Let Them Have Cake

Not long ago, this cake caught my attention, as well as that of a friend.

Last weekend I had a surprise birthday cake made for me by a relative:

At the same time, as I subsequently discovered, my fellow cake aficionado made this cake for her son:

Great minds think alike.  My one lament is not being able to compare the two cakes on taste.

Santa Still Not Cheery

Honestly, the curmudgeon has a big reindeer bone to grind or something.  A welcoming hand was amicably extended to Psychotic Santa by Felt, yet demented wrath is still emanating from his grimace.  Will you hug Santa?  You can buy one on Etsy and Felt.

Rubik Desk

My birthday gift: a DIY computer desk to replace the handy but unstable old one.  I love it!  Rubik the Retarded Raven is laser engraved into the plywood.  The best thing about the desk, aside from its functionality is that it's made entirely from waste material.  The plywood used to be part of our rotten walkway that had to be replaced with something that didn't feel like quicksand.  The base of the desk is made from short scraps of steel tube welded into a continuous longer piece.

Crafted with love

The fair was fantastic.  Full of enthusiastic shoppers who were, in all likelihood, trying to escape the icy rain.