Bake Happy Friday Round Up

And just like that, January went *poof*. It's February now. Close your eyes. Open them again and it's December. Just kidding. 

How did your week went? Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

• After three unsuccessful attempts, I finally got it right. If you haven't seen it, here's the easiest macaron recipe ever. I can not wait to play around with it more! I have even read about a crazy flavor combination, think about an expensive spice, a fruit that has a misleading name, and sugar in a different form. Let's see if it will make it to this blog. 

• And yes, it was my sister's birthday last Monday. I made her these cupcakes which has a cute cake topper which I showed you how to make. Here's how.

• We now have a winner for the Paper Chic Studio Giveaway! Congratulations Christine David! Sent you a Tweet/Direct Message/Facebook Message! :) Enjoy your goodies!

• On to some exciting news!!! They're Playing our Song will have a run this February at the RCBC Plaza! Who's watching? I am!!! I can not wait - yeah, someone's downloading the soundtrack in her phone as I type this :) Now, I have to find out how to get tickets!

photo courtesy of http://kapamilyalogy.blogspot.com/2012/11/nikki-gil-to-star-in-theyre-playing-our.html  and 9 Works Theatrical

•  I did mention that it was my sister's birthday last Monday right? For her birthday weekend, we wend to Davao for a food trip. Sharing with you some of the sketches I made with an awesome app Paper 53. 

• Since we're only there for the weekend, my sister booked us an early flight. To pass time while waiting to board, I decided to sketch the girl in front of me :)

• On board the plane, I was reading a magazine when I saw fell in love with a beach house. If I remember correctly, this is Lilom in Batangas. It's now my goal to visit this house. 

• When I'm not at home, my favorite thing to do is sleep - probably because I rarely do when I'm at home. So here's our bed, so comfy to just hang out here and read then sleep :)

•  Davao is well know for Mangosteen and Durian. I ate a lot of Mangosteen but unfortunatety, I wasn't able to taste durian in it's purest form. We weren't allowed to take it to our room. But the good thing is, I was able to have some durian sans rival and durian brazo mercedez :) Yummy!

•  Here's my last Davao sketch, kuya at the Magsaysay Fruit Market slicing a small durian.

I'm looking at these sketches and I smile. I'm pretty rusty when it comes to sketching. I need to practice more!

Have a great weekend everyone! :)