From Yours Truly : February 2017

UNICORN CREPES

Friday, February 24, 2017

HAPPY FRI-YAY!

Today I am feeling so much better as I’ve fully recovered from being ill last week! I am so happy to be feeling like myself again and also happy cause its Friday which means new blog post.

Double YAY!

Since it’s almost pancake day (Tuesday 28th) I felt like doing some pancake experimenting and wanted to create what I like to call Unicorn Crepes!

Now, I tend to have lots of ideas of what I want to make or DIY and sometimes these ideas becomes a success but other times, not so much. However I had fun making these and taking the photos I thought I’ll still share it with you anyway.

I mean, I can’t get it right all the time right?

It’s all about being creative and experimenting, and not being afraid of the outcome I’ll say!

I love the visuals of these photos as its pink and has sprinkles!

But I think I will stick to normal crepe on pancake day.
If you would like to make pink crepes, simply use a basic crepe recipe and add a splash of pink food colouring, and add lots of whipped cream and sprinkles!

Would you eat these pink pancakes?

DIY

Baking with love.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

YAY to the weekend!!!

I am so, so, so excited to have the wonderfully talented Jo from Sweet Enchanted as a guest blogger here today. One of the goals for my blog this year is to collaborate with other bloggers so we can spread the love and showcase each others incredible talents. Not only a fab mama to two little darlings, Jo is also a fellow #girlboss and today she is sharing with us how to make this scrummy vanilla & cream cake! #YUM!

Without further ado let’s get baking!

Vanilla & Cream Cake

I’m very happy to be here today as your guest blogger at Yours Truly, I am Jo from Sweet Enchanted Cakes and I love to bake all things delicious and make them look incredibly pretty.

I was delighted to be asked when I got the email from Tiffany asking for something light, airy and pink for Valentines Day. This cake is what I call a ‘sweet little cake for two’ but is also perfect for sharing with all your loved ones, or just for you maybe!

Four Layers of light vanilla cake, which I have coloured different shades of pink then filled and topped off with a delicious vanilla, whipped cream frosting. You could bake this cake as a plain vanilla cake, or colour all the layers in the same shade of pink if you wish to. I decorated the cake with a piped cream border around the top and bottom edge of the cake and a few sprinkles too.

Tiffany sent me this pretty ‘love’ topper to include on the cake and it really does make such a statement sitting on top of the cake.

Wishing you all a Happy LOVE Day!

Jo x

Photos by Jo from sweet enchanted | Cake topper by Yours Truly celebrations

I hope you enjoy having a go at baking this incredible Valentines Cake and hope you all have a fab weekend! Thank you Jo for sharing this recipe with us!

Much love,

The Party Life

Simple love | V-Day Gift Idea

Monday, February 06, 2017

A gift to show your love.

The best gifts are the ones with a lot of thought and love put into them. This year for Mr & I anniversary, which was last month, we agreed not to get each other gifts since our anniversary was just after Christmas.

However, being a party planner I love any excuse to get creative and surprise people, so I broke the rules a bit. I thought I would share with you what I made him so you can make it too as a Valentine’s Day gift.

Mr had kept the receipt of the cafe where we met for the very first time and had our first date (I know he’s very sweet), until he gave it to me in a box card he had made for one of my Birthdays.

I had the idea to frame the receipt as it means a lot to me and it was the beginning of our love, cheesy as it may sound. I just love the idea of preserving the memories of that date and displaying it in a frame. This was not just a gift for him but for the both of us.

With that idea brewing in my brain I went to search of the perfect frame. I already

knew what type of frame I wanted, I just had to go and find it. After a little internet surfing, I found the perfect little frame at B&Q without breaking the bank!

I went for a classic black metal hanging frame with a double glass panel. I liked the minimal look the frame had without taking attention away from what’s in the frame.

This will make a great gift idea for your bf/gf this Valentine’s day and it’s so simple! You can also frame things like movie tickets, a print out of first texts/conversations, or holiday tickets where you had the best time ever. You can even write a quote that has meaning to the both of you.

Be as creative as you can be and I’m sure your special someone will love it.

I hope you have had a great start to the week so far despite it being a dark & grey Monday
(from where I am anyway).

Stay tuned lovelies as I have a special guest on here later on this week!

The Party Life

Love is cake!

Friday, February 03, 2017

Happy February lovelies! You know what that means, it’s the month of LOVE and I love it!

I know there will be some who thinks V-day is just a Hallmark holiday but I still love it anyway as it’s another reason to throw a party!

This year I have designed some Valentine’s day cake toppers for my little party shop and I’m excited to show them to you. These can be used as decoration to all your scrumptious desserts on your romantic day and will be perfect to add that extra sparkle, for that special someone.

You can find all the party pieces over on my shop now.

Would love to see you there!

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