Cake and coffee break

Hi everyone

  I have been manically busy at work lately - getting in to my office before 8am, leaving after 6.30pm, hardly taking any break at lunch, then working in the evenings at home.  All going really well but very very very intensive.  This has led to less than enough time for creative happenings.  So I have decided to take a little break away from blogging probably for around a month - maybe less, maybe more depending on how everything goes.  I will still be reading and hopefully commenting on other bloggers blogs and enjoying all the goings-on in blogland, and hopefully have some time to craft and take photos but I think that a little break will hopefully be just the thing I need.  And of course Im getting my act into gear gathering things together for the Diamond Jubilee Swap!

Thanks to all of you for making me so welcome in blogland, and a big thanks for the craft it forward goodies from Kraftycupcake - you really are a star!  Will post about it when I get back and of course invite 5 of you lovely bloggers to join in.

So have a lovely Easter, and I look forward to checking in with you all again soon.

Much love, Helenxx

Cup Cake Frenzy

Morning all

Still on the cake decorating theme this is what has been going on around here this week - the theme of our class on Wednesday was Cup Cake Frenzy - and boy, was that ever the case!!

Here we go, first up a golden daffodil

Then a charming ladybird, together with glizty bow, hearts and flowers

Am I a cupcake, or a muppet...

And speaking of muppets, my son insisted that this was Fozzy Bear

And here they all are were in their box - all long gone now of course...

 Next week is the last week - I feel I have learned lots of new things and have really enjoyed it - not least as it has meant that I get to spend another evening each week with Sue!!  We really want to continue with learning about cake decorating but there isnt another class that takes our fancy - the next class is all childrens novelty cake which is lovely but as our broods are now a bit old for all that :( it isnt really for us.  We are very keen to learn more about making flowers from petal paste so are on the look out for helpful websites, books, magazines etc.  We quite fancy the idea of being able to do classy and tasteful wedding/birthday/celebration cakes rather than just the usual novelty cake type things.  So if you know of any useful/helpful resources please let us know!

Hope you have a great weekend and that I havent made you feel too hungry!

Helenxx

March Makes

Hi everyone

I am still loving my cake decorating class, I have made things I wouldnt have even thought of!!  The most recent of which is using petal paste to make cutouts mounted onto wires - and here is the end result

I was rather chuffed with the results

Very springlike!

Have a great evening, Helenxx

January Makes Challenge part 2

Hello everyone, hope you are enjoying your Saturday.

Well, this week marked week two of the cake decorating class I have joined.  The challenge this week was to model a seated person from Regal Ice.  After almost 2 hours, a lot of concentration and a bit of luck, here is the result

Here he is in a little more detail

I have to say that I am quite pleased with him!  I have popped over to our local chocolaterie/cake decorating shop this morning to buy different colours of Regal Ice for our challenge next week - will post about it (if it turns out ok!!).

Have a great weekend

Helenxx

January makes challenge part 1

Hi everyone!

My "proper" January make can't be revealed just yet as it is a pressie for a reader of my blog, but I can reveal something I have made.

My lovely friend Sue persuaded me to go to a cake decorating night class which started last week.  We have so been looking forward to it, and it sure lived up to expectations!

I thoroughly enjoyed our first class - the amount of concentration that goes into making Regal Ice animals is phenomenal!

So, here we go with my first attempts...

First of all we have this (hopefully) friendly looking teddy

And here he is with his friend, Jess the cat

My eldest son said that they reminded him of the Wallace and Gomit models, which I was quite chuffed about!  And even my not-very-creative DH said they are "quite good" - a massive compliment methinks!

I think I like teddy best, Im rather pleased with him!  Apparently Regal Ice has a really long shelf life.  BUT will I have the heart to eat him....after all I am the person who refused to eat chocolate easter bunnies when I was little as I thought I would be killing them....

This week we are having a go at modelling a sitting figure, again out of Regal Ice.  Depending on how this turns out, I will reveal all asap!

Helenxx