Glorious Sugarpaste

 

Well this past week has been particularly productive. First and foremost is our wonderful workshop which this week saw Julie Winson of www.cakesbyscarletribbons.co.uk showing us how to craft beautiful Sugarpaste Roses.

I've never seen everyone so quiet as they all watched Julie's demonstration avidly. After a bit of help we were soon working away, filling our boards with our delicate little creations.

Emma knocked us up some delicious cupcakes which we duly loaded up with lashings of buttercream, the perfect way to display our new skills. Hannah's posy of baby pink roses looked almost too good to eat, almost!

Kathleen's mix of rosebuds and daisies, made using a nifty stamp-type gadget, reminded me of a cottage garden with cleverly piped buttercream 'foliage'. Once we were working away Julie put together a wonderful example of what can be done with our new skills to really impress with a beautiful cake!

 And for those keen to see what else can be done with a lump of sugar, look at Sue's adorable Elephant. Perfect for Birthday or Christening cakes!

Just to prove how inspired we all were I found this picture of Emma's cupcakes being sold in the cafe at 28 Plough Hill this week. Success!

In other news I also paid a visit to A Good Yarn, a beautiful knitting boutique which has just opened on Cambridge Street in Cleethorpes (www.agoodyarn.co.uk). Over a cup of coffee with the owner we had a good natter while I browsed the beautiful yarns, books, patterns, gifts and everything else tucked away into the shelves. In the end I was very strong minded and only left with three balls of machine washable pure wool which I'm now crocheting into a striped hat for Ben's camping expeditions.

Last and literally least is today's project, which was squeezed in between gardening activities when Ben popped out for and hour to run an errand. I picked up some cover-your-own type buttons on my trip to CallyCo in Lincoln the other week so decided to give them a try. With a bit of Bondaweb to stick the little orange heart onto the teal backing fabric I then used a tiny zig-zag stitch to machine embroider around the edges. They measure 22mm across and the back snaps into place, securing the fabric in place. Quite pleased with the results, quick, easy and minimal mess! However I slightly regret not getting the badge version as then I could pin them everywhere...

 

Well I think that's quite enough for one post so I'll say TTFN. Love to hear your comments so do say hello! xx