Mini Bake Sale

As promised, more mini sweetness from the dollhouse kitchen, a la daughter Grace.  She's been busy as a bee making more of her yummy cakes and treats!  This time she's added a few new items to the ETSY shop.  Besides those fabulous cakes of hers with the incredible tiny flowers, there's a rich black forest chocolate cake with nuts on top, a syrupy golden pineapple upside down cake (just like grandma used to make), birthday cakes with tiny striped candles and balloons, and darling boxes of brownies.  The brownies are just amazing.  I want to eat them all.  Oh and little cupcakes too in four flavors. Each one comes with it's own miniature handmade box and is glued to a paper doily so it won't topple over.  I really don't know how she does it.  I'm all thumbs when I try to help.  There's also a cherry pie with a lattice crust that she fussed over for days.  It's so cute and it's got me humming, Billy boy Billy boy, all over again.  And guess what?  Grace has decided to save up her profits and buy a dollhouse bakery (kit).  Then we are going to put it together so she'll have a real little bakery to fill up with her itsy bitsy confections and pastries.  It's all so exciting!  Oh-oh...little Annie has climbed up on the chair and has that, "I'm about to do something naughty", gleam in her eye.  Just look at that face.  Gosh, and I only turned my back for a second too. Next thing ya know she'll have her finger in the icing.  Well, can ya blame her?

And look, there's Nicole enjoying a sunny day on the sandy shore.  (A tray of sand makes the most wonderful outdoor tabletop play accessory btw.)  This beach set is also available, complete with a frozen banana on a stick!  It's amazingly real-looking isn't it?  Grace made the book too, it's one of her favorite Nancy Drew mysteries, "Secret of the Old Clock".  She's read them all and is a huge fan; started collecting the older editions and patterned this one after those early ones.  She also made the flip-flops, suntan lotion, and blanket.  It all comes inside the straw beach bag.  There's a limited number of these; so no back orders will be available for the sets.  See more details and pictures here.

Apparently we're in for some really hot weather too this weekend and we've got company coming in from out of state, so it's going to be a busy one as well.  I'll most likely be in and out, so if you purchase something and don't hear from me, don't worry you will.  If you want more than one item, order them but don't send payment until I send an invoice with the combined total through Paypal.  (The Etsy shopping cart only holds one item so it gets tricky.)  You don't need a Paypal account to send payment, but you do need to sign up for Etsy to purchase something.  It's easy and it's free.  If you have neither, you can just email me what you want and if it's available we'll hold it for you, or put your name on our waiting list.  Sorry, but we only offer domestic shipping at this time.

Have a great weekend!

Comments

[Rebecca]

Wow! AMAZING! I can't BELIEVE that she made the book and flipflops and the book-and the delectables too. How CREATIVE. Is the lotion made from clay also? I can't stop gushing...I really can't. Great JOB Grace!

[Dawn]

AMAZING! Just like Rebecca said before me... Grace...you do have a gift. I would be all thumbs. I hope your little business continues to thrive!

[Michelle]

Grace has outdone herself! These are all so cute - I love the flip flops.

[Mama Urchin]

I want to run out and buy a dollhouse just looking at them.

[Hildy]

Oh these are wonderful! I just ordered a cupcake and a cake because I couldn't resist! Grace you are very talented. I look forward to seeing more of your creativity.

[Sarah]

How does she do it?! It's amazing. I love the beach bag, and the donuts. The cakes are of course amazing. I wish I were that talented. Please tell Grace that she has many admirers, and may just convert this one into a dollhouse collector. (oh boy, my husband would love that, another incredibly girly and expensive collecting hobby).

[Judy]

Oh!

Those are all just TOO TOO cute!!

I was going to wait to buy a doll house until I had a grand DAUGHTER. But, I think I need to get one so I can get in on all of the great stuff!

Grace, you have GREAT TALENT!!!

(and i use too many exclamation points - i know...)

[Kathie]

Vicki,
you have some VERY talented girls there! I can't wait until I can find a doll house and start collecting items such as Grace makes. I can't even comprehend how she makes them ALL look so perfect! Every time I see one of her delectable creations I swear it sets my sweet tooth off!

BTW- glad they liked the books, hope they can find something they might like to make, but who knows, may or may not be their style. There are a lot of cute things to look at that's for sure. :)

[erin]

My 5 year old son is so impressed by the beach set especially the cute flip flops! Grace has such attention to detail, the doilies with the cupcakes and the flowers on the choc cake - it's art.

[lisa]

I can't get over those perfect tiny things! Grace is amazing. The two of you must have the most fun together!

[Pam Kellogg]

Vicki,

I can't believe what a great job Grace does with the polyclay! I played with polyclay all day yesterday and didn't come up with anything nearly as beautiful as Grace's pieces!

I made some strawberry beads which came out nice but wanted to do some flowers and didn't have much luck. Maybe Grace would like to make some beads?

Love your blog!

[tinker]

Please convey my total admiration to Grace - her miniature sculptures are divine!

[Megan]

That girl is amazing - what incredible spatial/artistic ability she has. I can't begin to fathom how she makes those tiny little things, let alone so realistically. Go Grace!