cake, blog, and bathroom makeovers

So I was getting kinda bored with the old blog. This is my name on Allrecipes.com. I thought it was cute, so tell me what you think. 

Anyway, this is my only day off work this week, and oh my goodness  I sure need it. I don't even want to get into how much I need a new part time job. It's killing me...slowly. I've tried my hardest to stay positive this week, and I think I've done a pretty good job. My mood is partly due to some news I got on Monday. I sold my framed piece at Momentum!!! Only 9 artists out of 50 at the show sold work. That made me feel really great. AND $150 plus all the small prints I sold. I also have my website almost finished. I just need to take some better pictures of a few things. Here it is if you want to check it out. sarahdayshortart.daportfolio.com  

Another thing that has kept me positive is looking forward to my cake class on Thursday night. Well Wednesday night when I baked my cake to take to class I had a disaster. The cake baking part is what I'm supposed to already know how to do, and be good at, if I do say so myself. We had to get this special pan that is 8" x 3" instead of two 9" x 2" pans. We were supposed to bake it at a cooler temp and for longer and then cut it in half to get the layers. Anyway, I lowered the temp, but apparently not enough. My cake looked done on the outside. It was even a little crispy around the edges. So I took it out of the oven, and when it was cooled I flipped it over. To my not so pleasant surprise the whole inside of the cake was runny. It ended up being completely hollow. I don't know how I pulled it off, but I figured out a way to cut a cardboard circle for the top of the cake. I iced over it, and you couldn't even tell. I took it to class, and only Megan and I knew it was a fake top. Here is my finished fishie cake! I put the recipe up for the chocolate cake which still tasted amazing. Just make sure you use 9" x 2" pans. :)

Well not much else has been going on this week thanks to my "part time" job. Hopefully I will have more interesting news next week...

I have some new sketches and plans for a few new prints to start on when I have the time. I am looking forward to experimenting with some new materials.

Megan and I are getting together next week to practice on our cake designs since our class will be postponed for a week.

Family girls night on Wednesday. 

And last but not least...our cousin Sean from New Mexico will be coming to stay with us next weekend. He is coming up for the annual Flaming Lips' March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons. Kevin and I marched last year, and it was a lot of fun. We are going all out this year with our skeleton makeup. I can't wait! 

Also the girly side of me has remodeled the cat bathroom into a guest bathroom for his visit and other visitors around the holidays coming. Trying to use that interior design skill I picked up in college. You like?