Summer Rainbow Cakes

I was blogggg hopping and I kept seeing rainbow cakes....so here !
Since summer is the best time of the year in the PNW...it seems time to bake a pretty yummy cake....to kinda celebrate some sunny days that actually occur for more than One day in a row.

From Absolutely Beautiful Things blog...
To see cute kids making and baking the rainbow cake at the Count It All Joy....blog...click here.

It involves cake batter (duh), food coloring, and small cake pans equal to the number of layers...say, 4 - 6. Some frosting....and ....some candles....some gooey stuff to write neat things on top like EAT ME

and then from Oh Happy Day blog, via Not Martha blog, this little cutie...
The Leprechaun Trap cake....

ooo high concept....This one involves:
Craft, crayons, pretzels, lots of frosting, little bowls, a scale, and little plastic baggies...squeezed into an Angel Food cake pan....yeah.
Set aside a whole afternoon for this one....But Wow!
Not Martha has the whole multi-paragraph instructions.

and a Gluten free Carrot Cake  made from Betty Crocker Gluten Free cake mix !!
........no rainbows unless you think orange is enough color for a rainbow.....

Ingredients list........check the pantry and make a list for the grocery store....the big Safeway, Fred Meyer, and Albertsons...has all this stuff. Click the Betty Crocker link up there for the whole recipe and instructions.

Cake------

1	box (15 oz) Betty Crocker® Gluten Free yellow cake mix
2/3	cup water
1/2	cup butter, softened
1/2	teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4	teaspoon ground nutmeg
2	teaspoons gluten-free vanilla
3	eggs
1	cup finely shredded carrots (2 medium)
1/4	cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts

Frosting------

4	oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
2	tablespoons butter
1/2	teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
2	cups powdered sugar
1	to 3 teaspoons milk
1/4	cup coconut, if desired

sometimes the light....

is soft and dreamy....

a book about the chemistry of funeral body preparation practice, and poetry from Delmore Schwartz

a few cameras, a nudie, and a snakeskin, the monkey dreams, and bowling guy....random piece of a sign that says something about the Denny Regrade.....

the lady and the snake plant....

hats....

the lamp like a golden harvest moon...
crow....

Pretty as Pictures.

from Camp Comfort via the Vanessa Jackman blog, is this lovely pic of  Candice Lake...holding a pair of Converse....like the ones I have listed right now! oh yes.

Here...white Converse at funkomavintage....

And also from the Vanessa blog is Louise Ebel in a fantastic pair of vintage geeky frames....Hey, like the ones at funkomavintage ! awesome !

Big. Geeky. Vintage. Glasses. funkomavintage.

Bathroom re-do.

The bathroom...needs a re-do. With its Reagan-era golden oak accessories, the moldy plastic shower curtain, the hopeless goopy caulk...What's a renter to do?
It's never easy as a renter...always 20 days away from being homeless, living with the bottom of the barrel fixtures, cheap materials, and installers that had no talent for design, carpentry, plumbing or painting.
And, it's easy, EASY, to decorate a big house, but in a tiny house......Every trick I know about making it all look lovely and doing it on the cheap.....to create Delicious Home Gumbo from the Pig Ears and Chicken Shit that I have to work with, and what 99% of renters have, for their "Befores"....
I need Inspiration !!
Good ol' Apartment Therapy..........look !

Here's some pretty pictures....I gotta choose the wall color first and then everything else will be Easy-Peasy. Bye bye mold, gloom and doom !
 Once I get going........then you'll see my BEFORE picture....and the AFTER. It's bad. So So bad.


OOooooooo......Clean bathrooms. Pretty pictures.
I love the pale serene calm.... of course....
having beautiful vintage fixtures is very helpful but I don't have that as starting point.

This is tasty ! like French Vanilla ice cream... & I do have a black and white floor...so, this is a possibility. Of course, this room is exactly the same size as my whole house !

I like this little charmer too. All white with a happy pop of color.

 

White and gray and skulls! White, silver and gray. 

and now for something entirely different !

and if we decide to move into Outer Spaaaaace, this is perfect!

Add 100 orchids, ferns, palm trees and a rocking sound system, this is very near my dream.

I. S. Y. N. Real Life is like a Painting

Here's dude wearing a nifty T shirt from prettypennyclothing on etsy..... and visit our shop, we are located @ 5488 college ave. Oakland, Ca. 94618.

........and here's my painting.

Co-inky-dink? I.S.Y.N.*

Yeah I Know !
I guess that's why I titled the painting "vintage urban Beatnik guy watercolor painting".



*I shit you not

T Shirts. Jeans. Boots.

always with the tshirts....the jeans....the boots....Yeah, but it's a good look. It was just work clothes..dungarees, sailor denims, undershirts, and work boots....and thanks to the hippies, the flower children, the drop-outs, the troublemakers, the war-enders, the kids that got the Go Local and Buy Organic thing going...yeah ....starting wearing them all the time to identify with the working class.

Besides wearing pants that look like the American Flag.....
Here's a thought for the upcoming Independence Day holiday....
There's 3 classes. The Wealthy class doesn't do any work, The middle class pretends to do work, and the working class holds them both up....
Well, thanks to the rich destroying the middle class over the last 30 years,  the middle class now feels like the working class....because they are ! Now. We're ALL holding up the rich....

Feeling flag? Feeling like protesting the Republican party? Wear these pants and be all Abbie Hoffman for the 4th of July !

Abbie Hoffman in his famous American flag shirt ....pic from Last FM.
mmm, I have that black belt listed on etsy, too. not the actual belt Abbie wore...one from the era and that style !

Jeans jeans jeans....

Vintage T shirts !

And then these Neanderthals of Butt rawk....Skid Row, World Tour? my ass. They never left the North American continent....
still, exactly the right tshirt to annoy your Tea Party jackass at the 4th of July picnic....disrespectful use of the American flag....Take that, you Don't Tread on Me idiot!

And a superfine perfectly faded Syracuse tee in navy with orange letters....Nice....

Electric rainbow Las Vegas Parrot Hibiscus vintage 70s t shirt....it's just so cute.

And some boots....and some vintage Converse made in the usa !!

Boots !

A Summer Romance...

Pretty summer dresses....1940s - 1950s and a little bit more.....Fit and Flare basic black, pretty peach, red gingham, 40s silk WWII dress, rhinestone buttons, 40s lace party dress, 60s Mod mini, Lemon,lime and olive Shirtdress, Margaret Smith preppy print, sweet 60s Carnaby Street pastel paisley......It's a Fruit Salad of Fashion.......


A classic style in a silk ribbed faille, this 1950s black silk fit and flare vintage cocktail dress is ready to go a party.
Basic black will look so stunning with red gloves and red high heels, or with any rainbow color you want to pair it with...a size medium .
bust - 39"
waist - 28"

Red cotton, white lace and red gingham, this country girl 1950s vintage day dress is perfect for a picnic, a party or looking real cute at the farmer's market....a size small - medium .
bust - 37"
waist - 28"

Preppy flower print, this Margaret Smith bright rainbow floral 70s vintage dress is made of crisp cotton....a size medium - large.
size 16, vintage.
bust - 44"
hips - 46"

Such a beauty, with its dreamy silk flowers, bows and buttons dotted with sparkly rhinestones.
Of a soft drapy garden floral silk, this 1940s vintage party dress has rhinestone buttons decorating the little bows on the short sleeves.  WWII era silk dress has a deep V neckline, gathered bust and a peaked empire seam, and a waist seam.....a size medium - large.
bust - 43"
waist - 33"
hips - 46"

Sweet summer dress with a collar, edged along the V neckline and down the front with lots of tiny white buttons. Tasty peach crisp cotton blend, this 1950s vintage day dress is ready for the market, the car pool or a backyard party....a size medium - large.
bust - 42"
waist - 33"

Deep navy blue lace and sparkly rhinestones decorate this 1940s navy lace vintage cocktail dress.Perfect for parties with it's shine, lovely color and soft navy velvet ribbon trim.
a size medium - large.
bust - 44"
waist - 34"

Charming 40s day dress with sparkly rhinestone buttons can be very happy at a party too.1940s vintage day dress is made of a silky sheer rayon blend. Held together at the center front with loops and black sparkly rhinestones buttons. ...a size medium.
bust - 38"
waist - 27"

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Coming soon!
 60s geometric ruffled maxi sundress...

60s Carnaby Street pastel paisley shift...

Orange 60s Mod Mini with a funnel neckline....So futuristic !!

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