Crafty pics - I promised them, didn't I?

Firstly, the second (and last) batch of the felt and cork Christmas ornaments. These turned out a bit odd, especially the psychedelic reindeer, but I'm taking them to the fair nonetheless. Perhaps the older kids are more into weird stuff than the traditional kitsch. *g*



And my first attempt at the paper Russian dolls. I'm quite content with the design; the actual featuring could be finer, but this is the experimental piece anyway.

Outer layer - the biggest doll:



Middle layer, which still opens up:



And the inner layer. The smallest doll is glued on:



There will be some inscription on the as-yet empty left sides, like the date of the ball and/or "Welcome" in Russian, but this is, basically, what they will look like - only in several various colours and embellishments.

Pictures of my (hopefully) amazing chocolate-almond cake (currently in the oven) coming up tomorrow.

And the chocolate-almond cake

I know I promised the pic for tomorrow, but I'm so happy with it I simply have to share!



Doesn't it look gorgeous?