I got balls…

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…cake pop balls that is.

Remember when I had my Country INKers Spring Retreat last year and I had these adorable cake pops made?

Chickens and Ducks…so adorable.

Well this very talented lady made them. This is Kim Barrett and she has a FaceBook page called Cakepops 101 and she teaches classes in Chandler, so my buddy Melissa and I took her Thanksgiving class tonight.

I had tried to make them years ago when the cabinets were installed in my studio, we had like a grand re-opening kinda thing and OMG! they looked ok and were delicious but they were hard to do. So I totally wanted to learn from the best. We each had a set of tools and off we went.

Rollin' rollin' rollin…I got my balls all rolled.

Then I got them on their stick. That was the easy part.

Don't I look so proud? I did that. No mess either. Ok…I did wear gloves at first but then I took them off when I saw that it was not that messy…and we did wash our hands…and I am making them for my guys…we have all the same germs right?

Here they were after rolling in the melted chocolate and before being decorated.

Some didn't make it…rats I had to eat the evidence. Not as bad as Lucy and the candy balls. Plus a couple were saved for the piece de resistance – la turkeys…that is french not Turkeys from LA.

We made adorable turkeys and these were so fun.

Gobble till you wobble…well I did eat a couple duds and the yummy sugar cookies Kim made us. I won't sleep for a while.

We wrapped them up and put them in these cute little buckets for a Thanksgiving centerpiece. I was surprised they all fit. But thank goodness I had eaten those couple or it could have been a disaster.

Melissa and I and our precious Cake Pop Displays. I even wore my apron that Leslie made me just in case there was chocolate flying…Mel can be a wild cook…ha! I love all Kim's platters and tiers behind us.

All snug in the cupholder so they don't go flying around in my car on the way home. I can't wait till the guys see them tomorrow. I have them hidden in my studio so they don't eat any for breakfast.

Even with my sugar buzz I better hit the hay…I can always read a bit till I get sleepy. I have stopped reading Outlander for a while and am reading a Black Dagger Brotherhood book.

Have an awesome Wednesday and thanks for stopping in.