In the true spirit of innovation, Whitley Collection/Seaway China announces a premier Royal Doulton International Event to take place July 17-19, 2009 at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This preeminent international exposition will feature an expansive roster of prestigious, international exhibitors featuring the finest in Royal Doulton, Moorcroft, and other masters of British art pottery design. Serving as the venue for this cultural event, the Ann Arbor Marriott at Eagle Crest is nestled on a 135 acre championship golf course and offers a tranquil park setting and resort-style amenities. The Ann Arbor Marriott will be transformed into a dazzling art gallery, displaying the finest in British ceramic and art pottery design. Gregg Whittecar and Arron Rimpley, promoters for this international event and owners of Whitley Collection and Seaway China located in Doral, Florida, have been providing collectors around the world with the finest in Royal Doulton, Moorcroft, Wedgwood and other fine art pottery and ceramics. They have successfully organized and participated in numerous expositions throughout the world. The promoters are also authors of the book Royal Doulton: A Legacy of Excellence 1871-1945, depicting the important contributions made by the Doulton Company during the late 19th and early 20th century. Dont Forget to R.S.V.P. To This Year's Premiere Royal Doulton Event & Exposition visit http://doultonevent.com Here is a link that might be useful: The Premiere Royal Doulton Show and Exposition

Have you tried using wet floral foam? I use that all the time. Cut a slab of it and let it soak up water until it absorbs no more. You can easily set a slab of it on a shallow tray or plate. Stick the ends of your cuttings into it. It's fairly soft so you shouldn't have too much trouble sticking a branch into it...for leaf stems you might want to make a small starter hole with a tooth pick to prefer the tender leaf stem from breaking. You can add a little water each time it starts to evaporate. Once the caterpillars hatch you can stick in fresh leaves next to your old ones and they will crawl over to the new ones...I don't recommend cutting around them while their on the milkweed leaves as the sap tends to get sticky and they could end up getting stuck :o) I use a soft paint brush to brush off the frass but if your piece of wet floral foam gets too dirty...just toss it and replace with a new piece. You don't have to worry about any caterpillars falling into water and drowning. So much safer. I also use a variety of small containers for the eggs and first instar cats. Any plastic rubber maid food storage container will work. I cut out holes in the side panels and hot glue mesh over them...for air circulation. I've included a link to some of my cat cages and my use of wet floral foam on community webshots. ~ Cat Here is a link that might be useful: Photos of some of my cat houses

What a great gift! Just the cover of the bread book makes me drool (sorry for THAT visual)! The egg cup is beautiful, and sounds like it has found a good home. I'll be heading over to the Gallery to find the photo of your collection Teresa! Exotic spices sound like they are perfect for you too. Great job Alison!

An extra large egg has about 4T of content and a large egg has about 3 1/2 so if you use 5 large eggs you'll be over by 1 1/2 T. You could stir up the eggs in a measuring cup and then dip out the excess if you want to be exact. Or you can just use the 5. With the cake mix I doubt it makes that much difference. Go with whatever is most comfortable. You can use a yellow cake. It will be less lemon-y. Or you could use the optional lemon extract for the lemon boost. Carol