More Dresses

Here's a snap shot of the pretty dresses that I've been working on.  I guess romantic is not exclusive to pink and red, black and navy can be romantic too.

Happy Thursday!  =)

More Gardening Books

Since we're still working on the drainage in our yard, it means that I still have time to read more about vegetable gardening before our mini farm is ready to go.  The Gourmet Garden by Virginia Hayes has a few pages about growing mushrooms which is the only one so far I've found and is interesting to learn about it.

 Okay, this one doesn't have the most appealing cover but it is a pretty nice book, The Kitchen Garden by Alan Buckingham.  

 What's nice is that it covers a year round planner like what to grow and what to prepare.  The plant family section has all the details from the characteristics of common crops, growing and harvesting tips to my main concern, pest issue from different plants.  It also covers a brief explanation and solutions to common plant diseases. 

Happy Gardening!  =)

Feature of the Week

 This week's feature is for the sugar sweet girls.  The little dress is crafted of pretty soft pink polka dot fabric and beautiful French laces.  The pearl beads embellishments has made this lovely one very elegant.  Hope you'll like it!  =)

romantic pink dottie dress

Happy Thursday! =)

The Whimsical Playground

There is a very unique place at Pier 45 that I would recommend for antique lovers, the Musée Mécanique.  This big building is filled with antique arcade games and machines, the oldest one dated back to 1800s!  It was almost like we were back in time.

The little characters came to life as we inserted the magic quarter.  Those tiny miniatures were awesome.

 The monkey band

This shooting games was my favourite.  It was much more fun than it appears in the photo.  =)

 A typical scene at the seafood stalls of Fisherman's Wharf.  Delicious!

Happy Tuesday!  =)

Feature of the Week

Thank you so much for your patience!  =)  I'm glad to have at least one new piece to share with you.  The little red dress is finally completed with the finishing touch.  This adorable creation is totally inspired by Victorian Era fashion but without the lengthy bottom.  The heavy loaded details has reflected my obsession on lace  (American, European and Japanese lace were used).  =)  Hope you'll like it!

Scarlet Victorian Dress

 Okay, I really need to push my leftover holiday mood away and get back to the normal work agenda. =)

Happy Thursday!

Sweets Temptation

Last but not least, this was another wonderful foodie stop at the Ferry Building, Miette.  You wouldn't miss their lovely pink sign and adorable pastel European interior.

storefront stand filled with yummy cookies and bake goods

coffee and pistachio macarons

 homemade marshmallows

 chocolate tarte

 candies and French lavender drops

 They were all delicious but if I can only choose one, my top choice will be pistachio parisian macarons!

 Happy Tuesday!  =)

Something Romantic

Romance will be the main theme in the coming few weeks, as you know, the lovely Valentine's Day is coming up.  Or at least, I will try to make a little something romantic every week.  =)  The first little creation is still in progress and won't be able to make it to this week's update.  But doesn't mean that I can't share a sneak peek of it.  Hope you'll like it!  =)

We'll start off with our little classic romantic ruffle shirts this week.  Happy Thursday!  =)

Besides The Mushrooms

There was another very nice store in the Ferry Building, the Cowgirl Creamery.  It was hard to resist when I saw those stacks of artisan cheeses.  They made their own cheeses at their creamery and also carried a great selection of artisan farmstead cheese from American and Europe.  I was impressed by the great service from the very knowledgeable staff.

 Recommended by their friendly staff, the Wagon Wheel was one of their own creations which is a mild medium hard cheese.  It was great for snack.  I also tried it melted over pasta.  It blended in unbelievably well and was so delicious!!

Happy Wednesday!  =)

The Lovely Marketplace

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a nice holiday.  We spent most of the time visiting family here and there and were fortunate enough to have a mini day trip by the water in San Francisco.  It was our first visit at the Ferry Building Marketplace and we were so impressed by all the great food there.  They also have farmer's market outside the building every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.  It is a must go for foodie!

  One of my favourite stores was the Far West Fungi.  They had the most comprehensive selection of mushrooms I've even seen.  They were so beautiful and fresh.

 They even had mini mushroom farm for sale.  It's awesome!

 I regret that I was there after lunch and didn't have the appetite to try these lovely macarons.

  I should have at least bought some for afternoon snack, maybe next time.  =)  Oh well, at least I got some handsome dried mushrooms.  They looked tasty!