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Paschal Pastries

As alluded to yesterday, Babycakes Jr. has been a blur in the kitchen, trying out new recipes and baking up the time-tested standbys for which the small townspeople all clamor. The carrot cakes were of particular interest to one gentleman...

All the food items were made using polymer clay, and Google image search inspired the looks of these goodies. I used a bit of semolina flour in the layers of the carrot cake for texture. The duck/egg pastries made use of some small colored eggs that have been kicking around here for hundreds of centuries. Didn't know if the plastic would melt in a 275 degree oven, but as you yourself can now attest: they did not. The clay of both the ducks and the rabbits was brushed with pastel dust -- prior to baking -- for a baked look. The Easter basket-y things are cupcakes with "jelly beans" on top.

And, yes, I found the scuzziest dime possible as a size reference. (Click on image to see it larger.)

The name, concept & design of this puppet and his stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

A Dime a Dozen?

Babycakes Jr. has been whipping up all sorts of delectables for Eastertide  -- yesterday for Good Friday he had a whopping 2 for 1¢ special on HOT CROSS BUNS!

The name, concept & design of this puppet and his stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Week on Big & Little: Soup Cans

Some real cans of tomato soup came into my life, so of course this is the first thing I want to do with them.

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Cow Chips

"Cash in your chips" is an idiom that can mean a couple of things. For one, it can mean "to die". For the other, it means "to sell things you own (like shares in a business), because you need the money". But for our Cash Cow here, it means moo money, moo money, moo money --  happily discovered while setting up for a party. That's what happens when you're a Cash Cow. The money just finds YOU.

Here's the post I wrote on the making of the miniature chips.

The names, concept & designs of these puppets and their stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Making Lotza Moolah

With taxes on the brain, it seemed a good time to start a series of money-related images.

A "cash cow" is "a business, investment or product that provides a steady income or profit; a person or organization that is a source of easy profit".

The names, concept & designs of these puppets and their stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Illustration Friday: DUET

Dragged out finger puppets Ping & Pong to illustrate this week's word. Found out they're concert pianists -- something I hadn't known before. "Thanks, Illustration Friday."

Other DUETs here.

The names, concept & design of this puppet and their stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Week on Big & Little: Eggs

I got 2 dozen FREE eggs this week -- my Target store now has an expanded grocery section, and coupons were part of the promotion -- so, why not celebrate with a big & little photo? Celebrate free eggs, c'mon! (Let's celebrate. It's a celebration.)

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Just Horsin' Around

 

On this April Fools' Day, Winnie thought it'd be funny to act out a scene from "The Godfather" for Fabriczio, Vinnie, and Sal. How was she supposed to know they'd get so upset? Sheesh. It's a JOKE. ReLAX.

The names, concept & designs of these puppets and their stories are the property of Megan E. Jeffery.This image is © Megan E. Jeffery. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.