Hard Candy Jewels

So, I am planning my daughters 6th birthday. I bought a mold to make hard candy jewels. What little girl wouldn't want diamonds on her cupcakes? Four attempts to make the jewels and I am settling with amber.

We intended to have diamonds and purple frosting, but my daughter enthusiastically settled for amber and white frosting. Not what I was hoping for, but still turned out in the end!

How to make the hard candy jewels:

1. Boil equal parts sugar and water

2. Heat until 300 degrees

3. Pour into greased molds or swirl onto a greased sheet of foil

Sucker for Chevron

Lately I just can't get away from the Chevron stripe. I would take it in any color, on a pillow, on the wall, as a dress! It's so simple and yet I can't get enough!

18" Gray and White Chevron Stripe Pillow

Wall Decal from Etsy


Arrow Chevron Pillow

Apron for the Modern Woman

Mission Accomplished!

I made them! I have completed three necklaces and I just can't stop... Last month I found the best garage sale ever and I walked away with a handful of vintage necklaces. My mission was to re-bead and re-design. My favorite part about these reclaimed vintage necklaces are their clasps. 

Check out the pictures below!

Two strands of irregular-shaped, silver pearls. 

A beautiful pearl clasp

Five strands of muted pearls

I felt like switching up the regular pearl necklace by adding colorful beads of different shapes and sizes.

Once again, a gorgeous clasp!

This necklace uses two costume jewelry roses and a glass, czechoslovakian apple-green bead.

Which is your favorite!

Jackpot!

I am a garage sale junky! I have been looking for brooches all summer and have had disappointment after disappointment. Not today! I have more brooches and necklaces than one woman should have. Now I need to get enough nerve to design my brooch necklace that I have been waiting a long time for. 

Here are a few of my favorite finds!

Sharpe Designs Anniversary Party

We celebrated our business anniversary with style. Our black and white theme was chosen by our contest winner, Denise Benton. Below are a few pictures of our fabulous night!

This was our event invitation!

menu items from above: vanilla cupcakes with black icing and pearl sprinkles, black olive tapenade and pumpernickel bread with cream cheese and caraway seeds

menu items seen above: yogurt covered almonds, black liquorice caramel creams, dark chocolate covered marshmallows

(right) black squid pasta

white grape juice with black berry ice

Fourth of July fireworks display!