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my endless spiral of Emery doom
Perhaps my title is a touch over dramatic, but you start losing your marbles when you're still trying to fit a basic darted bodice after 6 months. What you see before you are 5 failed bodice...
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apple and cinnamon cake
Spring has arrived! The sun has finally appeared, the daffodils are out.... so I've baked an Autumnal flavoured cake. I'm nothing if not contrary.This is another one of my classic "use the almost out...
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the epic emery dress
This has been the Lord of the Rings of dresses. I swear Frodo and Sam could have done two full circuits of Middle Earth and disposed of the ring in the time that it took me to fit and finally sew this...
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pastel sprinkle birthday carrot cake
What do you do when you've made a bit of a botched job at smoothing down the icing on the sides of your cake? Cover it in a sugary, pastel rainbow!Pastel rainbows, however, don't cover up structural...
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banana cupcakes with malted chocolate icing
I have made so many banana bakes over the last few weeks it's getting ridiculous. Bananas appear to brown at the speed of light around here. I wasn't going to bother blogging these as I used the same...
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happy house birthday cake.... and a tractor
My eldest brother recently received planning permission to start building his new house (woohoo!) so naturally his birthday cake this year featured a house. To keep the cake nice and "manly" I used...
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good things come in threes
I think I've discovered the key to charity shop success... booking health related check ups. Seriously. I found my gorgeous Royal Winton yellow cake plate after a trip to the dentist and this time I...
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carrot bundt cake
Another birthday cake! There have been 4 family birthdays in the last few weeks so I have been very busy in the kitchen. This one was for brother number 2 last weekend. He loves carrot cake so his...
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late to the coco party
I've finally joined the sewing with knits club! And where better to start than Tilly Walnes' cute and simple Coco pattern. Although I love sewing cotton dresses and they definitely fill a gap in my...
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stripey green coco dress
This might just win "comfiest dress in the world" award. It hits the perfect balance of being loose yet has enough shape to not fall into bag lady or nightie territory. It's made from gorgeously thick,...
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chocolate malteser cake
Ok, so what twit suddenly decided to start calling (Victoria) sponge sandwich cakes "naked cakes"? Did I miss something in a blog post one day? I'm sorry, I don't get it. Be gone with your daft,...
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coconut cupcakes - half with raspberry jam, half with (questionable)...
Last week I was posessed with the idea of making summery pineapple curd to put inside coconut cupcakes. However there was a major flaw in my tropical plan: I'm a lazy low faff baker.All the pineapple...
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cheerful crochet pineapple garland
Hey, look, I crocheted something! This is worth celebrating for 3 reasons:1. It has been 2 1/2 years since I last crocheted. 2. I actually remembered how to crochet - a great achievement as I have the...
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tropical banana bread
This has been declared my best banana loaf to date by my parents. High praise indeed, especially since I was merely trying to find a way to use up the rest of my pineapple not-quite-a-curd from the...
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twirly macaron circle skirt
I have made a new skirt AND IT HAS MACARONS ON IT! The baker in me is delighted. I have united two of my favourite hobbies in some sort of weird hipster blogger paradise.A couple of months ago...
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I made tights?!!
Yes, you read that right. I have sewn a pair of tights. Those awesome star print things on my legs. GO ME!!Let's just ignore that these are seasonally inappropriate at the moment.This is another item I...
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strawberry cupcakes
It's Wimbledon season, the time of year when I swoon over Roger Federer and eat lots of strawberries. Sometimes swooning over Roger Federer whilst eating strawberries.This year I have been swooning...
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strawberries and cream cake
Just a quick post today. I wasn't intending to blog this as I didn't take any photographs other than these two snaps with my phone, but I enjoyed this cake so much I felt compelled to share it...
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banana and coffee loaf
I have three confessions to make:1. I hate coffee.2. This is the first time I've baked using a flavour I dislike.3. I underbaked the cake. Waaaaaah!!! :(This cake had so much potential, I'm gutted it...
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latest knitting achievement: a baby cardigan
Hey, look, I knitted an item of clothing which will fit a tiny human being. Go me!After the success of my two hats earlier this year (which I have already worn loads thanks to a poor Scottish summer) I...
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