Cupcake/ Fairy Cake recipe

   Ingredients: 150g butter or margarine 3/4 cup of caster sugar 2 eggs (lightly beaten) 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence 2 teaspoons of lemon juice 2 cups of self raising flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 of a cup of milk Pretty things like sprinkles to decorate Makes about 24  Pre heat your oven [...]

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Pretty Flower Cup Cakes/Fairy Cakes

Yippeeeeeee I love nothing better than having a baking day Just because it is not quite pay day, & there is zip-dee-do left in the fridge or cupboard, does not mean you cant have a treat! I made up a batch of fairy cakes so I made little flowers from icing mixed with a few [...]

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Tutorial – African Beads From Polymer Clay

Welcome to my tutorial on how to make African style beads in polymer clay After searching for a stamp to make patterns in my clay beads & being unable to find any in the designs I required I sat down for a coffee & thought ‘why not make my own?’ So it is a little [...]

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Polymer Clay – The Basics

Welcome to the basics in polymer clay This is a page dedicated to tips & tools you may find useful when starting out with polymer clay. What is polymer clay? An oven hardening clay that is available in a vast colour scheme not to mention special effects such as metallic, stone, pearl & even glow [...]

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Beads, Beads, Beautiful Beads!

When I decide on a new project I tend throw myself at it like a bull in a proverbial china shop, at the moment my passion is jewellery & beading  I can’t get enough of them That said I shall be posting a few bead related articles & tutorials over the coming weeks…

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