lily and bramwell!

today i had the pleasure of meeting catherine and nhan from the event hire company lily and bramwell! i had SO MUCH fun looking through their AMAZING collection of furniture, tableware and decorative items, i could not believe my eyes finding such a treasure trove of props in newcastle!! i am so happy to have found them, they fill such a humungous void of stylish event hire in newcastle and the hunter valley, they also service sydney!

they have just launched their the business, please pop over to their facebook page and say hi!

images by lily and bramwell

props for hire from lily and bramwell

biscuits by caitlin shearer

i am so so so completely in love with this artwork by caitlin shearer, it is just so perfectly sweet and i cant stop sighing over it!

sponsor introduction- tiny prints

a warm welcome to tiny prints! my new.. and first.. blog sponsor! 

tiny prints have a huge, huge, huge range of invitations, announcements and lovely stationary... these are just a few of my favourite designs. i love, love, love the colours and these designs would set the theme for such a fantastic party. they remind me of so many of my cake designs, i think i will have do do a few party inspiration blog posts soon...!

 

 

 

 

 

oh, and visit the tiny prints blog for some lovely inspiration boards like this!

 

le cupcakes di melissa

 

i have had the most amazing holiday and i have met some amazingly beautiful people who have been so sweet, generous and hospitable... which is a really heartwarming thing. i was lucky enough to spend some time with my lovely friend, melissa from le cupcakes di melissa in sarzana, italy. she is one of the sweetest people i have ever met and she has the cutest little cake shop! we both share a passion for fresh, quality ingredients and the fun of baking, which is a really lovely thing to find and it really shows in her cakes- her cupcakes were so so so delicious! my favourite was the lavender- yum!! 

melissa is one of the first people to bring cupcakes and fondant covered cakes to italy and i think it is just so amazing how dedicated, organised and resourceful she has to be in a country that doesnt have easy access to ingredients and supplies... next time i duck down the shops at last minute to pick up some courveture chocolate, fondant and cutters i will know how lucky i am!

if you are in the la spezia area of italy.. or getting married around there- it is a super popular area for international weddings... i highly reccommend saying hi and having some super delicous cake!! 

thanks so much again melissa!! xx

oh and her facebook is here!

cake love!

i was going through my flickr favourites and came across this tasty tom selleck cake by flickr user the small cat club... this really is my favourite cake ever! i was upset when i saw it was classed as a hairy cake wreck once...a cake wreck?! it is nothing but awesome! here are a few more of my favourite cakes ever that i have found on cake wrecks...

 

lollipop love!

 

my poor flickr has been a bit neglected lately... i love flickr, it changed my whole life and it is why i am now doing my hobby as business. it was also such a great place to 'meet' so many wonderful people who share a love for all things crafty and cakey...

one of those lovely people is jenny, from lollipop workshop, i have always LOVED her work- she has the most unbelievable sense of colour and cute! i thought i would share some of my favourite pics of hers.. i am dying to make a cake with one of her toppers one day!

visit her flickr here and her etsy shop here!

planet cake springtime course!

 

ta da! this is the result of my planet cake springtime 106 class!! 

i learnt so much in the 3 days and i was so so so happy with the class. linda was a fantastic teacher and the class was so well structured. on the first day we learnt how to stucture the cake, ganache and prepare the sugar flowers, day 2 we covered the cake worked some more on our flowers and began decorating and on the final day we assembled the cake, finished decorating, assembled flowers and covered the board... it was alot of work to make this ginormous* cake!

it was also so lovely to meet all of the other students who share the same passion for cakes, they were the just sweetest bunch of girls and it was so nice the way everyone shared ideas for their designs. below are some behind the scenes photos, action shots and the class results- everyones cake turned out AMAZING- dont you think...?!!

hmm... now what do i do with my ginormous* cake??... it is my birthday this week but i dont know 200 people to share it with!

 

 

 

 

 

oh and planet cake are holding a japan relief cupcake workshop on wednesday 25th of May, it is a great chance to learn to make some cute japanese themed cupcakes and help japan with all proceeds going to the red cross.

*Definition of ginormous :.  (jī-nôr'məs)1. (adj.) Used to describe something so large that it is additively gigantic and enormous