Hey everyone! I walked the Junction Bridge in downtown Little Rock with a friend
a few days ago; you can read about its history here, and here. It's a relatively short
walk, taking about 15 to 20 minutes with no break. I'm just going to post some photos,
so you can see it yourself.
Good morning, everyone! Well, in my last post here, I gave a small breakdown on fake sweets/
deco, and decoden. One of the items I mentioned, Whipple, is sold in the United States at
Toys R Us, or other toy stores. (The original Japanese page is here, and the English page is
here. ) Now Whipple sets come with some fake plastic type sweets, and the cream, along with
some beads/gems for decoration. The fake cream is some sort of paper clay cream, from what
I understand. Due to this, it dries sturdy and strong, but is not waterproof. (When I found that
out, I added Mod Podge to the finished products, and it works like a charm. Now I don't have
to worry about the humidity,or if an item accidentally gets wet. XD) The clay dries quickly, but
takes about two days to fully dry. I'm not going to post tips for doing the cream designs, since
you can find alot of tutorials on YouTube, and if you purchase a package, they give some basic
instructions on doing them. Whipple products are fun and easy to do; and it's an affordable
alternative if you don't want to buy Decotti, or pre-made deco items. As I said, since it's not
waterproof, you might want to purchase some sealer or glaze to apply to the cream after it
dries. One more thing to note; if you have a lot of left over cream, even if you store it away
and cover it well, most of it will dry up if you don't use it, so try to use the extra cream as
quickly as possible if you want to make different crafts. ^^ The set below is the chocolate
set; it came with a heart, teddy bear, pink cup, and other little items that are all shown in the
cover. Below these photos are some deco items I made from a previous Whipple set, but as
I threw the box a long time ago, I couldn't do a full review on the first set. :p Hopefully this
will inspire you to try it out, or make your own Sweets Deco!
Good evening people! Tonight, I'm going to be doing one of my long running food
posts, on a Mexican restaurant I heartily recommend, Browning's Mexican Grill.
Browning's is one of those long running town restaurants, starting way back in 1946,
in Little Rock. The place is a mixture of American and Mexican food, but whatever
you're getting, they cook it good. They recently renovated and moved up a block or
two from their previous location, but their food quality hasn't gone down, which
sometimes happens when food establishments hire new workers and such. :p
When me and my friend went sometime last week, we got good customer service,
as our waiter stopped by every 10 minutes or so to check on us. The menu does not list
fountain drinks, (but they probably have them), only alcohol, but I settled for a water
that day. I ended up getting shrimp tacos, which came in a pile of 3, and me and my
friend ordered their white cheese dip, which I really recommend.~ The waiter gave us
some chopped sausage to put in the cheese dip, which was pretty good; it wasn't spicy
and made the dip more filling. (The name escapes me now, but if you go they probably
will know what you're talking about.) I also had a cup of bean soup, which was also
pretty filling; because of it, I had to take most of my tacos home, ha ha. I had rice and
beans too; they tasted good, but it had a pretty generic taste.
The one thing I wasn't too crazy about was the sour cream, which they served on the
side with the tacos. It tasted like cream cheese more than sour cream, which wasn't bad,
but it tasted a little odd. They have a small dessert menu, but we were full by then and
didn't get any. If you're in town and you want quality Mexican food, come here and try
Browning's out. ^^
Good evening again folks! Well, maybe saying, "Good Morning" is a better way to put
it, as it's almost 2 in the morning. XD Tonight, I'm going to do a review on the Etsy shop
Kawaii Friends Cafe, a shop made by Ms. Terumi Kawasaki, a lady who lives in Hawaii.
I found her shop on Etsy while looking for sweet deco items, and was really amazed at
how realistic her pieces were. She makes her own clay items from scratch, so no two
items look exactly alike. Sometime last year, I bought one of her photo stands, which
has held up very well, but this review is for a second photo stand I bought some two
weeks ago. She has a few pages that aren't directly linked to each other, so I'm posting
it below before I start the review.
Kawaii Friends Cafe Etsy Page
Petite Cafe Otete Blogspot Page
Facebook Page
Pinterest Page
When I placed my order on May 20, the item arrived in mint condition in
May 31. The package arrived taped and with no dents, and was shipped via USPS.
Inside, the items were carefully stored in plastic bags, and had some decorated
tissue paper wrapped around it. Now Ms.Terumi gives you a free gift every time
you make a purchase, and the first time I ordered she did the same. With my first
stand, I got a fake gummy bear phone strap, (the photos show the phone strap off,
it was because of a careless mistake where it was yanked on too hard.) In this purchase
I got a cupcake key chain, which was very adorable! The stand came as depicted in
the photos, and the measurements are accurate as what's listed. Now the items all have
a glaze to protect it, and seem very strong, but since they do have delicate parts, if
you purchase one for a child, and you know they're rough with their items, I wouldn't
recommend it for risk of breaking pieces, or having pieces separate if it's a big item.
The first item I had has held up very well, and so has the second; I expect them to last
me a good many years. I do like Ms. Terumi's works very much, and as mentioned,
she's one of the few deco fans who take it one step further and creates her work from
scratch, instead of buying pre-made pieces and sticking them together. I will be
purchasing again in the future! The item I recently purchased was the Shaved Ice stand,
for the record.~ You can see the first item I got here, and this purchase here.
