Seattle's Best Cheese

If you haven't tried Beecher's Cheese located at Pike Place Market, you ought to try them. They are delicious.

Beecher's Cheese's Mac and cheese is definitely the world's best mac and cheese around town. It is best when eaten fresh out of the oven, bubbly and hot.

Specialty Bottle in SODO area

I don't know if Specialty Bottle is the only company in Seattle where they sell varieties of bottles, but it's pretty cool to find out that we have this unique company in Seattle SODO area. I stumbled upon their website the other day and I thought, this is pretty cool!... If you are in need of glass or plastic jars/bottles or special containers, you can always check their selections.

For small business owners or artist, this could be one of many resources to keep and use.

You can order through online or call their store.
Their Address: 3434 4th Avenue S |Seattle, WA 98134 | 206-382-1100 | service@specialtybottle.com

Ideas that you can do with bottles or jars.

Flower in a jar.

Candle holder

Favors / Cookie Jars

Photo Displays

Candy Displays

Organizing materials

For more ideas.. you can look at Martha Stewart Website, and Weeping Cherries Blogspot (All images in this article are from this blog).

Sweet Tooth for Cupcakes

Cupcake has become a form of art in Seattle. A lot of cupcakes business blooms in the past few years. Yet, no one has written a review about cupcakes in Seattle. Let's explore more about Seattle's Cupcakes!... This is definitely going to be an interesting article.

First, let's find out where does cupcake come about. According to Wiki (yes, this is my favorite resource when looking for origins), in 19th century 'cup cake' or 'cupcake' were baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds and took their name from the cups they were baked in. The name "fairy cake" is a fanciful description of its size, which would be appropriate for a party of diminutive fairies to share.

Nowadays, cupcakes artist make them look so beautiful and amazingly creative, with decorative frosting and fondant, colorful wraps and liners. Cupcakes soon becomes an alternative to cakes for celebrations, such as weddings, graduations, and birthdays.

Check out some of Seattle's amazing Cupcake Places:

Trophy Cupcakes, located at three major location throughout Seattle and Bellevue.

SOURCE: HAPPY CAVALIER

The cupcakes based on many reviews was voted as one of the most moist cupcakes in town. Don't believe. Try it for yourself.

Cupcake Royale, located mostly in and around Seattle. Cupcake Royale always have cupcake of the month. Check out what their cupcake of the month is by going to one of the stores around Seattle.

Coffee to a Tea with Sugar Cupcake Place has some delicious and delightful cupcakes and other types of dessert.

SOURCE: COFFEE TO A TEA WITH SUGAR WEBSITE

The Yellow Leaf Cupcakes is one of the newest cupcake place in Seattle. They just recently open (May 2009). "You won’t believe there's Campbell's tomato soup in the signature cupcake at Belltown's petite Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. (the tender cake tastes more like a marriage of spice and carrot cakes), but co-owner and chief cupcake baker Tony Portugal assured me it's in there. The subtly sweet cake... "from Seattle Magazine.

New York Cupcakes is definitely divine. It's one of my favorite cupcake place in Seattle. Their cake is very moist. It's too bad they close the branch in Seattle, however you'll find them inside Bellevue Square.



See more Cupcake Places in Seattle:
Wink Cupcakes, located in Queen Anne.
Sweet Cakes, specialized in Gluten Free Diet, located in Kirkland.
Common Ground Cupcakes located in Renton.

Seattle Wedding Show 2010

Dear Readers, last weekend I was invited by my friend to Seattle Wedding Show... It's so fun to be there. There are so many vendors participated in this event. The great thing about this show is their samples!... Sweeeeeet!... I get to try many different food samples, Espresso shot, cakes, took a lot of the brochures and information from each of the vendor...

Check out some of these amazing vendors.

Metropolitan Market Flower Stand

Bridal Shower invitation card from Paper Zone

Table Decorations by Ravishing Radish Catering

Mixed Media Photography by One Love Photo


Cute Umbrellas from Bella Umbrella


Cakes by A Tier Above


It's definitely a worth while event to go to... they also have Fashion Show that features different kinds of wedding dresses/tuxedo from Seattle Bridal shops.

Art in Focus: Mending Project by Lee Mingwei

Dear Diary, I can't help but to share this wonderful work of art that is done by Lee Mingwei. The Mending Project is simply a project about humanity.


About The Mending Project:

The Mending Project, is an interactive conceptual installation that uses the gesture of mending to explore ideas of trust and intimacy between strangers…Trained in weaving by a monk in Taiwan and later as a student at the California College of Art, in this project Mingwei brings together his expertise in sewing with the concept of the gift and reciprocity in his artistic practice…Closing the gap between art and life with the ceremonial serenity of a Buddhist ritual, Mingwei invites the gallery audience to bring in articles of clothing that require mending. However, unlike a tailor whose goal is to hide the tear and restore the article to its original state, Mingwei’s gesture celebrates the rip by leaving a visible mark of brightly colored thread, chosen by the participant. In his effort to expand the potential limits and contexts of transformative experience, the conceptual core of the project becomes the conversation between the participant and the artist as he repairs the garment.



Currently the Mending project is being held in New York at Lombard-Freid.

Lee's other projects include- The Dining Project, The Letter Writing Project, The Tourist Project, The Sleeping Project. If you want to see more of his work, check out his website.