I've always been drawn to Ginkgo trees. Something about the beautiful shape of their leaves worked its way into my heart. Even before seeing a Ginkgo tree in person, I loved them. I had seen a few of them before seeing them in Japan, but the sheer number of them that I was able to sit under in Japan made my heart soar. I always wondered why I was drawn to them, but then I found out that they are an ancient tree. They have origins back to the Jurassic period and are often referred to as a living fossil. Knowing this makes me love them a little more.

I've been wanting to create a cake stencil using my Cricut Maker machine for some time now. I've been using the machine to make a lot of cake … [Read more...]