Pink Saturday ~ Vintage Pupcakes

You may remember a while back when I showed you these great vintage candles holders that came from the attic. I knew I wanted a special way to display them. Darling Allison at A Little Shabby Always Chic showed us her wonderful cupcakes and I knew it was the perfect way to showcase these special pups. She did a tutorial showing how to make the cupcakes here.

Now it turned out pink was the perfect color to go with the soft pastels of the thirties so naturally I wanted to share this with Beverly and all you other ladies with a pink attitude. You can visit her and see all the other participants at How Sweet the Sound by clicking her button below.

The finished product.

Inspiration

Vintage Candles

Vintage table cloths I bought at an estate sale last weekend for $3 total.

I found some vintage desert plates to display the cupcakes on. The 4 inch doilies were just the right size for a desert plate that measured about 6 1/2 inches across. I used cool melt glue to attach everything to keep it all from sliding off too easily.

I used 4 in. diameter balls. I cut them in half then trimmed a little off all the way around the top at a 45 degree angle to give me the shape I wanted. I also found the big cupcake/muffin papers in the perfect colors but had to buy them in a package with the tins to cook them in.

Mmmm, frosting!

Some people have said they mix paint into the spackle. Others paint in on top with a brush. I had some pink spray paint so I tried it and really liked it. I was amazed at how real the frosting looks .

So on that pink note I guess I'm done for this Pink Saturday. Don't forget to click on Beverly's button back up at the top. We appreciate all the hard work she does setting up those links!

Working Dogs

Our Sunny is a real working dog. That's right, he works real hard at being a clown. So when I visited Sandi at The Green Pea yesterday I was inspired to buy Sunny this cute orange tie for fall. We'll work into his Halloween costume next month!

See how hard he's panting. It's not because of the tie. It's because while I was trying to take his photo a bicyclist rode past our yard and Sunny had to work real hard at chasing him away. Poor guy. I've never seen anyone pedal so fast. I felt bad but I knew Sunny couldn't get out and just wanted to race to the corner. It was kind of funny seeing the guy ride like crazy with Sunny in hot pursuit, his orange tie flying in the wind. At least he was happy to sit still for the photo when I called him back.

Now this here is a real working dog. Barney is in charge of customer relations at The Green Pea. That's why he has such a serious tie! It's important to make the customers feel welcome and he does a great job. I can't imagine him ever chasing anyone. He doesn't move to fast. Even though he looks a lot like Sunny he is a bit shorter. Sandi calls him a "Labrasset Hound". Now that's a designer dog! The handsome looks of a lab with the calm mellow disposition of a basset hound. I wanted to bring him home but Sandi said no. I think next time I go I'll take a big duffel bag and see if I can roll him over into it and sneak him out! Besides Sandi I got to meet with Becky from Sweet Cottage Dreams and Jean from In the Garden with Miss Jean. I'll post all about our fun filled day of antiquing in a few days. In the meantime you can find these great ladies, and Barney, in the list on my side bar.

Loving the labbies,

Dawn

REDnesday ~ Egg Cups to Match My Vintage Apron!

I was so tickled to find these egg cups at Strawberry Saturday.

They go so well with my vintage apron.

Had to rearrange my vintage corner to find a place for them.

It's amazing how well they go together.

Considering they were made about 60 years apart!

They even go well with the button at the top of this post! If you'd like to see more fabulous red things click on it to be whisked away to It's a Very Cherry World! Happy REDnesday!
Dawn

September 1st! Already?

I just can't believe September is already here. I barely got my spring decorations put away and now it's time to think about fall. It's hard to get in the mood when the high is 103! I told myself I would get this fall flag hung on Sept. 1st and I did it! You see, I'm a procrastinator with a capital PRO. I'm trying though. I know I've shown you some projects I've started. Well there not done yet but hey, I actually got this flag hung up! Baby steps you know.

Speaking of fall in California, fire season is well underway.

Please keep the affected communities and firefighters in your prayers.

Dawn