Cookies

I've been spending some time learning new techniques for a very enjoyable (and tasty!) hobby.

This is what our trick or treaters received for Halloween:

Then there is a set of Moomin cookies:

A set to post to my friend as a homage to her amazing fine bone china designs (see Nicola Suckling Design)

and then a set for Remembrance Day:

Whirlwind tour of finished projects

I've had a break from posting so here is a whirlwind tour of the projects I've finished while I've been away.

A Fimo cow with heart:

A 40 x 40cm musical cross stitch for a friend's birthday:

A crocheted anglerfish:

A crocheted mouse doorstop:

Crocheted seaweed brooch and grouper fish fridge magnet for my grandmother:

Mini bunting for Nicola Suckling's stall:

Crocheted owl blanket for my niece:

Crocheted whale pencil case for a secret santa present:

Soft ribbon alphabet blocks for a friend's little girl:

Hand sewn fox for a colleague obsessed with foxes:

Kitchen wall mosaic of a local landmark:

Pigs in mud cake for my husband's birthday:

Knitting and sewing iced biscuits:

I think that might be it. My aim now is to keep this blog updated!

Cupcakes

I had to bake cupcakes today. I had to bake cupcakes for two main reasons:

- I have an assignment due tomorrow
- Trying out cake toppers in anything other than cake doesn't provide quite the same excitement

Carrot and coconut cupcakes with honey cream cheese icing.

Happy days.

Pipe cleaners and straws:

Garden wire with the buttons used in the buttonholes/bouquets:

And, of course, Mr and Mrs C didn't want to be left out: