Spring Sweets

What's that? It's winter, you say? Meh. Seasons are a state of mind - and these bright colors and fun designs are sure to chase any winter blues away.

(Submitted by Giusi, made by Belgian baker De Koekjesfee)

(Made by Cakehelp and found on Cake Central)

I've had a lot of today's cakes in the ol' inspiration file forever, so I don't know all the baker info. Let me know if you recognize any of them, k?

(Made by Alexandra Waite, aka Cake Central member awsus)

(Made by Zara of The Cake Lab)

(Baker unknown)

(Sub'd by Kate, made by Belle Fete)

(Sub'd by Arianna, made by Sweet Melissa Patisserie)

Have a Sweet to nominate? Send it to me at Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.

- Similar Sweets: Tour De Force, Pt 3

Ch...Ch...Ch...Changes

Hey all,

For the past 16 months or so, Jen has made it her goal in life to post here every single day. And for the most part, she's succeeded.

On vacation? The post goes up.
Christmas day? The post goes up.
Husband dying in the hospital? The post goes up.

The hardest part about this is that she has to be funny, or at least try to be, with every post. This is, well, starting to take its toll. ("No, really, Sweetie, that tic is barely noticeable.") Cake Wrecks was built on funny, but when daily deadlines take precedence, the funny can suffer - and that's not good for anyone.

So starting today, we're gonna be cutting back on Saturday posts, since it's our slowest day. We'll still do our best to post every other day of the week, but if we do miss one from time to time, just know it's in the best interests of Jen's sanity, the quality of the posts, and Cake Wrecks as a whole.

Thanks for understanding, guys. Here's to much, much more facial-tic-free Wreckage and laughter.

Wreck On!

john (the hubby of Jen)

Resolutions

Ahh the ball has dropped, the champagne has been toasted and now comes the… drum roll please…… New Year resolutions! Dum dum dum. Did you make any this year?

Oh sure, there are the usuals, you know the ones that seem to always make their way into your yearly list but then fall off by Valentines. The ever so famous “loose a few extra pounds”, this is such a popular resolution that diet pills and gym advertisements increase in frequency by 100 at the start of the year. I’ve come to wonder if we even actually make this resolution truly for ourselves, or if it’s for someone else or even purely habit. Maybe a better resolution would be to love ourselves, extra few pounds, or not. You would think that wouldn’t be a hard resolution to keep, but goodness aren’t we hard on ourselves. Heck, I sadly have to admit even reading blogs I’ll often wish I were “as perfect”.

So my New Years resolutions, that I’m hoping don’t fall off by Valentines, are to discover more of myself and more than that, to be happy with who I am, to volunteer my time and efforts more to help others and to spend more time enjoying even the little moments in life.

What resolutions did you make, or have made that didn’t work in the past?

Kitty Menagerie

© 2009 R.Caldwell

Spa Girl says make looking after yourself as routine as brushing your teeth!

I wish everyone a joyful New Year, one that is filled with happiness and goodwill with time set aside to relax, rejuvenate and restore.

Make a promise yourself—before you get to busy to think—to go to the spa and pamper yourself every few months, look into some aromatherapy treats to pour into your bath and make sure to look after your feet over the next few months as they carry us through the winter.

I just placed my on-line order for 20 pounds of Dead Sea Salts. I make several lovely blends of bath salts (baking soda, clay, Dead Sea salt, Epson salt plus essential oils) which I pour into all my baths. I also make little give away batches for friends who love the bath as much as I do. Making your own combinations of bath salts is not only easy but economical.

Do your research to ensure the salts your are buying are from the Dead Sea in Israel as the salt concentration is 10 times higher than ocean water, and it's high in minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium chlorides and high concentration of bromides. These remarkable salts enhance the skin’s ability to retain moisture and salt baths draw toxins out of the body and help to relieve skin ailments such as Psoriasis, Eczema and Acne. 

Basic Salt Soak

2 cup Dead Sea salts

4 cups baking soda

2 cup Epsom salts

2 to 4 tablespoons glycerin per bath

Combine the sea salts, baking soda, and Epsom salts and stir to blend. Pour 1 cup into the bath while the tub is filling and store the remaining in a glass jar. Add a capful of glycerin to keep your skin from drying out and essential oils of choice. There are also a number of great clay products you can add to this mixture.

The history of salt is fascinating, click the link below to read all about it. http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/si_HistoryOfSalt.asp

“Since its discovery, several thousand years ago, salt has profoundly affected human life, not only with respect to the feeding habits or the ancient food preserving home industry, but also in the human, economic, mythological and religious spheres. Last but not least, on beliefs, habits and superstitions. Salt was a greatly appreciated exchange commodity, so much so that the so-called "salt routes" were born, through which merchants transported and sold it in countries where it was not produced”.

The Elephant In The Room

Did you know that "seeing pink elephants" is a euphemism for drunken hallucinations?

By that logic, I guess seeing dead pink elephants is a euphemism for "the hangover to end all hangovers."

Anyone else think those were open graves at first? (Or the first 10 times you looked at it?)

Of course, there are degrees of hangovers, as anyone who's woken up next to a minstrel monkey in Prague can attest. Here I've compiled a handy reference guide to help you decipher what might have happened last night.

If you see this:

Then you may have had one too may shots of "worm-in" tequila.

If you see this:

Then I'd blame the lethal combination of purple people eaters and pork rinds while watching Pinocchio. (Seriously, this is not a good idea.)

If you see this:

Then you must know my friend Chris! Yeah. Next time, skip the green stuff.

And finally, if you see this:

Then I'm afraid what happened in Vegas didn't stay in Vegas. Mazel Tov!

Well, happy New Year, Wreckies! Or failing that, at least have some "Nappy New Yeas"

Yea, yea!

Jessica, Georgia F., Emily H., Candace & Travis, Victoria, James E., & Yvonne W., here's to a sweetly "wreck-less" new year.


- Related Wreckage: Wasted Cakes

New Year Resolutions which I don't really intend to keep

1) I will not pluck out my eyelash extensions anymore. (Already broke this)

2) I will not forget to eat the pill and have my period come 2 weeks early and not know what to do with the rest of the pills.

3) I will wash my hair more often. (WHAT? WHAT?! CANNOT IS IT? *very defensive*)

4) I will not pluck out gel/acrylic nail extensions.

5) I will put more effort into blogging regularly. (So far so good)

6) I will lose *some* weight for my wedding.

7) I will try to post clicknetwork updates regularly.

8) I will not be jealous about other people's success or happiness (HA HA like impossible)

9) I will not get pissed off by lame comments people write about me UNLESS THEY ARE ACCUSING ME THEN I CAN GET MYSELF INTO A ROARING FRENZY AND BEAT THEIR MOTHERS TO A PULP.

10) I will call my grandparents more often and visit them even though they stay in godforsaken Clementi.

11) I will hand in my advertorials on time. I shall be a totally professional and affable blogger whom advertisers all say they love to work with thankyouverymuch.

12) I will proudly say I am a BLOGGER when asked what my occupation is instead of whimpering "web writer" because it is a legitimate occupation fuck these ignorant people/taxi drivers.

13) Speaking of that, I'd get my car license to avoid having to fulfil point 12.

14) And I will buckle my seat belt at all times.

15) I will attempt to publish a book. No idea on what yet, unlikely to happen.

16) I will try to cuddle Mike to sleep at night if I sleep later than him.

17) I will not forget to off the heater after I shower.

18) I will endeavour to learn more about everything and not have a close-minded cowardly attitude. This includes the 4x4 Rubik's Cube which I have yet to master.

19) I will not flare up everytime somebody corrects my spelling/grammar. OK I can't do that it really annoys me. If you know what I mean, you don't have to fucking corect me, ok?? LEAVE THAT 'CORECT' ALONE! Leave it! Good. Now breathe. Spelling nazis, let this be your New Year's resolution!

20) I will wake up to go tanning more often.

21) I will leave Dawn Yang alone since I am having a much more awesome life than hers. JUST KIDDING! Fuck that bitch she tried to sue me! p/s: Your liquify skills stink, your jawline is wavy in some pictures MUAHAHAHA

22) Speaking of which, I will not advertise for anything that Plasticzilla advertises. NOT THAT SHE HAS ANY EXCEPT BLOGSHOPS LAH HAHAHAHA

23) I will master my SLR and take awe-inspiring photos.

24) I will religiously bleach my eyebrows instead of letting them go all black like they are currently. Sigh.

25) I will not scorn at people with compact point-and-shoot cameras. They are merely uneducated, will wake up soon.

26) I will not let myself go after marriage.

27) I will be more patient with dumb people.


Ok that's all I can think of at the moment. I shall go work on my advertorial so that I can fulfil point 11.