Yummers

 

Crumbs and Doilies

These. look. absolutely. delicious!

Although, I feel a bit disturbed that I want to eat the Beatles...

love,

Yvonne

Floral Owl

I have found yet another piece to add to my floral obsession...

Katie, from Skunkboy Creatures, is the creator of this dainty looking darling!

This little owl is just all kinds of wonderful and I wish I could reach out and take it right out of the screen, so I can make it a new lovely addition to my room.

withmuchlove,

Yvonne

Nikole Herriott

Nikole Herriott

Great photographer and an AMAZING baker? Sounds good to me:)

Au Revoir,

Yvonne

p.s. To get recipes of these delicious-looking desserts... check out Nikole's blog... but if you don't have the special tools needed to create these lovely masterpieces... check out her little shop as well!

Katy Gromball

Influenced by Japanese art, Katy Gromball creates lovely pieces with mixed paper textures...

I really admire how Katy is able to recreate this particular Japanese style with a twist of her own... and how her main focus is nature and the seasons... :)
Check out Katy's blog and Etsy shop!

xoxo,
Yvonne

p.s. Looking through more of Katy's artwork on her blog... I felt a bit inspired. As usual.
I haven't been drawing or painting for a while, but is planning to and hopefully you'll see a post about them soon... once I get a break... always so busy :/

Man Makes Chocolate Records

(Note: before watching the video below, you may want to pause my music player to listen)

A man  from Berlin makes delicious chocolate records... sounds good.

xoxo,

Yvonne

Do It Yourself: Message in a Bottle Necklace

I was looking at jewelry on the UO website and began admiring this adorable piece called Message in a Bottle Necklace...

However, the more I was looking at it, I started to think... Gee, I could actually make that myself!

And then I remembered about the mini bottle I bought at some event held by my local middle school.

Finding the bottle in my jewelry box, I headed straight for Michaels.

Once I got there, I went to buy a pack of thin sterling silver chains (you could make the necklace with a golden chain too), silver (or gold) wires, a pack of toggles (clasps made up of a ring and bar), and a pack of iridescent swirl green glass beads (you could also just get a golden or silver anchor to match the UO design, but I wanted mine to look a bit different). (Note: if you are planning to make this necklace and do not have a mini bottle, I am sure you can find a bunch of them somewhere at Michaels or online... but if you still need help, just comment on this post and I'll be sure to answer)

Then, after my successful trip to Michaels, I headed home and began the project...

First, I cut the chain to the length I wanted it to be (I made it long, because I was not planning to add a clasp, but I will still be using the toggles for this project)...

Then I took a ring (from the toggles) and attached it to one end of the chain with a piece of wire.

Once that was done, I took one glass bead and put it through the other end of the chain... with the ring following it.

After that, I took another small piece of wire and shaped it, with a pair of scissors, into a lollipop shape... once I did that, I poked the pointy end of the "lollipop" into the cork of the bottle (you may also want to hot glue it in to make it's more secure).

Finally, I used more pieces of wire to attach the bottle to the chain.
Now I have a necklace... but, there is still one more thing missing... something to put inside the bottle!
You could just put a little love note inside, like what UO and I did, or you could be a bit more creative and do a little something else...

I might even visit the beach, sometime, and add sand and a little shell to my new masterpiece :)

xoxo,
Yvonne

p.s. sorry for the poor quality of the pictures (though, I kind of like the blue tint)... I am in need of a new camera! My old camera was being stubborn and made me use the camera on my phone... hopefully, I'll get a new camera soonish?

Sheepy Boxers

When I was looking for a vintage denim jacket of my mom's, I came upon these delectable sheep boxers I must have made in middle school, in my Home EC class...

I remember snatching the fabric right out of another admirer's hand after just one glimpse. Blushing at my forgotten manners, I handed the fabric right back to him.

The fabric was amazingly soft too... and luckily, there was enough left for two people.

I got incredibly excited to get down to work, but the teacher used up the entire period to explain about safety rules like... do not stab yourself with scissors or do not stab others with scissors.

Well, at least a day later, after five other periods, I was able to start. It was my first sewing project and with a decent result, I was inspired to create another sewing project of my own.

I dragged my mom to fabric stores and Wal-Mart (they have a fabric section... for those who didn't know) and found a gorgeous pastel fabric of bright reds, yellows, oranges, and a bit of icy blues. However, being a batty typical teenager, I found interest in theatre too and forgotten about the sewing project. 

Now that I found my sheep boxers, memories lead me back to the floral fabric. I am thinking about turning it into a dress, but I may not be able to work on it soon… hopefully you'll see a post about it by summer, though… but you may even have to wait for next year to see it.. I am a busy person :/

xoxo,

Yvonne

Thanks For the Memories... LETS BRING ON 2010

Sorry that I'm a little late for posting this but, another great blogger/designer, Fred Butler, created these rocking 2010 glasses! Work this funky look for the New Years! (for more information on these glasses, visit Butler's blog at http://fredbutlerstyle.blogspot.com/2009/12/sat-19th-dec-happy-2010.html)

Tiny Gingerbread Houses

Tiny Gingerbread Houses that Perches on the Edge of Your Mug.

http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2009/12/18/a-gingerbread-house-that-perches-on-the-rim-of-your-mug/