fairy factory

Yesterday was my first visit to Home Cake.  I went in for sugar flowers, came out with a plan involving fondant butterflies.  All of the Seattle blogs that marvel at that place are not kidding.  It's like a magical baking junk shop, from back before junk shops became "antique malls."

When I got home, though, I decided to wait on the fondant & make the tiny tortillas instead.  We have a Mexican food tradition at my Cinco de Mayo baby's birthday parties (which also gives us a good excuse to stand around drinking sangria while watching the kids play), but of course this year all the food has to be miniaturized.  For fairies.

And then I had to take a few moments with the last of the light to try a shot through my second TTV camera, which arrived yesterday afternoon.  As soon as I get out from under this party, I am working on my TTV setup so that I can do something besides plant myself & awkward camera situation on the front porch in order to take pictures of the sky across the street.  I do like those wires, though.

Anyway, then I made some fairy heads.  I couldn't resist this Klutz book, but since the girls are too small to manage the fiddly bits, I am pre-assembling the bodies & heads, then we'll put them together & add faces & flower skirts at the party.  I am not even kidding myself about this part:  I hope that the girls will love the project, but it's mostly an excuse for me to set up a satisfyingly tiny & fussy assembly line.

Speaking of tiny & fussy!  Today:  fondant! 

Comments

[erin]

it's going to be some party!

[Kathryn]

I love it when I find a blog that I can really relate to! I'm reading and I'm nodding and I'm laughing, and I'm marveling at how you have time to do all the beautiful crafts and creations that you do.

In my town (in regional Australia) we have one such "junk craft store" that absolutely has everything, you just need to dig for it. Bless its little untidy shelves!

I don't have a girl and have at times contemplated how to wiggle a fairy party theme for my 4yo son. Not gonna happen.

[melissa f.]

awesome.

[Mama Urchin]

I'm keeping an eye on your tiny and fussy since I have someone wanting a fairy party for her next birthday.

[Kirsten]

Looks like it is going to be a wonderful party! I know the little fairies will have a great time!

[Joanna]

I just love those little fairies. the shop sounds fab, i go into those and almost never come back out again. good luck with the fondant!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lara N]

Very cool! Can't wait to hear how the party turns out. Would you share your mini tortilla recipe? Show us the fnished fairies! Okay, so lots of requests :) I'll stop now :)

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[mari]

love ALL your fairy efforts. i have made one little tulle skirt like yours myself! i also adore the MS one bowl chocolate cake recipe (have not had the paper wrapper cupcake issue, though)& will definitely try the strawb filling on my next cake next month: water theme: my 2 year old is obsessed with wah-tah.
what's "Home Cake"?
love the whirling dervish, er, fairy foto!
thanks for sharing!
mari