Daffodil Cupcakes

 Here is a little spring. Daffodils are one of my favorite flowers, I love to see their brilliant color after such a dark winter. 

I made these blooms out of royal icing the night before, so they would dry out completely. And finished of these cupcakes with buttercream.

My Favorite Butter Cream Frosting

1 cup butter, room temperature (two sticks)

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

5 cups powdered sugar

1/8 tsp. salt

1/4 cup and 1 Tbsp. milk

Blend all ingredients till smooth.

Rosette Heart

The same site that I found instructions to make rosette kissing balls had this framed rosette heart. You can link up to it here. I must say that I like the square frame that they used much better. I used an 8x10 inch frame that I already had at home. I lucked out that our local craft store had the exact same paper they used.

Rosette Topiary

I found a tutorial to make these rosette kissing balls here. The wheels in my head immediately started turning and I thought the ball would look great in a topiary for Valentine's Day. This is a super cheap craft. I was able to buy the roll of crepe paper for 60 cents and had all the other supplies handy at home.

Baby Sock Corsage

A friend of mine asked if I knew how to make a corsage with baby socks rolled up as flowers for a baby shower. I had never seen one before, but of course it caught my interest and knew that I wanted to attempt making one. So I looked online and found pictures and instructions. I won't type up instructions because there are so many out there on the web. But it was fun to have a new challenge and discover a new craft.