stripes

I'd never even considered that giraffes' spots weren't as interesting as they could be until now. You go giraffe! You flaunt whatever pattern you like!

Forget the tradition of ham for breakfast on Christmas morning. I want this cake first thing in the morning!

Merry Christmas, Cuteologists! Thanks so much for sticking with me through the site transition and embracing our new home. You get three slices of cake this year for being my favorite readers!

Anybody else got a sock monkey in a costume? Let's get a little gallery going!

I wish I had a cute pair of socks and some sewing skills lying around so I could make my own squishy friends!

I'd like to start the day every day with a bite of rainbows. How could you have a bad day when you wake up to this?

I'm not sure my legs could handle this kind of cute. They might just fall off.

This cake looks like it belongs in a baby's pack n play with the simple shapes and primary colors. This would make a nice first birthday cake. Can't you see a sweet tot smashing fistfuls of this beauty into his face? Awwww.

It's rainy season for sure, but that's good because it means we have the chance to see more rainbows! Here in Seattle there isn't a lot of color yet. People here tend to dress like the weather in grays and browns and greens. On the grayest of gray days I'd like to have a few of these cookies stashed away somewhere to brighten things up a little.

What does rainbow fudge taste like, I wonder. Not like chocolate, I'm sure. It looks like a delicious stack of Starburst. Mmmm fruity.

Every once in a while a sweet treat comes along that is so simple and gorgeous in its simplicity. Chevrons! Easy, simple, stripey, amazing!

Rainbows are seasonally appropriate for every season! They never go out of style.

Industrious Gryffindor girls magically weave their own accessories. Can we get that spell over here? I could use a new headband!

Available at: Summergirlsbowtique http://www.etsy.com/listing/61047246/harry-potter-gryffindor-headband ($6)

Hello Kitty helps ring in a new and exciting year with real style. You can try to deny it, but animal prints are seriously in style and stripes are always and forever chic. Thanks Kitty, for keeping me abreast of the trends!

Kids, always getting tired of walking. So lazy!

Normally I'd scream overkill at a cake this busy but there is some amazing balance going on here. A striped rainbow heart inside a striped rainbow cake? A rainbow of fondant sprinkles so perfect they must have been placed there by very patient elves? I swoon for this kind of overkill.

Hey bird! Why are you sleeping on my cake? I mean, you coordinate with it quite well and all but this isn't a nest, it's a dessert! You can't sleep here, you just can't. You're welcome to come to the party, just stay off the food okay?