Joy

I made a little bit of Joy, you can more of it here.

"Spice" Baked Donuts with Butter Cream Frosting and a "New Blog"!

I made these delicious baked donuts on Sunday for my Craft Club girls. The house smelled wonderful when they were baking, and they were a tasty hit! I also shared some with the neighbors. I meant to post these on my new baking blog yesterday but decided at the last minute that I wanted the recipe's to look different than my typical postings and wanted a consistent look, to which I hope you'll like. Please visit my new blog,
My Soy Free Life for this recipe and enjoy! :)

I will posting recipes 2-3 times a week, plus musing on living with this allergy and restaurant reviews.

New Years Day at The Beach

Every year, rain or shine, On the 1st of the year, we spend the day at Aliso Creek Beach, a 10 minute drive from our home. The sun was shining at me so that is why these photos are silhouetted. I love how "impish" Dyllan looks, as he dances in the waves. Almost as if he's in a shakesphere play. :) 

- Michelle Frae Cummings

The "Live from CHA" winner is....

Lisa Cox!  (Oh, this looks like so much fun! I would love to win. Thanks for the chance.)
Please check your e-mail for details on your kit.

Thanks to the rest of you for comeing by and saying hi! If you'd still like to attend CHA "live", there are a few more kits availible. Please visit here to sign up!

Live from CHA with Charity Wings! Giveaway!

CHA is the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show, which is held twice a year. This is where you will see all of the new craft products coming out, learn how to use it and where to get it! The Winter Show starts on January 28 and goes till February 1.


Charity Wings is an organization that donates money or supplies to different charities. LIVE from CHA is a live event where you can watch streaming video from the show and complete a progressive 6" x 6" mini book/art journal with amazing manufacturers and designers. When you sign up, a kit will be mailed to you so you can be crafting along with the attendees! How cool is that?

This is one of the make and takes offered by  Suzi Blu 

You will receive all of the components and learn from Suzi how to make this wonderful little art piece.

Have you ever wondered exactly what happens at a Craft Trade Show? Well, wonder no more! Our friends at Charity Wings will be running a LIVE from CHA event that gives you an inside look at the trade show floor and the ability to interact with Charity Wing's

own Elena Etcheverry along with some fantastic CHA Designers!

You can register for the event HERE.

I am honored to have been invited to be a guest on the show. :)

I have a TICKET to LIVE from CHA that I can giveaway. This includes a goodie bag valued at $50+!!! Plus the chance to win over 45 different raffle prizes throughout the event!! US and Canada only please.

HOW TO ENTER:

Just leave a comment here on this blog post for a chance to win.
You have untill Thursday, January 19th 2012- 11:59pm , CA time to enter.
I will pick a winner on Friday, January 20th 2012. ( make sure I have a way to contact you in case you win!)
*winner need only to pay $10.50 shipping- U.S. & Canada only*

Here are some links to some of the other girls who are also giving a LIVE from CHA kit away so many MORE chances for you to WIN! (designers will be added throughout this week so keep looking for more chances to win!)

Theresa Cifali

Debra Quartermain

Ann Butler

Jennifer Priest

Jen Cushman

Susan Weckesser

Eileen Hull

Liz Hicks
Also, if you have a yearning to put your dance moves to good use, She's Crafty and Charity Wings are sponsoring a Craft Flash Mob! Anyone can participate if you are interested make sure to check it out.

Hello Kitty's...

~ Michelle Cummings

Christmas Card #1

Christmas cards in January? Seems odd right? Well not really. Last year I started mid-year with a Festive Friday Blog hop. Card makers from all over the world participated in a twice per month Christmas card blog hop. That would be every 2nd and 4th Friday, all the way to November. Since I post every Friday for The Robins Nest, I went ahead and joined. Then I joined for my own personal blog.  That proved to be quite a bit of Christmas card making. So this year, I'm just participating through The Robins Nest  blog only.

The card above is #1. Please visit their blog to see how I made it and then you'll see the list of the other participating designers.  Have fun, and remember, it's never too early to be thinking of Christmas card inspiration!