My Sweet Lunch

Mr. LTC & I returned to Pumpernickel last Saturday, hoping to try the Crumble Cheesecake. This time, we went to the cafe at Causeway Bay. Alas! It was not available that day. Determined to try their desserts, I had their mushroom soup (I love soup) & ordered the Blueberry Cheesecake & Tiramisu. That's lunch for me.

Mr. LTC handed me this book from the magazine rack. It's all about cafes in Hong Kong.

No wonder I keep seeing his pictures sprinkled in the book...this was edited by him...(I always think Mr. LTC bears a strong resemblance to him...)

The cafes mentioned in this book are sectioned into different categories such as "branded cafes", "under-the-radar cafes", "stylish indie cafes". Among those mentioned, I have tried a couple of them. I've noted the address of some interesting ones. Gotta visit them. And I gotta go back to Pumpernickel for that slice of elusive Crumble Cheesecake!

A Little Tea Party

Fine Bone China Tea Cup Set (Butterfly Lovers)

A set of delicate fine bone china footed tea cup and saucer. Prints of roses & butterflies on both sides of the cup, saucer as well as on 1 side on the cup interior. Edges of cup, saucer, tea cup ear and foot are trimmed in gold leaf.

Price is for 1 teacup & saucer set. I have 2 sets available.

Tea Cup: 100 mm diameter (excluding ear) x 60 mm ht

Saucer: 150 mm diameter

Net weight: 300 g

USD18

Johnson Brothers Blue Denmark Bone China 2-Tier Cake Tray

A classic blue & white colour 2-tier cake/dessert/tidbit stand. This serving platter is formed with 2 Johnson Brothers plates from the Blue Denmark collection and quality gilt metal stem & handle. A space saver as it can be disassembled for storage.

Lower tier: 250 mm diameter

Upper tier: 200 mm diameter

Height: 230 mm

Net weight: 1 kg

USD34

Johnson Brothers Rose Chintz Bone China 2-Tier Cake Tray

Enjoy your afternoon tea delights with this beautiful cake tray formed with 2 Johnson Brothers Rose Chintz plates and quality gilt metal stem & handle. A space saver as it can be disassembled for storage.

Lower tier: 240 mm diameter

Upper tier: 195 mm diameter

Height: 230 mm

Net weight: 1 kg

USD34

Get Crafty with Your Hands

Are you any good with your hands? Sewing? Card-making? Scrapbooking? These wonderful craft tapes  are too pretty to pass them by. You can use them to accentuate your craft, use them to embellish old mason jars or bottles, or whatever your creativity brings you to.

Crotchet Lace Craft Roll Tape - White

Size: 1.6 cm (width) x 270 cm

USD9 each

Crotchet Lace Craft Tape - Pink

Size: 1.2 cm (width) x 270 cm

USD9 each

Fabric Craft Tape - Polka Dots

Size: 1.5 cm x 500 cm

Colours: Pink / Jadite Green

USD7 each

Wooden Rubber Stamps - Sewing Set

Includes 1 stamp pad

Size: 30 mm x 15 mm x 2 pcs, 15 mm x 15 mm x 2 pcs, ht: 43 mm

Net wt: 50 g

USD8

Wooden Rubber Stamps - Merci Set

Includes 1 stamp pad

Size: 30 mm x 30 mm x 1 pcs, 15 mm x 15 mm x 2 pcs, ht: 43 mm

Net wt: 50 g

USD8

Wooden Rubber Stamps - Crown Set

Includes 1 stamp pad

Size: 30 mm x 30 mm x 1 pcs, 15 mm x 15 mm x 2 pcs, ht: 43 mm

Net wt: 50 g

USD8

Good Buy Sale

In preparations for my house shifting (and probably downsizing) in Oct, I decided to have a sale to let go some items. Oh! And of course I need to make space for some newly-gotten gains which you would be seeing soon.

Check out what the fabulous buys are on my Facebook at www.facebook.com/vintageshabbychic

Let my goodbyes turn into your good buys!

New In My Shabby Village Store

Eiffel Tower Wall Clock

Size: 330 mm diameter x 2 mm thick
Material: MDF (Medium Density Fibre) board, Taiwanese clock mechanism
Net wt: 400 g
Uses one AA battery (not included).

USD24

Summer Must-Have: Hair Candy

It's a hot hot hot summer! I wish autumn will come soon! This is something that I would not have if I'm still  in Singapore. If you are staying in or have been to Singapore, you would know what I'm saying. The weather is HOT & HUMID & SUMMER ALL YEAR ROUND!

In Hong Kong, I'm experiencing seasonal & weather changes. (Typhoon Warning is flagged today, BTW) but I still gotta go through the heated summer...

Just want to share these photos and artwork that I have created for Sartorially Yours.

Yep! Yummy hair candy that is perfect for the summer! Instead of tying up your hair with a scruffy scrunchie or old rubber band, accessorise your hair with these ribbon & bow hair accessories in delicious summery colours.

Posters created:

The captions are just something that came to mind. Didn't really give it a good thought...opps! Really enjoyed styling the accessories for the shoot. Pretty pleased.

They would be available in early August. Be sure to check out www.sartoriallyyours.bigcartel.com then!

Divalicious Tin Hau

I find myself drawn to this area in the eastern district on Hong Kong island called Tin Hau (天后), named after the Tin Hau Temple nearby. In case you are wondering, Tin Hau ("Heavenly Goddess") is a goddess of the sea to protect fishermen and sailors during their sea voyage.

Tin Hau is famed for small eateries and eclectic shops. For the past few weeks, Dar and I have been trawling the area and considering the option of making the area our home for the next year. (Our lease would be up soon and going by the rate that property prices and rental are hiked, we may not be able to afford our current place now.)

Love to live in this cool walk-up apartment! 

Last Sunday after Dar's basketball game, we had tunch at a cafe in Tin Hau called Pumpernickel. It's a home-grown cafe, popular for its bakery items. It's specialty bread is .... guess what....Pumpernickel bread. The outlet in Tin Hau (later I found out that it has a couple of outlets and a restaurant.) is a small, cosy place of about 7 or 8 small tables (yes, a very intimate size. This is Hong Kong, remember?)

The cafe was fairly quiet with patrons chatting nearly inaudibly (thank you for that!) and soft music playing in the background. In Pumpernickel, you are transported away from the noise and crowds that Hong Kong is associated with. 

An old piano sits with some old books.

You can flip magazines, fiddle with your Ipad, nurse a coffee and while an afternoon away, not to mention escape the withering heat in this air-conditioned enclave. There is no sharing of tables or be pressurized to leave after you consume your food, unlike the char chan teng (local eateries) here.

Love this drinking glass!

Will they notice if I slip one into my bag?

I ordered a German potato salad with bangers with soup and of course, its Pumpernickel bread while Dar ordered a steak baguette. No woots or sighs about the food we had though the soup was surprisingly robust, creamy and flavorful (much better than those watery soup that comes in a set lunch). The bread, served warm, was crusty at the top and soft to bite. Yum! 

The cafe's Crumbly Cheesecake waved at both of us from the cake fridge and we were tempted. Our stomachs could fit some desserts but we decided not to push it and do no justice to it. Oh Crumbly Cheesecake...we will be back for you...