Noël, Noël
I apologize for the lack of updates around here lately. Things have been slow on the blog because my life is the opposite of slow right now. I am still working on this major project that i can’t talk about at the moment and it has managed to swallow up my life whole. Yesterday I worked from 9 am to 1 am! But enough of the pity party.
Here’s something I can show you.
I really wanted to have this in time for the Holiday Softie Awards but it just didn’t happen. When I was trying to think of a Softie food I would like to make, the idea of a Bûche de Noël immediately came to mind. I have always loved the idea of a cake mimicking a log so a softie mimicking a cake mimicking a log seemed right to me.
This was by far the most complicated food softie I have made to date but it was so much fun! I really enjoyed making the fabric wood grain and sewing up the mushrooms was a blast too. I also busted out my new needle felting tools for the holly leaves and berries.
Now I have to decide what to tackle next. Any suggestions or requests?
December 16th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I hope your new, secret project is something fun that you are really enjoying, especially since you are spending so much time on it
As usual, you softie is the shiz-nit!
December 16th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
This is splendid! I love that there is a slice of the cake as well as the log. Great pictures, too. The berries and the little softie mushrooms are a great touch!
December 17th, 2007 at 7:59 am
gorgeous, I love the combination of the needle felting with the cotton, and how you created a bark effect with thread.
some random ideas for the next softie food project: a turkey, a wedding cake, a fruit tart, pasta of some kind, lobster, banana split, strawberry shortcake. I kind of love the wedding cake idea, but it would be a big undertaking.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:00 am
this is amazing! I bet you would have won.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Ooh, it’s absolutely beautiful!! Those little mushrooms are so wonderful - awesome work!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:07 am
It’s thrilling!
Congratulations!
Vero
December 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
This is so darn adorable! I think you would have definitely won a Softie Award, so save it for next year’s competition.
Craftzine posted about this peppermint version that I am very tempted to make:
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/12/peppermint_icebox_yule_log_cak.html
Congrats.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Hey, I have a similar project in the works, a birch tree, and I’m intrigued by exactly how you did the bark. If you could give me a few pointers, that would be great!
Thanks in advance!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
cutest thing ever!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
that’s amazing, and you would definitely have won. wow!
December 17th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
whoaou! “wow” in french
this is realy great amazing work, i love it!
December 17th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I love the log.
That is one of the most creative pieces I have ever seen!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
This is amazing!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Very beyond wonderful.
Such a work of art!
That is the best thing I’ve seen all day.
xo
Gillian
Cupcakes?
December 18th, 2007 at 12:22 am
How about a blancmange?
December 18th, 2007 at 1:26 am
That is amazing! You are so talented and have such vision. It is so fun to watch.
December 18th, 2007 at 1:57 am
O lala je n’ai jamais rien vu d’aussi beau! c’est une merveille
Very beyond wonderful.
December 18th, 2007 at 2:24 am
miam miam,on en mangerais,magnifique
December 18th, 2007 at 5:19 am
congratulations ! really, you are a great “textil” artist ! thank you very much ! I enjoy very much, it’s so fun !
December 18th, 2007 at 9:41 am
bravo, c’est superbe et très réaliste.
helene
December 18th, 2007 at 10:36 am
Beautiful! great job; looks very complicated=)
December 18th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
So amazing!
December 18th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Absolutely adorable!! I love the little slice laying on it’s side, really gives it the cakey feel
December 18th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Wow! Thanks for all the responses.
Lorelei-i think a plush lobster would be pretty amazing.
December 19th, 2007 at 10:05 am
I adore those mushrooms a lot, the piece looks fantastic!!!
December 19th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
great work! i love it
are you by any chance selling this piece? if so, how much? feel free to email me… ekrzemin@yahoo.com
really amazing
December 19th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
I am blown away by the ornateness and sheer wit of such a thing. Truly. Just wow.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Great idea
very well done..
so a beautifull cake fat low is super …!
December 20th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Wow!!! This is a lovely piece of work - it looks exactly like the photo in one my french baking cookbooks. Amazing!! Congrats on the book. I love reading your blog…
December 22nd, 2007 at 9:59 am
Very nice !
I adore it !
December 28th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
What a softie work of art! I am simply speechless at the creativity exhibited here!
The mushrooms are such a lovely embellishment and so adorable.
I will be bookmarking your blog for many future visits.
December 29th, 2007 at 10:16 am
I am in love with this work. I had to post about it on my blog, hope you don’t mind. It’s so beautiful!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 am
mmmm!
Can I have some!
April 16th, 2008 at 11:22 am
wow, this is so adorable!! and fantastically intricate. BEAUTIFUL!!