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Apr

2009

For Easter this year I wanted to fill my cupcake tower with pretty yummy cupcakes, so I made these super easy gluten free chocolate chunk and marshmallow cupcakes, I decorated them with a swirl of creamy vanilla buttercream and pretty pastel fondant flowers.

Gluten free Easter toffee apple cupcakes!

Apr

2009

Gluten free toffee apple cupcakes

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I had recently seen cupcakes with shards of toffee on, which got me wondering if I could make nests out of toffee. It took me three attempts*, but I got there in the end. I wanted the cupcakes' flavour to match the toffee nests so, being a big fan of toffee apples, I decided to make apple and...

Apr

2009

Kitchen baking utensils

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I love everything to colour co-ordinate, like my cute kitchen cupboard, so all my baking and kitchen utensils are mainly in pale blue with hints of pale pink.

The tray above was my first purchase from Cath Kidston, over 10 years ago, from her first shop in London’s Holland Park. I fell in...

Apr

2009

Easter table runner tutorial

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I had been looking for a pretty white table runner for a while now, but all the ones I found were out of my budget. Instead, I bought a plain linen one and hand stitched broderie anglaise down each side using embroidery threads. To finish off, I threaded some of my leftover ribbon from the felt...

Apr

2009

Easter bird house tutorial

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As it's coming up to Easter, I thought it would be fun to make myself some Easter-themed decorations. I'd already made some Easter birds and Easter mushrooms, but I also wanted some place settings for the table.

Thinking about the place settings reminded me of some mini wooden bird...

Apr

2009

Mini wooden bird feeders

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I bought a box of these mini wooden bird feeders from Baker Ross and hand painted them in pretty pastels as table decorations for Easter.

They can be hung or free-standing Bird feeder size 12cm x 9cm x 7cm

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Welcome to my blog. I started my blog over 9 years ago with the aim of sharing with you my favourite finds, my recipes, craft tutorials, seasonal decorating, and interior ideas. I hope that at my blog you are able to easily and quickly find the content you are looking for. I welcome any feedback on what you think of the layout and if you have any suggestions on how it can be improved.

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Hello! I am Torie Jayne. This is my blog about all things pretty and creative, from shabby chic interiors to gluten-free baking, via decorative crafts and stylish boutiques.