I love discovering new vintage shops to love, so meet this striped dress from Avion Vintage. In my perusing of etsy, I came upon this shop, and awed over all the pretty vintage dresses from different eras. Such a good collection in the shop and photographed well too. This Indian cotton dress is amazing, as is this flax rayon jumpsuit. I think both are great pieces for spring and summer forever. Also, this linen kimono is perfect year round. And if you’re a denim gal, get these vintage bellbottoms. I love the detail on the pockets.

I have worn this dress twice since receiving it. It’s linen, which is my favorite fabric, and it’s wonderfully loose and boxy. I devoured a giant taco bowl after this and you’d never know. Clearly, the dress is very food friendly. OH! And the dress has pockets! Dresses with pockets are especially lovely. I’m trying to branch out of my love for blue and denim (I know, I know, my shoes are blue), so whites/creams have been introduced to my wardrobe more. In high school, there was this couple that would make fun of me for always wearing creams and browns. I’m not sure when I stopped and went to mostly blues, but I’m bringing my love for it back.

My favorite earring designer is Annie Costello Brown. My sister-in-law got me a pair for Christmas and I’ve been hooked ever since. I love how bold they are, yet still simple. And of course, always a basket.

on me: dress, avion vintage (similar here). sandals, banana republic. earrings, annie costello brown. basket bag, wovenfolk.

Banana Cream Pancake Stack

Ingredients:
Pancakes (we used 11 because she turned 11)
5.1 oz box of instant vanilla pudding (follow package instructions)
1 cup whipped cream
4 bananas, thinly sliced
Syrup, optional

To put together pancake stack:
Start with a pancake on the bottom, spread a layer of whip cream on the pancake, add a big dollop of pudding in the center and add a few banana slices around the edge. Repeat for every layer, but alternating the placement of the bananas from around the edge to near the center. This is to keep it evenly stacked as you add each layer. Once you get to the top, spread a layer of whip cream on top, a dollop of pudding in the center with a few banana slices on top. Drizzle the pancake stack with maple syrup.

Our 11 year old got a 11 pancakes to celebrate her new year, and she happily shared her stack with her sisters. Ben makes a little animal (or creature) from fruit or vegetables as part of our birthday breakfast in bed tradition. This year he made her a little poodle out of broccoli with a bowl of food from a slice of serrano pepper. We did have to tell her not to touch the pepper, so that her fingers wouldn’t get spiced up. Ben gets a lot of his fruit/vegetable ideas from the book, Play With Your Food. Also, this tray is similar to the bed tray we use. Ours was a wedding gift that has been going almost 12 years strong. Those trays have served many breakfasts in bed.

After breakfast, we all showered True with some birthday gifts. Soul, Glow, and Brave handmade her little presents. We had to give them a limit of 2 each because otherwise they would have made her 10 each! Ben and I gave her this tin container. She’s my little collector, so this is for her collecting heart for really special (and little!) things. Her collecting (hoarding) tendencies clash with my toss everything and anything attitude, but I do appreciate a good collection of real treasures. Hopefully, that tin will hold some real goodies with stories. Inside the tin, we gave her a vintage, sterling, turquoise bracelet (similar to this). It seemed like time to give her something a little more grown up. The bracelet is an open back and can be adjusted, so it can grow with her. We also gave her a birthday dress (see post about it here), mini instax film (she loves taking pictures!), and vintage camo cargo pants (she had it on her birthday list and I happen to find one of the thrift!).

Breakfast in bed was just the beginning of her birthday celebration. If you follow me on instagram (@cakiesblog), then you know we had a few days of celebrating our oldest gal. Another post and pictures to come soon! #true11x

Love this stack from Urban Outfitters.

Eyeing this pink velvet pillow from Target. I like the border around the pillow.

H&M carry these simple pillow covers in linen, cotton canvas, and velvet.

Now, I just need to choose which ones I want. I’m leaning towards a couple linen and velvet covers from H&M. I just need to measure my existing pillows to be sure the covers will fit. I’m leaning towards 1 or 2 pink velvet pillows, and a few cotton canvas or linen in white. I’ll be sure to share my choices once I have all my pillows figured out and in place!

This week’s learned, links, and thankfulness…

Besides my Tuesday’s thankful list, I’m thankful for being able to go on a little getaway with my family for True’s birthday.

Such a blessing to now be raising an 11 year old! Though, I forget that often when her moodiness arises.

I definitely want to try making my own udon noodles.

This is my favorite shrimp dumpling recipe.

The Everlane Day Heel is supposed to pop back in later this week. I hope to snag one! Their pointed slides also come out this week and I love the colors. Though, I’m not much for flats. I like a little bit of a heel.

The girls have state testing this coming week. Since we homeschool, there isn’t as much pressure for it, but I still like them feeling comfortable when they take it.

I made black bean burgers this week and everyone loved them, except Glow because she doesn’t really care for beans. I’m hoping after many more times of exposure, and maybe the right recipe, she will have a love for beans like everyone else. Will share a recipe with you soon!

If you can pull of red, this vintage romper is for you.

We’ve been doing plenty of relaxing this weekend, so hope you get to do the same!

The destination for True’s birthday is Palm Springs, so I wanted to make her a birthday dress with retro modern vibes. The fabric fits the bill perfectly. I accidentally made the torso part too long (I was working on it while she wasn’t home to measure), but I do like the end result much more. It was a happy accident. To balance out the really low gathered waist, I added in some waist ties. The skirt has a light gather, so the bottom isn’t too full. I would totally wear this style, but maybe in a plain white linen (or light grey) fabric, and Soul is already requesting I make her one just like this. The dress turned out better than I planned, and seems perfectly fit for celebrating this 11 year old.

on true: dress, homemade. leopard sandals, jcrew (birthday gift from her grandmama).

Mom jeans are cool if you find the right pair. I’ve always preferred wide leg jeans and pants, and I’ve given away all my skinny jeans (I can’t do that cotton and spandex blend), but this vintage pair makes me rethink the tapered silhouette. I was fortunate enough to scoop this up on a recent thrifting hunt. They are probably 80s, by Jones New York, and they are so soft and worn in all the right spots. They are high waisted; I like rises about 10″-12″ high. The best part is that they hit right above my ankle that I don’t need to hem or cut the length. I’m only 5 foot tall, so I rarely find things that are perfectly my length. Thankfully, I have my sewing skills when I need to hem something or I don’t mind the raw cut (like on these pants). These jeans were obviously very loved by how worn they are. It’s the kind of pair that makes you wonder about the life that it has already lived. Basically, they’re pretty perfect.

I can tell vintage denim right away just browsing through the aisles of denim. Old school denim sticks out. It has the right amount of wear, the color, and the weave of the fabric makes it easy to spot (to me). Most of the time, I just come upon hanger after hanger of that cotton mixed with spandex stuff. It’s very rare I come across a good pair of jeans, so if I need vintage denim my go-to shops are Fair Season and Passport Vintage (take note if you don’t have the patience for thrifting). The jean fairies must have had favor on me because I found another pair of vintage mom jeans the next day. This other pair has a cool button front and “Made in USA” label. It’s a bit darker and not as worn (more stiff), but with a lot of love, it will get there.

This pair of jeans taught me something… love your jeans because one day they may just have another life with someone else, and they will definitely appreciate all the love it’s been given.

on me: jeans, vintage (similar here and here). top, vintage (vintage here, new there). sandals, innika choo. basket, wovenfolk. earrings, annie costello brown (can’t see them with my hair down).

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