With fronds like you, who needs Anemones?

 
It's been a while, hasn't it? My laptop broke (boo hiss) , but never mind.

Don't worry, I have a few posts to put up so I can fill you in on what's been happening. In the mean time, here are some anemones I have crafted today.

They're so beautiful and a little weird looking. Not sure if they're spider-UFOs or anemone centres?

When they're finished though, they're incredibly striking. I also found them really enjoyable to craft. Would look great in any colour.

When will the rain end?

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Tied Up With A Bow

Cynthia called again! This time her friend was turning 25. There would be a surprise party and my cake was gonna be a part of it!

So this time we worked with the idea of a beautiful gift wrapped up and tied with a bow.

Whilst I was forming the bow I was thinking about all the possibilities this design allows. Just by changing colour ways, it could be a Christmas cake (red and green with snowflakes), Halloween cake (black and orange with cats or pumpkins) or even Minnie Mouse cake (black cake with a red and white polka dot bow)! I could keep going...

On the inside: vanilla madeira with raspberry buttercream

On the outside: covering paste with modelling paste bow, twists and details. Floral wires in a posy pick with modelling paste heart "deely boppers" (not sure what to call them actually, but you know what I mean!)

Happy Birthday Anita!

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Here's a cake I created a little while ago for Shelby's birthday. Shelby's Dad asked for something uplifting and fun, and I came up with this beautiful rainbow cake idea. 

Each little rainbow coloured sphere around the edge was there to hold one of the seven candles.

I think the colours are great. 

On the inside: simple vanilla madeira with a raspberry buttercream

On the outside: fondant rainbows and modelling paste clouds

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p.s. it's the week of the rose cake! I'm off downstairs now to work on it.

See ya!

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It must be wedding season!

I love deliveries of fresh icing! Woo!

Although it is really really heavy. I mean it's "have a cup of tea and a sit down after all that unpacking" kind of heavy. 

Still great though! Now I've restocked it's just the making and creating to do!

Getting ready for weddings.

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Roses will Bloom

It's part 2 of those rose buds from a couple of weeks ago.

Ready for a cake to be completed in a couple of weeks. I'm getting excited now!

It's gonna sound ridiculous but I find it very therapeutic to mould them all. 

A calm descends on me when I wrap each petal. 

 Aren't the spirals beautiful? 

So within a few minutes of a rose making session, I'll be in the zone with Radio 4Extra playing or iPod on shuffle and won't resurface until I've run out of paste. 

They'll all be shimmered like the set of rose buds I have ready. 

Still got to make more though!

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If life hands you lemons...

If life hands you lemons... you'd better make lemon cake.
Oh yes, make an elegant lemon birthday cake for Karen. 

Murna visited the other day and after a catch up asked me to make her

 sister's birthday cake and to decorate it with a yellow rose. 

The colour palette feels fresh and perfect for spring (even if the weather isn't) 
yet remains understated and refined.

On the inside: light and fluffy lemon Genoese sponge with a zingy lemon buttercream filling. 

On the outside: spring-like yellow sugarpaste, piped royal icing details and modelling paste roses and leaves.

 Anyone else's mouth water when they think about lemons? 
Just me? Ah well. Happy Birthday Karen.

Of course, if after all that lemon cake baking you still have lemons left, then maybe make some lemonade.  You know, to quench your thirst after all that lemon cake baking. You deserve it. 

Arty shot!

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Can't make cake without breaking eggs!

Been cracking a few eggs this week.

I'm not frivolous enough to crack eggs straight into my mixing bowl. Respect if you do, though.

 These all went into a beautiful Lemon Genoese Sponge

 which eventually became a birthday cake. I'll tell you about that tomorrow morning.

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