Domestic bliss!

Ahhhh, the joys of parenthood! Daddy & Claire made me a cake the other day. Claire's first baking experience was not the best tasting effort, nor was it very pretty. In fact, it was the ugliest, driest cake I've ever seen. Regardless, it was the best tasting treat I've ever had in my life. :-) 

( The ugly-cake )

Claire has also started doing my hair for me. Witness every hair clip she owns adorning my locks. :-)

( Rapunzel, Rapunzel! )

And as a special gift for my girl turning four this week, we have been shopping for a big-girl bed for my pretty, pretty princess. Don't you want one, too? :-)

( Fit for a princess! )

There is nothing in this world so wonderful as my daughter and hubby. :-)

2 questions...

1) I'm gettin' ready to get to work on the PDSvN dress again and I'm squeaking by on barely enough fabric for some parts so I can't screw it up. I am leery of pinking and slashing the lining of the pendant sleeves because I'm using dupioni. Any tips? I want to avoid using something like a fusabel interfacing just because I'm not sure I want to add that much stiffness or weight. I don't know... Exacto? Chisel? Pizza dough poker wheel? Any ideas?

2) The new/used laptop looks like it may actually become mine this week and I want to revamp my website - I have some to update on the individual dress diaries. What do y'all want to see? What would make it useful/enteratining/not want to gouge you own eyes out?