Easter Bunnies

Firstly I must apologise for my lack of blogging recently, no excuses really, got quite a few bits and bobs that I could have shared but I've been a bit slack - sorry!

Anyway, my lovely friend Angela and I had lunch together last week and then we spent the afternoon crafting at my dining table.  Such a lovely afternoon!  For Angela it was a bit of a break in her crafting drought and she made a lovely couple of cards, and I did this layout:

I felt compelled to do an Easter layout, even though the picture wasn't necessarily taken at Easter!  I love the flower die cut paper, but I find them so difficult to use, so just went for it!  I'm never sure whether to just cover it up or to leave it so that you can see how pretty it is, so I went for a bit of both!  Our rabbits died five years ago now, and I definitely wouldn't want any more but they were much loved, especially Roly (the grey one in the picture, he was such a cutie and so gentle).

I have also been baking Easter treats, a traditional Simnel cake:

This has got to be one of my most favourite cakes (and actually the recipe that I used for my Christmas cake last year) largely down to the marzipan - I really really love marzipan!  And unlike a Christmas cake, I don't even have to pick the icing off!

Carole x

Pumpkin Cupcakes

No papercrafting for me today :( but I did make something - Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting - especially for Halloween.

I wasn't sure how they would turn out due to the Pumpkin, but they are yummy (especially the frosting!)  Love the recipes from The Primrose Bakery!!!

Carole x

Happy Birthday weekend

Now that he is officially 13, and has opened his card, I can share it with you too! I also made another card at the same time - what's a girl to do when the piece of paper for the base needs cutting exactly in half?!!! Seemed silly not to make another while I was at it - there must be a male birthday looming sometime!

Hayden and our Cocker Spaniel Tilly just adore each other, so a pic of her went on, and thank goodness he loved it!
Thought you might also like to see the birthday cake all chilled and ready to go.


We had a quiet but lovely day. Hayden (with a little prompting from his sister!) requested pancakes for his breakfast (I was very good and resisted, opting instead for Weetabix). OH finished off the kitchen ceiling then we all played a game of Monopoly. I won!!! I never win Monopoly! And just to think they were all laughing at me when I was buying the stations!

We then drew the curtains - even though it was already dull and gloomy - and snuggled down to watch Hayden's new DVD "Avatar". Fabulous film, loved it, however it was a long movie, so we didn't eat the requested dinner - steak and chips - until quite late.

Last weekend, our plans were messed up by the plasterer. This weekend the carpenter has let us down :( He was meant to be collecting our cupboard doors on Friday to remove the moulding and make them ready to be painted and delivered back next weekend. He is also making us an oak window sill, so hubby has been unable to finish the tiling around the kitchen window, although all the others are now on, and looking really lovely! It's very exciting!

Carole x