Cake: Pinked!

Hot pink shoe cake for you, Happy Birthday Eva!

Chicago Antique Market Part 2

The day that we decided to visit the Chicago Antique Market was very HOT. Scorching hot. I actually got my one and only "sunburn" that day and I gotta say it was WORTH it :)

The show had indoor and outdoor portions, and the indoor had many of the antique accessories and one of a kind, hand made accessories. Most of the furnitures were outside and even though it was a hot day there were so many people walking around...

me goofing around with this vintage "octopus" hat

SERIOUSLY considered renting a truck to ship this back to Canada. These steel cabinets are not just any regular furniture. These were found in a basement of a post office in Germany after the World War II. The building was bombed but these babies were still intact! They were then refurbished and only a limited number of them exist.

Another obsession of mine... Basket/Container Transformers (BCTs!)

just like the ones from here and here!

closing... and closing... and...

Tada!

Last but not least, these are bottle cap art furnitures.

I was a bit hesitant to post these photos up because I actually couldn't find my vendor and artist information that I have collected. Although I posted these up and sadly could not link to their website at this point, I will update as soon as I find them and hopefully you can track some of these awesome vendors down! Keep checking for updates :)

Chicago Antique Market Part 1

On a sunny day in June this year attended what I thought was the next best thing to my trip to Saint-Ouen Vernaison Market in Paris (see it HERE). We got to catch one of the 2011 season dates at the Chicago Antique Market at the Randolph Street Market.

When you visit their website here, this is the first thing you'll read:

"The Randolph Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago Antique Market & Indie Designer Market. As seen in Travel & Leisure, the NY Times, Lucky Magazine and featured on TV news shows and web casts, the Randolph Street Market Festival is considered “a mecca of cool”, “the best hot spot for antiquing”, “the best Chicago venue for people watching”, and “the Barney’s of Vintage”. Celebrity designer Nate Berkus says, “I love this market…the quality is incredible!” As one of Chicago’s most happening monthly parties, Randolph Street Market has become the summer destination!"

Although I can't say I've been to Barney's enough and have followed the celebrity interior designer Nate Berkus, I must say, this antique market was quite IMPRESSIVE. It was BIG, with quality items and the prices were SO reasonable. I am pretty sure that next time I go, I'm going to plan it out so that I can take a U-Haul truck or some giant van to carry some of the lovely things I have found there. Unfortunately all the things I loved were too large to carry in our SUV this year so instead I brought home some pictures of my loves.

Here are some pictures that I brought home to share...

some lovely vintage frames... seen them too many times? Probably not with this price range! ($20-$60)

This painted chest caught my attention :) So adorable!!

This was the tent of GOODIES with the adorable chest.

As you've seen it here my obsession over drawers and containers never let me down.

These drawers were small enough to fit a few keys in each.

Now if I had a big house with over 90 doors to lock... or a small house with 90 doors

I would probably hang this by my front entrance.

If you're visiting Chicago and love antique shopping (or looking), you should take a look at some of the upcoming events here and check it out!

Check back for more goodies soon! Thanks for reading :)

Chicago Antique Market-teaser!

A small teaser of what's to come :)

I'll share many many pictures from one of the best antique markets we've been to!!

Cake: Thomas the ChooChoo Train!

Happy 1^st Birthday to Ryan!!!

Although I am unfamiliar with this popular icon amongst kids (and some adults I assume), it was a lot of fun carving out the chocolate cake and working with not-so-friendly fondant on a hot day.

I was curious about the show because I really have never seen an episode of it growing up. I grew up watching a show like THIS, so I thought I’d at least find out what it’s about.

The Railway Series, which the TV Show Thomas and Friends is based on, is written by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry in UK. Of the 42 books in series, 26 were written by the Reverend and the rest were written by his son. Apparently the stories were based on real-life events and started with the Reverend’s passion for railway. The first book was published in 1945 and it was first broadcasted on the ITV british network in September 1984 as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. I didn’t know this, but the show featured some big celebrity narrators including Ringo Starr Alec Baldwin and Pierce Brosnan! Kids do have good taste in their shows! To find out more look HERE and HERE

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Cake: Pink Love, Engagement Cake

Who needs a cherry on top when there’s a ring?

Pink and white square cake with a ring on top to celebrate a happy day!

Congratulations M & S!!

Cake: The Big Green Egg

A dear friend of mine asked me to sculpt a cake in a shape of her dad’s favourite grill/steam cooker to celebrate his birthday. The Big Green Egg with burgers, sausages and vegetables!

I tried to include as many details as possible, and that included the texture on the container, external temperature gauge on the lid, name engraved on the handle! Then on the grill I put a some corn (the best vege of all, but maybe that’s just me), a sausage, a burger patty and some cubed veges on a skewer. Some added touches were shrimps on skewer and a drumstick that were just off the grill.

I don’t think I can ever stop saying this… it was a lot of work but so much FUN!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!

So this wraps up the mystery behind the two photos I posted before here. Two unrelated objects, transferred into edible objects, both for two wonderful dads!