Friday favs

This week’s favs are still based on my interests; food, design, fashion and kids. But with a twist and a wink to my little cool dude.

Food
Not food as such, but something from which to eat said food. Bye bye sippy cup. Bye bye plain plastic food containers. Hello, fun, funky and beautiful dishware!






Pictured: because kids play with their food and this face plate is just too much fun to resist. & for picnics, trips to the park, for daycare, find a reason to use this tractor lunchbox.

Design
When planning his room, we debating,  without conclusion. on a focal point.  Everything from custom graffiti to 'stoer' wood paneling to giant aviator sunglasses mirror from Domestic to neon lighting. The neon lighting letters from Seletti still grab my attention and get me fantasizing again about that feature wall.

Pictured: Seletti Neon lighting letters as hung, for which a transformer is needed.

Fashion
OK, my guy now has his new kicks and some new cool shirts, but he’s had a bit of growth spurt so there is still more updating to do. You know pants that don’t look like capri’s and longsleeves that actually reach the wrist. My go-to for basics is baby Zara, followed by H&M, with the occasional splurge. A fave splurge spot is Smallable with its collection consisting of every kind of cool brand including Stella McCartney, Bobo Choses,  Kidscase and Talc.     
                                                                                                                                 
Pictured: Billy boom shaded jumper from Stella McCartney, super subtle shading. & arrow print 'leggings' from Zara, that emphasize is his skinny little legs.

Kids
Mika loves, loves cars, trucks, tractors and anything else on wheels. He now has a fully loaded car bay since his birthday on Monday, but since we can still dream bigger, how wicked cool would these toys be? 










Pictured: pedal car from Baghera, for zipping down sidewalks and scaring pedestrians. & still obsessing about this bike and trolley combo from Ruskasa.
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Blocked

I love Mika’s room as it quite small meaning pretty  much everything is custom to make use of the available space. One thing that came later and never made it into the overall scheme are the baby books as Mika only started appreciating reading a short while ago. The books got plopped down in no particular fashion. To neaten this up and be able to easily find and select the desired book, I wanted a pair of book holds. But what would be appropriate for a little boys room? 



Something with a good dose of fun. I first envisaged transforming a couple of dinosaur toys I bought specifically for the job but the kids love playing with them too much. Then I thought toys cars but those are pricey. So I ended up rethinking the idea of what kids toys I could repurpose as a book hold. I decided to go for blocks. A discounted container from the local toy store, a bit of glue and we’re done.



And since we’re busy with blocks I changed out the decor on his windowsill. Just a little reminder of whose space it is. Hopefully he won’t start practicing his pitching with these..
 

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Take the cake

I laid down the gauntlet here to take the time to make and not buy a birthday cake for Mika's second birthday. And because bowing out is not an option, here is the cake I made for Mika’s second birthday. Vanilla layer cake with  creamcheese & buttercream frosting, tons of sprinkles, more candles than his years and a homemade banner so it’s clear whose cake it is. OK, it's not professional, but still I'm quite happy and Mika ate four servings!

And since Mika is way cuter than the cake, here is a pic of him seen through the cake. Happy second birthday to my favorite (and only) son.



P.S. This week's post are all inspired by Mika Dylan Jagger Art.
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Friday favs

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31 Candles

There comes a point when you want to stop celebrating birthdays and just let the passing of yet another year go unannounced... I’m not there yet. I still adore birthdays, including my own. I promise to share the goodies, otherwise known as gifts, later but I wanted to at least share pics of the sweet treat and some thirties wisdom that keeps me from feeling too old (I hope).
 My fav cookie is the macaroon, especially plain vanilla and Pinkie Patisserie makes some lovely ones.  These went smack dab right on the top of a butter cream frosted cupcake as my daughter insists on weekly cupcake baking. And also on using the Hello Kitty stand..



























Can you spot the ones that got a glossing of the silver food spray I ordered from The Deli Garage? 

As for the pearls of wisdom...

  • The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
  • Everything I know, I learned after I was thirty.
  • Your thirties are when you figure out who you are, what you want and how to get there ( I said that).
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Eventful

So I decided to stop waiting and postponing and start doing. I have signed up  for several workshops regarding that which I am passionate about, basically anything to do with the beauty of living and sharing in that revelry. Starting with a masterclass video and personal branding from Meet the Blogger, then a dessert workshop and rounded out with a spring flower arrangement class.
 Add to that the moments to snuffle and shop and I decided I better start writing it down. And where better than this blog, because this is where I share. There is now a BB&B calendar to remind me to keep learning and growing... and not forget to go. 

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