Today is my blog's second birthday. I started it in July 2009 because I am generally a bad diarist and I wanted some record of things that went on in my life, so I could recall them later. It contains 446 posts, has a bunch of lovely readers and still brings me lots of joy. Thank you for visiting my little internet abode.

+ bow hat from k is for kani/etsy.

I'm trying to grow my hair really long. Just about every day I think about cutting it really short though. It is a struggle to commit to one or the other. C's hair is about three times as long as mine is and I am quite jealous. This dress makes me feel like Alice in Wonderland, big and ruffly and like an oversized children's dress.

Dress; Thrifted.
Stockings; Sussan.
Cardigan, petticoat & belt; Vintage.
Shoes; Vivienne Westwood & Melissa
Bow; Diva.

1. New gloves C bought me.
2. My training badge from when I first started my job.
3. Love heart VW's.
4. One of my favourite pillow cases.
5. My 'Holiday Knitting Bag' aka bag of junk.

I made these science/knitting themed cupcakes last night to deliver to the Knit Lab ladies today. The decorations were pretty fiddly but I had so much fun making them (while sitting cross-legged on my lounge room floor watching the Tour De France with many plates laid out in front of me). I tried to think of a way to tie the cupcake holder onto the tray of my bike but decided it was probably a recipe for disaster (mind the pun) and walked into town with them. While I was walking I passed some tradies sitting on the side of the road who said "You can give us the left overs!".




I used (my very favourite cupcake recipe) the Vegan Crimson Velveteen Cupcakes recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World and the Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting from the same book. I dyed marzipan and rolled it to form the atoms and balls of wool, following this lovely lady's tutorial. It was my first time using marzipan and my attempt is far less fancy but I think they looked okay and tasted pretty dee-lish. I want to make another dozen for myself now!