ALOHA Friday Link Party #13

Welcome to Jed & Ivy's ALOHA Friday Link Party #13!

(That's Kit and Ivy on the wave up above on the right. I don't know the people on the rock.)

That's Ivy, holding Sticky Bumps (surf board wax), wearing a Roxy suit and Gap sunglasses (lil poser). My friend from work made the red dress and handkerchief for Ivy for her birthday. Ladybugs and Hearts. Aren't they cute?! I just wanted to share a few photos from life in Hawaii, since this is an Aloha Friday party!!

Hana Hou! Let's take a second look at these awesome projects:

9 Red did a great color block stool. Here's the before and after. 

I mentioned to her that she should link this stool up a few weeks back, and I'm so glad she finally did! 

I also love this chair she did. She didn't link it up, but I just love it and wanted to share it!

Sweet Boutique always has some delicious looking treats to share!

Here are her Chocolate Candy Cane Cupcakes:

I love all the peppermint crumbles! 

Go ahead and grab the featured button below!

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Pau Hana! 

Link up your DIY projects, Etsy products, giveaways, Furniture re-do's (my fave), sewing tutorials, inspiring stories. I'm not picky! 

Grab the button and post it on your blog, if you have one. 

Follow this blog.

By linking up, you're allowing me to feature your photos on this blog and pin them. 

Share the Aloha and visit each other's links! 

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Aloha,

Rebecca

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A New Cupcake - post from Cailin!!

 Now I know I have been lacking in the post department, but I have been inspired! 

By guess who? Rebecca, of course! 

  It was amazing to have her and Ivy stay with us for a few days. Having them here to celebrate Jed's second birthday was super special! Soon after they arrived I asked Rebeca for ideas on how I could make my house more functional with cute furniture and a new color scheme for our living room. We decided that the colors from my kitchen/dining room should flow to the living room. Those colors are gray, yellow and black. 

The first piece to be transformed to that color scheme was the table Rebecca posted about last week! I love it!!!!  That's where my inspiration began to take form! The yellow table, along with a bowl full of fresh lemons on my counter, caused me to think CUPCAKES!!! More specifically, lemon blueberry cupcakes. 

I happened to have a lot of fresh blueberries on hand too. I made my basic vanilla cupcake and added fresh lemon zest and juice and folded in one cup of blueberries. As soon as I turn on my KitchenAid mixer Jed starts asking for "Cupcake!"

After they cooled I began to make a new frosting....a creamy goat cheese frosting! 

1/4 butter, softened
4 ounces goat cheese, softened
2 tablespoons milk
2-3 cups powdered sugar

Mix the butter and cheese together then add the milk and powdered sugar. This is definitely one of my favorite frostings!!! It pairs so well with the lemon and blueberries. Jed and I shared one and now I need to get the rest of them out of my house before we devour the rest!

  Thanks, Rebecca for the "yellow" inspiration!

Aloha, Cailin

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Little Yellow Table and a Farm Party

I went to Kauai this weekend for Cailin's son Jed's 2nd birthday party. I also hadn't been there in a year and a half, so it was time to see our family and friends!!

On the last day, I didn't have anything I was dying to do, so I asked Cailin if she wanted me to paint an end table she'd had for while, which she wanted done in yellow.

Isn't it cute?

It was done in "Cheery Yellow" from ACE Hardware. I did it just hours before hopping on a plane back to Maui, so I have yet to see it in the house.

Here's some shots from Jed's Farm-themed Birthday Party:

Jed and Ivy playing with a guinea pig.

Ivy with her tutu.

They had a pony for the kids to ride!!! Ivy's first time on a horse, I think!

Awesome mason jar cups and Jed's party favors: Apples with homemade caramel, brown sugar and cream cheese dip. It was sooooooo good. I ate the dip leftovers for a few days afterward.

 I had to get a shot of Jed's overalls. I sat there and watched his dad use a piece of tape on the back of the straps to make them fit him better. True farmer, right there.

 Cailin's fun game:

Hide a bunch of farm animals in a bunch of hay. Whoever finds the most, wins! We played boys and against girls.

Cailin's specialty: CUPCAKES!

These are white with chopped strawberries inside. Cailin could have described that a lot better. Oh, and cream cheese frosting.

I made the bandana/table cloth bunting to go along with the decor. Some of the table cloths were sent to her from her mom in Minnesota!

She even had a little "photo booth" area. 

Three friends! Becky, Cailin and I. Oh, and Becky's daughter. She fell asleep, so she needed to be in the pic. 

I was in charge of washing these two while the party winded down.

 Fun weekend with friends and family! And even a painting project in the midst!

Aloha, Rebecca

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Giveaway at A Beautiful Life!

Just entered another giveaway at A Beautiful Life!

It's a collaboration with Laurkon Designs.

Once I went and looked what Laurkon Designs had, I was shocked to find one of her prints had the lyrics to a song I'm currently staging for the choreography class I teach!!!

How awesome is that? So go enter the giveaway... :)

And go check out Cailin's second blog post and get ready for your mouth to water... :)

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Welcome to our Blog!

Hi. I'm Becca -- Ivy's mom. My good friend, Cailin, is Jed's mom. We live in Hawaii. Two years ago I had to move to a different island. Since we no longer live on the same island, we decided to make a Blog so we could "do" something together. Cailin makes awesome cupcakes. I... well I just like to create things. And that's what you'll find here: kids, cupcakes and creations. Enjoy!

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