Will Return....

Sorry Dear Readers,

real life is rudely intruding

and I must step away from 

the Bloggerverse right now.

I will return as soon

as possible.

Shabby Apple

If you haven't heard about

Shabby Apple 

yet

you must have been 

living under a rock.

But,

just in case you haven't

let me tell you about them.

If you are like me

and love classic designs,

you must check them out.

BonHeur Summer Dress

And if 

you love jewelry

you simply must take a look.

Lost in Wonderland Cameo 

Expecting?

They've taken 

care of that too

with their 

great maternity line.

Oh Baby Shirt Dress

And they don't 

leave the kids out.

Check out all the adorable 

kids lines!

Silver Belle Party Dress 

Here's the bad news

Shabby Apple 

is only available in a 

few boutiques right now.

BUT

they are always open online!

Click through on the 

image on the left sidebar

to get 

15% off 

your next order

using code word

"IVY"

at checkout.

Sweet Celebration

Birthday's are a big deal

in this house.

In our house you don't 

just celebrate on your

birthday, we keep the party

going (and the gifts)for 

most of the week.

And to start it off

there is always a homemade

cake just for the birthday 

girl (or boy)

These are for

my sister in-law

We decided to try using

fondant for the decorating

this time around.

So we bought a 

three pack of 

colored fondant at Michael's

on sale.

Like always no fancy tools were 

used in the making of these cupcakes.

Just stuff lying around the 

house.

The Mr. made this one

with only a knife and his 

hands!

I stuck to my strength

and made roses.

Super easy!

Roll a tube for the middle

and keep adding thumbnail

shaped petals around it.

I used some well cleaned

rubber stamps for this one

to emboss the medallion 

and rolled tiny balls of 

fondant and placed them around.

The great part is 

that we still have tons

of the fondant left for 

the next birthday!

Do you have any special 

birthday traditions?

I'd love to hear about them.