Month: June 2013
Christening cupcakes
I recently offered to make some cupcakes for the Christening of my friend’s baby. Actually I originally offered to make a cake or cookies but ran out of time so have resorted to cupcakes and an apology. The cakes are... Continue reading →
Homegrown elderflower cordial
Ever since we moved in I’ve been cutting back the Elderflower bush under our kitchen window. I didn’t actually realise it was elderflower for a while, I just knew that it grows at an amazing rate and has a bad... Continue reading →
Après Tennis chocolate crispy treats
My son has been going to tennis lessons for about a year now and although he started out enthusiastically we went through a very tough phase where “I don’t like tennis”, which pretty much meant: it’s hard and I can’t... Continue reading →
If you go down to the woods today…
If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise. Ok well maybe not woods as such but if you had a peak into my garden you might find some teddy bears having a picnic in... Continue reading →
Butterfly birthday party
So yesterday was my daughter’s birthday party and everything I’ve been planning finally came together. I followed Capture by Lucy’s example and used a Pintrest board to collect lots of ideas together. I ended up having a butterfly themed party... Continue reading →
Butterfly birthday cake
Last week I made a rose tinted layer cake for my daughter’s birthday, she loved blowing out the candles and we have been working our way through it since Monday. Because her party wasn’t until the Saturday this (obviously) meant... Continue reading →
Silent Sunday 23rd June
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Perfect party bags
Today I have been working on my daughters birthday cake for Monday and the party bags for a week on Saturday. The party is butterfly themed but as we have at least as many boys as girls coming I wanted... Continue reading →