The last of my Halloween cupcakes are finished and are now for sale. I've been busy fulfilling a few orders so I haven't had time to make as many as I was going to. I've made a few notes in my book, (just so that I don't forget) of a few different designs, but that's for next year, hopefully!!
Here's picture of the last batch.....

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I've now moved on to these.......

.... the first few sets have gone, but I have just listed one more set, with more on the way.
With Christmas approaching us quite quickly I have several projects to make for the family. I'd better get myself organised!

Just a quick post...These are in my shop now.......



...... there will be more soon, and also these are on their way.....

.... and a few other tasty treats are coming soon too!

The staff of life!!!!

A lovely lady called Roxanne contacted me. She lives in beautiful Dorset. She asked me if I could knit a loaf of bread for her. But not any ordinary loaf of bread, a special one. One that everyone knows and can remember.
This to be exact.....



I knew I'd be able to make one, I just had to do a test pattern first. I always do a test, I call it my "grey", knitting in grey yarn. That way, I can see if I need to make any adjustments to the shapings, or design.

Well here's my finished loaf......



My aim with my knitting is to make what I see. I hope I've done the loaf justice.
It was a pleasure to make this and I hope Roxanne will be very happy with it.
Thank you Roxanne!

A quick update!

This is just a brief update. I have a new selection of mixed tarts......

........and they seem to be going like " hot cakes". There's more in the cupcake range.....plain...

.....and chocolate......

and there's more "spookies" for Halloween....

..... With the "big" season almost on us, there'll be quite a few things for then. But in the meantime, I'm off to make some "real" cakes for the forthcoming wedding, and there's going to be some cakepops too, for both young and old! Watch this space!!!!!

Using my Loaf!

Wherever I go or whatever I do, I always find something that gets the "grey matter" on overdrive. This time it was a trip to the bakery. We were out on a day trip and fancied a "snack" ( like you do!) and we went into a beautiful bakery with the gorgeous loaves etc on diplay. The sight and smells were just wonderful!
But the trouble with me, is that I don't just eat what I love, I want to recreate it, but in a different form. You know where this is going, I know...
Whilst sitting eating a beautiful fresh baked roll with a salad filling, my mind was wandering onto my knitting and where it would take me. This is what it led to.....

...... the thing is, this will lead to other things I know. It was strange because I had an email from a lovely lady who had bought some of my tarts and strawberries, and she asked me if I was going to make any baguettes, and at the time I was just on the verge of finishing the first set. Well they were snapped up, and now I'm working on my "tests" for some more.
The other thing I've been working on is these....


.... and that gorgeous fabric underneath is for another project. Sewing machine "at the ready" when I can take a break from knitting! But the real baking has to take over tomorrow, as our neigbour has just bought me a large bag of cooking apples and a huge basket of blackberries. Apple and blackberry pie anyone?

Cupcakes, and more!

Well my little hands have been so busy of late, and they are trying desperately to keep up with my thoughts. I have so many ideas swimmimg around in my head that keeping a note of them is vital, or else I'll forget!
To whet your appetite, here are a few of my latest designs.....
.....a selection of mixed tarts....

..........individual slices of cake.....

......large pieces of course!
More burgers.....

...this time, full size.
I also now have a selection of cupcakes....

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...... and chocolate ones too!


........ These are all sold so I'm busily knitting more.
Our son is in the process of building my website, and I've been playing with table settings for my banner...

.... but I only had a few things to play with, to try to get the effect I wanted...

.... so I'll have to knit faster! Maybe I'll take it all outside in the garden and lay it all on one of my vintage tablecloths. Decisions, decisions.
I have a few design ideas to knit from a sketch this evening, and maybe I'll get to knitting a trial piece or two. Here's hoping!

Calorie free yummies!!!

I never meant to leave it so long before I posted on here again. But things have been so hectic for the last few weeks, and they're expected to remain so as we have an up and coming wedding in September! But here we are, at last!
Firstly I've been doing more "hotdogs", this time they've been topped with "daddies" sauce (our son's favourite!).... (they're going like "hot cakes", sorry about the pun!)

and I'm currently making some bigger, and smaller ones, but they're for later!
My patisserie range is growing even bigger and I'm now adding some more tasty goodies
..... still with strawberries, but they are "flavour of the month!"
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sets of three desserts, one set were sold to a lady who's using them for a wedding day display.
I've also done other varieties....banana and chocolate....

.....peach and chocolate.....

.....and more strawberry cream and chocolate....

....... I have a lot more ideas, some have already been made and sold and I'm also trying some out on the family,

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... I'm doing a cherry range now too!
For the "Magnum" lovers out there I have some new chocolate ices....

....dark, milk or almond, yummy! and there's also these.....



banana, strawberry and chocolate lime, ...full size too! These can be bought separately or a pack of three.


But of other things now, and this is what I made for our 4th Grand daughters Christening..


Knitted in Sirdar Snuggly, a pair of MaryJanes, beaded with glass beads and finished off with some vintage glass buttons, then I popped them into this....

..... all I have to do now is think of something for our next grand daughters Christening!!!!
I have listed a few of my items in my Folksy shop, but I can be contacted by email.
Now it's back to my little "patisserie".... bye for now.