Excuse me while i spazzzzz out...

so i woke up yesterday at 5 am... i remember in college i slept till 5 PM one time... it was overcast & every time i woke up i thought it was "too early" to get up... Guess i could sleep because i didn't have a kid or a puppy & i wasn't 40! So anyway, i woke up at 5 AM because i just realized it is darling daughters 6th birthday on July 19th & i had nothing, zero, nada, zip, planned! Yes, me, Martha Steward wanna-be (kinda)! i immediately set to planning a party in my mind full of ponies painted pink with rhinestone stars over 1 eye, a castle made entirely of candy that has a slide that slides down into the hand tiled pool i have the mister dig. Of course i've mosaic'd a cupcake of iridescent pink tile in the shallow end! We'll fly in the Princess characters from Disney & maybe some of the other guys as well. Daughter & puppy are wearing matching hand embroidered outfits trimmed in marabou feathers & i've got on a little number by Betsy Johnson with Manolo Blahnik sandals.

you know, something simple & understated... thank goodness for my mister who shook me violently & saved me from my crack-like party hallucinations!

So instead we're doing a party in the park & taking the girls to the local ice cream shoppe, whewwww! thanks honey for talking me down off the ledge!

But... this post must be short because we're off to find a t-shirt & rhinestones & tulle for a custom "6" t-shirt... come on, i have to! Yes, yes, the Yorkie puppy (dear little Teddy) will be wearing a party outfit- photo overload on it's way!

and because i no longer have to beg for votes, i'll just encourage you to check out my store on etsy: chinamommy. you can just hit the link on the side. Cutie~Cupcakes now have a lower price!

have a great day & i'll post pics of the outfits when they're done (which is usually 3 min. before the start of the party). i haven't forgotten to post pictures of my NEW entry, but i'm on the hunt for 5 vintage doors to replace the cheap-o nasty oak ones currently installed. i just want to post the finished work & not ruin it with the ugly doors!

~m