pears and apples.

these would be so cute as kitchen art! probably wouldn't be too hard to make either...if you had the right tools. my favorite are the pears and apples!

instagram.

thought this was fun! a real life instaram cookie! made by bakerella.

lemons.

i think this commercial is adorable! i love the lemon's voice and face...it just makes me laugh!

party.

how cute is this desert table?? love the style and colors...plus that gumball cake is amazing!

juice boxes.

i thought this was clever!

wine.

i had seen this kind of think awhile back on a wine bottle my parents had and i thought it was a great idea. yesterday i came across this over on lovely package...and while this specific example doesn't make me scream excitement...it was a good way for me to explain. This is what i am talking about:

i think it is soooo clever to have a little strip that rips off from the wine bottle, so you can remember for the future what wines you enjoyed. so i just thought it was a good idea...something they should start putting on all wine bottles!!

volkswagon.

hahaha i want one of these!

cheese.

this is adorable. i want this in my kitchen right now...so i think a purchase may be in my near future :) love the typography and of course cheese!

valentines.

happy valentines day :)

{hearts}

mello yello.

when i was at b&n the other night 'browsing' magazines i saw this little article about the redesign of mello yello. these are some of the new designs that they worked on and ultimately picked from. i really like these retro styled cans...especially when the old can looked the way that it did! you will see the can they picked below...but i think of all the ones in the photo above, my favorite is the second can from the right in the top row...and i do like the one they ended up with as well:

before                                                                                   after

pantone.

i saw these over the weekend on design*sponge...pure awesome!

 

doggie dinner.

i saw this in a magazine back in november and i knew i had to get this for my brother's dog kody! i got this at target and it wasn't super expensive for a total of 6 toys...plus it was definitely worth the laughs! hahaha

i hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving...i can't believe it is december already!

happy thanksgiving!

hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving!! thought these turkey cupcakes were too cute!

happy thanksgiving!!

cheestakes.

i saw this billboard on my way home from philly the other night. SO awesome.

geschmack ist king.

i saw these ads over on the ads of the world website and i thought they were so interesting to look at! though at first i was confused because i didn't realize that they were in german...hahaha...but my brother who happens to be german translator extraordinaire helped me out with some of the translations...just so you get a sense of what the ads are trying to convey! really like this idea of using words in place of the actual image!

 

delicious, crisp, finger-licking, flavor explosion!

 

crispy, golden yellow!

 

tender, juicy, fresh!

milk.

these look so cool. gonna have to try them at some point!

gelato.

gelato is probably the best food that was ever made. i don't even want to think about how much of it i ate while i was in italy! i just wish i could find a comprable version in the us...but no such luck! anyway i came across work from the graphic designer, joe stephenson, the other day and he had a branding collection for a gelateria and i just love it! i think they colors are beautiful and it has just the right feeling for that kind of place!

i just really want gelato now. hahaha

tea.

i saw this packaging a while ago over on the dieline - i love the simple style and the colors!

usa.

this cupcake - inspired by the world cup - is awesome! go usa!!

berry tarts.

the other morning i saw this beautiful photo of a berry tart and it looked sooo yummy that i decided to make my own - since the recipe was provided by the blog tartelette! (you can find the recipe here if you also feel like making these beautiful tarts!)
before i start with my own photos i need to mention that these photos are really not that wonderful because a. they are not complete (i didn't think about documenting this for my blog until i was already half done) and b. because i was on a tight time frame and quickly took the photos...but at least you get a sense of the process!

i had already made the dough...so to bake the crust you have to bake it with weights (dry beans) on the dough to keep it from bubbling...

and the crust is complete!

i had to roll out more dough to make the strips for on top of the tart.

then i filled them with fresh raspberries and blackberries...along with some sugar and ginger!

then i topped them with the strips...i would have done a criss cross pattern but i was starting to lose my patience with these haha so i just laid the strips over top.

and then they were baked to perfection :)

overall i am very happy with how they turned out - the berries were very tasty! i have never made a "pie" crust before so that part was a little tricky...if you add too much liquid the crust becomes tough. the crust was very good - well at least for my first time hahaha they tasted good...but i have decided that tarts look prettier than they taste...what i mean by that is that i would much rather of had a piece of pie since there is definitely more flavor in a pie...but i just wanted to experiment!