Michaels comes to downtown

I should have mentioned this sooner and I am surprised that I haven't, but one of my favourite stores, Michaels, recently opened a new location downtown. Interestingly enough, this location sees it hold court with the likes of Hermes, Brooks Brothers and Tiffany & Co. just to name a few of the high end establishments in residence nearby. Of course I had to check out what was on offer and I wasn't disappointed. The store was pretty quiet considering it had only recently opened. This just meant more supplies for me to choose from without having to patiently wait for someone to step away from what my eyes had spied and my hands were itching to pick up. Purchases had to be made even though I wasn't really in need of anything, not that this has every stopped me before. I settled on a few Wilton baking supplies including a round cake caddy, which was perfect for transporting the birthday cake I mentioned here. It would have actually come in handy for previous projects too. So, I guess you could say I did need the cake caddy.

I definitely didn't need the sprinkles or the icing decorations I bought. However, sprinkles are my big baking weakness...I just love them. I mean who doesn't need spider mix sprinkles, especially with Halloween just around the corner. It definitely doesn't matter that I already own two types of Halloween-themed sprinkles I haven't opened yet. What can I say except that I am weak. I think my little sprinkle obsession could one day be cause for an intervention or maybe even a cameo appearance on a hoarders-type TV show, but for now I will keep on buying them to my heart's content. 

The pumpkin icing decorations were so cute I couldn't resist and I think I will use them just as the picture on the box suggests.

Before I sign off the other big news is that I finally got a new camera, which is actually responsible for these photos. I didn't think anyone would appreciate a cheesy photo of me in my pjs looking into a mirror taking a photo of myself so you could see the camera. Instead, I settled for a photo of the box. I am excited to experiment with my new Sony camera and hopefully it will last much longer than my previous one. All I can say is thank goodness I got the extra two year replacement plan on that camera.