Kings Cake History

I love this time of year because it means spending time with family and lots and LOTS of baking! This time of year, my house is sure to be full of candies, cookies, tamales and something called Rosca de Reyes that is deeeeelicious! For those of you unfamiliar with it, here is a brief history:

In some Spanish cultures it is tradition to make a "Rosca de Reyes" or (king's cake) for the holiday season. It is traditionally eaten on January 6, during the celebration of the "Día de Reyes" (Wise Men Day). In most of Spain, Mexico, and sometimes Hispanic communities in the United States, this is the day when children get presents from the Three Wise Men (not from Santa). They leave a shoe outside, filled with hay or dried grass for the animals the Kings ride, before they go to bed along with a note. The Mexican “rosca de reyes” has an oval shape. For decoration, Mexican people use dried and candied fruits like figs, quinces or cherries to decorate it.

I hope you have enjoyed learning a little about my Christmas tradition's. And of course I had to make it mini along with some good old fashioned sugar cookies. Enjoy!

FIRST TURKEY ATTEMPT

What's Christmas dinner without a turkey, ham or even pork leg?! My miniature group had a swap theme called Thanksgiving Feast and I was in charge of making the turkey. I was terrified of how it would turn out becuase I had never attempted to make one before. The first turkey came out ok, but I wasn't satisfied with the wings as they were MUCH too thick. My second turkey however, came out quite nicely as did my attempt at slicing one of them, or least I think it did, but I'll let you be the judge. Enjoy!

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS, HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

Remember the good ol' days when there was such an innocence about Christmas? When you still believed in old Saint Nick and you would help your mom bake cookies for him. I decided to reminisce and bring some of that innocence to my minis. Enjoy!

MORE HALLOWEEN GOODIES

YUMMY YUMMY to my TUMMY! Halloween means Candy, LOTS of it and one of my favorites are Caramel Candy Apples, so naturally making it in miniature was an absolute must! Enjoy!

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Doreen at http://doreensminiatures.blogspot.com
Has an amazing imagination! I love how she uses her dolls in her scenes!

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Deborah at http://dlsarmywife.blogspot.com/
Is just an all around Crafty gal and not just in miniature.

Marsha at http://sassyminidolls.blogspot.com/
Makes WONDERFUL miniature dolls and her blog is ALWAYS interesting to read.

Meli at http://casitasdemeli.blogspot.com/
Makes the most gorgeous miniature baby clothes!

Susan at http://susansminitalk.blogspot.com/
Is so good at keeping her blog up to date. She's always posting something interesting and new.

Callsmall at http://call-small.blogspot.com/
Is a wonderful site for the "Modern" mini lover!

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1. I am a VERY impatient person
2. Besides being a miniature addict, I lOVE scrapbooking too!
3. I LOVE cats
4. I would like to open a restaurant
5. I use to want to be a Marine Biologist
6. I secretly a NERD! LOL
7. I have to have at least ONE DIET PEPSI a day!

Devilish Delights

With Halloween right around the corner, I can't help but get in the mood to make some freakishly delicious minis. Some of these include Eerie Eyeball Empanadas, Eyeball Soup, Pumpkin Punch, Spider Web Cheesecake, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Bobbing for Eyeballs and my favorite, the Human Hand Candy Bowl. I have a few more entrees on the menu, but will have to wait untill the weekend to get to those. :)

SEWING ROOM FINALLY DONE!

Since my last post, I have been busy making, sorting and mailing out swaps in my miniature group, making new Halloween minis, which I will be posting at a later date, planning my upcoming wedding which is driving me CRAZY and finishing my sewing room box. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I was going for a modern look as opposed to the traditional Victorian look most opt for and I think I achieved it, but I'll let you be the judge. Enjoy and MINI HUGS!