All aboard the crazy train!

My bestie's daughter turns three this week. In thinking of a gift for Natasha, I recalled how popular a set of Melissa and Doug cookies were for a group of girls her age at a recent party we attended, and thought I would make a felt version for young Natasha.

In December, there were some great small baking items at Dollar Tree, including a quarter size baking sheet. In January, however, it was back to disposable aluminum pans. I headed to the Ross next door and used a handy dandy store credit coupon to buy a mini muffin tin.

Here's where we board crazy train -- woo woo! Making felt cookies is bad enough, but somehow the work load seemed to double when flat cookies turned into round cupcakes. Luckily I found a tutorial, and was on my way to Crazy Town.

12 mini cupcakes later, I determined that maybe being crazy isn't so bad after all. They came out so cute! The gift was completed with a dollar store rubber spatula, some gift boxes bought using the rest of the Ross store credit, a hot pad and mitt from the Target dollar section, plus some paper baking cups I've had just about forever.

But wait -- something was missing. An apron! The train chugs away from the station once again as I make my way to JoAnn to find cupcake fabric. All told, however, this simple apron design took 20 minutes to make -- the express route.

Next stop: a scarf

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Favorite of the day: Strange confession. Despite my home town (San Diego) and my water sign (Pisces), I typically am not inspired by beach weddings and events. A blonde in a mermaid style dress + navy blue and white decor + a starfish motif = yawn. This wedding changed my tune.

Working on: A scarf. Actually not as crazy as it sounds.