Cake Decorating Week 2

Well it was lesson 2 of my cake decorating course and this week we had to bake a fruit cake and then over it with marzipan and icing and this is the result ...

I even got the chance to have a play around and make some decotations for on top of the cake and I decided to have a go at some arum lillies. I shall have a go at making some more over the weekend

A Cross Stitch Project

Today I started a little cross stitch project. It is a little baby birth sampler which I thought I would have about a month to complete but I found out today that the baby is due in just 2 weeks.

Today I stitched for 4 hours straight and this is the result

Can you tell what it is yet?

1 Week Ago Today

My beautiful baby cat Jelly went to the rainbow in the sky.

She got hit by a car and she had broken her back. I was with her as she passed and I just hope she knew how much we all loved her.

RIP my beautiful Jelly Belly

My Lip Stuff

I don't know about you but this time of year I get awful dry chapped lips and have to dig out many of the lip balms I have in my stash.

Now I have tried every lip balm on the market from Burt's Bee's to vasaline to boot's own brand but they never really suit me. I find them either to drying or to greasy.

But I have now found a company in America that makes lovely lip balms in thosands of different flavours.

There are many wierd but wonderful flavours .. creme brulee, bourbon, strawberries & champagne, plum puddng & candy hearts are just a few of my favourits

Pop over to their website and take a look at the thousands of different flavours. I'm sure you will find I you love.

http://www.mylipstuff.com/

What A Busy Day We've Had

Well today has been very busy indeed.

M had is 1st swimming lesson at school & I had to be there in the water with him. We both really enjoyed it and M cant wait t start full time school in September and do more swimming.

And while we were away my dad worked hard to build M & L's playhouse and what a great job he has done

M & L were in it even before the roof was on.

Atleast this will keep them quiet for a couple of hours a day.

Now all thats left to do is paint it.

Peggy Crafts

Well this afternoon I have a couple of hours to myself.

I have just dropped M off at nursery for the afternoon and mummy has taken L out for a couple of hours so I have been looking on the interweb and came across this lovely site. http://peggtcrafts.co.uk/ which is home to a lovely selction of handmade goodies. I am really taken to Make Your Own Mrs Flower

How cute are they !!!!

Sugar Paste Antics

Tuesdays are now assigned to a new and very exciting venture for me.

Cake Decorating

Yes the wonderful world of yummy cakes, sugar paste & marzipan.

Last night was the 1st night of the 6 week taster course and this is what I made.

Not much work has go into these as they were just a practice but I'm still impressed by them. The gift tag was been coated with Luster Spray which gives it a marbley satin sheen.

Next week will be icing a real cake .. eek

Not Handmade But Just As Cute

I am in luffs with this ring.

It's not handmade but it's still just as cute. I got it from Adsa for a bargalishus £4 and I havent taken it off.

It is a simple siver heart encrusted with silver diamond alike gems. It really dresses up any outfit.

Hello and welcome to my wonderful world of handmade crafts.

I have loved the wonders of handmade items for many years and even had a go at making somethings myself without much sucess so I have decided to leave to the truly talented people of the handmade crafts world.

Through out my blog I will be sharing wonderful sites that I have happened to stumble across and also share with you some of my favourit crafters.

So sit back and enjoy the read