DIY: Fondant Cake

My very first attempt to make a fondant cake.

Let's just say it was not a very easy procedure.

Okay, maybe the procedures were simple and easy to follow but making it is not so pleasant...at least for a first-timer.

I was reassured by a friend that after the third try, everything will be fine. 

I hope so, coz after a long, tiring night of never-ending kneading, I realized that cakes look better with fondant icing.

I am never going back to regular icing now that I have a list of 1,000 things NOT to do on your next fondant project.

{please do not pay attention on the cracks on my fondant.}

Seeing the joy on my darling daughter's face is worth all the work.

Goodbye, Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker.  

Thanks for all the memories!

DIY Project #1: Re-upholstered Dining Chairs

First DIY project. 

'A little nervous. 

A few mistakes (I'm not telling where!).

A bit of muscle pain after.

Three encouraging, excited children.

One impressed husband.

It's a good start.

I'm liking it!

Before:

(ugly pink; dirty and filthy)

After:

(Classic paisley pattern; clean and crisp)

All because of this fabric I found at Fabricland's "Last Call" sale.

$4.00 a meter.

Less than $20 spent to reupholster all my six dining room chairs.

20-30 minutes per chair later...I have good-looking dining chairs.

Do you like my DIY?