I am so vintage!

Hi everybody!

On wednesday morning I had the time to go blog hoping before to get to work and I stumbled upon a post by Anne on her blog "Pretty" about a new Iphone App called Hipstamatic (try and prononce it...).
It is a camera app and what you can do with it is just amazing!
I love the effects and I haven't been able to put my Iphone down since I downloaded it!
I always found that the camera that came with the phone was pretty poor and never used it but now, I actually go around snaping away, thinking that I actually could use those photos!
Here are a few... Love that seventies / antique look!

How great that we are having a bank holiday weekend!
And as every weekends, I have been busy in the kitchen and baking some cupcakes...
So this week it is blueberry sponge with a vanilla buttercream.
Here are a few "vintage" photos, I'll probably take some high quality ones tomorrow with my DSLR... I am going to bake some cookies as well...

I am happy too as my local village shop agreed to sell them so I have been working on a logo and packaging. I just can't wait to see how they work out!

Thank you all for reading and for all your lovely comments!

This is not just food...

Hi everyone!

After a weekend enjoying the sun I thought it was time for me to share a few more photos with you ...
You see, during my few months of "no blogging", I fell in love with cupcakes...
I had tryed a few before from various shops / bakery/ Supermarkets and never understood what all the fuss around those little cakes was about.
That is until the day I had, for some unknown reasons, the biggest craving ever for some.
So I went to town with Cally (my very patient collie) and we came back with our arms (paws) full of baking goodies incuding the book of Primrose Bakery.
I made a bunch of vanilla cupcakes and it was like seeing the light for the first time!
Now, I am in the "secret" of what cupcakes are all about!They are sooooo yummy!
So since that day mid feb, I have made a batch every weekend (or most of them)...
I went through quite a few flavors such as chocolate, peanut butter, lemon, ginger, lime, coconut, raspberry and much more...

After a while trying different recipies I came up with my own mixes and decorations.
I made some lemon cupcakes yesterday (I know, baking in the heat might not have been my brightest moment, but hey, when it's love...) with a nice lemon curd filling and here are some photos:

I am awaiting an order of very originals cupcake cases from Malaysia and I will show you what I come up with as soon as I get them! Can't wait hi hi!!!


Along the same line, when I went to France for some hollidays last easter I found out that a shop entirely dedicated to French macarons had open it's doors in my hometown...
Oh my god!!! What a sight!
I HAD to by some (for photography purposes of course lol) as they looked soooo cute and here are the few photos that I had the time to take before they disapeared (wonder where they went...)...

During my time abroad I had time to catch up with familly and here is a couple of photos...

Right, so here it is with the pics and the blabbing.
I hope that I'll be inspired soon to seat at my desk so I can show you a bit of crafting...
Thanks for all your lovely messages as ever!

Warning, photo heavy post!

Hi everyone!

After a good few months away from the internet, I am back!
I didn't craft much during my time "away" (mix of "loss of mojo" and 3 months without an actual craft space) but I have been busy!
To start with I got a promotion at work and I am absolutely LOOOOVING my new role!
Then was time for some hollidays (pics still to be edited).
And then, a couple of weekends ago, my other half and I were invited to friends wedding where I was lucky to try myself at some proper "wedding photography"
So here are the results, enjoy and please feel free to comment and give criticisme as I would love to improve!

I wanted to thank you for all your lovely comments while I was away!!!