Mia's turkey birthday

When your birthday falls on Thanksgiving you might not get the birthday wishes call you'd expect because your aunt's mind will be preoccupied with thoughts of turkey. Eating the turkey with a side of delectable mashed potatoes and gravy. MMmmmmm, gravy. And lemon meringue pie. And corn. And macaroni and cheese, which may not be on your Thanksgiving menu but should be as mac 'n cheese will raise your Thanksgiving feast to new heights. But I digress...

Mia has turned six. And today, while locked out of her parent's house*, I delivered, constructed, decorated, and stocked a little gift for her to find when she returns home from school. I'm seriously starting to think I should start a "Pimp My IKEA Market Stand" business. Those things have great versatility and cost next to nothing.

For future PMIMS project, I would not recommend covering the cheap IKEA frames with scrapbook paper. I have no confidence these will stay together but they were too cute not to hang as decorations. This pic shows Mia wearing a Dora the Explorer apron I made for her after finishing my first sewing class.

Those are Hen's hands reaching for cupcakes. Note: He's reaching for both cupcakes at once.

I did not have time to make my own goods to stock the store so I did the next best thing and bought them from Two Tarts Bakery. So very good.

Mia G's Bakery is open for business!

As it looked on the front porch where I was forced to leave it since I could not find a way to break into Brother Nick's house.

Thanks to a last minute stop at Collage I was able to get supplies to make a small chalkboard to slip into the sign spot. Sure, it's a touch too big but with more time and a sharp blade that could easily be cut down to fit perfectly.

*I grabbed a key I thought was Brother Nick's but, alas, it was not.