a quick little birthday cake

well, time went by at warp speed this weekend. i didn’t get everything made that i wanted to, but there was a homemade birthday cake (though not as involved as last time), courtesy of a scuba-diving playmobil guy…

scuba diving playmobil cake

chocolate cake, lemon filling, light whipped cream icing,

chocolate goldfish, confetti and sprinkles…

chocolate goldfish crackers on cake

hope your week is off to a good start. i’ll be taking down streamers and popping balloons discreetly (when the kids aren’t looking).

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friday archive dive

thanks to everyone who shared last week. me, i’m getting ready for a little celebration this weekend which may involve some angry bird cupcakes. aww hee hee haw! snortsnort…

angry bird green pig cupcake

{ green pigs made, other characters to come }

you know what to do…share an old blog post on the theme below, visit others who’ve done the same. use the button on the right (that’s me, in the swimcap and fetching bathing suit) to help spread the word.

have a great weekend everyone!


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my marimekko chair featured on *always mod*

remember my marimekko project? it was featured today on the always fab always mod blog, a blog dedicated to marimekko. click through to read about other projects too, all using the same print of marimekko. the lumimarja  print is shown, below, in a variety of colours.

marimekko lumimarja design

{ photo courtesy of always mod blog }

some very cool ideas there… check it out.

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wordless wednesday: minimal scribble

 

doodle drawing leaf girl daisy dress

© imadeitso, 2011.
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thrift-share monday: a bit of candy

some of the pyrex colours reminds me of candy. is it just me? i think it’s the way the colours and patterns seem to swirl out from the pure white background.

my most recent finds, in excellent condition:

403 (2.5 qt) horizon blue bowl…

horizon blue bowl 2.5 qt

blue horizon casserole detail

475B (2.5 qt) friendship casserole (no lid)…

friendship casserole

i’m not sure what the “B” after 475 means. anyone know?

friendship casserole detail

i’ll be sharing this post with apron thrift girl’s thrift-share monday and the pyrex collective.

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