A Big Thank You

Our winter break has finally started. I want to Thank You for making this year so wonderful at the little mushroom and b playland.

Wishing you a merry Christmas and the warmest holiday season!


See you in the new year! =)

Whew! Our Christmas shopping is finally completed. The mall was so packed. I was delighted to see everyone was merrily carrying big and small bags. Another great thing about Christmas is the charming decoration everywhere. This romantic miniature snowy town is the most adorable one I've seen so far this year.And finally, I found this Toy Story Space Crane. I've heard about it for a while and I'm going to put this on my wish list.

So we're moving on to the next step, wrapping the presents and getting other stuff ready for the holiday season.
Have a nice evening and a lovely Sunday!

Farrell's

We went to Farrell's last weeked. It is an old ice cream parlour with a lengthy bumpy history which has recently got back into business. We've heard that people had waited for two hours in line to get in. There was a long line outside the restaurant as expected when we arrived. Luckily, the wait wasn't that bad for party of two. Our server offered us each a lovely Farrell's Sundae News. When we flipped the page, we found a typical old fashioned soda fountain menu of salad, sandwiches, burgers and a full page of candy sweet desserts and sundaes. Overall, the food was decent and fresh and service was great. I was impressed by the delicious sundae which I finished without feeling it was too much. The only down side was I wasn't a big fan of the frequent drum roll announcements. But we will definitely be back! =)

Happy Tuesday!

Blythe in Haute Doll

I was so excited to find out Blythe is featured in current issue of Haute Doll Magazine! They had an interview with Diem Chau of Tiny Haus and Sara Lanzillotta of Devout Dolls. And there're a lot of wonderful photos. Both lovely ladies have amazing talents. Diem specializes in customizing dolls and making doll clothes and handmade plush. Sara creates adorable little fashion and unique handmade dolls. This simple conjoined twins dress is one of my fav. =)

Happy Thursday!

A Final Touch

Since we'll be so busy getting ready for the holiday season, I don't think I can get back to the paint brushes until the new year. Here comes a final piece for this amazing year.

Girl and Kittie

Happy Tuesday!

Newbies

The lovely vintage reproduction of Barbie in the past year has brought a lot of attention to the doll community. Following the pretty colourful and flashy series, the recent series is more focus on the career look. From flight attendant to my favourite student teacher, the hair, makeup, outfits and accessories has beautifully resemble the vintage essence of the original dolls.

Happy Monday!

Item of the Week

Lovely coffee stripes babydoll dress

Happy Tuesday!

Fantastic!

The wonderful long weekend seems to last forever and we're having a great relaxing time. We went to see the movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox. It was charming, hilarious, entertaining, it's fantastic! From the original story, to set design, to the scripts, to editing, everything was crafted to perfection. I love the puppets and the sets. The color and the lighting was so beautiful.If you're thinking of seeing a movie, it will be a wonderful choice. =)
Happy Saturday!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had our little big Thanksgiving feast, a bit of festive tradition and a bit of our favourites. Started with the delicious appetizers, green salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette, steamed artichoke and king crab leg. Our entree was turkey breast and ham from the famous Honeybaked which we both liked the turkey better. I guess we can called the freshly baked cornbread bites as dessert which were made from a Trader Joe's mix and were so good.

Happy Thanksgiving and have a wonderful weekend!

At the Sewing Quarter

Things have been slowing down a bit this week and I started to work on some little dresses. I love the sophisticated essence of the velvet ribbon.

Happy Wednesday! =)

Little Things

I was out early to drop off some packages at the post office. It was pretty crowd. I wish I'd do my mail electronically but I just love those hand written labels and the old school post office stamp too much to give up this delicate tradition.

Some wonderful things I've found in the stocking stuff isle.
A little delightful Bambi storybookA little lovely pink jacket for the chilly nights
Happy Monday! =)

New Year Resolution

My new year resolution has arrived early and I can't wait to get started even though there's a month before the new year and it should be time to be busy in Christmas shopping.
My goal is to Simplify.
Firstly, the cyber issues. I wonder if any of you would feel the same way. Somehow I have more than four email accounts, two blogs, two shops and way too many usernames and passwords from every website, which some of them I've never sign in after signing up. It is almost impossible to keep track of everything. And all the time I've spent on deleting promotion/junk mails and waiting for the log-in page and such, I'd rather save it for some lovely artwork or sewing. Therefore, I decided to trim, slim, merge, try my best to keep it simple.
Here's my first move, by merging the two blogs into one. =)

Jam Fancy

I was so happy to find out that one of my favourite artists, Christina Gordon of Jam Fancy, is launching her new Etsy store this week. Her lovely artwork and her attention in details in her craft work has made me a loyal fan. She is also a renowned fashion maker in the Blythe world.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend! =)

Back to Basic

Thank you so much for all your support and kind words. The little ruffle shirt trend has been a merry load of work at my sewing quarter. I'm so glad that I've made it to sneak in one or two extra pieces to post it up in the shop. So here we're, this little white one will make a lovely basic piece in any wardrobe. It features the newly improved pattern (which I've forgot to mention for couple weeks) which fits even better. =)

Happy Thursday!

Old Time Treasures

I admit that I'm subconsciously attracted to big eyes. This lovely vintage painting by Maio had caught my attention immediately at the first glance.The adorable blushy cheeks and the chubbiness of Kewpie doll is simply irresistible.
Happy Tuesday!

Doll House

Adorable doll house kitchen set from the movie, Coraline. Everything is so detailed and made to perfection, from ceiling to floor to clothing. The lighted stoves and the little jars are simply too cute!!

Happy Saturday!

Lovely Books

No matter if you'd like to craft an adorable surprise or getting ready for Christmas for the precious little ones, you can find a bunch of wonderful inspirations from this Make Good Crafts + Life series, Felting for Baby by Saori Yamazaki.The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica and Susan Partain. This awesome book covers step by step photo instruction from creating basic tiny food miniatures to complex ones.

Happy Saturday!

Item of the week

Coming soon!
Happy Wednesday!

A Little Treat

So I've finally sent my family off and we are back to the usual quietness again. I was delighted to find myself a little treat over at Kinokuniya when we were out the other day.And I'm putting these lovely ones on my Christmas wishlist. =)

Happy Wednesday!

Little Shortcake

It's time for some lovely little cakelets. These little one are made based on a Japanese strawberry shortcake receipe. They are very easy to make.

make a 6" cake base for two
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of flour
20 ml of melted butter (or heavy cream which is used in some alt. version)
Preheat oven to 375^oF/180^oC . Grease a round 6" pan or desired baking pan. Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl until thick and pale.Continue beating, slowly sift in flour and add the melted butter into the mixture.Pour mixture into baking pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when tested in centre. In my case, they were baked for 18 minutes.
They have texture like cake but kind of dry like cookie which makes them a great match with strawberry and whipped cream! (The second batch was a bit more moist which were baked for less time.)

Happy Saturday!