macarons

Source: starprix.tumblr.com via skiourophile 

feeling a little religieuse

Ladurée religieuse flavours: via skiourophile on Pinterest

calissons

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Calissons d'Aix

Any sweet which has its own hymn is a good sweet: "Venite ad Calicem", sung to commemorate salvation from the plague in Provence = "Come to the chalice", which managed to transfer itself in the Provençal tongue, into "Come to the calissons": this is just a dodgy google search which everyone seems to be plagiarizing from each other).

ch{ocol}at

Pierre Hermé: combining cats and macarons...

Chat Brun; Chat Roux

lifesavers

via things organized neatly

balls

Love this:

via serious eats from box vox.

Pillycater

Next birthday is a big one.

Seriously considering this cake.

Source (apart from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle):

coco cupcakes (via wolf eyebrows).

Christmas Projects (for next year...)

Attempt the minimalist Christmas tree bookshelf. Variations from apartment therapy and (too 'designed' for me) modern design.







Apart from the whole meltingly hot aspect of an Australian Christmas, I love the idea of this candy wreath from skip to my lou. Tho' why cut the sweets/lollies/candy off? Eating by unwrapping one end would leave a fluffy silver-papery wreath.




Make your own paper Hermes Kelly gift bag with downloadable patterns (from the Hermes site).




Recycled gift tags made from glossy catalogues and magazines by peapods.





I confess that I was inspired by these crocheted candy chains (from dollar stores crafts) to finger-stitch some chains with bells and buttons instead of lollies... for the cats.