Friday, March 26, 2010

Cupcakery Makery




I seem to have sweet fooditis, I can't stop making and eating sugary treats.
My latest obsession is baking cupcakes. I am not a baker, I hate going to all the effort, whisking, melting, creaming etc only for it to be a dud but these cupcakes are something else.



They are such a cinch, I thought I'd share the recipe

125g self raising flour
125g soft margarine
125g caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat yoru oven to 180 degrees.
Cream marg and sugar with the back of a fork until pale and smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time, just use your fork to mix them in.
Add the vanilla.
Add the flour in about 3 shakes, mixing well with the fork.
**Mmmm this cupcake mix tastes good enough to eat just like this :0)**
Line a 12 muffin tray with cupcake cases.
Dollop dessert spoonfuls in to cases and bake for 20mins or until golden brown.
Cool then ice with butter icing - thick buttery icing, coloured pink or with a splash of lemon juice.
Oh me, Oh my!!!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Toffee Bunny



How cute is this wee bunny? And so tasty - Sweet butter toffee + pink Himalayan salt + deep milk chocolate. Vosges Chocolates ship to Hawaii but not here :0(

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Felt like a rose

I am in love with fabric flowers - I try them all, I love the way they look!

I am also in love with felt, felt + flowers = these




I only sold 2 at the last market I did and even dropped my price to $8 each - maybe now they're in my shop folk will snap them up?

My wee girl Eva is not a fan of hairclips, she goes crazy if I even tuck hair behind her ears. She did however allow me to take this photo, not high quality but it earnt her a chocolate fish :0)

New items in my shop

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Got the Knack

Craft 2.0


Had a great time at Craft 2.0 on Saturday. Very quiet customer wise we think due to sunny weather and the Martinborough Fair being on the same day.
I met some lovely fellow crafty folk so low sales didn't dampen my day :0)



I will be at the Autumn Knack market on 20 March ... this was the first fair I ever did this time last year, I feel like a seasoned pro now.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Faves on Felt

Hootie

I have been trying out a new owl pattern .. I quite like him but I do think he could be a tad too small. Loving the orange :-) will see how many I can make for Craft 2.0

Friday, January 29, 2010

World Famous in New Zealand ... kind of

Holy Moly! Has it really been months since I last updated this?


I've been in the press, the Sunday Star Times Magazine in the "Going Up" column. Lucy from Felt decided to use an image of my Russian doll frigo magnets to advertise and promote Felt - I bought 3 papers on Sunday and told everyone I know :-)

What else have I been doing? Well, I've made some different coloured magnets and started doing some more embroidery.


I have a stall at the next Craft 2.0 on 6 March and have done sweet F.A sewing since way before Christmas. I best get on, my wee girl has gone back to creche today so I should, theoretically have more time to be crafty ... hmmm.

in the pink...





Woooh, just realised it's F F F Friday, huzzah.