Eclectic Darling

Monday, November 12, 2012

New Blog Design and Direction!

Hey everyone! Sooo my dear friend Helen has been working on my blog design and layout. I really REALLY appreciate her!! Doesn't the blog look awesome?! I'm going to be slowly adding more to it and try to start posting a few things each week. Maybe I'll work up to doing one a day! That's my hope anyway. You can be expecting a "Fashion Friday" for outfit posts, crafts, recipes, my cake designs, and any wedding events or projects that come up. Plus any odd and end things. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know. My goal is to become an avid blogger. Big changes are coming so keep an eye out! I'm so excited to start this journey (again..with a new found confidence!).

Thanks for stopping by and reading, Eclectic Darling!

My Dears, Maggie's Story

Maggie loves snuggles and I love her (and silly faces)

This is my dear bird dog, Maggie. She's my rescue. I found her a few days after New Years 2009, just skin and bones. I was taking care of my kiddos when she showed up at their house, begging for food. They couldn't keep her, so of course she came home with me. Maggie took a lot of love and care to nourish back to health. Besides being just skin and bones, she was scared of people. Obviously beaten and abused, she would crawl on the ground and cower when I went to pet her. It took several months of being fed hearty food, loving attention, and caring words to get back to being a happy, care-free dog. Now, you wouldn't even think she was that way once upon a time! Maggie is one of the sweetest, most energetic dogs I've ever seen. She holds a very special place in my heart and brings smiles to my face everyday. I urge everyone to treat their pets right. And maybe think about bringing home a rescue and giving them the love they deserve. It's such a rewarding and heart warming feeling. I know I'm certainly glad Maggie and I found each other.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Beachy Keen Cake

This is the "Beachy Keen" cake I made for a very sweet young lady. She was having a luau party for her 16th birthday.

It was a quick order so I ended up using real shells (after they were soaked, scrubbed, and scrubbed again). I would usually mold some out of fondant.