Seasonal goodies treasury

Fall finally feels like it has arrived here in tinyfoodlandia. The back porch is covered in leaves from the neighbor's trees, the air is crisp, and I have an insatiable craving for pumpkin spiced lattes. All definite signs of fall.

And while most people, when asked what produce is representative of fall, would immediately answer pumpkins or corn, or perhaps even candy corn, we've gone for the slightly more unusual. One of our newest fruit charms is the pomegranate. Split open, and filled with tiny (individually sculpted!) glistening red seeds, these fruits are stunning.

We were thrilled this morning while checking etsy (spiced latte in hand, kiwi slippers on the feet) to see that our pomegranate earrings had been included in a new seasonal harvest treasury. This one is curated by greencircle, and has a lovely collection of fall goodies. (Click for a closer view.) Those whoopie pies look delectable, the cat with the turkey is pretty cute, and those happy stuffed candy corns are hilarious.

Lime in the coconut

You knew it would eventually happen! How could we have a blog about all things food and not feature this song at some point? Well, the summer is rapidly coming to a close, and I wasn't keen to wait all the way until next year.

So, I present to you the really fun little "Lime in the Coconut" video by some enterprising individual on You Tube. The animations are increasingly hilarious, as the tempo of the song picks up. Watch the lips.

And, yes, we also created some little lime and coconut earrings of our own.

Thank you to Henry Nilsson, the original writer and performer of the brilliantly simple song that is the anthem for "drink more piña coladas."

Fruit tart obi-dome

Sometimes we learn the most amazing things through creating tiny foods! For example, we met a lovely woman recently who enjoys dressing in kimono. Although I'm a fan of some Japanese cinema (the old Zatoichi movies are fun), I really know virtually nothing about the intricacies of kimono.

The blue part of the picture to the left is the kimono, the pale green band about the middle is the obi, and that teeny tiny circular bit in the very center is a decorative pin called an obi-dome. (Someone more knowledgeable, please correct me if I'm wrong about any of these!) Apparently, the obi-dome can be a whimsical little accessory, and in this case, our client wanted a tiny fruit tart to complete her summer kimono.

I love to create the tiny fruit tarts, since each one has a unique arrangement of kiwis, bananas, mandarin oranges, and various assorted berries. From a distance, they look like millefiori, and only upon closer inspection do the tiny fruits reveal themselves.

This particular tart was a bit larger than usual, since it is affixed to a pin backing (when not used as an obi-dome, it would also look really cute on a cardigan). I went heavy on the berries, since she loves berries in particular. Here's the tart up close. It measures almost exactly 1" in diameter (you can get a sense of the scale from the photo of our client modeling it!)

We'll definitely be creating more of these as pins in the near future! If you need one of your own (or another style of obi-dome, for that matter), please feel free to contact us through our website or through etsy.

(A big thank you to SR & her husband for providing the photos!)