Red sky in the morning......

Shepherd's warning...well we must be in for some pretty awful weather if this mornings sunrise is anything to go by. The photo was taken at about eight in the morning, the colours were even more intense before that but I was making my boys brekkie in bed. It's become a bit of a weekend institution! Check out the frost on the road as well - it looks like it had snowed over night, but just on the tarmac.

Today we made fairy cakes, my son is enthralled by the idea of baking, so he and I made the cakes and then he decorated them with daddy.

Remind me next time to sweep and mop the floor after making cakes which are going to be decorated with sprinkles not before and not to leave a bowl of sprinkles easily to hand. Obviously I was wrong to assume my BH would not allow our little man open access to the sprinkles. I know I am a bit of a control freak at times, but I would of only let him at them when each cake was iced and ready to decorate - not whilst I was sorting the icing and had my back turned away. Like pine needles from the Christmas tree I think I will be finding coloured sprinkles for weeks, maybe months, to come :)

We did make a dozen, but one didn't make it to the icing production line......cakes are always best fresh.

Red sky in the morning......

Shepherd's warning...well we must be in for some pretty awful weather if this mornings sunrise is anything to go by. The photo was taken at about eight in the morning, the colours were even more intense before that but I was making my boys brekkie in bed. It's become a bit of a weekend institution! Check out the frost on the road as well - it looks like it had snowed over night, but just on the tarmac.

Today we made fairy cakes, my son is enthralled by the idea of baking, so he and I made the cakes and then he decorated them with daddy.

Remind me next time to sweep and mop the floor after making cakes which are going to be decorated with sprinkles not before and not to leave a bowl of sprinkles easily to hand. Obviously I was wrong to assume my BH would not allow our little man open access to the sprinkles. I know I am a bit of a control freak at times, but I would of only let him at them when each cake was iced and ready to decorate - not whilst I was sorting the icing and had my back turned away. Like pine needles from the Christmas tree I think I will be finding coloured sprinkles for weeks, maybe months, to come :)

We did make a dozen, but one didn't make it to the icing production line......cakes are always best fresh.

Belated Christmas pics

Apologies for the lateness but I have finally managed to get my hubbies camera off him in order to download the pics of our Christmas decoration.

Greedily we ended up with two trees - there is a reason - honest. I prefer a thinner rather than full tree as I like to put my decoration deep into the branches. However when we put the first one we bought up in the lounge, it was a bit too short and a bit too big around the bottom (a bit like me LOL). I then popped to my friends saw her HUGE tree and had major tree envy.

So off I went to the garden centre and bought another tree. The first one then went into the conservatory (now little mans playroom). He was so excited about having his own tree, bless him. However I did then have to go and buy decorations for his tree. There is no way my glass breakable decs were going anywhere near his tree!

His tree had some really gorgeous soldier decoration and funky bells and pressies. Our tree was dark red, silver and clear with glass icicles and delicate glass drizzled stars. So not exactly child friendly. The pic was taken after Christmas hence why no pressies underneath.

Then, with the cut off branches, a couple of bunches of roses and a bit of hedgerow plundering I tried my hand at making my own wreath. The roses are loooking a bit frost bitten as this was taken two weeks after making - apologies but I have had the lergy that is going around :)

And finally, I tried my hand at an arrangement for the mantle peice - not bad for a first try? The roses were red when I put them in, but the fire took effect after 10days.

I am really quite pleased with my efforts on the arranging front and may well try again next year. I hope you like them as well.

I've got a few hyacinths coming on nicely in the bay window - will show you them soon, they smell gorgeous.

Belated Christmas pics

Apologies for the lateness but I have finally managed to get my hubbies camera off him in order to download the pics of our Christmas decoration.

Greedily we ended up with two trees - there is a reason - honest. I prefer a thinner rather than full tree as I like to put my decoration deep into the branches. However when we put the first one we bought up in the lounge, it was a bit too short and a bit too big around the bottom (a bit like me LOL). I then popped to my friends saw her HUGE tree and had major tree envy.

So off I went to the garden centre and bought another tree. The first one then went into the conservatory (now little mans playroom). He was so excited about having his own tree, bless him. However I did then have to go and buy decorations for his tree. There is no way my glass breakable decs were going anywhere near his tree!

His tree had some really gorgeous soldier decoration and funky bells and pressies. Our tree was dark red, silver and clear with glass icicles and delicate glass drizzled stars. So not exactly child friendly. The pic was taken after Christmas hence why no pressies underneath.

Then, with the cut off branches, a couple of bunches of roses and a bit of hedgerow plundering I tried my hand at making my own wreath. The roses are loooking a bit frost bitten as this was taken two weeks after making - apologies but I have had the lergy that is going around :)

And finally, I tried my hand at an arrangement for the mantle peice - not bad for a first try? The roses were red when I put them in, but the fire took effect after 10days.

I am really quite pleased with my efforts on the arranging front and may well try again next year. I hope you like them as well.

I've got a few hyacinths coming on nicely in the bay window - will show you them soon, they smell gorgeous.

Back up and running

Just to let you know I have just finished tweaking my website and it is now back up and running after a break over Christmas. I have added some few new items and there are more to put on later in the week, I hope you like what you see.

I am also having a sale along with the rest of the country with up to 50% off selected jewellery.

I did a stock take of my lampwork beads over Christmas and lets just say I need some room :) I am hoping the sale with clear the way for my new stock.

I have more lampwork in my studio than I almost know what to do with, but that isn't stopping me looking at more LOL

Enjoy browsing.