The Blithe Files: February 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Hello Kitty Cake Pops

Yum!

I've always dreamed of having a Hello Kitty-themed birthday party.

A dream decades too late.

I would want to make this for my friends!

(even the boys.. I bet they'd want to bite HK's head off!)

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Monday, February 16, 2009

Hot Air Balloon Festival 2009

The Boyfriend

Snow Cones in Cups

Marching Band

Parachutes

Kites

Hot Air Balloon

More Hot Air Balloons

Sunday, February 15, 2009

When I was a child, I would ask my parents to buy me a paper doll book whenever we go to National Bookstore. Many years after, I tried looking for them in the same branch where I used to buy these books but they don't sell them anymore. I'm puzzled why, because how could children today lose interest on dressing up paper dolls? It's a cheaper and easier alternative to dressing up actual dolls, so why can't I find them anymore? Thankfully, one site (sorry I forgot the name of the site!) directed me to this website where you can print out absolutely wonderful vintage Betsy McCall paper dolls.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Coraline, are you afraid of the dark?

Can't wait to watch this on 3D! I loved the book, it actually reminded me of one of the books I read when I was a pre-teen (we weren't called "tweens" then). It was based on Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and its plot was similar to Coraline's but instead of a mysterious door, the parallel world can be visited through mirrors and everything was the opposite of the real world.

The TV show also rocked. One of the most memorable episodes was "The Tale of the Pinball Wizard" because I had a fondness for malls and pinball machines. Wouldn't want to be stuck in a machine though.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Save Bookmark

You can never have enough quirky bookmarks

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Source: icoeye

H&M Home Collection and some musings

H&M will launch their home collection this month but will only be available online and in Europe. Now I'm so much more inspired to fix our apartment and nag my mom about changing the flooring and kitchen! Maybe during our (very short) break from work I'll do what I can with the place and check out the piles of stuff in my maternal and paternal grandparents' home and "recycle" them. Old stuff becomes new again! Sometimes the best place to shop around is in your house since it costs next to nothing and you already like the stuff available.

Sources:

At Home At Home

Apartment Therapy

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Princess Bride

Friday, February 6, 2009

Video Games as Classic Book Covers

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Pop-Up Geniuses

Inside the Pop-Up Studio from paul b on Vimeo.

I have yet to own a pop-up book made by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart but I'm planning on getting one soon, most probably Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy. I'm a tactile person so I love books that you can interact with such as pop-up books and books with letter respondence such as the Griffin and Sabine series.

Check out the interview of Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart here.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Barbie

When I was a little girl, I dreamt of having a lot of Barbie dolls and I'd get envious of my playmates who have the Barbies I wanted. I can't remember how many Barbies I had back then but I clearly remember begging my parents to buy the Totally Hair Barbie.

Sadly, I never got one. I remember cutting the hair of my Barbie dolls and leaving them naked as a form of protest because my parents never bought them new ones.

Gosh, but I cannot deny that Barbie has taught me that you can be anyone you want and as Diane Von Furstenberg was quoted saying, "Barbie represents a confident and independent woman with an amazing ability to have fun while remaining glamorous."