Frozen

Bebaskan , bebaskan , tak dapat ku pendam lagi........

Dang! I just can't get this song out of my head! And if you're wondering what I'm rambling about, it's that song from the movie "Frozen", except that this is our Malay version, one of the 25 different languages the song "Let It Go" was sung in.

"Bebaskan" by Marsha Milan Londoh


And here's the youtube video my son has been playing all morning

"Let It Go" in 25 languages in 4 minutes

I was inspired to make these cookies. Can you guess what they are?  Hint - they are supposed to be Olaf, the adorable talking snowman from "Frozen". My boys thought they were ghosts before I added those twiggy hands and hair!  Dang! And I was so proud of my attempt!

So how are my bloggy buddies from the other side of the pond keeping?  Still battling the cold in this never ending winter? On the other extreme, we're baking over here in the unrelenting heat. We've been having a hot and dry spell for several weeks now.
Wanna trade places?

Leprechaun Owl Cookies

Owls seem to be the most popular item on pinterest. Knitted, crocheted, sculpted, felted, quilled, cookied and cupcaked, you find adorable images of these nocturnal birds popping up everywhere!
Owl in Malay is "Burung Hantu" which translates as ghost bird and is believed  by the Chinese and Malays to be a symbol of doom and death. When I was little, I used to think that owls ate babies as told by my grandma!
Older and certainly wiser now, I wish to depict these magnificent creatures in a different light - a leprechaun owl cookie for good luck.
Interestingly, I slipped and fell hard on my butt  when I was reaching out for my rolling pin in the overhead kitchen cabinet while making these owlies. Bad luck or sheer coincidence? Ouch! My butt still hurts as I am typing this!

Valentine Flamingo Cookies

Pink flamingo cookies for Valentine's Day, anyone?

Happy Valentine's Day, pallies!

Saying "Happy Valentine's Day" With Cookies In 50+ ways!!

My favourite cookie artist Callye @ The Sweet Adventures Of SugarBelle has rounded up 50+ ways of saying "Happy Valentine's Day" with cookies!
Gotta love these cute and corny sayings that come with the cookies!

Here are just some of my favourites to share. Stop by at her blog for more adorable pictures.

Whale you be mine?

 Owl will always love you

 I'm nuts about you!  

 Take a pizza my heart!

 You're out of this world!

You are my sole mate!

 Stuck on you!

Love stinks!

 Bee Mine!

Valentine Teddy Bears

I baked these teddies for a Valentine's Day bakesale organized by my son's class to raise funds for our National Cancer Society.

I Couldn't BEAR A Day Without You!

Valentine Ribbon Rose Cookies

Bear with me, pallies!  I know I've been posting nothing but cookies lately. I can't help it, folks! I am having so much fun decorating cookies with royal icing and fondant.

I saw these on Ali Bee's blog and they were calling out to me. Make me!  Make me!

Here's the video to share.

Valentine Rose Cookies

When my niece asked me if I could make something Valentine-ish for her upcoming class party, I knew I could count on  the very talented Callye @ The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle for inspiration. And here's what I came up with.

Tutorial here.

Toddlewood

While some find these pics of kids dressed in outfits mimicking the likes of Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway, George Clooney, etc  adorable,  others are appalled by the idea of kids being pushed into the limelight and treated as sex symbols.

Photographer Tricia Messeroux @ Toddlewood transformed a selection of children into mini-mes to mimic the event's A-listers.

A mini-Morgan Freeman accepting the award presented by Mini Helen Mirren and Mini-Sydney Poitier

What do you think?  Cute or creepy?

Hot Cocoa Spoons

Is the cold getting to you? Want something cute and yummy to cheer you up?
How does dipping these adorable owl marshmallow-decorated spoons into your hot chocolate for a fun wintertime treat sound?
Let Sandra Denneler @ http://www.sheknows.com  show you how.

Marshmallows + Icing Eyes +White Chocolate Chips + White Decorator Hearts =  Snowy Owl Spoons!

Tutorial here.

Groundhog Cupcakes

I didn't know there was a Groundhog Day until I started blogging! Heck, I've never even seen a real groundhog before! I am quite sure we don't have those critters over here on our side of the pond. But then again, we don't have spring either - just boring old summer all year round. A Groundhog Day party sounds fun! Boy, have we been missing out!

When these groundhog cupcakes popped up on Pinterest, I just couldn't resist making them. They are so stinkin' cute!

Dad Colours His Kids' Drawings

Tattoo artist Fred Giovannitti who spends 10 days out of each month, out of state to work, colours his kids' drawings when he is on the plane. When he leaves for his monthly trips, the kids  give him pictures they've drawn. Fred colors the drawings, transforms them into amazing works of art and gives the pictures back to Freddie, aged eight, and Sofia, six, when he returns.

'My children like to draw me pictures for my trip so I can keep them close to me while I'm away,' he says.

What a sweet collaboration between a loving father and his kids!

Cardboad Box Office

With a stockpile of cardboard boxes from their move from New Zealand to Sydney, a social life that was dramatically reduced and a baby that needs to be kept busy, young Kiwi couple Leon and Lilly Mackie discovered a creative way to put those cardboard boxes to good use and add a little fun to some of those housebound weekends!

BACK TO THE CUTE-TURE

WEEKEND AT BURPY’S

HOMEMADE ALONE

CASTABABY

PAPA LA VISTA, BABY

BUBBALIEN

GOO-GOO GAA-GAA-RASSIC PARK

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A POOPY…

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE DRIBBLY

YIPPEE KAY-AYE, MAMA ‘N PAPA

more pics @ Cardboard Box Office