tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22443199892379257652024-02-19T10:15:48.645+00:00Inspired!Taking inspiration from Pinterest everyday!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08815711159324165944noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244319989237925765.post-16164855439714528712015-09-23T14:51:00.000+01:002015-09-23T14:51:14.426+01:00Chocolate Fondant Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was my birthday at the weekend. The sun shone all weekend so we were out and about quite a lot taking advantage of the good weather. My friend made me a gorgeous lemon and limoncello cake and I got very spoilt with an array of lovely gifts.</div>
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I like to include those around me in my celebrations, including my work mates. I decided they needed some good chocolate cupcakes in their lives! What better excuse to do a little decorating while I was at it to really pretty them up?!</div>
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12 indulgent cupcakes!</div>
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As you know I am not expert when it comes to decorating cakes and have had some major fails in my time! It doesn't stop me having a go and I have made roses plenty of times. I use petal cutters as I've had them for years, so have no experience with the all in one cutters you see a lot in the shops.</div>
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Ready made fondant, edible glitter, petal cutters, leaf cutter, foam pads and shaping tools.</div>
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I start out rolling the fondant as thin as I can, then cut out a selection of petal sizes. For these cupcakes I chose not to use the largest cutter.</div>
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I then took a small piece of fondant and shaped it into a cone. This is used to wrap the petals around.</div>
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I then take the smallest petals and begin shaping and thinning further with a ball tool. I like to use the sponge as when the petals bounce back it gives them some extra shape. I then took these smallest petals and wrapped them closely around the cone.</div>
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I then go up to the next size, shape again, then start to wrap more loosely around the rose bud. I always find that the base can get quite elongated so I kept the original cone shapes as small as possible.</div>
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By thinning the petals they fall more naturally round the base.</div>
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I made some leaves out of teal fondant, and covered these with some edible glitter. I have a problem with glitter, I can't seem to stay away from it!</div>
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I swirled the cupcakes with a generous amount of frosting and placed a rose in the centre of each with a couple of leaves. Simple yet so pretty!</div>
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I've seen loads of 'Subway' art on Pinterest and blogs. So I thought I would give it a go!</div>
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Now I've decided to use pictures in my printables which I don't think is strictly Subway art but I like it! I have one for the new season, full of my favourite things about Autumn. Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year so I had to include one for that! </div>
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The printables are designed to be 8 x 10 though these can be resized. Just click on the pictures to download to your computer. Hope you like them!</div>
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If you have been following the blog you would know that we made over our master bedroom this Spring. Above our bed is a small wall panel just waiting for some decoration. I am in the process of designing a gallery wall depicting my husbands and my relationship through the years. I have chosen 6 pictures which I will make custom frames for. I wanted to add a little something else to the wall and kept seeing various pictures with the words 'Always kiss me goodnight'. I really liked that idea for the bedroom but as there were so many items dedicated to that phrase I decided something different was in order.</div>
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I started thinking about song lyrics and titles for inspiration. I wanted it to be short and sweet as I was using small square canvas panels. We have been together for more years than I would like to admit (shows my age!) so the catalogue of songs that have been released during our time together is phenomenal! In 1994 we moved away from our home town and set up house in a new place. That year a song was released by The Wannadies called You and Me. Within the song the line 'You and Me, Always' is sung. Those words sum up utterly our relationship so there was no need to look further for inspiration!</div>
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I designed a square picture using PicMonkey. Using a font called Thirsty Script Bold I typed out You, Me, Always onto 3 separate designs. I coloured the design roughly the same colours that I was using to paint to canvas to get a clearer picture of what it could look like. I then used Picasa to resize and print out so that it would fit neatly over one of the panels. Here's what the computer design looked like.</div>
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I painted each panel in Spa Blue to match the other details in the bedroom.</div>
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I took the 3 design print outs and scribbled on the back of each with a pencil as per <a href="http://inspireduk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/something-old-something-new-bedroom.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. I could then trace around the letters to get an outline on each canvas.</div>
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I recently bought a set of Sharpies for crafting and one was the perfect colour to outline the design. The nib didn't really like the painted surface of the canvas so I had to go over it a few times.</div>
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Once that was completed I used some Spa Blue mixed with a little black and Desert Turquoise to create a darker colour for the words. Using a very fine paintbrush, I filled in the design with the custom paint colour. I went over the design a second time to fill in any gaps.</div>
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I added a small embellishment to each picking out some of the other colours in the bedroom. They are now ready to hang!</div>
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Though they do look pretty on my shelf next to my wedding photo!</div>
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We have 2 apple and 1 pear tree in our garden. The apples start to fall pretty early on and it's very frustrating when you come out of a morning and find them all around with wasps in them! That's not to say I don't get a bumper crop out of the ones still on the tree however!</div>
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Apples are the fruit of the season so what better time than to share my Apple Cinnamon cupcakes. </div>
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They are topped with a very sweet salted caramel frosting. This is the frosting I used to decorate my son's cake. The left over frosting was the perfect complement in taste and colour!</div>
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Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting</div>
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1 apple, peeled and finely chopped</div>
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1 tbs butter</div>
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120g plain flour</div>
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70g light brown sugar</div>
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40g butter</div>
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120 ml milk (I used semi skimmed)</div>
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1. Preheat the oven to 180'C (350'F) and line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake liners.</div>
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6. Fill your liners with the batter (about half way to 3/4) and bake for 20 minutes. The cakes should be golden brown and when tested with a toothpick, it should come out clean. Leave to cool on a rack.</div>
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You can frost these with anything from cream cheese, vanilla, brown sugar etc. The caramel frosting I used is incredibly sweet so just a light spread on top is enough.</div>
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The frosting was made with a combination of Trex, icing sugar, tinned caramel and sea salt. To frost 12 cupcakes you would need :-</div>
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The apples provide a nice moist texture combined with a light fluffy cake.</div>
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After a couple of busy weeks I am back to blogging. The summer holidays were full of days out, lots of playing out for the young man, a birthday and a gorgeous break in Italy. I certainly didn't feel like doing much crafting and having a break from the blog was just what I needed to recharge. I hope to have plenty of fun craft ideas up over the course of the next few weeks.</div>
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During the holidays my son turned 10! 10! I still cannot get my head around that figure! This year he wanted a complete surprise for his birthday cake. Normally he picks a cake design and I theme his party around it. Now he is 10 he wanted to have a completely different celebration. He picked some of his closest friends and they went Go Karting followed by a meal out. </div>
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One of his passions is guitar. He has been learning since he started Junior school, and this past Christmas we bought him an electric one. I had seen some great guitar cakes on Pinterest along with some helpful tutorials on how to make one out of fondant. I decided this was the way to go with his cake and thankfully it was the right choice! He totally loved his cake (design and taste!). Win win!</div>
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The guitar was pretty easy to make and I based the design on his electric one. I firstly took pictures of the guitar and amp. I then resized the guitar so that I could use the print out as a template.</div>
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I carefully cut out one of the guitars and just the white part of the other. These would serve as my templates for cutting out the fondant shapes.</div>
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I laid the full guitar on a piece of rolled black fondant, and using a craft knife, carefully cut around it.</div>
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It was then time to add the details. I used small pieces of fondant to shape the frets and buttons on the cake. I also took a small piece of light brown fondant and cut around to add the top of the handle.</div>
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I added another strip of black fondant to the handle to build it up. I took some silver edible paint and began adding the finer details. I also used an edible food writer to add the name of the guitar to the handle.</div>
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I left this to dry for 3 days. I also shaped the amp from a large piece of black fondant and left this to dry.</div>
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I tinted the remaining frosting orange, yellow and red. I then striped this into a piping bag so that the colours would swirl together. Using a large star tip, I started piping 'flames' on the side of the cake. Using the Wilton method of flames I built this up over a few layers on the sides of the cake.</div>
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I had seen some cakes on Pinterest which used fondant for the amp cable, spelling out a name or Happy Birthday. I placed the guitar and amp on the top of the cake, leaving room for the message.</div>
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I rolled out some black fondant into a thin sausage shape and started to add this to the cake as the cable.</div>
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I found I had to do this in stages as it kept breaking if too long and thin. It was easy to blend the pieces together so that it looked like one long cable.</div>
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Here you can see the cable is spelling out my son's name. I worked backwards from the guitar to the amp. To me this was easier!</div>
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Once that was done, I used buttercream and tip 1 to pipe the strings for the guitar. Not quite 6 but near enough!</div>
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The piped smaller flames around the top edge of the cake to complete the design.</div>
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Apart from the guitar, this is a very simplistic design.</div>
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The amp speaker was made using my craft knife to score the front of the fondant.</div>
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Ironically I have settled down to write this post while it is pouring with rain outside! Hardly a day I would think of making a salad on!</div>
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However, on those days when I just fancy a salad, or it is too hot to cook, a chunky, full of flavour salad is just what the doctor ordered. Here is a round up of my favourite salads. Some I have made again and again, and a couple I have yet to try, though they are definitely on my to make list! There is something for everyone on this list. Some may need add ons, like bread, something grilled on the side etc. Hope you find something you like!</div>
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Here is a tasty pasta salad from Fake Ginger. This salad is a side dish but I could see me eating it on it's own due to all that yummy pasta. Find the recipe <a href="http://fakeginger.com/2015/04/28/southwestern-pasta-salad/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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I cannot wait to try this one! I love the colours and the mix of sweet and savory. Find this Garlic and Lime Barbecue Chicken Salad over at <a href="http://cafedelites.com/2015/01/08/garlic-and-lime-barbecue-chicken-salad/" target="_blank">Cafe Delites.</a></div>
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Love hamburgers? Howabout a hamburger salad? I think this will be a big hit in this house! Find the recipe at <a href="http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2013/02/20/cheeseburger-salad-with-big-mac-dressing/" target="_blank">Can you Stay for Dinner.</a></div>
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This is a must make! Full of flavour, we all loved this one and I'm making it again next week. The dressing was lovely and thick. I suspect it should be more like a light dressing but we enjoyed having large dollops of the stuff over our creation! You can find this recipe <a href="http://www.averiecooks.com/2015/06/loaded-chicken-taco-salad-with-creamy-lime-cilantro-dressing.html" target="_blank">here</a> from Averie Cooks.</div>
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There is something about savory and sweet that I just love. So naturally this salad caught my eye. Coconut, pineapple and ginger. What's not to love? This recipe from Carls Bad Cravings can be found <a href="http://www.carlsbadcravings.com/crispy-coconut-cashew-chicken-tropical-salad-pineapple-ginger-vinaigrette/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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I've lost count of how many times I have made this salad. I always serve it with some warmed through ciabatta. The main thing I change with this one is to substitute apple for the grapes. I have tried it with grapes but prefer the crunch of apple pieces. This is super easy and the candied pecans are yummy! The recipe comes from Dishing The Divine and can be found <a href="http://www.dishingthedivine.com/2011/08/25/mixed-greens-with-grapes-goat-cheese-avocado-candied-pecans/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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This Thai salad makes a ton! Or was it just my portion control?? Anyway it was lovely. The crunch of the nuts and cabbage make this very enjoyable. Find the recipe <a href="http://therecipecritic.com/2015/02/thai-cashew-chopped-salad-ginger-peanut-sauce/" target="_blank">here</a> from the Recipe Critic.</div>
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Last but not least is another pasta salad. Looks delicious doesn't it? I can see this one being a lovely addition to my autumn cooking with all that pasta. The recipe is from Chelsea's Messy Apron and can be found <a href="http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/pesto-pasta-tortellini-salad/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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The summer holidays are flying by. We have been very busy. Busy in a good way of course. This week my son turns 10! I can't believe how time has flown. I am so lucky to have a great kid. He is getting pretty spoiled this birthday! Well you only turn 10 once right? We are taking a bunch of his friends go karting then out to dinner. His best friend is staying over and then we are going to watch the Red Bull Air Race at Ascot. Should be a great weekend. Fingers crossed that the rain stays away.</div>
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The weather picked up this past weekend and we finally got the barbecue out! Last year I made a cutlery holder with some recycled tin cans. It was a quick project and pretty basic looking.</div>
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They looked so much better just painted all the same colour. I wrote out 'Knives', 'Forks' and 'Spoons' in pencil, the carefully painted over the letters in red using a very fine brush.</div>
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I always make too mush frosting. I am constantly paranoid of running out while decorating a cake. This results in the top shelf of my fridge being devoted to tubs of different colours and flavours of frosting. Sometimes I get around to using it up and other times it goes too hard and has to be thrown away. Most of the time the latter is the case.</div>
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With my recent Chalkboard cake, I had a little left of each colour used along with some white vanilla frosting from a previous project before that.</div>
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It had crusted over so a good mix and a little water was needed to bring it back to life. I mixed the white frosting in with the purple and had plenty to make a batch of cupcakes with.</div>
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I discovered Glorious Treats from this one pin and I have been a fan ever since! If you haven't already seen Glory's blog, check it out <a href="http://www.glorioustreats.com/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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I have wanted to recreate these for a while. Here is my version of Glory's cupcakes.</div>
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I didn't blend my colours like Glory, however, I used the same tip for each colour so that there was a little transfer on a couple of the cupcakes. I used Wilton tip 129 and filled my bag half way with frosting. Using a 90' angle (straight up) I began by piping a flower in the middle.</div>
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I then piped a couple more either side of the first one, and continued around to the edge.</div>
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I filled the whole top of the cupcake with flowers to achieve the look of a Hydrangea.</div>
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I did the same technique for each cupcake. This is so simple and quick. They would make a lovely gift for a Mum, Grandma or friend. Perfect for birthdays, Mother's Day, or just to say Thank you!</div>
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Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08815711159324165944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244319989237925765.post-80835926306311571772015-07-28T14:07:00.000+01:002015-07-28T14:07:47.916+01:00Nail Polish Rack DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of months back my friend introduced me to a warehouse housing all manner of vintage, recycled and new items called Molly's Den. Check out their website <a href="http://www.mollys-den.co.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a> It is a giant treasure trove housing pretty much anything you can think of! It was very hard to choose what to buy! I did go with a purpose but that soon went out the window when I saw how much was there.</div>
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I just loved the metal key shaped key holder!</div>
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Pretty bottles and bowls.</div>
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This was one of my favourite things, so naturally it had to come home with me!</div>
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Here it is looking pretty on my shelves in my reading corner.</div>
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I also picked up a wooden seed tray to make a nail polish rack.</div>
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I liked the rough feel of the seed tray and the stamped sides. I did want to pretty it up though, so I began by giving it a clean and then painting each compartment.</div>
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I then cut some squares of Decopatch paper for the inside of each compartment.</div>
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I used this bright pink and light teal paper which I had previously used on my jewellery box.</div>
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You can see that I didn't bother with as many coats of paint for the back of each compartment as I planned to cover with the paper like so. The sides have a more solid look of colour.</div>
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I had originally decided to leave the edges like this, unpainted. However, a little off white paint soon changed my mind!</div>
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All finished, now to fill it up with nail polish!</div>
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I took these photos before we made over the master bedroom. The plan is to affix hooks to the back of the rack so that it can hang on the wall. It's one of the many little jobs left to do to make the bedroom even prettier!</div>
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Schools out!! Weather is looking yucky for the next few days but we are still determined to have some fun, meeting up with friends and spending long lazy days doing pretty much nothing!</div>
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When it comes to dinner I still want to be able to churn out something tasty and delicious though time is a bigger factor for me during the holidays. We can potentially be out all day which leaves me with very little time when we get back to prepare something (or indeed the inclination!).</div>
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One of the things we all enjoy eating is gnocchi. I must admit I have yet to try and make it myself, but Sainsburys do a very nice fresh gnocchi which means less time making dinner!</div>
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This recipe I am about to share came about when we were on holiday in France last year. We had a self catering mobile home, so we popped up to the onsite shop and picked up fresh gnocchi, vegetables, cheese and a large piece of chorizo. I threw it all together in a pan along with some of the items I had brought with us, and created a quick and tasty meal that could be ready in about 15 minutes!</div>
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Serves 3-4</div>
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500g Gnocchi</div>
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1-2 tablespoons olive oil</div>
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1 red onion chopped</div>
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2 cloves garlic (chopped or minced)</div>
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1 red pepper</div>
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3 large mushrooms or 200g button mushrooms (chopped or sliced)</div>
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500g chopped tomatoes (I used Sainsbury's chopped tomatoes with basil)</div>
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A handful of fresh basil roughly chopped</div>
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A large handful of spinach</div>
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Diced chorizo (I use half of the Sainsbury's cooking diced chorizo pictured below)</div>
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1. Set a pan with water to boil.</div>
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2. In a large pan or skillet warm through the olive oil. Add the chopped onion and cook until the onion starts to go clear, about 2-3 minutes.</div>
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4. Add all vegetables except spinach and cook until softened and cooked through. Once your water is boiling, add your gnocchi to the pan to cook for 2-3 minutes.</div>
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This week is the last week of school, so naturally thoughts turn to teacher's gifts. We normally make a little something so that they get something fairly unique from our family.</div>
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One of the things we enjoy making are personalised notebooks. Taking something plain and boring and giving it a lovely individual look, and hopefully geared towards the recipient.</div>
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Earlier on in the year I shared my decopatch covered notebook for Mother's Day. It's the lovely polka dot book you can see here. For details of how I made that one head over to this <a href="http://inspireduk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/last-minute-mothers-day-gifts.html" target="_blank">post.</a></div>
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I cut the fabric to size and then glued this to the front and back covers of the book. I added a ribbon tie in the same way as I had done for the decopatch covered book.</div>
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Another fun idea is to cover the book completely in glitter! The glitter I used here was quite coarse and I would recommend using a fine glitter for a smoother finish. I firstly painted the book in a colour that was similar to the glitter I was going to use. Once that was dry, I then covered the book in glue and began to sprinkle the glitter all over it. You have to be very generous so as to cover the front of the book completely. You may find you have some gaps at the end where you can just add additional glue and glitter to.</div>
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Repeat this process on the other side of the book. Once this is completely dry you need to spray the entire notebook with clear sealer. This will stop the majority of the glitter from coming off! I also added some embellishments to the front along with a ribbon tie.</div>
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Firstly we took the little Smash book we found with travel notes inside, and stuck this to the inside cover of the notebook.</div>
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Simple yet personal. To add an extra personal touch, my son wrote in the front of the book.</div>
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A heartfelt note is always lovely to receive.</div>
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Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08815711159324165944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244319989237925765.post-2291034938904533652015-07-16T12:13:00.000+01:002015-07-16T12:13:55.464+01:00Fondant Chalkboard Plaque<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of years back I suffered with Labyrinthitis. I had terrible bouts of vertigo and felt quite ill for a few weeks. Since then I haven't had any vertigo incidents but I do get the odd dizzy/spacey spell where I just don't feel myself. It affects how I move and I get a slight headache. Sometimes it is down to just not getting enough sleep. Other times it is a complete mystery, especially when I have felt fine and dandy the day before.</div>
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Today is one of those days of feeling spacey. I look around and my vision feels off and I occasionally stumble. It is not fun at all so I've had a nice long rest and now getting back into the tasks of the day. First things first is to share the rest of the cake I made for my friends birthday.</div>
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As I said in my previous post, I just love the chalkboard inspired crafts that have popped up everywhere. I didn't want to cover the cake completely in fondant so opted for a fondant chalkboard plaque surrounded by fondant and buttercream details.</div>
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I use Pic Monkey a lot for editing my pictures and for creating new designs. I purchased the Royal version and it is really worth the money. I created a plaque design using their label overlay tool and fonts. I fiddled with the size for printing in Picasa and produced a design I could use as a template and for copying.</div>
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I laid the shape over some rolled out fondant so that I could cut the design neatly.</div>
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I then took a large brush and some icing sugar and began dusting the plaque. I loaded the brush with icing sugar and flicked this over the plaque as well as brushing parts with icing sugar. I built this up slowly. Quite frankly after the cake was finished I believe even more sugar could have been applied.</div>
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I had some white pearl paint, and with a small brush I began to draw an outline around the edge of the plaque. After I did this part I attached the plaque to the cake to continue the design.</div>
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I had iced the cake the day before and popped it in the fridge so that it would be easy to work with the next day.</div>
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It's not a super smooth finish but the picture makes it look worse than it actually did in real life!</div>
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I attached the plaque with some fresh frosting which I spread over the side of the cake.</div>
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I then continued to paint the design freehand on the side of the cake. I tried to brush gentle strokes to make it look more like chalk on a board.</div>
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In the light you can see the pearl effect but up close it looked more flat.</div>
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I then began to attach the flowers to the cake. I secured them with a little frosting on the back.</div>
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I liked over laying the flowers and bringing them onto the plaque.</div>
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The large flowers were a little tricky but to stayed put!</div>
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I added buttercream leaves to the flowers for a more realistic affect and to fill in the gaps between the flowers.</div>
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I had intended to leave the back of the cake plain but I just can't leave things alone! In this case I think adding the flower border was just right. I used a flower tip and piped lilac flowers at the base and edge of the cake. I left them plain rather than adding middles to keep things simple.</div>
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Here you can see how much the border blends in with the rest of the cake. It ended up being so feminine and pretty, I just loved it. That is rare for me to say that about my own cakes!</div>
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Last week was utterly manic. One element of the madness was my lovely friends birthday. For the past few years I have had the privilege of making her a cake. I wasn't very happy with the cake I made her last year, I know I am not a professional but there is still an element of perfectionism with anything I make! The idea I had in my mind just did not translate when I applied it to the cake. I was pretty disappointed with it. I decided this year to focus on one element and build up on that idea.</div>
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If you have been on Pinterest you would have seen the amount of chalkboard inspired art and creativity surrounding the look of chalkboards and fancy writing. The chalkboard look seems to be pretty popular for wedding cakes so I started pinning a few ideas that I had seen. Here is a selection of the ones that caught my eye.</div>
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I love all the flowers surrounding each chalkboard element. It is so feminine and beautiful I knew I wanted to create something similar.</div>
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The first step was to create some flowers for the cake. Fondant flowers or indeed buttercream flowers are not something I am especially good at. I do like at least having a go and if I go for the fantasy look they are far more forgiving when making mistakes!</div>
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For these flowers I used fondant cutters, foam formers, shaping tools, lustre dust, flower formers, paste colours, coloured pearls and ready made fondant. A list of the items I used can be found at the end of this post.</div>
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For the large flowers I rolled out some jade coloured fondant and used my large sunflower/daisy cutter to cut out 2 shapes.</div>
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I try to roll out as thin as I can as it helps the petals to look more 'real'.</div>
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I placed the first flower on my foam and began to press and smooth out the petals.</div>
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I used the wide flat part to smooth out the petals.</div>
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Looks more like a flower at this point. I then did the same thing with the other flower shape and then placed one on top of the other.</div>
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I took some of the coloured pearls (silver and teal), painted a little clear alcohol in the middle of the flower and fixed the pearls to it.</div>
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I then placed them on some greaseproof paper to dry out. I decided to keep these flowers quite flat as they were to sit on the side of the cake.</div>
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I took some white fondant and mixed it with a little red to create a light pink shade for these next flowers. The cutters I used for these are more pointed so are great for creating fantasy flowers.</div>
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As before I layered these flowers up. I used 2 different sizes and built up 4 layers. I smoothed out the petals as before.</div>
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I took a small ball of yellow fondant and attached that to the middle pressing down to squash the ball flat.</div>
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I used a knife to indent the yellow middle then brushed pink lustre dust over the petals and gold lustre dust over the yellow middle. This enhanced the marks I had made and made the flower look more real.</div>
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I wanted to make a Hydrangea type flower so I used the smaller cutter and made a selection of pink flowers. </div>
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I made a large white fondant ball and attached the pink flowers to it using a pointed tool to press them into the white ball.</div>
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You can't have flowers without butterflies right? I mixed 2 colours together and rolled this out thinly.</div>
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I mixed a little bit of water with some paste colour and painted the details onto the butterflies. I then placed them in a small flower former to shape the wings.</div>
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I also made some simple small flowers with yellow ball middles as fillers for the design. These were left to dry for almost 2 days before placing on the cake. </div>
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A little sneaky peak at the finished cake!</div>
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So we had the hottest day on record yesterday, and today, it's raining! Talk about a typical British summer! However, the warm weather is set to continue for a little while longer and nothing helps you cool down like some ice cream!</div>
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I have a very old fridge/freezer. The freezer compartment is pretty limiting. It has 3 draws, and can't hold anything too large, so an ice cream maker is currently out of the picture. There is no way I could freeze anything of that size! This lead me to set up an Ice Cream board on Pinterest for any receipes that didn't require an Ice Cream maker. I also own a Zuko popsicle maker and plenty of molds, so made myself a Popsicle board too!</div>
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From my boards, I'm sharing my favourite recipes which include ones I have actually already made. I plan to make the rest during the summer holidays! We have a nice mix of the healthy and indulgent on this list, so whatever your preference, you should be able to find something to your taste here!</div>
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When I go out to eat at an Italian restaurant, I do enjoy a Semi Freddo for dessert. I wanted to try making my own, and found this recipe on the BBC Good Food page.</div>
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Coffee Semi Freddo. My mouth is drooling over the picture! Find the recipe <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13389/coffee-semifreddo" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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For those who like their food to be healthy and 'clean', this banana ice cream is a winner.</div>
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Another healthy recipe that uses bananas is this Banana and Peanut butter ice cream from BBC Good Food.</div>
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Anything with peanut butter is alright with me! Find the recipe <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/healthy-banana-peanut-butter-ice-cream" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Lemons are always refreshing and tasty, and as much as I love chocolate, lemon flavoured desserts always get my vote.</div>
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This lovely lemon ice cream features coconut milk and no sugar. Head over to <a href="http://eathealthyeathappy.com/lemon-ice-cream-vegan-clean/" target="_blank">Eat Healthy Eat Happy</a> for all the details.</div>
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This gorgeous chocolate ice cream is so easy to make and so delicious.</div>
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The only thing I found with this recipe is that it needed a lot more thawing time than stated. However, you can pop it in the microwave for a few seconds and it softens up nicely. Find the recipe <a href="http://www.brighteyedbaker.com/2012/09/06/confession-83-i-need-summer-and-chocolate-chocolate-ice-cream/" target="_blank">here</a> from Bright Eyed Baker.</div>
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Lovely flavour of mangoes screams summer! Head over to Cookie and Kate for the <a href="http://cookieandkate.com/2015/mango-lassi-frozen-yogurt/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+CookieAndKate+(Cookie+and+Kate)" target="_blank">recipe.</a></div>
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Let's move on to some hand held treats. Revisiting peanut butter and banana but in Popsicle form.</div>
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These look rich and indulgent.but are pretty healthy. The recipe can be found at <a href="http://www.myfussyeater.com/peanut-butter-banana-popsicle/" target="_blank">My Fussy Eater.</a></div>
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Now these homemade Fudge Popsicles are so fudgy and so delicious. These are on rotation in this house!</div>
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These ones you don't/can't share with the kids! What a shame! Pimm's Cup Popsicles from Shutterbean. Perfect for Wimbledon fortnight. Find the recipe <a href="http://www.shutterbean.com/2013/pimms-cup-popsicles/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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They look so inviting with those beautiful colours. Plus they are made with plenty of fruit! Find the recipe <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/07/frozen-mango-kiwi-raspberry-pops.html" target="_blank">here</a> from Skinny Taste.</div>
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More bananas help to make these delicious popsicles with the addition of some allspice! This recipe is from Off Beat and Inspired and can be found <a href="http://offbeatandinspired.com/2013/07/13/clean-eating-peach-banana-smoothie-popsicles/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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It's hot hot hot! I am not going to complain one bit, it's been a long time coming this summer! I do wish I had an air conditioner though. We had one in our previous house, but the set up of this house makes having one a tricky thing! I managed to vacuum downstairs before getting too hot. Upstairs will have to wait till later!</div>
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So while I am cooling off with a nice cold drink, I thought I would share these easy wind chimes with you all. Well I say wind chimes, they don't actually chime, but you get the idea.</div>
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A selection of beads. I purchase a mixed pot from Hobbycraft along with some smaller packets of beads in colours that matched the paint I was using.</div>
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I selected lots of simple pony beads to thread on which would mainly be in the pots and therefore not visable. All the pretty beads I strung after these so they could be seen.</div>
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I eyeballed how much wire I would need and the rough gap I wanted between each pot and cut it to size. I began by knotting the bike charm at the base of the wire, then threaded on my green and pink beads, followed by a set of green pony beads. I kept one larger bead back which would sit at the hole on the base of each pot to keep the pots in place. The green pot was then threaded over the top of these beads. I then moved onto the blue set of beads, doing the same thing. Finally I added the purple beads. I made a loop with the wire at the end and reinforced this with extra wire wrapped around the loop and the top of the wire thread.</div>
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I love how they add a little colour to the garden.</div>
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So I've mentioned my master bedroom makeover a few times. We are finally back in the bedroom but it's still not quite finished! Yes we have all the furniture, new floor and blinds, but all the little details have yet to be put in place or purchased! At the moment the walls look a little bare but we shall get there eventually!</div>
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One of the things I had made in readiness for the makeover was an arm knitted blanket. I made infinity scarves at Christmas so decided to go for a bigger project! I can't knit and I am slowly learning to crochet so this gives me instant and satisfying results!</div>
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I couldn't get on with watching a video of how to knit but found a step by step photo tutorial which was perfect. I've already shared the tutorial from Flax and Twine but here it is <a href="http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2014/02/arm-knitting-how-to-photo-tutorial-part-1-casting-on/" target="_blank">again!</a></div>
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I couldn't get the super chunky wool that she uses in her tutorial so decided to devise my own version of chunky!</div>
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I made one long runner style blanket first off using this wool.</div>
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Well that was the plan!! I didn't eyeball it correctly and ended up with a smaller piece! I needed to make an additional one so quickly whipped up a smaller piece. I then laid all the pieces on top of one another and started to attach together using the method described in the tutorial. I did this round all 4 sides.</div>
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This meant that I ended up with a super chunky runner for my bed! I used 8 balls of wall to complete my small blanket.</div>
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Now it looks pretty chunky. It does not have a super neat finish but I'm OK with that!</div>
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How did your Father's Day go? I was sadly working but as I work at a gliding club, I was able to treat my husband to a flight in one of the club's gliders. He liked it so much he went up again later that afternoon. I got to spend lots of time with him and my son who became our youngest receptionist that afternoon! My manager kindly took my boy for a trip round the airfield which he was super excited about. It's lovely working in such a nice sociable relaxed environment. We treated my husband to a meal out in the evening rounding off a lovely fun day for him.</div>
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We have not changed our kitchen since we moved into the house over 7 years ago. It was put in the year we moved so we decided to live with it, even though the layout is bonkers (lots of wasted space) and the style is not to our taste. We were pretty appalled by the state of the ceiling and the walls however, so a couple of years ago I painted it a lovely warm yellow and bought and made some wall art to make the place feel more like ours. I got some new appliances and cake stands which has transformed the kitchen into a place I like to be. </div>
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We have this gorgeous tile top dining table which went beautifully with the changes, but it still felt like something was missing. I started looking for ideas on Pinterest and saw lots of crafts with burlap. I really liked the idea of a table runner and decided burlap was the way to go! I like old fashioned, vintage style items over modern and burlap fits the criteria, not to mention blending in well with my kitchen!</div>
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I remembered seeing some small rolls of burlap in Hobbycraft, so went off to investigate. I bought a large 2m roll in cream (you can purchase online <a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/large-hessian-fabric-roll-cream-2m/600337-1001" target="_blank">here</a>) rather than the darker more usual shade of burlap. I also bought some cream fabric paint and a reel of lace trim (purchase <a href="http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/bowtique-cotton-lace-wave-ribbon-assorted-5m/594298-1001" target="_blank">here</a>).</div>
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Firstly I unrolled the burlap and laid it out on the table.</div>
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The 2m roll was the perfect size for my table with a little overhang at each end. As you can see it is frayed as you would expect. I have very little sewing skills and decided that I would glue the lace trim to the edges of the burlap.</div>
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I measured out some of the ribbon for the ends and cut with just a little overhang. The reel I used was 5m which was the exact amount I needed to do all four edges.</div>
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I followed this same method on the sides. I glued both ends first and then the sides so that the ribbon from the sides would be stuck over the top of the ends. When the glue was dry, I trimmed away the last pieces of the frayed edges that were showing next to the ribbon edge. For the detail on the runner I used a home made stencil. You could easily buy one.</div>
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I found a leaf border over on <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a> which reminded me of the painted olives on my dining table. They seemed Italian in design! I then used PicMonkey to design a monogram with the border and printed it out on A4 card.</div>
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I chose a fairly simple border that would be easy to cut out. The font was kept simple for the same reason. I used a craft knife and carefully cut out each segment of the border and letter. This was surprisingly easy and took me about half an hour to complete.</div>
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I laid the runner out flat so I knew how much overhang there would be on each side. I then laid the cut stencil out on one end of the runner near the edge of the table. The cream fabric paint I purchased was too close to the colour of the runner so I decided to use yellow and blue to match the kitchen and the table. I took a small sponge to dab the paint onto the stencil.</div>
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I used a bit of tape to hold the stencil in place and used the fabric paint very sparingly so as to not bleed or smudge the design. When I took the stencil off I took a very thin paintbrush to fill in any gaps or pale areas of the design. I also decided that the F looked a little washed out on the burlap, so outlined that in blue to match.</div>
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Some of the paint I used was actually acrylic craft paint rather than fabric paint. I have read that to set this in place you should iron it. I have to say I have yet to do this, but I am only planning to sponge clean the runner rather than wash it to stop it fraying any further.</div>
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I am so pleased with how this turned out. It has given my table a new lease of life!</div>
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I decided to keep the design uniform and re used the stencil on the other end of the runner. The stencil could probably have been used a couple more times if I had wished. I would certainly use that method again for customised designs.</div>
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Yay Summer has arrived! I have been getting so fed up of pulling sweaters out of the wardrobe every morning in June! Now I have finally been able to get out my cute summer outfits. With all that has been going on at the house I have not had the time to bake either so when a moment arose I grabbed it! There is something so comforting about peanut butter, rich, tasty, filling and so satisfying.</div>
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My Mum baked a lot and peanut butter cookies were a real treat I looked forward to. I decided it was time to make some for myself and of course the family. These cookies are soft, thick, with a subtle peanut butter/salty taste. You will find it hard to just have one! Or is that just me!</div>
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<b>Makes 18-20 cookies</b></div>
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1/2 cup butter</div>
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1/2 cup sugar</div>
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1/2 cup brown sugar</div>
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1 egg</div>
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1/2 cup peanut butter</div>
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1 1/2 cups plain flour</div>
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3. Beat in the egg and peanut butter until well incorporated.</div>
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4. Gradually mix in the flour, salt and baking soda until a dough is formed. You may need to use your hands to bring all the mixture together.</div>
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6. Take a piece of dough and roll into a ball. Place on the tray. Once all cookies have been formed, take a fork and gently press down with the prongs. Take the fork again and press in the opposite direction.</div>
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7. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they start to turn golden. Turn out onto a rack to cool.</div>
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The cookies should be quite thick even after pressing down with the fork.</div>
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Golden slight crisp top with very soft middle.</div>
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So I had today all figured out, housework and blog post. I knew which post I was going to write up and had a little crafting set up for later. I take my son to school and chat to another Mum about the upcoming assembly that their class is putting on later in the week. I know what a costume needs to be whisked up but think I've got tomorrow and Thursday to figure it out. But oh no, it needs to be in tomorrow! So much for decent notice!</div>
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My son has a little speech about Native Americans as that has been one of their topics this term. He tells me that his teacher is going to help him make a headdress but that he needs something to wear. So I go searching on the web for ideas of tunics and then, remember this?</div>
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My Mother in Law made these tunics for my son's Star Wars party (see the original post <a href="http://inspireduk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/kids-birthday-party-ideas-part-four.html" target="_blank">here</a>). They have come in very handy for a variety of occasions and costumes. I went straight for one of them as the base of the Native American costume. However a large t-shirt would have been a good base too. I gathered together some ric rac, felt and fabric glue to create detail on the front. Thankfully I had all this on hand so this little costume has cost me nothing!</div>
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Firstly I cut a fringe into the base as this is what I had seen on the many costumes.</div>
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I eyeballed some ric rac for the top of the pattern, cut and used fabric glue to stick it in place (always love no sew!). I eyeballed the length of the felt needed and drew a pattern onto the back. I cut this out, used it to trace a second piece, cut that out and glued them into place.</div>
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The slot in the tunic served as a perfect spot to add the details to the tunic. I then got some brown felt and eyeballed 2 lengths needed for either side of the slit. I then cut a fringe into each length and trimmed it down so that I had just a small border on which I could glue the felt to the tunic.</div>
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For something that took me less than an hour and with very little notice, I think it turned out well. My son was very pleased with the way it looked, especially when I added a belt. The belt came from another costume (his wardrobe is riddled with them!).</div>
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When we went up to Edinburgh we did some hop on hop off bus tours. Included in the price of the ticket was entrance to some of the big landmarks, Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace and the Yacht Britannia. The Britannia houses its own tea rooms for a spot of lunch once you have finished your tour. We couldn't resist dining on the yacht so headed to the tea rooms straight after.</div>
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My husband ordered soup which came with some potato wedges. They were delicious! Gently spiced with paprika and salt and served with a garlic mayonnaise. Luckily he shared some with me! I knew I would have to replicate them when we got back home. I tried them out a few weeks ago and they were very spicy, but very tasty!</div>
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I used Albert Bartlett Rooster potatoes, but your favourite kind should do!</div>
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Pre heat your oven to 200'C/375'F. I began by washing and peeling the potatoes. I used 3-4 large potatoes which served 4.</div>
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As you can see they don't need to be completely free of skin. I cut them into chunky wedges and laid them out on a large baking tray. You want them completely spread out so that they all get a good dousing of seasoning.</div>
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You will need 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil for drizzling over the wedges. To make this process easier I used a pastry brush.</div>
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This little guy makes this a lot of fun! I brushed oil all over the wedges so that the seasoning would coat easily and to crisp them up a little during cooking.</div>
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Take 1-2 tablespoons of paprika and put in a small bowl with a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper. Using the teaspoon, sprinkle the mixture all over the wedges to coat.</div>
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Once coated, pop in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, turning once or twice until cooked through.</div>
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While the wedges are cooking you can whip up a little garlic mayonnaise. I minced 2-3 garlic cloves and added this to a bowl with 2-3 tablespoons of mayonnaise. Use however much garlic you want depending on your taste preference. We like garlic a lot in the house so we are always very generous with it!</div>
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I served the wedges with a spinach salad and yummy burgers, though they of course go with soup, or anytime you fancy a change for the normal chips/fries.</div>
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3-4 potatoes (not small)</div>
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1 teaspoon pepper</div>
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1-2 tablespoons paprika.</div>
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Pre heat your oven to 200'C/375'F. Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into chunky wedges. Spread the wedges out onto a baking tray. Brush the wedges with the olive oil.</div>
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Put salt, pepper and paprika in a small bowl and mix. Sprinkle this mixture over the coated wedges. Pop in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes turning once or twice until fully cooked.</div>
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Serve with garlic mayonnaise if liked.</div>
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With all that has been going on with our cat and the renovation of our bedroom, I am glad I have already sorted out my husband's Father's Day gift. However, I wanted to share my favourite home made gifts from around the web, and some of the ideas I have either bought or would buy for my husband, Dad or Father in Law. I hope they inspire you!</div>
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On EverythingEtsy they have rounded up the best leather gifts for men. Check them out <a href="http://www.everythingetsy.com/2015/05/25-diy-leather-gifts-for-men/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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I only pinned this the other week. What a fun thing to do with a glass! There are so many possibilities with this one. The original blog post can be found <a href="http://datzitwelsnor.net/2013/11/diy-kat-theeglas/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Something personalised is always a lovely idea, totally unique to the person receiving the gift. I liked this t-shirt because she added Est. to it. It makes this t-shirt even more unique. Find the tutorial over at <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/960247/diy-fathers-day-gift" target="_blank">She Knows.</a></div>
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There are all different tutorials for Sharpie mugs. My son and I used this tutorial to make a Christmas gift for his teacher. It makes a nice token gift and the mug can be filled with some of their favourite treats. The tutorial for this particular one can be found at <a href="http://gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2013/12/diy-painted-mugs-that-wont-wash-away-craft.html" target="_blank">Glued to my Crafts blog.</a></div>
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There is no tutorial for this pen holder but it is very easy to do. My son made one like this for his Dad. We took an old coffee can and hot glued the keys to it. We didn't have quite enough to cover the whole tin so we painted it black before gluing and painted 'Dad's Pens' around the middle in white.</div>
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These bookmarks look very simple and can be added to their favourite book to make the perfect gift. The tutorial for these can be found at <a href="http://www.thecasualcraftlete.com/2014/06/03/dapper-bookmarks-dad/" target="_blank">The Casual Craftlete</a>.</div>
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Another good round of ideas can be found at <a href="http://www.polkadotchair.com/2014/05/25-diy-gifts-dad.html/#_a5y_p=1742299" target="_blank">Polkadot Chair.</a></div>
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I just love the idea of these home made spicy nuts with free printables at <a href="http://www.blog.birdsparty.com/2013/06/fathers-day-spicy-nuts-recipe-free.html" target="_blank">Bird's Party!</a></div>
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Home made lunch bag for his bike? Find this on <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2008/bicycle-frame-lunch-bag/" target="_blank">EvilMadScientist</a>.</div>
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How about a tool belt for when he needs them right away! Find the tutorial for this over at <a href="http://sewing.about.com/od/giftideaspersonal/ss/fathernailpouch.htm" target="_blank">About.com.</a></div>
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If that's all a bit too much you can't go wrong with a gift from NotOnTheHighStreet.com. These are a pick of my favourites from that site.</div>
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Does your Dad, Husband or Grandfather have a hobby? A lot of men are of course into football (soccer) so it makes a perfect cake when turning it into a ball or using the colours of the team they support. There are of course many other hobbies which seem to get forgotten about when you think of men. My son and husband are not huge fans of football but have many other interests. This opens up the realm of ideas for cakes, far beyond the usual football. Here are some ideas to either copy or inspire you when thinking of your next male cake!</div>
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So this first one isn't strictly hobby related but plays into the interests theme!</div>
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I simply swirled the cupcakes with a bright blue icing, then cut circles of white and black fondant which I placed on top of some of the cupcakes. The interests here surrounded the recipients work and likes. I used an edible food writer for the messages in the middle. I let the fondant dry up a little before writing on them. I also didn't place them on the cupcakes until I had done this. The Audi logo cakes where made using 2 different sized tips. I turned them over and simply used them as mini cutters. I painted the fondant with edible silver paint and left them to dry before placing on top, attaching them with a little edible glue. I followed two tutorials for the coffee cups and ties. You can find them <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/114912227967220730/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/114912227966954328/" target="_blank">here.</a> The Android cakes I copied from a picture I found of the Android logo. I rolled and cut shapes to fit the robot. The laptops were inspired by some cakes I saw online. I cut two rectangles of black fondant, stuck them together and left them to dry off a little. I had to prop them up so that they wouldn't fall over. I then took two smaller white pieces and attached these. I wrote on the 'screens' before I attached them. I indented the other piece with a knife to represent the keys. A small white piece of fondant was painted with gold edible paint and placed on the front to represent the catch.</div>
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Is DIY classed as a hobby? I guess it depends what you are making! I took this idea from a Wilton yearbook. You can find the tutorial on their website <a href="http://www.wilton.com/idea/Handymans-Special" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Are they an armchair hobbiest? Do they enjoy watching lots of different sports? This is perfect for anyone who enjoys a wide range of sports, or who indeed plays them! I again found inspiration from Wilton for this cake in their fondant book. You can find a similar version on their sister site Bake Decorate Celebrate <a href="http://www.bakedecoratecelebrate.com/projects/coverallthebases.cfm?cat=1" target="_blank">here.</a> You can purchase the Wilton book on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrate-Fondant-Exciting-Colorful-Birthdays/dp/0912696257/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433431191&sr=1-1&keywords=wilton+fondant" target="_blank">Amazon.co.uk.</a></div>
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Perhaps they like to do a little fishing? This cake was made using an old Wilton pan called Handsome man! You could easily trace a fisherman on a large sheet or rectangle cake. There is a lot of inspiration for fishing cakes out there, so you could follow this theme over a few occasions! There are sadly no instructions for this on the Wilton website. It is fairly straightforward to copy though.</div>
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Over in the UK, bowls is a big past time, especially with older people. My Dad has loved bowls since his early 30's so naturally I had to make him a bowl themed cake. I searched for pictures of bowls cakes and at the time they were pretty limited. I did find a figure preparing to bowl and that's where I got the idea for this one. I covered the cake in green fondant to represent the green. I made bowls out of black fondant balls with small yellow hoops. I also made a small white ball. The words were shaped from black fondant. The figure was extremely tricky. I didn't have any tutorial to follow, and if I had, I think it would have turned out better. For some great figure tutorials, head over to my Pinterest board <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sharon72/cake-and-cookie-tutorials/" target="_blank">Cake and Cookie tutorials.</a> They would have helped me greatly if I had had access to them at the time!</div>
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From leisurely pursuits, to more high octane fare! The recipient is very much into motorbikes and this manufacturer in particular. I found a number of cakes I liked, but settled on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/114912227967535519/" target="_blank">this one</a> as inspiration. I shaped the cake from a large rectangle but believe it could be achieved using a heart shaped pan. I made the key, tags and letters first, leaving them to dry before placing on the cake. I printed out the letters and used them as a template to cut from so that they looked like the actual logo. I used grey and white fondant that I painted with edible silver paint. I buttercreamed the cake and covered the sides in black fondant, with the top in red. The grey fondant band covered the join between the two colours. I marked out a checkered patterned on the black fondant and used a ruler to indent it. Once the grey bands were on, I painted them with edible silver paint.</div>
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Cycling has become big news these past few years, so more and more designs have sprung up, so plenty of inspiration for the cake decorator! This was my first try with gum paste. I knew fondant would not work for the bike. I followed a picture rather than a tutorial and I painted the bike with watered down paste colour rather than colouring the gum paste. I'm not sure if I would do this again as the paint didn't really want to stick. The spokes were made with painted bits of dry spaghetti. I made fondant 'rocks' and pressed out flowers which I arranged on top of a simply iced cake. I then used the Wilton multi opening tip to pipe 'grass' around the rocks. I laid the bike on some rocks as if someone had left it there. A sign was made using card and lolly sticks.</div>
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This bike cake was made to look like the recipients gear. A large cake board was iced with swirls of brown and green icing to look like mud. I made a few grey rocks to place around. The t-shirt was made using the Wilton T-shirt pan which is sadly discontinued, but again this could be cut from a large rectangle cake. I copied the t-shirt and used fondant to make the design. The helmet was made using an oval shaped pan. I covered the shape in black fondant, then made large white sausage shapes to place over the black fondant. I used watered down paste colours to achieve the look of the helmet.</div>
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I simply iced the cake in white fondant so that all the little details would pop. The recipient used to be in the air force so naturally a plane had to feature! I found a fondant plane which I copied, leaving it to dry. The wings were propped up with cardboard tubes so that they would not droop. The scarf was made in the colours of their favourite football team and the cards were made using edible food writers. I followed the same method as before for making the bowls balls and coffee cup. This is a great design if you want to incorporate all their interests.</div>
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Sorry for being absent for over a week. Things have been pretty shaky here, at least for the latter part of last week.</div>
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Things started off well with plenty of progress being made in our bedroom makeover. Paint was going on the walls, floorboards were up, radiator was fitted and all rubbish had been taken away. We managed to get a day out with some friends, then I took my son out to a theme park to blow off some steam. When we came back, one of our cats was not behaving in his usual way. He was very listless and moving very slowly. I took him to the vets where they suspected asthma. This seemed a reasonable explanation as there had been a lot of dust from sanding the walls and lifting the boards. He was given some shots and we took him home. Unfortunately he did not improve so back we went again. This time the vets hung onto him and did lots of tests. We picked him up with pills and special food to give. Well the weekend was just horrendous. He hated being force fed the food, he wouldn't drink, he would just lay there on the floor, and after fighting us over food he just lay in my husband's arms for 20 minutes, all the fight out of him. It was truly heartbreaking, especially for my son who has a very special bond with this particular cat. Yesterday we appeared to turn a corner. He began to eat and drink on his own, he purred when we petted him and even got on my son's lap for a cuddle. His energy levels are still pretty low and he does have fluid on his lungs. He then started to groom himself yesterday evening which is a huge sign he is feeling better. The vet called this morning to say the test results look good but that they want to do a final couple of tests to rule out some other things. I am very hopeful today that things are going to be OK for our cat.</div>
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I feel I can move on to thinking ahead now that he appears to be on the mend. The next big thing is of course Father's Day. If you like to home make something token for Dad, Grandpa or Husband, you can't go wrong with some cake! I've gathered together some of the cakes I have made for the men in my family and how easily they can be adapted for Father's Day. Most of these incorporate chocolate into the design as well as flavour! Well you can't go wrong with chocolate and what do they say about the way to a man's heart?</div>
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Here we have a simple square cake. This was done in a sheet pan and decorated by myself and son! Perfect base for kids to get involved! We purchased ready coloured fondant, ready made chocolate icing and icing shapes. I let my son cut out stars and hearts from the fondant, and after liberally applying frosting to the cake we went to town on the decorations! I made sausage shapes with some more fondant which I flattened with my finger and placed around the edge of the cake.</div>
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If you like to decorate but you prefer simple decoration, then this cake is for you. I adapted this from a Wilton design I found in a year book. The simple rectangle cake was covered with chocolate fondant and ready made chocolate frosting was used to decorate. I used tip 4 for writing the message and border along with a star shaped tip to add a zig zag border to the base of the cake and top edge.</div>
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Perhaps the man in your life prefers cupcakes? You could just make up a batch of his favourite recipe and cover them with a rich icing. That is pretty much what I did here, except I wanted to add a little decoration that was becoming of the recipient! I took some light brown and white fondant and made little beer jugs. I just manually shaped the mug, rolled out a little white for the handles and frosty tops, then scored the mugs with a knife to get the beer mug shape. Extremely easy!</div>
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This cake took some patience to buttercream smooth but it was worth it. I copied the design from an English decorating book that used a lot of royal icing. As I did not enjoy royal icing at the time, I did this completely in buttercream. Simple borders and simple colours fit well for a man.</div>
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Is your man always on his phone??? Perhaps a cake shaped like his own would work? Here I used a play phone as I could not get hold of the recipients actual phone (always with him!). I shaped the cake from a square pan so it became double height. I covered in buttercream to secure the layers in place, then covered it in black fondant. Using the play phone as a guide and cut grey and white fondant to size and used buttercream for the details of the buttons.</div>
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Perhaps Dad is a gardener? Loves to tend to his plants and flowers? Howabout an edible bouquet just for him? I did this cake during my Wilton 1 course and was given to my Dad when he retired. The cake was iced smooth with chocolate buttercream. I made the roses ahead of time using the Wilton method (find the instructions <a href="http://www.wilton.com/technique/Roses" target="_blank">here</a>), and placed them on the cake in a bouquet. The gaps were filled with leaves made with a Wilton leaf tip. Again the bow was piped following Wilton methods (find that tutorial <a href="http://www.wilton.com/technique/Frosting-Bows" target="_blank">here</a>), and a shell border was added to the edge as well as a piped message. This cake is more involved but the results are worth it.</div>
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As you know, Wilton do lots of shaped pans. They brought out an Animal Crackers pan a few years ago which I snapped up as it looked so much fun! Sadly the pan is discontinued but if you search EBay you should still be able to find it. I just loved this Go Bananas cake so had to do it for my husband! Find the details on how to decorate <a href="http://www.wilton.com/idea/Go-Bananas" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Another Wilton inspired project was this fun lion! The pan they used had long since been discontinued so I again used the Animal Crackers pan. They do not have the instructions for this one on their website sadly. The method for outlining the features is the same as for the monkey above. I then used star tips to create the mane and face. I used a large open tip like tip 12 to fill in the tongue, eyes and nose. I dipped my finger in cornflower to flatten and fill the shapes with the frosting. I made the crown from a piece of card and piped the message onto it. The mane is made by pulling long shapes from your icing bag, quick and simple!</div>
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Something a little retro for Dad to remind him of his youth! I had no method for making these cakes, just a picture I found on Pinterest. They use a combination of buttercream and fondant shapes. Here's how I made them :-</div>
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<b>Beaker</b> - I swirled some frosting onto the cake. I then took some flesh coloured fondant and formed an oblong shape. Using a knife, I indented a mouth. I rolled a small ball of orange for the nose, and two smaller white balls for the eyes. Small dots of black fondant were used for the pupils. I took another piece of orange fondant and cut it into rectangles which I then attached to the top of the head to make the hair.</div>
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<b>Scooter</b> - I swirled frosting onto the cake. I rolled out some yellow fondant and cut it into a face shape. I again used a knife to indent for the mouth, but this time made it wider so that I could fill it with other colours. I cut a small amount of bright pink to fill the mouth gap and layered this with a small piece of red as the tongue. I rolled two small yellow fondant balls which I shaped into ears. I cut a strip of black fondant for the glasses and attached flattened balls for the eyes. Hair was made with tiny sausage shapes.</div>
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<b>Kermit </b>- Swirl of frosting on cake. Roll out green fondant in the same way as for Scooter. Cut mouth in the same way as for Scooter. Fill in gap with pink. Roll and flatten white fondant for eyes and use an edible food writer to fill in the pupils.</div>
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<b>Gonzo</b> - Rather than swirl frosting, tint some blue and attach the Wilton multi opening decorating tip to a piping bag. Use this to cover the cake in blue 'fur'. Roll orange, white and black fondant balls for the eyes as before. Take a piece of light blue fondant and roll a large sausage shape for the nose. Dent the fondant 1/4 way down from the face to crook the nose. You may need to place something under the nose while it sets in case it decides to fall off the cake!</div>
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<b>Miss Piggy </b>- Swirl some frosting. Make a small flesh coloured circle with some fondant and place on the cake. Take some cream coloured frosting, and using the same tip as for the swirls, pipe random swirl and tufts to represent hair. Roll and large ball for the nose and flatten. Take a fork or toothpick to indent the nostrils. Indent the mouth as before. Take 2 small balls of flesh fondant and shape them like leaves for the ears. Indent these with a toothpick. Make the eyes as before but use an edible foodwriter for the eyelashes.</div>
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<b>Animal </b>- Using the multi opening decorating tip, pipe longer strands to cover the cake in 'hair'. Use some black fondant to make a wide mouth and rough up a couple of pieces to make the eyebrows. Make the eyes and nose in the same way as before. Take a small piece of fondant and roll into a fat sausage shape which you can flatten. Shape it into a teardrop shape and place on the face as the tongue. Indent the middle with a toothpick.</div>
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So I've come to the end of my party ideas for kids. I have a couple more cake ideas to share with you as well as my party boards for all the inspiration you might need!</div>
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A few years ago my son wanted a race car themed party. On the day of the party it thundered and rained, so everything had to be moved indoors. For some reason I hardly took any pictures, apart from pictures of the guests and the cake, which is a shame, as it was a fun party! However, I do remember what we planned and how we set it out.</div>
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Firstly the cake. I used the Debbie Brown book where I had got the idea for the Dragon cake to make a Formula 1 style race car. You can buy a copy <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Easy-Party-Cakes-Debbie-Brown/dp/1741961122/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432211597&sr=1-3&keywords=debbie+brown" target="_blank">here.</a> My son wanted a red car. Cutting the cake into shape was easier than I thought and it was a lot of fun putting it all together.</div>
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I purchased checkered flag picks, banner and balloons along with Cars the movie themed table ware.</div>
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In the kitchen I set up a craft area. The kids could make their own number plates. I purchased foam which I cut into rectangles (2 per sheet) as well as different patterned paper and card. I printed out on the back of these all the letters I would need for the party guests to make their name with. I carefully cut them out and placed them on the table with different embellishments, glue and glitter. The kids could then be let loose to create their own 'plates'. These made a great party favour. My son owned some Scalextric sets which we set up in his bedroom and play room. The kids were allowed 4 at a time on these sets so that things didn't get too crowded or out of hand! Spreading the party out over a few rooms meant that no one was waiting to play with something or all jammed in one spot.</div>
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I do like parties that are held at other venues though we have only done this once or twice. My son loves Lord of The Rings and he wanted a party based around it. We decided to use a local centre that did archery as a party with toasting marshmallows round a camp fire. All I had to do was theme the cake accordingly! I made a chocolate cake with marshmallow frosting. The marshmallow frosting was meant to be a filling for the cake but I decided to use it to decorate with. As you can imagine, it is a very sticky frosting, but gives a great sheen to the cake. This made it the ideal choice to make the Eye of Sauron! Thinned icing would also work for this cake.</div>
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On the sides of the cake I wrote in Elvish copied from the Fellowship of the Ring book. The cake was a huge hit and it was the quickest cake I have ever decorated!</div>
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Back in the Easter holidays my son's homework was to create his own cookies. They were looking at the history of cookies, why they were named cookies and how the different varieties were made. He based the name of these cookies on the Roald Dahl book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Plus he helped design the title photo for this post!</div>
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He wanted them to be egg free so that when he took them into school, all his classmates would be able to sample them. The base of these cookies used the recipe from The Comfort of Cooking, which can be found <a href="http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2013/11/3-ingredient-shortbread-cookies.html" target="_blank">here</a> and which I used to create my Neapolitan cookies featured in this <a href="http://inspireduk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/neapolitan-cookies.html" target="_blank">post.</a></div>
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I left him to make these completely on his own and only helped to put them in and out of the oven when it was time. I think it is very important to teach children how to cook, it is a life skill, and as they get older they want more independence. What better way then to be able to prepare their own food! And even better, prepare something that we can all enjoy!</div>
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He set himself up with the ingredients and utensils required to make the cookies. As you can see he is as organised as me! Fortunate to have a long counter so what he could spread out.</div>
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Carefully measuring out the ingredients ready to begin creaming the base of the cookies.</div>
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Here is the recipe for your budding cooks!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW WHIPPLE SCRUMPTIOUS COOKIES</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(makes 12 approx.)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></div>
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1 cup butter</div>
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1/2 cup icing sugar</div>
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2 cups plain flour</div>
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1 cup plain or milk chocolate chips</div>
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For the marshmallow topping</div>
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2 cups mini marshmallows</div>
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1-2 tsp butter</div>
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Preheat your oven to 350'c/180'f. Line baking trays or cookie sheets with baking paper.</div>
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Cream butter and icing sugar together. Add the flour and then the chocolate chips. Keep mixing until a ball of dough forms.</div>
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Dust your work surface with flour or icing sugar (he used icing sugar). Roll the dough onto the surface and cut out with a round cookie cutter.</div>
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Carefully lift the cookies and place them on the baking tray.</div>
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Place them in the oven for 16-18 minutes or until they start to turn brown. Leave them to cool.</div>
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Once cooled they are ready for the marshmallow topping!</div>
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Place marshmallows in a pot on the stove with a little butter and with a low heat, begin to melt the mixture. Stir during this time to stop the marshmallow from sticking to the pan.</div>
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Once completely melted you can dip or spoon the mixture onto the cooled cookies.</div>
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My son decided to spoon the mixture onto one side of the cookies for a bit of a chewy taste.</div>
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When he took them in, his classmates thought they were chewy, tasty and very chocolaty. They got the big thumbs up from everyone!</div>
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