Nutella and Marshmallows

My favourite pancake filling. Mmmmmmmm it's good. But so so sickly that I only managed one and half last night! Plus one with orange zest and sugar. Yum yum. Hope you all enjoyed your pancakes. Now for something to give up for 40 days... Can't be chocolate, that's just too hard! But maybe crisps?? I've done it before so I know I could do it again. Or maybe what I need is to eat something like this everyday instead of anything with sugar in! Think the weight might drop off a bit easier then! so here's some inspiration, I have to admit these oranges were nearly as yummy as the chocolate and marshmallows! Nearly.
Good luck with your plans for lent!
Lots of love,
VA. xxxxxxxx

Finally!

Well it's finally finished and I have something to show you that I'm truly proud of. Although its not something I designed and the fabric was chosen for me, I can't believe I've done it!! Big smiles all round : )
What to start next?...
Lots of love,
VA xxxxx

On your marks, get set, bake!

Today is my Granny's birthday and in honour of that day, I've made her a cake. We're going round for drinks after tea and having some birthday cake too. As I'd run out of white sugar paste to cover the entire cake, I had to go for regular icing and hope that my decorations would be good enough to make it look worthy! First time making roses... Not quite sure they look like roses but they look pretty either way :) Quite proud for a first attempt but I'll have to practice more once I get my new sugar paste! Anyway, here it is. I'll let you know how it tastes!
Lots of love,
VA xxxxxxxxx

P.S. The Cath Kidston bag is nearly finished. Promise!! Xxx

The bubble bursts

Apologies for my recent absence. I've been fighting for, preparing for, completing and waiting for feedback from my trainee buyer interview and presentation. Unfortunately that ship has sailed and I'm not on it. So I'm back to concentrating on my blog! I'm totally gutted as it was a fantastic job and I felt I'd truly improved from last time. What makes it worse and better all at once is the interviewer thought I was fantastic and has since told me I'm definitely ready for the job. The only reason I didn't get it was because someone else had more experience. But we're getting closer! Could it be third time lucky?? We'll see what HR comes up with next.
In the mean time, I can get back to my day job, my sewing projects and my house jobs. The Cath Kidston bag is very nearly finished-obviously went on hold whilst all this was going on! I'll post some pictures when I'm done.
Hope you all have a fab Friday.
Lots of love,
VA. xxx