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I was over at Bakerella, one of my most favorite baking blog, and almost fainted to spot these cutesies.

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Doesn’t that make you go “Awwwh…”? I couldn’t believe my eyes. How very, very cute! Lollipop Workshop makes the cutest lollipop doll. And guess what… they make custom birthday and wedding cake topper :) I love everything on their Etsy shop! Literally, everything!

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The husband and I are very thrifty. Or cheap. And I’m not ashamed of it :) We love watching movies but we always wait until the movies appear on the dollar cinema. No worries, you can laugh ;) We pay $2 for movies on the weekend, or even 75¢ every Tuesday :) It’s not hard to wait most of the times, but when it comes to Pixar movies, it’s hard for me. I’m a HUGE fan of Pixar movies and I was so itching to watch Up that was launched May 29th. Man, that’s such a long time ago, so clearly, I am so incredibly late to be writing this post. Just as the proverb says, better late than never ;)

So, I finally watched Up last week. Even though it’s Pixar, I tried not to have any expectation about the story. All I knew was that this grumpy old Carl guy tied millions of balloons to his house to make it fly. So, when I watched it, I was so blown away, touched, and inspired in many ways.

First of all, i just LOVE looking at the millions of colorful balloons up in the sky. And then there’s that cute vintage looking house of Carl & Ellie. The whole house is just so darling! The wall colors, the decoration, the “Paradise Falls” painting, the mailbox… Everything just made me smile. Delightful.

Love the story, love the graphics, love Carl, Ellie, Russell, and Dug. And the balloons :) It’s totally worth the wait.

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Design and food are my two passion in life, and so when they are combined, it becomes this all-amazing piece! Kind of reminds me of those Japanese bento art, yes? :)

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Happy Monday, you!

Have I ever told you that I love to collect toys? The Kidrobot Dunny Series 2009 is on sale! Look at this group of awesomeness. The one by Amy Ruppel and Supakitch are probably my favorite. As always Devilrobots and Huckgee’s designs are so awesome, too.

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For me, inspirations can come from everywhere. One of the websites I visit when I need for inspiration is Threadless. Threadless is an online design community where users can browse at t-shirt designs, score them, offer comments and critiques, and of course purchase their favorite shirt designs. Designers can submit their shirt designs to their ongoing call-for-entries and if they win, their shirts will be printed and they’ll get paid.

Today is 9/9/09 and all Threadless shirts are $9 plus shipping (starting $4.95)! If only I have more shopping budget! I spent it all on the Labor Day Weekend at San Marcos Outlet. Here are some of their designs that inspire me.

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