Cupcake wars

This is my first post from my phone! Yay for being up to speed with technology!!
Today I made red velvet cupcakes from a box and tested out the new Betty Crocker Frosting creations. Let me saw that I am a red velvet snob. It has to have a certain flavor and tang. The box didn't do it. But it's a cupcake and red, so it doesn't have to be mind blowing for an afternoon treat.
I made the cotton candy flavored frosting creations, and have to admit I am not a fan. It was thin and any piping was out of the question, plus the flavor was wanting something.
But it made a pretty picture and my shortie #2 gave his approval. It's blue and red and sugar, it had shortie's number.

Entering the Man Cave

The only thing my hubby asked for in our new house (while we were looking for one) is a space for himself. A "Man Cave" if you will.

Well, we found a beautiful home that we love. It has more than we could have hoped for. (Including all the charming fix it's that come with that)

The unfortunate thing is he has to share his space. So I am making it my personal mission to make it as manly of a cave as possible. I'm still on that mission.

Much to my delight, we got this lovely entertainment center from one of hubby's friends....

It's a great piece of furniture, but doesn't really fit (physically) anywhere in our house that has a TV. So it got placed in the garage for further reflection.

It's awesome, and I hate wasting anything...especially anything awesome. So, eventually I came up with a home for our awesome entertainment center.

Curious? Me, too. Cuz I haven't transformed it. Oh, it's in the works but for now I will tell you that it's going into the entrance of the Man Cave. Stick around, though, cuz I'm motivated. And it's going to be awesome. (K, I'm done saying awesome.)


The thing I do have to show you? The first of my repurposed items for the man cave.

This is the Ulster Rugby shirt that my darling entrusted me with. 

Chopped the bottom off below the armpits.(politely ignore the wrinkles, please)

My pillow measured 13 1/2" x13 1/2" so I measured over 15" from one side seam and drew a line from hem to the top cut line...and cut.

Now I had a piece measuring 30" wide with this horrible seam right up the middle. So I cut it off.

Now I got a little fuzzy headed and sewing machine happy from here out and didn't take anymore pictures, but here's a run through of how it went.

I sewed the raw edges together to create a long piece of fabric with the hem on either end. 

Laid the pillow on top and figured out where I wanted the hems to overlap. Turned it inside out and sewed along the edges.

Cut the black detailing off of one shoulder, cut out the ulster logo and used it for a reverse applique on the U-shaped black detailing.

Centered the finished detailing on the case and stitched it down. 

Ta-Da! A manly pillow for the Man Cave. It's actually amazingly better looking in person, but this picture will do for now :)

TO THE MAN CAVE!!!!