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It’s time to revisit photographer turned novelty chandelier maker, Adam Wallacavage’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1890 brownstone, b/c it celebrates spooky season all year.
Before he purchased his home, he lived in a tiny apartment across the street from famed stained glass artist Judith Schaechter. Her house was his original inspiration.
From there, he graduated to making sculptural lighting, then showing at the Jonathan LeVine gallery in NYC and all over the world.
Unlike Judith’s house, Adam’s was missing all the ornamental elements as it was modernized in the 1940s. It was dirt cheap, so he didn’t have a place worth restoring but a place worth customizing.
He tore down walls and rebuilt the layout similar to the original design, making molds and casting plaster and turning the place into a Victorian style freak show.
After visiting the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, United Kingdom just a few months after closing on the house, he found his path to what he wanted his interior to be based on.
He describes his style as a mixture of the beach towns Wildwood, New Jersey and Cape May, New Jersey. Wildwood is known for kitschy ’50s neon and mid-century modern motels. Cape May is known for its gingerbread Victorians.
He’s proudest of the first room he did, which was inspired by Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” It’s the room that he made the first octopus chandelier for.
Chandeliers are how he makes his living now.
He was broke when got the place, but was able to do things like bling it out in ornamental plasterwork with help from a friend who has a plaster studio and let him borrow from her extensive rubber mold collection.
There’s a perfect long decal for fridge.
Adam says that a backpack vacuum cleaner is the best thing he ever bought to dust the house.
Adam’s advice: Don’t be afraid of messing stuff up. It can always be redone.
And don’t be afraid of what people are going to think. Do it for yourself first and not for trying to impress others.
Being pretentious works in what you do as well as what you don’t do that’s not yourself or true to your vision.
It’s okay to emulate others but always give credit to those who inspired you and try to put a spin on it.
Adam says that his home is basically a show room for his chandeliers. His studio is on the third floor as well.
His biggest indulgence is the second floor greenhouse and backyard.
It’s not finished or really started on yet, but the room under the greenhouse is going to be the seashell grotto room.
Adam’s fabulous Victorian fish tank and goldfish.
Adam’s absolute best home secret is to let your freak flag fly.
If you are remodeling, Adam says to mess with what you are getting rid of, for practice.
What a beautiful back garden.
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/adam-wallacavages-south-philadelphia-home-37137656
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Welcome to La Grande Pâtisserie
Grace Thomas is excited to announce that today is the grand opening of La Grande Pâtisserie! Everyone in Grace's hometown of Bentwick, Massachusetts, has been eagerly awaiting the debut of this authentic French pastry shop. There's nothing else like it anywhere in town! Bentwick prides itself on being a quaint little village with a high standard of living for its residents, so this is the perfect place for Grace to see her dream come to life.
In her third book, Grace Makes it Great, it's been a few months since Grace returned from her summer trip to Paris. In that time she has been working hard to make her bicycle-delivery-based baking business successful, but she realizes it may need to start growing much faster! Her grandparents' bakery may have to close down forever if it doesn't stop losing money and business to the local grocery store bakery. So, using what she learned while working at the patisserie in Paris, Grace teams up with her grandparents to turn their bakery into a beautiful, unique French pastry shop.
As for my part in all of this...... like Grace, this opening day is a dream come true. For inspiration, I based this on the bakery playset that was sold as part of her collection when she was the Girl of the Year in 2015. Her bakery was notable at the time for being the most expensive doll item ever released by American Girl, at $500.
(Later surpassed in 2020 by Joss Kendrick's surf bus, at $650).
Now, of course, nine years later, it's still very expensive when bought secondhand, even when it's sold without all the small accessories. I certainly couldn't ever justify spending that much on one single doll item. And why should I, when I can build something like this with my own two hands, for a lot cheaper? I've already built Caroline's parlor, three arcade video games, a skee ball lane, Kanani's shave ice stand, Grace's pastry cart and bistro set, bedrooms for Josefina and Kirsten, a greenhouse, Rebecca's phonograph, a few small pet habitats, and lots more for my dolls. I like having creative control that lets me expand on the things that interest me the most. I like making or collecting small accessories to supplement my projects. And I like that my renditions can be built at a more realistic scale. The bakery in Grace's collection is scaled so small that it looked more like a child's playhouse than a legit bakery, and so I was shooting for something scaled larger.
I've had Grace in my doll family for four years now, but it's only recently that I've felt like I have enough small accessories accumulated to make the whole thing look top-notch and full of detail. I also can't get out of my head the idea of making a little breakfast joint for my dolls and me to share breakfast and coffee with them on weekend mornings. I'm thinking maybe that will be accompanied by occasional videos showing Grace making breakfast for me and another doll. So keep an eye out for that!
If you haven't seen it already, you can browse Grace's hashtag to check out all the other things I've made and collected for her.
And here we are...... it's opening day!
So let's take a closer look at La Grande Pâtisserie. Grace is so eager to show off what's inside, and while she does that I'll explain how I made everything (not to take the magic away, but I always hope to inspire other crafty readers who may want to make their own doll stuff). This you see here is only a small part of the pâtisserie! I'll show you the front of the shop, the kitchen, and then the outdoor seating area.
When you walk in, the first thing you'll notice is the pastry case.
On the top row are the fancy cakes and macarons. The middle shelf has croissants, cupcakes, eclairs, and beignets. The bottom shelf has jelly donuts and petit fours (back row), plus a square of frosted gingerbread, cherry cheesecake, chocolate tart, raspberry tart, and madeleines.
These were all made by me, mostly with clay and puffy paint. A lot of them were based on the little pastries that were part of Grace's collection, some I made for other dolls and other occasions, and a few were based on real bakery treats.
The "glass" pastry case is clear plastic that comes from packaging material, including a few 18 inch-sized doll boxes. Whenever I buy something with this sort of strong but flexible clear plastic, I hoard it for future projects.
These three cakes were made from layers of foam board. This is a great material to work with because it's easier to cut than wood, very lightweight, can be shaped with sandpaper, and takes paint very well.
The jelly donut, eclair, and cupcake, all made from clay. The heart sprinkles were not made by me.
The cherry cheesecake. Those are wooden beads on top of the slice. I used a mixture of glue and food coloring to make the cherry sauce.
And the little berry macarons. The berries are made from seat cushion foam that I cut up and soaked in red paint.
The to-go bags (the small one has a croissant poking out) are printables that came from AmericanGirlIdeas.com. I made the croquembouche on the right, originally for Marie-Grace and Cécile. It's pretty big and doesn't fit in the pastry case.
I promise I will show off more contents of the pastry case when the dolls and I start having breakfast together!
Looking past the pastry case, here's the behind-the-counter setup.
The walls here are a large cardboard tri-fold that I spray painted aqua blue. Everything hanging on the walls is held there by Velcro that I superglued onto the tri-fold, so I can take them down and switch them around. You'll see why very soon.
The art on the walls all came from Pinterest, except for the painting of Provence on the upper left. That was made by an AI image generator. The red display shelves are foam board I painted. I made the menu in the middle (if I haven't said so already, I really love making my own printables/labels/packaging etc. It's the thing I look forward to the most when making doll stuff).
The three under-counter refrigerators are product pictures I found through a web search. They're glued onto a panel of foam board, which is glued onto a cardboard box to give it strength to hold the accessories on top. If you look closely, you can see little squares of Velcro in the upper left and right corners. That's there to attach another panel, which you will also see very soon.
The coffee maker was a thrift store find, but it originally came in a set of three toy appliances. This is so fun to play with. It really "brews" coffee; if you fill that little reservoir (covered with a sticker) with liquid and hit the button, it will dispense the liquid into the cup below while making coffee brewing noises. I made the coffee pot using this tutorial. Directly above the coffee maker is a shelf of white mugs, which I bought from Amazon.
On the left is the toaster. It makes real "toasting" noise and pops the toast up when the timer is done. The sticker on it and the coffee maker came from Farm and Feast: Gather Together with Friends and Food, an activity book & kit published by American Girl.
In between the toaster and the coffee maker is the waffle iron. I made that from a makeup compact.
I made the waffle from painted clay. And I only realized now that maybe the waffle should be lined up with the hinge and not at an angle....
Grace is demonstrating here how her machine can brew both pots of coffee AND shots of espresso!
Over here is the blender. The toy appliance set did originally have a a blender in some versions, but I've not found it at any thrift store and so I just made my own. This is made from two clear plastic cups, one for the base and one for the blending part. The lid, which by a beautiful coincidence was the perfect size, came from a fancy container of gelato, and there's a smaller metal lid on top of that. The little blade inside is just a metal wingnut glued to a metal washer. The base is painted pink and it's glued to a mason jar lid ring. I designed the button panel, and the buttons are pony beads painted black.
The little box of chocolates on the red shelf were made by me as well from clay and puffy paint.
Grace can make blended coffee and smoothies in the blender. The milk and orange juice containers are printables I found somewhere on Pinterest and can't remember where. I made the little yogurt from a Keurig coffee pod filled with clay and topped with some white puffy paint. The little plastic containers of blueberries and cherries came from a Make it Mini set. The bowl of fruit contains berries, peaches, and bananas, which I made. I did not make the grapes, but found them at a thrift store attached to a set of plastic napkin rings.
On the top shelf on the wall, Grace has displayed three baguettes and a bag of biscotti, which are twice-baked long cookies that pair nicely with coffee. These are all made by me. I designed the paper bags holding the baguettes, while the biscotti bag was a printable from American Girl Ideas.
I also made Grace's dress, based on the Opening-Night Outfit from her collection. (And if you notice that my Grace looks slightly different from other dolls, it's because I enhanced her freckles a bit).
Above her right shoulder, on the bottom red shelf, you can see the little pineapple cake that I made from a Make it Mini set. The little pineapple rings and cherries came in those tiny plastic containers next to the blender.
Now that you've seen the front of the shop, let's check out the kitchen!
As much as she loves working in all parts of the shop, Grace's favorite place to be is in the kitchen, using her hands, making the magic happen.
It was in the process of creating that Grace found her passion. She considers baking a form of artistic expression. Here she is trying out a new recipe for pain au chocolat, which is like a chocolate-filled croissant. I think this is what she might be serving me the next time I stop in for breakfast.
Some common ingredients she uses are flour, sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla, baking powder, nuts, and jam.
I made pretty much everything here, except the text on the labels, which also came from Farm and Feast. I also didn't make the label for the butter box. The little containers of baking powder and vanilla are my favorites. The vanilla extract bottle came with a Miniverse Make it Mini surprise package. I made the label for it as well. And the baking powder is just a tiny glass jar from Dollar Tree, with a label attached, which I did not design.
Here's a wide shot of the kitchen counter. She's got two ovens, a proofer/holding cabinet, and a few shelves for stainless steel dishes.
The counter here is actually the same one seen in the previous pictures, behind the pastry case. This panel with the ovens and dishes attaches with Velcro to the refrigerator panels. I just printed out the three pictures and glued them to the panel. The left side and middle panels were generated by an AI image maker based on my prompts, since I couldn't find a real picture of exactly what I was envisioning. The right side panel is a product photo of industrial double ovens.
On top of the counter, I've put a few mini kitchen tools: a stock pot, a colander, a box grater, and a stand mixer. Hanging on the wall are mixing spoons, spatulas, and an oven mitt.
All of these dishes and tools were thrift store finds, with the exception of the oven mitt, which came with Farm and Feast.
On the left is a stove top (another printed image) that attaches with Velcro onto the pink marble countertops, and that's her crepe pan in the picture on the left. It's a real cast iron pan that I was gifted this past Christmas, and as I thanked the giver all I could think of was how cute this would look in my doll-sized kitchen.
Grace's adorable cupcake shirt and black apron were not made by me, but are from her original collection.
Let's go look at the outdoor seating area.
This is the other side of the cardboard tri-fold. I spray painted this red and then printed out the windows and door image.
I also made Grace's shirt and skirt. It's based on Grace's Sightseeing Outfit from her collection.
The shop has an outdoor seating area where customers can bring their pastries, breakfast, or coffee and enjoy them in the open air.
This table is a revised version I made a few years ago for Grace, based on the bistro set from her collection. It is seriously such an easy craft, anyone can do it. I used an inexpensive marble-print cardboard cake board from Michael's, glued it onto a cardboard tube taken from a roll of paper towels, and glued that to the base which is made from a black plastic takeout container. I gave the tube some extra stability by gluing it inside of a prescription drug bottle. Then I painted the tube and bottle black; the base is black plastic.
The chair was a lot trickier. I made this a few years ago with flexible plastic-covered wire, and the seat is cardboard with a cushion glued to it. I really had to force that wire into shape, and used floral wire to hold it together. Then I spray painted it red.
Putting the red chair in front of the red storefront kind of makes it disappear, so I'll bring back some pictures of the first version of her bistro set that I made in 2020 (one of my earliest pandemic projects).
These pictures are from Grace's trip to Paris! She got lots of inspiration there for how she wants her own shop to look. Here she is eating at her aunt and uncle's La Pâtisserie.
The turquoise menu board is just foam board that I painted, with a dowel as the pole. At the time I made it, I didn't have a printer, and I usually just did all my printing at the library. But the library closed during lockdown, and so I had to freehand paint and draw everything! The tabletop here is painted as well, but I like the cake board version better.
The croissant, brie cheese, and berries are made from clay. The little Eiffel Tower is a foam board base and some of that rigid clear plastic for the menu holder. The cup came from Dollar Tree, and the green straw is actually a small leftover piece of that flexible wire the bistro chair is made from.
So that's everything! I spent very little money on all the supplies, and used upcycled materials as often as I could. This won't be the last you'll see of the shop. This was definitely a huge time investment, and so I'll be using it often from now on.
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Kirby and Friends: Christmas Movie Headcanons
Christmas has arrived in Popstar and it’s the most wonderful time, a time where all friends and foes Kirby has met over his journeys in the past, decided to take a break from their usual shenanigans by celebrating Christmas with family and friends.
But what are their favorite Christmas movies?
1. Kirby’s Favorite Christmas Movie: Elf (2003) Movie
Kirby can relate with Buddy the Elf whenever he spreads the Christmas Cheer wherever he goes, with a smile on his face, and saving Christmas in the end. Kirby always spread some joy not only on Christmas but every day at every time, especially after he’s done saving Dreamland along with Planet Popstar.
So whenever he’s decorating his house for Christmas, or baking some gingerbread cookies for his friends and himself, he turns on the movie so he can join in on the fun.
2. Meta Knight’s Favorite Christmas Movie: Home Alone
To everyone’s surprise, Meta Knight does have a favorite Christmas Movie, since nobody knows much about Meta Knight’s background as a Star Warrior so everyone assumed he doesn’t celebrate Christmas much since his old comrades “passings”…
Meta Knight likes this movie due to the boys quick thinking, and the two crooks falling into his traps so easily. The movie reminds him of all of the good times he had with his late comrades, his friends. Now with Kirby along with his friends in the present he’ll be able to have good quality times with them, even though if he doesn’t show or admit it.
3. King Dededee’s Favorite Christmas Movie: Frosty The Snowman
Back when he was a little prince this movie out of the other holiday movies makes me smile, grinning from ear to ear mostly because his favorite snowman makes children smile, and his parents are here to spend time together with Dededee on Christmas.
But when he saw the little girl crying over Frosty melted away after by bringing her inside the greenhouse he cried with her, thinking Frosty would never come back, but when he saw Frosty brought back to life again he was happy again.
Now that he’s a king and an adult every year he always puts on Frosty the Snowman as part of his own Christmas Tradition, to celebrate Christmas with his friends and to all of his good memories spent together with his parents.
4. Bandanadee’s Favorite Christmas Movie: The Polar Express
Years ago his mother used to read him a story called the Polar Express growing up, but when he saw a poster announcing a movie about his favorite Christmas story Bandanadee didn’t hesitate in buying tickets to go see the movie, and eventually buying a dvd copy.
To this day he still held onto the storybook his mother had given him and every year on Christmas Eve he reads it to the children in Dreamland spreading some Christmas Spirit and wonder for all to enjoy.
5. Elfin’s Favorite Christmas Movie: Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
Kirby recommended that movie for him a year later after the events of Forgotten Lands since Christmas is a new concept to him, so Elfin had a Christmas movie mini marathon with Kirby, and Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas was the first movie he picked out for his little mousey friend. Since this is Elfin’s first Christmas ever he enjoyed it along with the movie.
Hoping he’ll have more Christmases to be just as good as his first one, and more good memories shared with Kirby along with his newfound friends.
(That’s all on Christmas headcanons for now! Thought I’d do a little Christmas headcanon for this year since Christmas is just a week away. Please leave a like, comment, and a reblog. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! 🙂👋)
#nintendo#christmas#christmas headcannons#kirby love#kirby right back at ya#kirby series#kirby and friends#kirby#meta knight#king dedede#elfin#bandanna dee#kirby bandana dee#kirby meta knight#kirby king dedede#kirby elfin#kirby and the forgotten land#the santa clause#elf movie#the polar express#mickey’s once upon a christmas#home alone#frosty the snowman#kirby headcanons#it’s a wonderful life
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january: black-and-white films, old records, red lipstick, classical music, gold earrings, city lights, garnet clothing, champagne, glitter, russian literature, snowstorms, art galleries, dimly lit restaurants, high-heels, chickadees, frosted windowpanes, silk shirts, espresso, pomegranates, snowy owls
february: candy hearts, roses, grapefruit, trench coats, mittens, dark chocolate, calligraphy, sealed envelopes, vanilla cake, ballet, romance films, chandeliers, late-night phone calls, musicals, aurora borealis, marshmallows, pink lipgloss, poetry, freesia, movie theatres, ballads, pressed flowers, stained glass, teacups
march: dark comedies, photo albums, lemons, cold rivers, baking, tidying, colouring, movie marathons, nonfiction books, newspapers, clovers, train rides, fashion magazines, pasta, orchids, podcasts, houseplants, sketchpads, yogurt, celestial art, bubble baths, charcuterie boards, moonlight, ice floes, crystal glasses, coffee dates
april: disney cartoons, rubber boots, tulips, mauve nailpolish, fresh vegetables, cold rain, journals, lavender, fresh eggs, pink blush, birdsong, morning frost, rosemary, tulips, foggy mornings, aloe vera, ponds, herbal tea, puddles, lilies, bunnies, floral sheets, marmalade, pastoral novels, frogs, english custard, lily pads
may: picture books, daisies, farms, warm breezes, cherry blossoms, early mornings, fresh-baked bread, gardening, childhood reminiscing, dandelions, honey, meadows, hummingbirds, butterflies, rainbows, sugar cookies, polaroid cameras, wild mushrooms, carnations, frescoes, silver lockets, brown bears, pancakes, rivers, greenhouses, white sheets
june: jean shorts, pop music, white wine, beach days, yoga, sunday brunch, ice cream, concerts, wildflowers, fluffy clouds, morning dew, cotton candy, turtles, popsicles, kayaks, watermelon, pineapples, vineyards, sparklers, bicycles, denim jackets, swans, asphodels, cocktail parties, gooseberries, lilacs, hollyhocks
july: adventure stories, oranges, lakehouses, campfires, festivals, disco nights, strawberries, figs, starry skies, iced coffee, fireworks, street markets, bumblebees, trumpet vines, strappy sandals, sunglasses, patio lights, linen, denim skirts, pizza, fruit smoothies, pizza, rainstorms, peaches, lagoons, white dresses, astronomy
august: golden sunlight, nostalgia, willow trees, nature poetry, sunrises and sunsets, picnic baskets, sunflowers, crickets, cicadas, colourful quilts, cherries, rolling hills, maxi-dresses, tall grass, dragonflies, crochet, renaissance art, vine tomatoes, overalls, roadtrips, hammocks, sunhats, waterfalls, tabby cats
september: coffee, book piles, croissants, long walks, classic novels, braided hair, notebooks, film festivals, apples, pears, farmers markets, forests, jigsaw puzzles, owls, tortoiseshell glasses, orchards, library cards, foxes, tweed blazers, climbing ivy, tea kettles, maple syrup, goldenrod, lanterns, waffles, boardgames
october: pumpkin patches, black turtlenecks, ginger pastries, fireplaces, wet leaves, ankle boots, corduroy, birch trees, cafés, bookshops, castles, caramel, rainy mornings, blustery nights, town fairs, countryside walks, cinnamon, nutmeg, old houses, black cats, bakeries, creeks, thick blankets, city blocks, white chapels
november: candles, red wine, ancient ruins, greek mythology, second-hand books, plaid blankets, mahogany nailpolish, mystery novels, museums, burgundy sweaters, dinner parties, gemstone rings, icy breath, black coffee, language studies, antique shops, white roses, cobblestones, lace, cathedrals, firewood, audiobooks, crescent moons
december: soft snowfall, christmas carols, pine scent, wool socks, irish stew, fairy lights, thick books, fantasy stories, throw pillows, shortbread, comfort films, window shopping, scarves, icicles, peppermint, carrot noses, angels, hot chocolate, skates, pinecones, caribou, gingerbread, crackling fires, hot toddies, cashmere
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Do your fankids have special family traditions for Christmas? If so, which ones?
Hmmmm... Not entirely sure. I mean, all of them celebrate Gyftmas, as opposed to Christmas, which was actually in the game and is a holiday of giving gifts as an apology to Gyftrot after a bunch of teens decorated them. The holiday's are very similar, so it doesn't really matter.
I suppose with the Blook kids, Papyrus still regularly hosts the annual holiday party, which Broadway, Rexi, Playbill and Chicago sometimes help with. Broadway's favorite part is decorating with glare Dadaton, Rexi enjoys picking out the playlist, Playbill enjoys cooking with Papyrus and coming up with some gizmo or other to help, and Chicago likes helping with the Holiday Maze.
For the DF kids, I can't think of anything too special they'd do. Mostly just imagine Toriel making Gyftmas pies. Sariel likes to help bake them, while CK's favorite part is eating them.
The Pisces family (Alphyne) would likely have a binge-fest of different anime holiday specials leading up to Gyftmas, where they'd watch the Mew Mew Kissy Cutie Christmas Special on Gyftmas Eve. I also imagine on Gyftmas Day, they have an ice hockey match. Usually just between Giko, Naomi, and Undyne though, since Izuku and Alphys aren't the biggest on sports. The kids might invite some of their friends over, and Undyne might invite Paps over.
For Britni's family, Catty and Bratty go all out both at home and at Trash Mart. Britni finds it a little irritating to be honest, but she enjoys making upcycled ornaments and hand-crafting gifts. Britni's family always hand-makes gifts, not necessarily because they're cheap, but it's more fun that way. Britni also regularly enjoys comparing the similarities between Gyftmas and Christmas, and studying some of the Pagan origins of the holiday. As well as constantly wondering "How/why did they insert Jesus into this?"
Wilbur spends a lot of the Holiday season with his Pops, Asgore, as well as with Noelle and Exriel, as those two interact with the old goat man the most. As a result, Wilbs has a few Gyftmas traditions. He, Exriel, and Asgore try and fail to make cookies, Wilbur often creates gingerbread houses with Noelle, Asgore finds ways to let Wilbur be "Santa's little helper", Exriel gets Wilbur's help with winter gardening in the greenhouse and some of his botany experiments, etc. All of it leads up to Gyftmas Eve where Wilbur spends the day at Noelle and Suzy's house until later in the evening when they head to the Gyftmas tree.
All of them though share one tradition that's a special Gyftmas tradition from all the way back in the Underground. On Gyftmas Eve, everyone will gather around a big tree that the whole community helped decorate and exchange presents. It's become a big an extravagant event since the Monsters have come to the Surface. Now the exchange works by throughout the season, people will leave gifts for people under the tree. Both for their friends, family, loved ones, and even a few unmarked ones to go to anyone who didn't get any gifts from anyone else. On Gyftmas Eve, Santa (who's definitely not just Asgore in a costume) will sit down and read out the names so people can come up and receive their gifts. It goes in alphabetical order and it's a big event, so he usually doesn't get through the whole list before he has to go, but he still tries. After he inevitably has to leave, people are allowed to just grab the gifts themselves. With the assistance of Santa's helpers so nothing bad happens. People are also allowed to pick up gifts all the way until January 6th when the tree comes down and any unclaimed gifts are donated to charity.
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Homemade Buche de Noel with meringue mushrooms. Scratch made gingerbread greenhouse in the back.
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there's this small cafe where i live which has become my favourite place ever lately. maybe it's just the fact that it's autumn and getting colder and cafe season seems to be in full swing, maybe i'm just desperate to turn my life into an episode from gilmore girls, or maybe they just make damn good mochas but there's something about this place which feels like such an escape from the rest of the world.
of course there's a reason people go to costa's and starbucks and all that - they're fast, they're convenient, they're easy and they're everywhere. but there's something so special and comforting about places, like these, and it feels like they're disappearing by the second.
where i used to live, there was this gorgeous little tea shop. i would go there after school and on the weekends and make conversation with the woman who worked there and drink flavours of tea i'd never even heard of before like 'gingerbread house' or 'madagascan chocolate'. about a year and a half ago it got closed down and replaced by a vape shop.
this small cafe near where i live is similarly gorgeous. it has vintage movie posters on the wall and a faux wisteria decoration on the ceiling. they make the best vegetarian lasagne and raspberry cheesecake i've ever tasted. they have this greenhouse-like seating area with gauzy white curtains and a space heater that you can ironically only feel from about two of the seats. the same woman with platinum hair is always there and tells us about the new decorations they're planning to get, and today i ran into the owners and started talking to them about the new mirror they were installing.
i'm not sure if there was a point to this other than it being autumn and that putting me in a reflective mood. i know the point wasn't that you shouldn't go to chain coffee shops because that would make me a massive hypocrite seeing as i'm no stranger to a nice americano from places that have apps that they scan for loyalty points.
i also know that a lot of people don't have these kinds of places near them - as i said, they seem to be vanishing by the second. but if you do have some place like this near you, it's probably worth checking out. maybe i'm just the 'romanticise your life' type, but these places are so calm and familiar and comforting to go to, and if you have one near you i cannot recommend it enough.
#this is partially a 'romanticise your life' post#partially a 'support your local businesses post'#at the very least you can feel like a movie protagonist and get some cool instagram pics out of it#but what can i say it feels nice to go somewhere pretty and unique and slow paced#or maybe i just like having a superiority complex when people ask where we should go and i get to talk about a cute little coffee shop down#-my road
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Wonderful Memories: The Walt Disney World Holiday 2022 Trip
Oh yeah. It’s that time again. From November 30th to December 6th of 2022, I, along with my best parents, my best brother and my best friend journeyed once again to Walt Disney World with the whole place done up in its holiday best. What did we do while we were there? Strap in cause there’s a lot (and it would also help if you picture me saying this in a comedically and over exaggerated speedy manner of speech). Ahem, we…stayed in a log cabin in the woods, dragged ourselves thirty minutes across a road in those same woods, saw some deer chilling in again those same woods, drank from a submarine under an ice volcano, ate a swanky meal at the Hollywood Brown Derby (though I was disappointed by not as impressive salad tossing), waited over two hours due constant breakdowns for a Star Wars ride before leaving in disgust only for the next breakthrough to be fixed shortly after (don’t worry, we did end up riding it), watched my friend get really excited about ordering from the kids menu, took a video of a digging anteater, learned that Blanket Day is the best day for gorillas, listened to a parrot sing “You Are My Sunshine”, watched an absolutely stunning cirque show themed around animation (Pillow-kun was best character), bought mediocre gingerbread from an actual gingerbread house, bough a “gingeraffe” from not an actual gingerbread house (had to respect the pun), had a fantastic breakfast of chicken, waffles, biscuits and a Bloody Mary, pressed F for my friend for almost getting Galactic Hero Rank (968,995 points), was forced to make a funny face for monster energy needs, took another trip to the cantina and drank bubbling booze over dry ice, waited past park closing to ride the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, took a rockin' roller coaster back to the Big Bang twice, experienced the majesty that is the Glimmering Greenhouses twice (I even got to ride up front the second time), went around the world three times, listened to a German polka band while drinking Boba tea, had breakfast on the Boardwalk with my Mom, watched the glorious Candlelight Processional (and listened to a half Italian, half Swedish celebrity pronounce the words “swaddling cloth”), attended a tour about Walt Disney, trains, and pacific northwest architecture, polished off some milk, cookies and reindeer meat at an Indiana Jones themed holiday bar, waited, walked, took many pictures of Christmas trees, mutilated my feet and body, participated in capitalism and, above all, had a ton of fun with my family. And as I sit here typing, while this trip was not without its mistakes, grievances, and painful moments, I think after time has passed, I’m going to remember the success, laughter and moments of joy most of all. I may have been through the ringer but I 100% cannot wait to go back to the Most Magical Place on Earth and you can put a wonderful on that.
#wonderful#walt disney world#magic kingdom#animal kingdom#epcot#disney's hollywood studios#holidays#christmas#vacations#memories#fun#family#christmas lights#christmas trees
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Gingerbread greengrocer for you! I think they have a magic greenhouse in the greengrocer of North Pole. That’s the way they have all the yummy veggies and fruit for everyone. 😋 #greengrocer #shopillustration #shopfrontillustrations #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadhouseideas #livwanpostcards #LivWan #greetingcard #christmascard #christmasdrawing (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfqvmaiKgBg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#greengrocer#shopillustration#shopfrontillustrations#gingerbreadhouse#gingerbreadhouseideas#livwanpostcards#livwan#greetingcard#christmascard#christmasdrawing
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Gingerbread Greenhouse
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#gingerbread greenhouse#gingerbread#gingerbread house#greenhouse#is this art?#gelatin#food#I dont know if this is food#this
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#Gingerbread Greenhouse#Gingerbread House#Constellation Inspiration#2019#christmas#gingerbread#food#architecture
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ugly sweaters + mistletoe
christmas headcanons for the evans
unrelated note: it is the end of november, and i am literally so excited for christmas! i've put up my tree and cute aesthetic lights etc, and i can't wait. i love the whole vibe of christmas, with the music, and the gift shopping. where i live it is summer in december; really want to experience a white chistmas one day if i go traveling. anyway, back to the evans.
tate:
likes watching christmas slasher/horror films (would have actually enjoyed that one episode of ahs stories where it was those youtubers and the santa killer)
also enjoys the film home alone, and likes to set up traps like in the movie, to see how many other ghosts or house guests he can terrorize
tate is definitely one for chonky blankets and cuddles with his s/o
oh yeah, and christmas sweaters!
on halloween he'll always sneak off to the nearest store and buy you a little something, that he hides away until christmas
he'll wrap the gift up very messily, and always gives it to you as soon as you wake up on december 25th
kyle:
loves the idea of kissing under the mistletoe
he will go to cordelia's greenhouse and wreck havoc (seriously, he'd make a huge mess) just to find a sprig of mistletoe
would sneak up behind you and tap your shoulder, only for you to turn around to him standing there holding the mistletoe above your heads, lips puckered waiting for a kiss
tried to make a gingerbread house one year but screwed it up and got so angry he crushed it with his fist and came crying to you
you fixed it with an easy flick of your wrist, to which he responded with cute, amazed, puppy eyes
james:
wouldn't like christmas as it is traditionally christian holiday
would tolerate the christmas trees and decorations liz and iris put around the hotel
he does enjoy the gift-giving element however, as any chance to spoil his dearly beloved, he will take!
does however, fondly remember a few christmases as a young child; sitting with his mother at the fire, watching snow fall, playing with little wooden toys giftted to him
sometimes his father would work late, leaving himself and his mother alone - those were his favourite moments
kai:
celebratory manwiches
huge cult christmas party for the boys
"speedwagon! where the fuck are my peppermint-cranberry-kool-aid shots???!!!"
(these above hcs all would occur before winter's death)
(supposed kai didn't go to prison after he killed winter) he would always get very emotional around christmas time, especially christmas eve; reminiscing all the years he and winter would get excited as kids
he remembers how she used to wake him at 3am every christmas morning - this really kills kai. he bawls for hours
jeff:
would definitely host a huge staff christmas party for kineros robotics
"ain't no snow in LA?! what do ya call this, huh?" *snorts coccaine* *you roll your eyes*
plays christmas music as soon as halloween is over
loves the crackers/bonbons, and always makes such a big deal when he wins
austin:
OF COURSE THIS MAN LOVES CHRISTMAS
OF COURSE HE SINGS CHRISTMAS KARAOKE WITH BELLE AT THE MUSE
"baby it's cold outside" is his favourite
loves to make festive-themed cocktails, asking you to taste test them all
"hey! babe! come here and try my new... uhh... i don't have a name for it yet! but come try! deee-lish"
eggnog addict
loves his beanies
#ahs headcanon#evan peters#the evans#<3 evan peters#evan peters headcanon#tate langdon#kyle spencer#jpm#james patrick march#james march#kai anderson#jeff pfister#austin sommers#ahs fandom#ahs christmas#christmas headcanons#american horror story#sarah paulson#ahs fanfiction#ahs hotel#ahs coven#ahs apocalypse#ahs double feature#ahs murder house#ahs cult
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anygays here’s my updated list of upcoming royal system terms- currently not adding to it, and i did remove a few from the lists recommended to me for personal reasons, i’m really looking forward to doing these, i’ve got flags for most so far and i do have around 100 posts in my queue alr but im gonna be shuffling it up a bit so i can post royal system posts in between the ones alr in the queue
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