It started as Mid-Century Mod . . .

So the day started out with baking of cupcake and cookie “blanks” to build the sugar fun. We decided it would be a mid-century modern house of a Hollywood producer with a dog named Princess. We were thinking 60’s party scene with cocktails, a turn-table, records and so on. Once the cutting of the shapes and the frosting began the look kind of quickly turned a bit more Flintstones.  We had a lot of fun though! What a great holiday baking day!

Cupcake / cookie living room

The set up

Pretty mid-century colors

Attempt at the cupcake version of a mid-century marshmallow sofa, a white faux fur rug and mushroom side table with red vase

Kitchen of the home with aqua table

Aqua table top with starburst bowl filled with "candy" apples and "mike and ike" cocktail glasses

Close up of princess the family poodle on her dog bed

Feeling It Holiday Decorating Style . . . mmmm hmmmm

I love the ho ho holidays this year. Not sure what has gotten into me – maybe the new babe.  I just can’t stop playing the Christmas carols – I even made a Pandora station – “Rocking Holiday” Today is uber baking day to make fun stuff to be included in a bake goods book coming out in 2010. I’ll post that fun later. For now here’s some fun taking place around my house.

Vintage Elf Stocking

Ceramic quail sitting in mini vintage glass balls

Mini Vintage Cardboard Christmas Village

Handmade grapvine wreath painted silver with handpainted styrofoam balls

View of my miniature tree collection

A favorite vintage santa

Our favorite vintage angel

Vintage glass snowman

Handmade snowman made of poof balls and wire

Handmade candy cane from poof balls and wire

A favorite of mine - vintage mistletoe with elf

View of the mini tree collection from the other side - love these little things!

Boxes of goodies are the new Xmas stockings

Think of the box as the new stocking! I made these this past month – all are round boxes with pillow top “heads”. They are available at MADE downtown Phoenix. They were so much fun to make. I wanted to make many more but had to stop. Once this group is sold I will make more – also I am always open to custom!

Owl Box

Sunny Lion Box

Hot Pink Spaced-Out Critter

Lady Bug Box

Bumble Bee Box

Chocolate with hot pink cupcake

Little pink lady box

Hot Pink Piggy

Lazy Eye Rabbit