nerd alert

So, I'm a GIANT sucker when it comes to taking my kid to pretty much any movie she'd like to see (though I do have SOME boundaries; I fought with all my might against seeing the likes of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" and "Hotel for Dogs") so when she announced that she wanted to see "Robot Boy" I figured, why not? Now, I'm the first to admit that, while I watched the show as a kid, I wasn't the biggest fan... So I was FAR from excited to go see it. But I gotta say, I was pretty happily surprised. It's just a really nice story line about family, belonging, being different, etc. The animation's pretty. And it's got a bunch of little design tidbits aimed directly at parents that kept me pretty entertained trying to find more (Lenin propoganda in the robot revolution secret hangout??? Yeah, pretty funny.) Honestly, if you haven't seen it yet, go. It's worth it. Image from here.

the WIC wins... or do they? dum dum dummmmm

So for the most part I have a genuine loathing for almost anything ever relegated to the "wedding" or "bridal" or "whatever" aisles of event companies, baking supply stores, craft stores, big box stores, grocery stores, card stores... you know, EVERYWHERE! That crap is EVERYWHERE! Now granted, I never noticed how much it was, in fact, EVERYWHERE until I was planning my own wedding, but don't kid yourselves, I am NOT exaggerating. None of it is very pretty, or interesting, or personal (despite the gatrillion ways you can have it all monogrammed) and worst of all it is, with almost no exception both cheap AND expensive! Hate it. Seriously. But there is one, tiny little corner of the WIC that has caught my fancy... and that is the old-fashioned cake topper. Now granted, I would NEVER consider buying one of the bajillion toppers offered up by said card stores and supermarts. Seriously, "Bride as ball and chain", "Bride lassooing groom", "Bride and Groom as Frogs"... seriously???

But, and this is a big but, there are some ADORABLE cake toppers! There are, really! You can go as classic or creative as you want, vintage or new, 2 or 200 $$$. The options really are limitless. I personally love the idea of repurposing something nifty and thrifty like the awesome hollow brass apple I was once tempted with or cool vintage salt shakers like these.

But I, at heart, am a classicist if not a traditionalist, and so I am getting a rose. But not just any rose! A five inch almost-white, pink clay hand-made garden rose from the absolutely delightful and accomodating Kat of Petal by Petal! Seriously, I couldn't remember going to her more! So, friendly, super prompt, funny, oh, and hella hella talented! How thrilled am I that I took the advice of delightful Mama's readers and looked around Etsy for Claycraft artisans before dishing out for this beautiful topper that was more than TWICE was Kat is charging me! And she ships to Canada! Yay! With no further jibber jabber I bring you my be-yoo-ti-ful, traditional, but not custom cake topper!Isn't it SO pretty! How cool will that sucker be on by tall, skinny, white wedding cake on it's vintage jadeite stand, yo?!