Gumdrops and Pinwheels

In May's Southern Living, there is a piece about making cake decorations from gumdrops. This was something I thought my grandma had invented, (along with sculpting little animals out of Brach's Royal caramels), and I was anxious to give it a try. This cake was for Macey, a 5th grader at St. A who will be baptized tomorrow at First Baptist.
I couldn't find any pink gumdrops, but the article suggested kneading colors together, so the pink roses are 5 white: 1red. The gumdrops get very sticky, and I had to use a lot of sugar to roll them out thin enough to cut -- but it gave the flowers a nice sparkle.
Even though I am a Midwestern girl, I much prefer Southern Living over Midwest Living; ML is downright stoic compared to the frou-frou homes, gardens, recipes and articles in SL. And you hardly ever see a recipe in SL in which the main ingredient is beer.

Here is the Pinwheel Baby Blanket, still on the needles, and looking a little bit like a squid: All finished, with a crocheted edge. Edging up close:
Pinwheel up close:
This is for Emanuel, newborn son of our friends Sophia and Ernesto -- their 3rd boy!

Peace.