
Sweet Snippets
There were more cupcakes than usual . . .
Some sprinkly . . .
And some deep, dark and injected with homemade salted caramel sauce, followed by some serious sweet & saltiness. (As much as I love cupcakes, I should tell you that the next few weeks are layer-cake filled (stay tuned).
There were several pink candy popcorn moments--it turns out that not all slices of heaven come from the oven . . .
But rather retro circus-inspired boxes (a circa 1950s Canadian treat).
There were sweet invites followed by a lot of baking party prep.
There was a pink vintage ballerina clad cake for one very special 5-year-old birthday girl (you might remember her as one very special 4-year-old birthday girl).
And where there is pink frosting, there is often pink batter (and other magical pink things).
And where there are baking parties, there are often hundreds and thousands of pretty cupcake liners.
How else do you make sweet hand-strung baking party garland? (Made with love by mommy & birthday girl Reese.)
There was homemade strawberry jam made with the unsurpassable vim and vigour of 6 excitable little girls armed with mashers and aprons.
And a little more for good measure.
Baking party and beyond, there was the typical flurry of sugar and flour in our kitchen, which I try to keep tidy and accessible in these glass counter jars (Heritage Hill Jar with Glass Lid
).
My cakelets have recently become obsessed with collecting (and using) candy-coloured nail polish--a collection I love to raid whenever possible (especially this Ice Cream Nail Polish Set
).
They've also taken to wearing my tees to bed, which I find kind of the cutest thing ever.
There were some candid after-bath evening moments.
And bright-eyed upside-down and oversized glasses moments.
There were even some random-passerby-taking-a-photo moments. Okay, well, there was only one of those, but I'm sure thankful for it.
There were more homemade marshmallows than I expected, like this pink pastel cherry batch and these cloudy delights (thanks to this
fabulous book).
And not as much chocolate frosting as usual, but I will soon fix that.
Most recently there was a visit to the in-laws in the country, where stacks of pastel food photo props await (and fabulous company, of course).
Along with whimsical foliage-filled bicycles . . .
Blue retro tractor rides with Grandpa . . .
And one charming retro rotary phone that I am seemingly fixated with. Yell-o?
There were many mommy-cakelet photos, as this is often where the miniest of cakelets can be found, along with one beloved sterling silver whisk pendant. (Now, on my wish list is the 18k gold dipped version. Love.)
And daddy-cakelet photos? A must.
And what do Burberry, Barbie and bass have in common? Put them together and it's what made Reese's recent cottage weekend and first fishing experience complete.
Along with a little relaxation.
And a little rejuvenation is never a bad idea.
And back with feet on the ground, it's time to create. ♥