Sunday Sweets With Christmas Cheer

Egads, can you believe Christmas is this Wednesday?!

Don't focus on all that stuff you still have to do and buy and organize, though. Instead, let's just take a mini vacation, right here in this post. So, take a deep breath, clear your mind...

(By Vaganova Alina)

AND LOOK HOW CUTE THIS IS.

The little lamb! And the hand painted snowman!

The more I look at this one, the more I like it:

(By The Violet Cake Shop)

It's the patterns, right? And the kicky bow? Plus the gravity-defying wreath?

Now here's an elegant option:

(By Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School)

That stand is so clever; who would ever guess this is a cake and not just a fancy centerpiece?

I'm all about the knitted sweater texture on this top tier:

(By Splendor Cakes & More)

And the little pom-poms!!

In fact, all three tiers have some stellar textures going. If I'm not mistaken, the bottom trees are actually carved into the icing. Love that.

You wouldn't usually think of mint green and pink for Christmas colors, but LOOK:

(By Sweet K Cake Design)

Totally works, right?

The Santa face on this one is down right mesmerizing:

(By La Torta Perfetta)

HOW? It's so perfect!

Plus I'm a big fan of the top "candle" - that embedded tea light really sells it.

More non-traditional colors, in a simple modern design:

(By The Sugar Nursery, Cake Shop & Imaginarium)

I am loving the soft watercolor look. So fun!

Here we have both fun AND squee-inducing cuteness:

(By Cake Heaven)

*squee!*

And finally, my favorite this week, which has my favorite color AND a fairy blowing star kisses, so what's not to love?

(By Clairella Cakes)

I also love the color fades, and how the tree looks so feathery. Ahhh. Just dreamy.

Hope you all enjoyed your mini Christmas Sweet vacation! And listen, I know this time of year can be hard, so you guys be good to yourselves this week, k?

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P.S. I've been shopping for new pajama pants, and so far I'm liking these:

Women's Stretch Lounge Pants

They come in so many pretty prints! Lots more to choose from at the link.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

IT HAS BEEN FORETOLD

I feel like bakers are trying to tell us something, you guys.

I'm just not sure WHAT.

Speak to me, Deadpan Penguin! What is it? What's wrong?

Is a festive volcano about to blow?

Are alien body-snatchers among us?

Adult acne? More than some of us may hypothetically already have?

Maybe I'm reading too much into this next one, but I think it's saying:

"YOU'RE IN TROUBLE."
(That's our #1 problem!)

Or maybe bakers are just messing with us. Maybe NOTHING's wrong, and they think we're a bunch of nincompoops.

Or maybe
IT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!

But probably not.

Well, whatever bakers are trying to tell us this season...

May yours be volcano, body-snatchers, and acne free.

Thanks to Jason & Amy, Tovah, Julia S., Aaron R., Lauren W., Anony M., Dezy, Natasha C., Fran V., Jennifer C., & Marsha W. for the goodwill to wise guys.

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P.S. Oh hey, if you enjoy looking for meaning in garbled messages - or that pleasant sensation of having your face stretched at the dentist - then this is the game for you:

Watch Ya' Mouth Ultimate Edition Game

This game legit comes with a retainer that stretches your lips out while your try to read tongue twisters. If you've ever seen the video of Tiffany Jenkins & her sister playing this, then you know it gets super hysterical super fast. And hey, we need all the entertaining diversions we can get right now, right?

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And from my other blog, Epbot: