Sweet Strawberry Things

In my first post of 2025 I mentioned my New Year's goals.  In case you missed that, I'll sum it up by saying that I really want to get back to having other hobbies besides shopping.  To that end I have revived my Felt Sweets hobby that I picked up while living in Japan.  So far I have made four cakes and thought I would showcase a couple of my favorites here.  In the beginning I wanted to dive in head first and just power through all my ideas; in other words, I wanted to be totally obsessed.  However, rather than go that route, I reminded myself to slow down and enjoy this as a form of relaxation and it has made all the difference.  I make little goals to pace myself, and it's been great for getting me away from my computer while providing something that I enjoy and gives me sense of accomplishment.

For months now I have been completely hung up on strawberries.  They're in my kitchen, in my crafting and in my closet.  This Betsey Johnson dress is one that I said I didn't need to buy because I already have some strawberry dresses and fabrics, but after three months of wanting and searching I found one so impossibly cheap and I still wanted it so much that I caved in and bought it.  It goes perfectly with my velvet strawberry earrings, and I did think about it and wait for a good price for months before purchasing, so I think it was Ok to allow myself this indulgence.

My First Cake getting back into the craft.  I really wanted to start small and work out all the rust from my memory.  I'm glad I did; Can you see the pencil marks on the piping?  

Cake #4  Getting Fancy with this unicorn cake!  I just completed this cake this morning and am definitely more comfortable in the process.

Cake #2 was this chocolate berry cake.  Berries are some of the harder things to make, but after a few trial and errors, it was starting to come back to me.

Cake #3.  Trying to increase the difficulty by making a double decker cake.  

After taking these photos, I just felt the cake was lacking something, so I added some leaves around the larger cake.

And now, if you're tired of cakes, we can just do the fashion photos so you can checkout this pretty dress!

Outfit Info:  Betsey Johnson Strawberry Fields Dress, Velvet Strawberry earrings from Kramaric Millinery