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Thursday, April 17, 2008

When you wish upon a.....catalog

It seems like every day I receive a catalog of some sort in my mailbox. I like to flip thru them knowing full well that I'm not going to buy anything. It's fun to have a "wish list" though isn't it?

I also google things so much that my "wish list" is growing! Here are a few things that I've seen lately in catalogs, flyers or online that I really like.........


Who doesn't like cupcakes? How about a giant cupcake?! This large cupcake pan would be soooo fun! I would love to decorate one for a birthday. It would even be fun to make one for a church potluck.

Speaking of cupcakes.....

This pan would be fun too. I haven't made cupcakes in an ice cream cone in a long time. Making those are fun, but these ice cream cone cupcakes are so darn cute aren't they?


And how about this cake pan?

Cute!

My niece bought a

 shaped bundt pan to make her son's birthday cake this weekend. I bet that one would be fun to decorate too.

What a cute....

Spring has finally arrived here, so now I'm gravitating towards my outdoor decor. I wish I could afford one of these Teak Lutyen Benches from Sam's Club for my front porch. It's sooo pretty. I love the arch look.
Instead of buying the bench, I'll have to settle for spray painting a wicker chair that I have for my front porch. It's currently a natural color and I'd like it to be a sage green.

Speaking of spring...
I just received my order of....

.... and....

 I've seen plenty of hibiscus plants, but when I was in Nauvoo, I saw the plate sized ones and knew that someday I wanted them in my yard. I'm just a novice at flowers, but I'm getting better as each year goes by. I just hope that I can get them to thrive. I don't usually do mail-order plants, but for the price, I thought I'd try it. The hydrangea trees are coming in a variety of colors. I have 2 hydrangea bushes that seem to do well each year, so I'll try my luck at the trees and hope for the best.

Back indoors now....
I saw this sweet little chair and ottoman at the Target website....

Ava would love it.

There is also a cute little arm chair on sale in the current Target flyer. I saw this chair (below pic) at the store today ($59.00, and it's also the same price online) and it's just the sweetest! It's much prettier in person. I wish I could get it for Ava's 1st birthday. Maybe she will still like it when I can actually afford it.


I'm thinking of ditching our wobbly coffee table (I'm sick of retightening the screws) and replacing it with something like this....


It would be a softer and safer option for Ava. If I could afford it that is! Remember, this is just a "wish list". It's actually not too expensive from Furniture Central
I'm thinking it might be too small though. I'd want a bigger one in a darker beige perhaps.

Ok, I'm done wishing for today. I'm sure tomorrow I will get another catalog in the mail and I'll have more wishes to dream about. *sigh*

4 Whaddaya have to say about this post?:

Nikki said...

I hear ya! I look through those catalogs- think about how perfect this or that would be in our house- then close it up and sigh. :) Good to have dreams! :)

Nikki said...

BTW- I LOVE that big cupcake! That'd be a perfect first birthday cake- any other birthday I suppose!

Megan said...

I love that giant cupcake pan too. I saw it at Target online and SO wanted to buy it. But then I wondered how you would eat that thing? How would you cut/serve the monster? ...And where would I store that big pan? I don't know, but my husband would be very proud of me for considering these things BEFORE I buy something. :)

Oh, and that pink chair is adorable! I bought a couple for my girls from babystyle, but I like that one even better... and it's less expensive!

Leanne said...

I don't know where I would store the cupcake pan either, but as for the cutting, I found the instructions on the Parents magazine blog here: http://www.goodyblog.com/playing_house/2007/07/super-size-your/comments/page/2/

While searching for the instructions, I found another AWESOME blog for baking! I'll be posting about it asap.

I still want this pan! And I agree with Nikki that it would be a great 1st birthday cake which is right around the corner for Ava.