Creating a beautiful life one mini at a time..........
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Okay.....Are you ready?....Here it is!
This is my way of showing my appreciation for all your kindness. I will give this vintage corner hutch painted, decorated and filled by me! I hope you like it. All you have to do is leave me a comment. I also want to know the name of your favorite bakery and your favorite thing to eat there. Thats it... easy right? I will go first. My favorite bakery here where I live is called"Costeaux" french bakery. I love many things they make there but I especially love the frosted sugar cookies. I will pick a winner Monday night 48 hours from now. Have fun and good luck! Mini hugs my friends and thanks so much for all your kindness!
I can not believe ... I am the first??? then, first of all I would tell you that your minis make me a lot of throat, so when I'm hungry always step from here and I console myself .. LOL! and then, for your give away, my favorite bakery is behind my house, and doing simple little bread crumb and crust crisp and fragrant, is gorgeous !!... and my favorite food is Italian pasta: spaghetti, tortellini, lasagna ... I can also do without eating meat or fruit, but the dough must not fail in my house ever! indeed, I will leave the link in my blog of recipes, you never know you should come hungry ... it can also serve as an inspiration to you for your mini meals ...
lericettedicockerina.blogspot.com
I hope to be lucky, I really like your vintage corner ... mini hug Caterina
Kim~ I love your handmade goodies! I would love to win! We don't have a favorite bakery here where we are. But, we love to make cupcakes and cookies at home. Your Flickr pictures always inspire! ~Mandy
Our favorite bakery where we live is quite a jaunt, but SOOO tasty..... Their name is: Blackbird Bakery on Bainbridge Island. I am in love with ANYTHING they put their chocolate ganache on. Bill got me a birthday cake from there and the outer frosting was a milk chocolate ganache. It melted like butter in your mouth!! TO DIE FOR!! But I am a chocoholic!! Your pieces are like magic and I htink everyone loves them because they are so real, and so magical, and they just ransport you to a place that I cannot even describe! ;) I remember when you very first got started and am amazed by where you have gone with it.
Pick me! Pick me!! :D My favorite bakery here in Plano, TX, is the Mozart Bakery on Spring Creek & Custer (in case your readers want to go there) :) ... I love EVERYTHING they have, so it's hard to pick favorites. One of my favorites is their mango mousse. * droooooooool *
Hi Kim, I too love Costeaux's! They have a Decadent Chocolate cake to die for! I absolutely love your mini's! Maci and I still want to come see them, she does not understand that what she see's in the pictures are so small! Hope to hear from you soon! xoxo ~Michelle Buchignani
helloo kim ! Im thankful to be invited to such a fun give away ! I definately have a favorite little bakery In Smithfield Virginia ! Called the Smithfield Bakery !! Its a cozy little cottage with all the chocolate delights I could imagine ! I am homesick for it !!They had these chocolate Creme filled cakes called whoopies ! IT was always the best day to ride the ferry over and share a baked goodie with my friend megan ! one of your bake shops you made for sandi reminds me so much of it !! I enjoy all your mini designs kim .. THEY really take on the essence of what is comforting and all that we love about baking !! I wish you all well and Im happy for whoever may win ! Good luck ! Cheryl strome
This is gorgeous!! Actually there are too many favourite bakery. Yesterday I went to a new one, and love it. TWG is the name of it. I picked a slice of chocolate cake, but also tested my friend's white chocolate cake. I think I like the white chocolate better, as it's not so sweet, and has a layer of raspberry mousse in it :) So I'll pick that the next time!
Oh my, this giveaway is just too awesome for words. It's Gor - geous!! I only recently landed on your blog so I feel very fortunate for my timing. Your work is beautiful!
Favorite bakery is called 'Pure Food Bakery' and one of my favorite things there is the Nut Torte. Yum!!
This is so typical of you Kim, such a beautiful & generous prize...who wouldn't want to win this!!!!! Well...my favorite bakery is any Patisserie in Paris that sells 'Flan Natural'...it is amazing so smooth and creamy, but not too rich...my mouth is watering...I have only ever found the real thing in Paris, so needless to say we are looking forward to a nice piece each when we next return. Thank you for the chance to win this beautiful prize! Linda x
My favourite bakery is 'Kims Bakery'! I don't have a favourite to eat there, everything is delectable :)
My other favourite bakery is a few steps away in my kitchen and my favourite-est specialty from there is Double Rich Double Moist Boiled Chocolate Cake with Rich Chocolate Ganache frosting........I'm a chocoholic!
I love everything that you make Kim, your style is wonderful.
Kim, I love your wonderful displays and the food that you have been "baking"! I LOVE my hutch that I have of yours! My favorite bakery is "Icing on the Cake" in Los Gatos. They sell these wonderful cookies called Maple Moons. They are a large sugar cookie with Maple flavored icing on them and are fabulous! I just found out recently that this bakery sells "shots" of icing because it is all so popular!!LOL
I only found your blog a couple of days ago. I enjoyed looking at your miniature goodies. You are very good. I've made some polymer food myself for my Ginny Dolls which is a larger scale (1:6), but never anything as good as what you've done. You're a pro!
I'd love to be in your drawing. I have a dollhouse (1:12 scale) and need some motivation to get it finished. (I started it in 1981.)
My favorite bakery...I guess I'll have to say The Cake Lady Bakery here in town. They have lots of good cookies and they'e all my favorite.
MacMillan's is the best bakery in South Jersey and I love their cream filled donuts, they actually cut the donut in half and fill it with way too much cream. It's the best.
How sweet of you to host such a nice giveaway! My favorite local bakery... Marigold's! They make the most wonderful desserts~ carrot cake...YUMMY! Cookies, muffins, cakes, OH MY! OX Christina
My favorite bakery here in Sacramento was Phillips Bakery (On Folsom/33rd), but sadly it is gone now. Their little motto was "There's majic on the corner"... and it was magical.
Your corner cabinet filled with wonderful goodness would look perfect in The Little Pink House. I'm crossing my fingers :)
Oh! My favorite thing... the sugar cookies with royal icing-- great with a cup of coffee. Oh! Their strawberry cupcakes were wonderful too! Oh! And the...
mm i don't really eat or go to bakeries :( but i think the closest thing to one is a waffle place (does that count LOL) called "Waffle Town", they sell really crisp waffles, when eaten with butter and maple syrup, MMMNMMMMMMMMM~!!!!!
i might have to make a trip down again soon....hrmmm
Thanks for your post Jill. It would look lovely in your wonderful dollhouse. Good luck! It is so sad when a good bakery goes away. Magic around the corner sounds perfect. Hugs~ Kim
Hi Kim, I'm a fairly new follower and have enjoyed you inspiring work. My favorite bakery on Oahu is Ted's Bakery and they make a lucious chocolate macadamia nut cream pie. Yum! Regards, Cheryl
Hi, Kim! Wonderful work yet again! I like Nothing Bundt Cakes (www.nothingbundtcakes.com). Their carrot cake sure is yummy!!!
Keep up the amazing work! I always like to keep your blog opened on a tab in my web browser so I can look at it a lot. You're work is so inspiring! I hope I can get my work to be half as good as yours someday. I'm working on it. Thanks for the encouraging comments on my blog!
Hi Kim, How lovely of you to do this. My favorite bakery is "Butter Cookie Bakery" and there motto is "because butter is better." It is hard to pick a favorite thing but I guess it would be their whipped creme filled eclairs and lobster tails. I love everything about your blog.
My favourite bakery was Sokerileipuri Suominen where you could have the most amazing mousse-cakes, but unfortunately they quit. Now it's Laurell and the humble potato-pastry I most often have.
Also I just want to tell that your creations are just mouth-watering and it is a pleasure to visit and see the detailed wonderful photos here. Thank you for keeping this blog!
Love your creations Kim!!! It's been years since I've been in a bakery and I can't even remember the name of one close by BUT I do love my own baking so that would be Lori's kitchen :)
Hallo Kim, thank you very much, you are alwas generous. Bakeries have not fancy names here ,my favourite is Mario (simply Mario), some of the best focaccia in town! I drool on the keyboard at the thought ! Hugs Rosanna
I seartenly want to win that lovely vintage corner you´ve made! It will fit in my newest dollhouse... My favouritebakery is a small place in my city, called "Lido" and my favourite is "Sarah Bernard cookie" filled with chocolate - of course! I just love them!
Hello Kim, What a beautiful givaway, so generous and kind of you. My favourite bakery is called Hardies,their chocolate muffins filled with cream and strawberries,are to die for!! Your work has had my mouth watering on many occasions. Hugs Jain xx
What a gift Kim! You are so geneous. Well, love your hutch so here I am. One of my favourite bakeries (I have more than one) is in Barcelona (in the center of the city) and is called "Mistral". They make the most delicious mini croissants. Mini means that the croissants are maximum 3 cm lenght so you can eat a lot!!! They are filled with xocolate, cheese and ham, frankfurt, sobrasada (a special sausage from Balearian Islands) o the normal one. Delicious. and my favourie cake is the Sacher tarte...I love chocolate!! Good luck to everyone and thanks again Kim
Kim I enjoy watching your little treats both as if I was eating. In Madrid is a very popular pastry called "San Onofre" And there are sweet wonders, people come from all over Spain to buy their pastries. My favorites are the mini palm trees covered with chocolate puff pastry, only 5 cm but when I eat I think I gave him a bite of a piece of heaven. A warm greeting, Sonia
Well, i have many favourite bakery in Madrid; Ipanema there you can find a delicious tea cake and San Marcos Cake,it's gorgeous!! Mallorca it's amazing they have Macarrons,and all that you can find, a marvellus tortel, and my birthay cake. But yesterday I found new backery and love it. Cosmen & Keiless is the name of it. I bought a slice of chocolate cake, but also tested cupcake chocolate!!!!!! I like so much the vintage corner, is so beautiful!!!
hi! good morning! thanks for the opportunity to participate in the contest! my favorite bakery here in Mallorca, Spain, called C'an Joan of S'Aigo, its products are entirely "ours." It is a pastry-chocolate with more than 100 years and all their furniture reflects that
Hi, What a wonderful give-away, it is so pretty :0) We don't have many bakeries here, only pasty shops really, but I do like the fresh, hot bread from our local supermarkets fresh bread counter. Julia xx
Wow, what a beautiful corner hutch! My favorite bakery is in Stavanger, the town next to ours. The bakery is called Le café Francais and I just love their chocolate mousse! Inside it there is a little bit of passionfruit gel. It was difficult to only pick one bakery and one favorite food item, I also love their crèpes and chocolate eclairs. But I am a true chocoholic, so I must say the mousse is my favorite ;-)
I must say that YOUR bakery is wonderful! What a beautiful gift you have made! My mother's kitchen was my favorite "bakery." She was always making something sweet to eat! Grandma's pumpkin pie, cookies and her Texas sheet cake are some of my favorite goodies. Oh, and I can't forget her yummy gingerbread! I think I'll make some today! :D
Hi Kim How fun is this:) I love French bakeries too. We have one near by me that is run by three Frenchmen and it is called Kanel. They have the best breads and coffee. Also we have a place called Pascal where they sell macaroons. I have to take some pictures from that place sometimes. My favorite of all times is Laduree in Paris. It is 2 hours with plane away..Lol:) Thank you for the opportunity to be part of your wonderful contest.
Hi Kim!My name is Katerina and I am a huge fan of your blog and your yummy delicious looking cakes!I live in Athens, the capital of Greece, and my favorite bakery is french and is called Eric Kayser!There is also one in Paris!My favourite sweet there is called "Norman apple tart" and you can even see its recipe here: www.erickayser.com !!! I hope you like it!Keep up the good work and making us hungry!
You do beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your gift with those of us in blogsland:) My favorite bakery is Sneiders in Cooperstown, NY. When I was a girl, you could walk down there on a cold,crisp morning and watch the pastries being made through a window, as steam and the scent of fresh breads washed over you. When the doors opened, I would make a beeline for the cinnamon jelly doughnuts, warm and fresh, with melting jelly!
Hi Kim! What a wonderful contest.Beautiful things! My favorite bakery and conditorie in Århus, Denmark is Emmerys. Its a very old shop in the middle of the town with good traditions. Now they have exports too. They are famous for their gourmet bread and their cakes. My favorite must be a medaille (Medalje in danish)and a cup of warm chocolate (love Summerbirds chokolade sticks that you melt in warm milk) with wipped cream ;-)..medailles would be wonderful to make in minis.. A medaille is made from two small crispy bunns with a creme and whipped cream between..uhm.. I can find some pictures for you if you like ;-)
Thanks so much Kim for this oportunity. Among all the things I can remember (because I love sweet things!), I love the Macaroons of Laduree of course, I love the Black Forest cake and meringes of a German Bakery Called Edelweiss, I love the carrot cake of a Tea Salon in Madrid called Vailima (they also make amazing macaroons, cupcakes and more) also the carrot cake that makes Cosmen&Keiles Bakery a nice bakery in Madrid. Near this one they have just opened "Le Pain Quotidien" bakery store wich make wondeful brioches, pretzels and you can also have a nice brunch on Sundays. I love the "torteles" of Mallorca Bakery, they too made nice croissants with chocolate tips. When we go to france we love the Tarte au Citron at the Brioche Doree chain stores. But my fav pieces all time are the Epiphany bread, truffles, mini tartes, eclairs, croissants and the birthday cakes etc that makes a Bakery near my house called "Luna", I know the owners, a very nice copuple of bakers, since I was a kid and they do everything handmade! Amazing people. Wow, I think I love a lot of things! Hugs from Madrid. Vanesa
Hi Kim, My favorite mini bakery is yours. My favorite Tucson bakery is Beyond Bread. What a wonderful prize! The person that wins it will be very lucky to get it.
My goodness look at all the comments! And why not?! Your mini baking is wonderful as I know first hand. The cupcakes I have from your bakery are delectable and whoever wins is sooo lucky.
Alas, my favorite local bakery simply called "The French Bakery" has just closed it doors after 20 yrs. I loved everything they made of course! But my favorite thing was stopping there on the rare morning I'd drive my son to school (usually Dad did that)and having breakfast. Such memories...
Well, what can I say about the bakeries in Saudi? Since most of them bake edible but tasteless sponge-bread, I'll just tell you about the good ones. There is Crusts for very yummy bread and croissants. And then for sweet-tooth days, I like to admire and sample the baked goods at Le Notre.
In Montreal, I love everything that comes out of Le Panier. I'll stop here, because I am under strict orders NOT to eat over my keyboard!
Btw, that is a very special little corner hutch, filled with pretty goodies, and as always, I love your photos.
I must admit that my favorite bakery is in my own kitchen, where I can bake what I want when I want it. My latest favorite is a three layer hummingbird cake made from over ripe bananas, fresh crushed pineapple, and Vietnamese cinnamon. Your lovely miniature bakery items have inspired more than one item in my kitchen!
Oh, goodness, what a wonderful, generous giveaway! My favorite bakery? Hmm. I think it would have to be our local Village Tea Room, which is in a charming old house and has the best baked goods!
Hi Kim! Oh, I hope I am lucky. The cabinet is lovely! My favorite backery here is called Nouveau Pastery. I love her cakes and cupcakes because of the iceing. It's REAL buttercream. No shortening or fake stuff. It is soooo good! Thanks, Jonna
I live near Indiana's Amish community. My favorite local bakery is Foltz's. Their baked goods are made from Amish style recipes. They make amazing donuts and frosted sugar cookies.
Hi, I would be honoured to win such a wonderful gift!I spent quite much time on your blog, drooling over miniatures..silly, I know, but can't help it, your works look just much better than real food! As for the giveaway, well..I am not sure about my fave bakery, as I haven't been entering one for several years...and, since I live in the country/by the sea, I really have no chance to go to a good bakey without driving for some hours!So I rely on myself, and bake my own fave cakes and breads..and it's something I love to do, for me and my family-and friends too, of course! Wish myself and all the other partakers good luck! Love, Annalisa@cooking easy
Here in Bloomington, IL I don't really have a favorite bakery, because unfortunately there are not any authentic bakery shops!! However, there is this wonderful cafe that just opened within walking distance, Caffe Italia, and the serve not only the best coffee in town, but homemade, yes homemade, croissants! My fav is the raspberry filled, only made on Saturday mornings...we call before we walk, since sometimes they run out or if it is too cold, the dought doesn't rise properly and they throw the batch away!!
What a beautiful hutch Kim! My favourite bakery is called 'Boulangerie L'Epi' and is in the street where I live, about a two minute walk from my house - dangerously close! My favourite thing is their pain au chocolat, divine! Mercedes
Oh! I just saw this on flickr! That is absolutely adorable! My favorite bakery is called Cupcakes and my favorite thing to get there...what else-a cupcake, the red devil's food is so yummy!
my favourite bakery is Shabby little bakery The cakes are delectable! I peruse often, many delicious items are in this bakery but are never sold! I luv it not only because of the delightful cakes I so enjoy looking at the delicious goodies, daily, I might add, but never eating i a bonus as it does not extend my (body)boundaries!lol
I have never met the owner but I hear such wonderful things about her,and she must be the most wonderful person as the cakes are always exceptional! hehehehe!!!
I absolutely love it!!!! How beautiful. You are so talented. I love your style too, not to mention that your mini goodies look delicious too :) My favorite bakery is actually in a small italian grocery store in our town and they make the best portugise custard tarts. Yummmm. That and anywhere that makes lemon meriange pie!
wow what a lot of comments! Your hutch is beautiful! No wonder. So you want to know my favorite bakery... I think bakeries are becoming scarce...unfortuately! People go to their grocery store and see cake. But there's cake & there's good cake...& you have to have been brought up with the good kind, you know the difference! We have a little bakery close by that people swear by if they've bought there once. As for my favorite....unfortunately I love it all: eclairs, stollen at Christmas, chop suey loaf, strudel. You name it, I'll eat it!
I just found your blog through a friend that I follow and I just love your creations...so realistic and your settings are just lovely :o) I hate to admit it...but we do love to visit the french patiserrie every now and then...we have one close by called "Canelle" in New York and they have the most wonderful Tarte du Citron also know as Lemon Tart...to die for! My husband tells me that they remind him of the kind that he used to buy in a pastry shop in France when he was a child. Rox.
Hi Kim, what a lovely gift! I hope to be lucky and win. My favorite bakery in Brooklyn is an Italian bakery called Angelo's bakery. My favorites are canoli, Napoleans and chocolate and straberry cake. thanks, Marisa
Kim your miniatures are really beautiful! My favorite bakery in Brooklyn is Mona Lisa the 7 layers cookies,chocolate cheesecake and Napoleans. Thank you for this opportunity. SunnyDee
Kim, First off, the blog looks amazing. The giveaway is completely darling. I come almost every day, and sometimes just look through all the pics to bring some sunshine to my day. I have had the privilege of meeting Kim in person. It was such a blessing! She is wonderful person who brings so many poeple joy through her creations. Truely kind. It shows in what you do Kim. My favorite bakery is called Gear Up, right here in little Silverton, Or. The best thing is their cinnimon rolls. Your Oregon Buddy, Jodi
I've been admiring your work for a long time. The first was the "Sweet Shop" and it was just incredible! I also discovered Bonnie Justice's doll in that shop and am happy to say that I own several of them now...I can only dream of also owning that sweet shop... My favorite bakery is 'Holey Cannoli' in Worcester MA. Of course my favorite there is a cannoli but I am also partial to their anise cookies...yummy!
Hello, My favorite bakery is called La Farine and I love to get the Morning Buns there! They so delicious and so crisp. They're basically really fancy french cinnamon rolls. I hope I'm lucky!!! Sara Mendez http://sarasminicreations.blogspot.com/
Your photo is superb as always. Everything is perfect, the furniture, the cupcakes and the detail with the magazine. I like the style and the colours. My favourite pâtisserie in Orléans is Les Musardises. They also have a tea room. It's an old pâtisserie, with a very stylish décor inside. I don't remembe the name of my favourite cake, it's a chocolate mousse cake. All their cakes are beautiful to look at. The other day I invited a friend for dinner and as a present she brought me individual cakes from Les Musardises. They also make delicious macarons.If we want a very good cake for a special occasion we go there. If you type Lees Musardises Orléans and then images you can see photos of the shop. You are very kind to offer a gift . But as I said in my last commentary, it's no surprise you have so many followers and visitors, it's just because your blog is great. Geneviève
Hi Kim love your blog :) In the UK proper bakeries are getting fewer and fewer, so I don't have a favourite although the best bakery I have ever been to was one in Lille in France - the French do still know how to make delicious cakes - and my favourite cake is a strawberry tart Kathryn x
Hi Kim, wow looks like the competition on this giveway is Fierce! Hope you have big jar for names :) Sadly, we dont have a favorite bakery here, but I dabble in the occasional baking binge at home, especially around the holidays.
What a beautiful cupboard. I would be thrilled if I won! My favorite bakery is in a neighboring city. I actually used to work there years ago and decorated cakes. They have amazing pasteries. Mini hugs, Donna
What a wonderful give-away! Your work is always amazing-I always love visiting your blog. We don't really have a bakery in the city I live in- but I used to work next door to a bakery called "Taste of Scandinavia" and my favorite thing to get there was a pumpkin cookie with cream cheese frosting. They had the best bread too. MMM, I ate my fair share of pumpkin cookies before I left that job!
Wow, your miniatures are amazing. I am looking for a dollhouse now to buy and put together. I want to try to make some of my own miniatures but have no idea where to start! I found your blog during my search, so glad I did.
Let's see, bakeries... I would have to say my favorite here is a little family run shop called Country Cousins. My fave of theirs is simple enough....jelly doughnuts. mmmmmmm The only jelly doughnuts I like.
I think that your miniatures look very real and enjoy looking at them. My favorite bakery is Magnolia and my favorite is red velvet cupcakes and banana pudding. Thanks, ZeeZely
Omg... I cannot believe how cute that hutch is!!!! I am a fan of ALL things tiny and love this!
Unfortunately, I don't have a favorite bakery here- I wish I did!! If I could choose my favorite treat it would be pie- cherry pie, actually. I could always go for brownies, too- but not the cake-like brownies- the really chewy ones!
My name is Kim.I'm a mom of 5 but only 1 is still at home.I love my family but I also have a thing for 1:12 scale miniatures. I have been collecting and creating for 22 years now and have developed a love for polymer clay.I started playing with it over 3 years ago and can't seem to put it down, I also enjoy the shabby chic style in my miniatures. Miniature shops are my favorite things to create. I have completed many dollhouses, shops, and roomboxes. I enjoy it so much I thought it might be a fun thing to blog about. I hope you enjoy my miniature world. A world I sometimes prefer...
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I can not believe ... I am the first??? then, first of all I would tell you that your minis make me a lot of throat, so when I'm hungry always step from here and I console myself .. LOL! and then, for your give away, my favorite bakery is behind my house, and doing simple little bread crumb and crust crisp and fragrant, is gorgeous !!... and my favorite food is Italian pasta: spaghetti, tortellini, lasagna ... I can also do without eating meat or fruit, but the dough must not fail in my house ever!
indeed, I will leave the link in my blog of recipes, you never know you should come hungry ... it can also serve as an inspiration to you for your mini meals ...
lericettedicockerina.blogspot.com
I hope to be lucky, I really like your vintage corner ...
mini hug
Caterina
Thank you Caterina. Your bakery sounds wonderful. I wish you good luck. Hugs~ Kim
Kim~ I love your handmade goodies! I would love to win! We don't have a favorite bakery here where we are. But, we love to make cupcakes and cookies at home. Your Flickr pictures always inspire! ~Mandy
Thanks Mandy! Good luck :)
Our favorite bakery where we live is quite a jaunt, but SOOO tasty..... Their name is: Blackbird Bakery on Bainbridge Island. I am in love with ANYTHING they put their chocolate ganache on. Bill got me a birthday cake from there and the outer frosting was a milk chocolate ganache. It melted like butter in your mouth!! TO DIE FOR!! But I am a chocoholic!! Your pieces are like magic and I htink everyone loves them because they are so real, and so magical, and they just ransport you to a place that I cannot even describe! ;) I remember when you very first got started and am amazed by where you have gone with it.
Pick me! Pick me!!
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My favorite bakery here in Plano, TX, is the Mozart Bakery on Spring Creek & Custer (in case your readers want to go there) :) ... I love EVERYTHING they have, so it's hard to pick favorites. One of my favorites is their mango mousse. * droooooooool *
Thanks so much Melissa and Sumaiya. Both your favorite bakeries sound wonderful. Good luck girls!
Hugs~ Kim
Hi Kim,
I too love Costeaux's! They have a Decadent Chocolate cake to die for! I absolutely love your mini's! Maci and I still want to come see them, she does not understand that what she see's in the pictures are so small! Hope to hear from you soon! xoxo
~Michelle Buchignani
Thanks Michelle. So much good at Costeaux's really hard to pick a favorite. You are welcome here anytime. Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
helloo kim ! Im thankful to be invited to such a fun give away ! I definately have a favorite little bakery In Smithfield Virginia ! Called the Smithfield Bakery !! Its a cozy little cottage with all the chocolate delights I could imagine ! I am homesick for it !!They had these chocolate Creme filled cakes called whoopies ! IT was always the best day to ride the ferry over and share a baked goodie with my friend megan ! one of your bake shops you made for sandi reminds me so much of it !! I enjoy all your mini designs kim .. THEY really take on the essence of what is comforting and all that we love about baking !! I wish you all well and Im happy for whoever may win ! Good luck !
Cheryl strome
Sounds wonderful Cheryl, Thanks so much for your comment.Whoopies sound yummy! Good luck. Hugs~ Kim
Hi Kim,
This is gorgeous!! Actually there are too many favourite bakery. Yesterday I went to a new one, and love it. TWG is the name of it. I picked a slice of chocolate cake, but also tested my friend's white chocolate cake. I think I like the white chocolate better, as it's not so sweet, and has a layer of raspberry mousse in it :) So I'll pick that the next time!
Pei Li
Sound delicious Pei Li! Thanks so much for your post. Good luck Hugs~ Kim
Oh my, this giveaway is just too awesome for words. It's Gor - geous!! I only recently landed on your blog so I feel very fortunate for my timing. Your work is beautiful!
Favorite bakery is called 'Pure Food Bakery' and one of my favorite things there is the Nut Torte. Yum!!
LindaSonia (baddabinda@yahoo.com)
This is so typical of you Kim, such a beautiful & generous prize...who wouldn't want to win this!!!!!
Well...my favorite bakery is any Patisserie in Paris that sells 'Flan Natural'...it is amazing so smooth and creamy, but not too rich...my mouth is watering...I have only ever found the real thing in Paris, so needless to say we are looking forward to a nice piece each when we next return.
Thank you for the chance to win this beautiful prize!
Linda x
My favourite bakery is 'Kims Bakery'! I don't have a favourite to eat there, everything is delectable :)
My other favourite bakery is a few steps away in my kitchen and my favourite-est specialty from there is Double Rich Double Moist Boiled Chocolate Cake with Rich Chocolate Ganache frosting........I'm a chocoholic!
I love everything that you make Kim, your style is wonderful.
Hugs,
Susan.
Thank you for your posts Linda and Linda Sonia. Your favorites sound wonderful. Good luck girls and thanks so much for participating! Hugs~ Kim
Kim, I love your wonderful displays and the food that you have been "baking"! I LOVE my hutch that I have of yours! My favorite bakery is "Icing on the Cake" in Los Gatos. They sell these wonderful cookies called Maple Moons. They are a large sugar cookie with Maple flavored icing on them and are fabulous! I just found out recently that this bakery sells "shots" of icing because it is all so popular!!LOL
Patty
Thanks so much Susan, You are so sweet. Chocolate anything is always a favorite of mine as well. Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
Hi Patty, Wow that bakery sounds wonderful. Maple moons what a great name for a cookie. Good luck and thanks for your post. Hugs~ Kim
My favorite bakery in Atlanta is Alon's and my favorite treat is any of their tarts. As far as mini's go, yours is my pick-fav!
Thanks so much Petits Pieds a terre. I'm now following your blog. I appreciate your post. Good luck Hugs~ Kim
I only found your blog a couple of days ago. I enjoyed looking at your miniature goodies. You are very good. I've made some polymer food myself for my Ginny Dolls which is a larger scale (1:6), but never anything as good as what you've done. You're a pro!
I'd love to be in your drawing. I have a dollhouse (1:12 scale) and need some motivation to get it finished. (I started it in 1981.)
My favorite bakery...I guess I'll have to say The Cake Lady Bakery here in town. They have lots of good cookies and they'e all my favorite.
Welcome Betty. Thanks so much. Its never too late to finish that dollhouse. Glad you found my blog. Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
Oh, this is fun! :)
MacMillan's is the best bakery in South Jersey and I love their cream filled donuts, they actually cut the donut in half and fill it with way too much cream. It's the best.
How sweet of you to do this. :)
Thank you, for offering us all a tasty treat. :)
Hi Dale, Thank you for your post. Filled donuts Yum....... Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
How sweet of you to host such a nice giveaway! My favorite local bakery... Marigold's! They make the most wonderful desserts~ carrot cake...YUMMY! Cookies, muffins, cakes, OH MY!
OX
Christina
Thanks for your post Christina. Your favorite bakery sounds wonderful. I love carrot cake too! Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
My favorite bakery here in Sacramento was Phillips Bakery (On Folsom/33rd), but sadly it is gone now. Their little motto was "There's majic on the corner"... and it was magical.
Your corner cabinet filled with wonderful goodness would look perfect in The Little Pink House. I'm crossing my fingers :)
Oh! My favorite thing... the sugar cookies with royal icing-- great with a cup of coffee. Oh! Their strawberry cupcakes were wonderful too! Oh! And the...
ahh!!! i really wanna win! XD
mm i don't really eat or go to bakeries :( but i think the closest thing to one is a waffle place (does that count LOL) called "Waffle Town", they sell really crisp waffles, when eaten with butter and maple syrup, MMMNMMMMMMMMM~!!!!!
i might have to make a trip down again soon....hrmmm
<3
Cindy
Thanks for your post Jill. It would look lovely in your wonderful dollhouse. Good luck! It is so sad when a good bakery goes away. Magic around the corner sounds perfect. Hugs~ Kim
Hi Cindy! Thanks so much for your post. I love waffles too! Yum! Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
okay, I love Costeaux as well. My favorite is there chocolate chocolate chip cupcakes with dark chocolate frosting. Yummmmmy!
Yes that is one of the goods ones for sure Patty! Thanks so much for your post. Good luck. Hugs~ Kim
Hi Kim, I'm a fairly new follower and have enjoyed you inspiring work. My favorite bakery on Oahu is Ted's Bakery and they make a lucious chocolate macadamia nut cream pie. Yum! Regards, Cheryl
Hi, Kim! Wonderful work yet again! I like Nothing Bundt Cakes (www.nothingbundtcakes.com). Their carrot cake sure is yummy!!!
Keep up the amazing work! I always like to keep your blog opened on a tab in my web browser so I can look at it a lot. You're work is so inspiring! I hope I can get my work to be half as good as yours someday. I'm working on it. Thanks for the encouraging comments on my blog!
Thanks so much for your lovely posts Cheryl and Angela. Both your favorites sound wonderful. Good luck and I glad you like visiting my blog! Hugs~ Kim
Hi Kim, How lovely of you to do this. My favorite bakery is "Butter Cookie Bakery" and there motto is "because butter is better." It is hard to pick a favorite thing but I guess it would be their whipped creme filled eclairs and lobster tails.
I love everything about your blog.
Mini Hugs,Carey
Oh wow, what a great gift you have made!
My favourite bakery was Sokerileipuri Suominen where you could have the most amazing mousse-cakes, but unfortunately they quit. Now it's Laurell and the humble potato-pastry I most often have.
Also I just want to tell that your creations are just mouth-watering and it is a pleasure to visit and see the detailed wonderful photos here. Thank you for keeping this blog!
Hanna
Love your creations Kim!!!
It's been years since I've been in a bakery and I can't even remember the name of one close by BUT I do love my own baking so that would be Lori's kitchen :)
Hallo Kim, thank you very much, you are alwas generous. Bakeries have not fancy names here ,my favourite is Mario (simply Mario), some of the best focaccia in town! I drool on the keyboard at the thought ! Hugs Rosanna
Hello Kim!
I seartenly want to win that lovely vintage corner you´ve made!
It will fit in my newest dollhouse...
My favouritebakery is a small place in my city, called "Lido" and my favourite is "Sarah Bernard cookie" filled with chocolate - of course! I just love them!
Have a nice day! Hugs Lena!
Hello Kim,
What a beautiful givaway, so generous and kind of you.
My favourite bakery is called Hardies,their chocolate muffins filled with cream and strawberries,are to die for!!
Your work has had my mouth watering on many occasions.
Hugs Jain xx
What a gift Kim! You are so geneous. Well, love your hutch so here I am.
One of my favourite bakeries (I have more than one) is in Barcelona (in the center of the city) and is called "Mistral". They make the most delicious mini croissants. Mini means that the croissants are maximum 3 cm lenght so you can eat a lot!!! They are filled with xocolate, cheese and ham, frankfurt, sobrasada (a special sausage from Balearian Islands) o the normal one. Delicious.
and my favourie cake is the Sacher tarte...I love chocolate!!
Good luck to everyone and thanks again Kim
Kim I enjoy watching your little treats both as if I was eating.
In Madrid is a very popular pastry called "San Onofre" And there are sweet wonders, people come from all over Spain to buy their pastries. My favorites are the mini palm trees covered with chocolate puff pastry, only 5 cm but when I eat I think I gave him a bite of a piece of heaven.
A warm greeting, Sonia
Kim,it´s Great!!!
Well, i have many favourite bakery in Madrid; Ipanema there you can find a delicious tea cake and San Marcos Cake,it's gorgeous!!
Mallorca it's amazing they have Macarrons,and all that you can find, a marvellus tortel, and my birthay cake.
But yesterday I found new backery and love it. Cosmen & Keiless is the name of it. I bought a slice of chocolate cake, but also tested cupcake chocolate!!!!!!
I like so much the vintage corner, is so beautiful!!!
Hugs!!!
hi!
good morning!
thanks for the opportunity to participate in the contest!
my favorite bakery here in Mallorca, Spain, called C'an Joan of S'Aigo, its products are entirely "ours." It is a pastry-chocolate with more than 100 years and all their furniture reflects that
greetings
Hi,
What a wonderful give-away, it is so pretty :0) We don't have many bakeries here, only pasty shops really, but I do like the fresh, hot bread from our local supermarkets fresh bread counter.
Julia xx
Wow, what a beautiful corner hutch! My favorite bakery is in Stavanger, the town next to ours. The bakery is called Le café Francais and I just love their chocolate mousse! Inside it there is a little bit of passionfruit gel. It was difficult to only pick one bakery and one favorite food item, I also love their crèpes and chocolate eclairs. But I am a true chocoholic, so I must say the mousse is my favorite ;-)
I must say that YOUR bakery is wonderful! What a beautiful gift you have made!
My mother's kitchen was my favorite "bakery." She was always making something sweet to eat! Grandma's pumpkin pie, cookies and her Texas sheet cake are some of my favorite goodies. Oh, and I can't forget her yummy gingerbread! I think I'll make some today! :D
Hi Kim
How fun is this:) I love French bakeries too. We have one near by me that is run by three Frenchmen and it is called Kanel. They have the best breads and coffee. Also we have a place called Pascal where they sell macaroons. I have to take some pictures from that place sometimes. My favorite of all times is Laduree in Paris. It is 2 hours with plane away..Lol:)
Thank you for the opportunity to be part of your wonderful contest.
Hi Kim!My name is Katerina and I am a huge fan of your blog and your yummy delicious looking cakes!I live in Athens, the capital of Greece, and my favorite bakery is french and is called Eric Kayser!There is also one in Paris!My favourite sweet there is called "Norman apple tart" and you can even see its recipe here:
www.erickayser.com !!! I hope you like it!Keep up the good work and making us hungry!
You do beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your gift with those of us in blogsland:)
My favorite bakery is Sneiders in Cooperstown, NY. When I was a girl, you could walk down there on a cold,crisp morning and watch the pastries being made through a window, as steam and the scent of fresh breads washed over you. When the doors opened, I would make a beeline for the cinnamon jelly doughnuts, warm and fresh, with melting jelly!
Hi Kim!
What a wonderful contest.Beautiful things! My favorite bakery and conditorie in Århus, Denmark is Emmerys. Its a very old shop in the middle of the town with good traditions. Now they have exports too. They are famous for their gourmet bread and their cakes. My favorite must be a medaille (Medalje in danish)and a cup of warm chocolate (love Summerbirds chokolade sticks that you melt in warm milk) with wipped cream ;-)..medailles would be wonderful to make in minis..
A medaille is made from two small crispy bunns with a creme and whipped cream between..uhm..
I can find some pictures for you if you like ;-)
Die Cupecakes sehen so lecker aus....man könnte gerade reinbeißen!!!
Viele Grüße von PuNo/Monika
Thanks so much Kim for this oportunity. Among all the things I can remember (because I love sweet things!), I love the Macaroons of Laduree of course, I love the Black Forest cake and meringes of a German Bakery Called Edelweiss, I love the carrot cake of a Tea Salon in Madrid called Vailima (they also make amazing macaroons, cupcakes and more) also the carrot cake that makes Cosmen&Keiles Bakery a nice bakery in Madrid. Near this one they have just opened "Le Pain Quotidien" bakery store wich make wondeful brioches, pretzels and you can also have a nice brunch on Sundays. I love the "torteles" of Mallorca Bakery, they too made nice croissants with chocolate tips. When we go to france we love the Tarte au Citron at the Brioche Doree chain stores. But my fav pieces all time are the Epiphany bread, truffles, mini tartes, eclairs, croissants and the birthday cakes etc that makes a Bakery near my house called "Luna", I know the owners, a very nice copuple of bakers, since I was a kid and they do everything handmade! Amazing people.
Wow, I think I love a lot of things!
Hugs from Madrid.
Vanesa
www.elminimundodevane.com
Hi Kim, My favorite mini bakery is yours. My favorite Tucson bakery is Beyond Bread. What a wonderful prize! The person that wins it will be very lucky to get it.
Hugs,
Casey and Tessie
My goodness look at all the comments! And why not?! Your mini baking is wonderful as I know first hand. The cupcakes I have from your bakery are delectable and whoever wins is sooo lucky.
Alas, my favorite local bakery simply called "The French Bakery" has just closed it doors after 20 yrs. I loved everything they made of course! But my favorite thing was stopping there on the rare morning I'd drive my son to school (usually Dad did that)and having breakfast. Such memories...
Well, what can I say about the bakeries in Saudi? Since most of them bake edible but tasteless sponge-bread, I'll just tell you about the good ones. There is Crusts for very yummy bread and croissants. And then for sweet-tooth days, I like to admire and sample the baked goods at Le Notre.
In Montreal, I love everything that comes out of Le Panier. I'll stop here, because I am under strict orders NOT to eat over my keyboard!
Btw, that is a very special little corner hutch, filled with pretty goodies, and as always, I love your photos.
Kim,
I must admit that my favorite bakery is in my own kitchen, where I can bake what I want when I want it. My latest favorite is a three layer hummingbird cake made from over ripe bananas, fresh crushed pineapple, and Vietnamese cinnamon.
Your lovely miniature bakery items have inspired more than one item in my kitchen!
Mandy
Oh, goodness, what a wonderful, generous giveaway! My favorite bakery? Hmm. I think it would have to be our local Village Tea Room, which is in a charming old house and has the best baked goods!
xo
Claudia
Hi Kim! Oh, I hope I am lucky. The cabinet is lovely! My favorite backery here is called Nouveau Pastery. I love her cakes and cupcakes because of the iceing. It's REAL buttercream. No shortening or fake stuff. It is soooo good!
Thanks,
Jonna
Your corner cupboard is beautiful, Kim!
I live near Indiana's Amish community. My favorite local bakery is Foltz's. Their baked goods are made from Amish style recipes. They make amazing donuts and frosted sugar cookies.
Hi, I would be honoured to win such a wonderful gift!I spent quite much time on your blog, drooling over miniatures..silly, I know, but can't help it, your works look just much better than real food!
As for the giveaway, well..I am not sure about my fave bakery, as I haven't been entering one for several years...and, since I live in the country/by the sea, I really have no chance to go to a good bakey without driving for some hours!So I rely on myself, and bake my own fave cakes and breads..and it's something I love to do, for me and my family-and friends too, of course!
Wish myself and all the other partakers good luck!
Love,
Annalisa@cooking easy
Here in Bloomington, IL I don't really have a favorite bakery, because unfortunately there are not any authentic bakery shops!! However, there is this wonderful cafe that just opened within walking distance, Caffe Italia, and the serve not only the best coffee in town, but homemade, yes homemade, croissants! My fav is the raspberry filled, only made on Saturday mornings...we call before we walk, since sometimes they run out or if it is too cold, the dought doesn't rise properly and they throw the batch away!!
What a beautiful hutch Kim!
My favourite bakery is called 'Boulangerie L'Epi' and is in the street where I live, about a two minute walk from my house - dangerously close! My favourite thing is their pain au chocolat, divine!
Mercedes
Oh! I just saw this on flickr! That is absolutely adorable! My favorite bakery is called Cupcakes and my favorite thing to get there...what else-a cupcake, the red devil's food is so yummy!
I went to bed and woke up to so many more lovely comments. I love reading each and every one of them. Thank you and good luck to you all~ Hugs! Kim
Lovely hutch <3 My favorite bakery was Fazer bakery in Helsinki when I was little girl, where I ate with my grandmother very delicious Sacher cake.
Thats a lovely corner hutch!KIm
my favourite bakery is Shabby little bakery
The cakes are delectable!
I peruse often, many delicious items are in this bakery but are never sold!
I luv it not only because of the delightful cakes I so enjoy looking at the delicious goodies, daily, I might add, but never eating i a bonus as it does not extend my (body)boundaries!lol
I have never met the owner but I hear such wonderful things about her,and she must be the most wonderful person as the cakes are always exceptional!
hehehehe!!!
Thank you Lissu and Deni. I appreciate your comments. Good luck. Hugs~ Kim
I absolutely love it!!!! How beautiful. You are so talented. I love your style too, not to mention that your mini goodies look delicious too :) My favorite bakery is actually in a small italian grocery store in our town and they make the best portugise custard tarts. Yummmm. That and anywhere that makes lemon meriange pie!
wow what a lot of comments! Your hutch is beautiful! No wonder.
So you want to know my favorite bakery...
I think bakeries are becoming scarce...unfortuately! People go to their grocery store and see cake. But there's cake & there's good cake...& you have to have been brought up with the good kind, you know the difference!
We have a little bakery close by that people swear by if they've bought there once.
As for my favorite....unfortunately I love it all: eclairs, stollen at Christmas, chop suey loaf, strudel. You name it, I'll eat it!
I just love your work, Kim
Well, I don't have a favorite bakery as I don't go to any :(
((Hugs))
I just found your blog through a friend that I follow and I just love your creations...so realistic and your settings are just lovely :o)
I hate to admit it...but we do love to visit the french patiserrie every now and then...we have one close by called "Canelle" in New York and they have the most wonderful Tarte du Citron also know as Lemon Tart...to die for! My husband tells me that they remind him of the kind that he used to buy in a pastry shop in France when he was a child.
Rox.
Hi Kim, what a lovely gift! I hope to be lucky and win. My favorite bakery in Brooklyn is an Italian bakery called Angelo's bakery. My favorites are canoli, Napoleans and chocolate and straberry cake.
thanks, Marisa
Kim your miniatures are really beautiful! My favorite bakery in Brooklyn is Mona Lisa the 7 layers cookies,chocolate cheesecake and Napoleans.
Thank you for this opportunity.
SunnyDee
Your work is absolutely brilliant! What amazing detail and artistry. What fun to look at! Yum!
Allie
Kim, First off, the blog looks amazing. The giveaway is completely darling. I come almost every day, and sometimes just look through all the pics to bring some sunshine to my day. I have had the privilege of meeting Kim in person. It was such a blessing! She is wonderful person who brings so many poeple joy through her creations. Truely kind. It shows in what you do Kim. My favorite bakery is called Gear Up, right here in little Silverton, Or. The best thing is their cinnimon rolls. Your Oregon Buddy, Jodi
I've been admiring your work for a long time. The first was the "Sweet Shop" and it was just incredible! I also discovered Bonnie Justice's doll in that shop and am happy to say that I own several of them now...I can only dream of also owning that sweet shop...
My favorite bakery is 'Holey Cannoli' in Worcester MA. Of course my favorite there is a cannoli but I am also partial to their anise cookies...yummy!
Christina
Hello, My favorite bakery is called La Farine and I love to get the Morning Buns there! They so delicious and so crisp. They're basically really fancy french cinnamon rolls. I hope I'm lucky!!!
Sara Mendez
http://sarasminicreations.blogspot.com/
Your photo is superb as always. Everything is perfect, the furniture, the cupcakes and the detail with the magazine. I like the style and the colours.
My favourite pâtisserie in Orléans is Les Musardises. They also have a tea room. It's an old pâtisserie, with a very stylish décor inside. I don't remembe the name of my favourite cake, it's a chocolate mousse cake. All their cakes are beautiful to look at. The other day I invited a friend for dinner and as a present she brought me individual cakes from Les Musardises. They also make delicious macarons.If we want a very good cake for a special occasion we go there. If you type Lees Musardises Orléans and then images you can see photos of the shop.
You are very kind to offer a gift . But as I said in my last commentary, it's no surprise you have so many followers and visitors, it's just because your blog is great.
Geneviève
Hi Kim love your blog :) In the UK proper bakeries are getting fewer and fewer, so I don't have a favourite although the best bakery I have ever been to was one in Lille in France - the French do still know how to make delicious cakes - and my favourite cake is a strawberry tart
Kathryn x
Hi Kim, wow looks like the competition on this giveway is Fierce! Hope you have big jar for names :) Sadly, we dont have a favorite bakery here, but I dabble in the occasional baking binge at home, especially around the holidays.
Good luck ladies and gents
What a wonderful give-away! It would be amazing to win some of your work!
All the favourites people describe here make me slobber haha, I guess I like those things. I don't have a favourite bakery.
Have a nice day!
groetjes Evelien
What a beautiful cupboard. I would be thrilled if I won!
My favorite bakery is in a neighboring city. I actually used to work there years ago and decorated cakes. They have amazing pasteries.
Mini hugs,
Donna
What a wonderful give-away! Your work is always amazing-I always love visiting your blog. We don't really have a bakery in the city I live in- but I used to work next door to a bakery called "Taste of Scandinavia" and my favorite thing to get there was a pumpkin cookie with cream cheese frosting. They had the best bread too. MMM, I ate my fair share of pumpkin cookies before I left that job!
Wow, your miniatures are amazing. I am looking for a dollhouse now to buy and put together. I want to try to make some of my own miniatures but have no idea where to start! I found your blog during my search, so glad I did.
Let's see, bakeries... I would have to say my favorite here is a little family run shop called Country Cousins. My fave of theirs is simple enough....jelly doughnuts. mmmmmmm The only jelly doughnuts I like.
Christina
I got your name in just in time Joanna no worries! good luck! hugs~ Kim
I think that your miniatures look very real and enjoy looking at them.
My favorite bakery is Magnolia and my favorite is red velvet cupcakes and banana pudding.
Thanks,
ZeeZely
First of all thanks so much for the opportunity to win this fabulous give away. You are very generous, Kim!!
My favoutite bakery is in Madrid, Spain, and it is called 'Mallorca'. All its products are so delicious that I couldn't choose only one... :))
Good luck everybody!!
Hugs,
Paloma
Omg... I cannot believe how cute that hutch is!!!! I am a fan of ALL things tiny and love this!
Unfortunately, I don't have a favorite bakery here- I wish I did!! If I could choose my favorite treat it would be pie- cherry pie, actually. I could always go for brownies, too- but not the cake-like brownies- the really chewy ones!
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