Saturday, April 18, 2015

doodle vases

hey guys did you happen to see sweetapolita's new cake book with the doodle cake on the front of it?
i bought it cuz it's cake whimsy at its finest!

i want one of these cakes in my life i said and then realized i am not a very good cake decorator.

so, i thought i would make a nonedible one instead cuz
even if  i was a very good cake decorator, 
i wouldn't want anyone to eat it so i could just stare at it all day long instead.

anyway, if you make these, you can stare at them all day long too and actually, 
all your life, 
if you wanna go that far.
it's really quite simple,
using a few supplies.
after you spray paint the inside of your vase 
and allow to dry,
go to the next step:
use a paint marker to doodle.
it shows up a ton better than regular markers.
i chose to doodle a candy theme for my vase.
and give it to me for mom's day.

my mom's in heaven but if i made one for her i would put her name on it and doodle a bunch of her qualities like beautiful, funny, and patient, with little pics of baking mitts, 
corny jokes, and angels.

oh and lots and lots of hearts.

wouldn't that be nice of you to do the same for your mom?

i could have my kids make one for me but it was after 10pm when i got the idea and was too excited to wait so i made my own.

i liked it so much i made a donut and a macaron one too.
after the black sharpie outline,
just color away and watch the sweets come to life.


so since the inside of the vases are spray painted, just use another bowl or cup or whatever if you want to put something edible or real flowers in it like so:
but since it was 11:45pm when i finished all 3 of these, and didn't think no sane person would be awake selling flowers at that time, i just used some fake ones i had.
still pretty right?

and since this was a so-called mother's day gift to myself i had to have candy with my flowers.




so there you have it.
these look quite cute and whimsical sitting on my desk.
but perhaps i need to stop staring at them long enough to get some candy, donuts or macarons... 



23 comments:

  1. You are the perfect doodler - those jars are super cute and a wonderful tribute to Sweetapolita's new cake book!

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    1. thank you Kim! she has wonderful cake recipes in the book that i plan on making someday but it'll be some time to show anyone on this blog how they came out! lol i'd love to see a doodle cake you made too Kim cuz everything you make is perfect! :)

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  2. What a wonderful idea for Mother's Day! I'm home schooling a 3 year old...guess that would be pre schooling....and this would be something he could do....maybe. It would be fun, anyway! Oh, thank you most high BBFF! Dona

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    1. oh that would be really cute to have his little drawings on the vase. maybe you could writet the message fro him and he could color it then pick some flowers for his mom :) thank you most high BBFF too for another smile! :)

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  3. What a sweet way to "doodle away" some relaxing spare time! So many possible ways to complete the project the way you did - with candy, flowers, small toys, art supplies......!!!

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    1. there goes your creative mind again J! i love it! :>D

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  4. wooooow! thank you SOOO much welovefur! hope you keep coming back :)

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  5. Oh gosh...I love these!! SO CUTE!

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

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    1. and gosh i LOVE it when you come and comment Jess! thank you SO much! :)

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  6. These came out so cute. Thanks for posting. Hello from Project Inspired.

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    1. thank you ever so much Melissa! always nice to know how new commenters find me! :)

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  7. Adorable Doodle Vases...this would be a fun project for Girl Scouts. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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    1. girl scouts? why that's a FABULOUS idea Kathy! i bet every mom would love to have one :>D! thanks so much!

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  8. These are awesome Lisa! Love them all but the white one is my fave! I'm sure your Mom would have loved one of these doodle vases..such a sweet gift from the heart. Happy Mother's day! :)

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    1. i think i like the white one the most too Karen! it's all those sweets we are attracted to i guess-edible or not we still want them! LOL happy early mom's day to you too my friend! :>D

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  9. This is so cute - I just love it! I'm visiting from Weekend Retreat blog hop & now I'm following you on GFC & facebook.
    Thanks
    Angie
    PS - I also wanted to invite you to link up to the CLIMB - it's a month long networking blog hop: http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/2015/03/april-2015-chain-linky-climb-blog-hop.html

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    1. yay! yay! yay! thanks SOOOO much Angelique! i'll have to check out your CLIMB party! :>D thanks so much for the invite too!

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  10. These are so cute and fun....I am a mom and I would love to have one of them....maybe I will drop a hint to my son!

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    1. yes drop that hint The Cookie Puzzle! they're much cuter in person cuz my camera skills need work-LOL thanks SO much for stopping by! :)

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  11. These are SOOOOOO cute! I'm sending my daughter the link to this so she can make me one for Mother's Day. I love how colorful they are!

    Thanks for sharing at my Grandma Ideas Sharing Time link party,
    Nina

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    1. YIPPEEEEE! thank you thank you Nina! i love it when people make my stuff! :>D

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  12. These are absolutely adorable; I love them so much! You are a perfect doodler!

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    1. thank you SOOO much Sue! i bet you can make totally adorable cookies like these-in fact i am 1000% sure you can :>D!

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