RAIN > SNOW

 

sure it's been a crappy few days with all this rain, but at least it doesn't look like this outside anymore

february 2014
williamsburg, brooklyn

FAMILY TIES

today my mom and sister are flying in for the weekend for some much needed QT and to do some fun baby shopping and prep. so excited to have them here to help me and see all the stuff i've been working on over the past couple months.

the last time we were all three together in nyc was 2007

man my hair was dark...

photo: nyc, 2007

GAMERS

cheeseburger and soda are soooo tech savvy

and mildly obsessed

WEEKEND DIY: BABY MOBILE

i've been wanting to make a colorful baby mobile for a while now and finally got around to it this weekend.

i cut the flat part off of two hangers and used pliers to make loops on the ends, then attached them with thread at the cross point. i made a handful of 3D diamonds in two sizes and tied them at different lengths to the base.

TA-DA! kick ass baby mobile

RINGING IN SPRING

to ring in the first day of spring i'm spending my day thinking of warmer times full of friends and backyards and rooftops and bbqs and beaches and sandals and short skirts and pony tails and sunshine

it will be warm

soon

keep hope alive

D'OH!

homer simpson

williamsburg, brooklyn

OFFICE SPACE

williamsburg, brooklyn
february 2014

WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME

if you're looking for me this weekend there's a good chance i'm at home getting crafty on baby room decorations. after traveling and working a ton i'm ready to not leave the house and make things cute.

side note: totally trying to hide art supplies in the baby room as decorations.
sneaky sneaky

OH GOOD, IT'S COLD AGAIN

i was worried it was going to be nice from now on

NOPE.

FIND SOME SUN WHERE YOU CAN

cheeseburger in the kitchen

february 2014

DIY SHARK CAKE

we had a small dinner to celebrate chris's birthday yesterday, so naturally i had to make a cake. this year i decided to make a shark to go along with some other aquatic themed gifts. here's how i did it:

i made two cakes in different sized bowls and one cake in a flat round cake pan and cut them at an angle to make the head look like it was coming out of the water. i steadied the cake by adding wooden rods down through the top to the base.

while i was sculpting the shark my caking-partner-in-crime, andrea, worked on making teeth out of white fondant. i stuck toothpicks in the ends of each 'tooth' so they would stick into the cake once it was time to add them to the head.

i started with the base colors then added details and the jagged teeth. we finished it off by painting red food coloring 'blood' to the ends of the teeth.

BOOM
shark cake

want to see more? check out other cakes i've made HERE

LUCKY NUMBER 34

today's now here and it's chris's official birthday. tonight we'll celebrate with burritos and friends and presents and surprises. happiest of birthday's to this guy!

KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE

tomorrow's chris's birthday, and as promised i kept the tradition of b-day pancakes alive by surprising him with breakfast in bed today

only the best for my baby