. Much more fun to make them. lol.

  21. Anna! How are you? Looks like you’ve been busy and I just wanted to drop in to say hi! I’m finally done with the Birthday Surprise Party for my Mom and can function again. Hope all is well with you…Love the little ornament you made for the happy couple!

  22. Oh my, Anna! You always make the sweetest things! You may think you messed up a bit on the gift tag, but it’s something the couple will cherish forever, I’m sure!
    I wish you had taken a photo of the cupcake tower – it sounds amazing….and delicious!
    That’s good to know about lemons and aluminum – I had no idea. I LOVE anything lemony!!

  23. You did great! I am so impressed, what a cute little tag. They could use it as an ornament. Loving in Thimbleanna. You are doing great. Keep practicing :-)

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