Saturday 17 December 2011

Textiles to Die For


Fancy Moon - Fancy Fabrics

I just had to do a quick post on one of the best online fabric stores I've found. You may well have come across it before but it was new to me when my sister gave me a link to it, accompanied by a very very large hint for her christmas present. It's called Fancy Moon fabrics, and here's the link:http://www.fancymoon.co.uk/
 Those who know me know I have a slight fetish for beautiful textiles, new and vintage. Anything with beautiful, colourful prints and patterns reduces me to a childlike state of excitement, and this site definitely had fabrics fitting the bill. If only I had enough money to buy a bit of everything, I'd be a happy woman! Here is a selection of some of my favourites, enjoy:








































Thursday 15 December 2011

Roses Galore

Wedding Cup Cake Delight


Another relatively short notice cake job, this time for a friend of the family who decided she didn't want a long engagement and gave me two weeks to come up with a design and then make everything. I didn't mind though, I seem to work better under pressure and it was a nice job. She wanted ALOT of cupcakes, but something simple and straightforward, decorated with red roses and other delightful objects, a bit of a fresh summer tea party look. If I'm being honest, I wish it had been a nicer venue, but that wasn't up to me, and the wedding was lovely. I wish I'd had a bit more time, and there are things I would have done differently, but that's the way it goes. I really enjoyed making the roses and doing something pretty, and every job is a learning curve.











Quick Cake Update





I got asked at rather short notice to do a relatively small birthday cake for a friend of a friend, which is usually how I get work. They had seen a picture on the net of a cake design they liked and asked me if I could do something similar. I don't generally like to copy other peoples designs but they had their heart set on the one they saw so I based my design around that, although still not exactly the same. It was for a little girls first birthday, so something super pretty was in order.


I have to say that if ever there is an opportunity to use edible glitter, I will! There is a part of me that absolutely relishes the indulgent feminine side of life, and to me edible glitter encapsulates that. As you can see in the detail underneath I used it on the cut out letters of the number ONE and the little girls name on the toy blocks made from fondant icing. Everything was edible, apart from the curly wires and the candle, of course.


Poor Neglected Blog

Life Stuff

Poor little blog, I have neglected  you, but I'm here to say sorry and try to make up for lost time. Sometimes life comes along and drops a bit of a bombshell in your lap, but then once you're over the initial shock of it you realise that every challenge is really an opportunity to explore some other avenue in life, and I have definitely been exploring! I have also definitely been creating! I have a lot to put on here to update my creative adventures, or misadventures in some cases, which is great. I'm excited to have things that I hope will provide some visual pleasure and inspiration as well.