How to Make Play Dough (Play Doh)

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This is possibly the easiest play dough recipe ever. It takes about 5 minutes to make and best of all there is no cooking.  Just throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix. Simple as that. It’s great for making with kids and will last for ages. You can add glitter to the mix [...]

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How and when do you find the time to….

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Have you ever wondered how other people organise their day? How they manage to get it all done? Well Far from home mama tagged me in on a meme that asked the question ‘How  and when do you find the time to…’ It was originally started by Ms Dolly Daydream of Sex, drugs, rocker and [...]

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How to Decorate Biscuits (the easy way)

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If you want to know how to decorate biscuits quickly and easily just follow this simple tutorial. You can add more decoration to your  iced biscuits when they are finished but personally I think simple iced biscuits look more effective and if you are planning to ice biscuits for a party or event it is [...]

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Cookie Cutter Biscuit Recipe

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If you are using cookie cutters to make shaped biscuits then it is essential that you choose a biscuit recipe that will hold its shape during the baking process. This is particularly true if you plan to decorate your biscuits with rolled icing as you will be using the cookie cutter to cut the icing [...]

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How to Decorate Cupcakes – Easy Buttercream Swirls

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Here is a quick, easy picture tutorial on how to decorate your cupcakes with cute buttercream swirls. It will make even the most basic of cupcakes look fabulous. You will need: Your butter cream of choice. You can add flavouring and colourings. If you are adding colour you may want to consider using gel colours. [...]

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How to Make Swiss Meringue Buttercream

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The first time I made and tasted Swiss meringue butter cream I knew it would be the only buttercream I would ever use again. It is smooth and light and not to sweet which means you can eat loads of it. It can be a bit tricky the first time you make it but once [...]

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How to Make Basic Buttercream Icing

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I am doing a series of posts on how to decorate cupcakes with delicious buttercream swirls. This first post looks at how to make a basic buttercream icing. Post 2 will look at how to make the most delicious Swiss meringue buttercream (it is honestly the best buttercream ever) and the final post will be [...]

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The Versatile Blogger Award

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I was thrilled last week when the fabulous Mrs Jones from Keeping-up-with-the-Joneses contacted me to say she had nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award.(How exciting) I had always hoped that I would one day be honoured with an award but to receive one just five weeks after launching the blog was well….fabulous. The award [...]

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Tattooed Easter Eggs

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On Thursday evening my daughter declared that there was an Easter egg competition at school the following day. We needed something that was going to be quick and easy to do.  With the remnants of last year’s Easter crafting still in loft and nothing remotely chick or bunny like in sight I ran over to [...]

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Ten Things I Tell Myself Everyday.

I was tagged in on a meme today.  A WHAT! I hear you cry. I know I had no idea what a meme was either and I’m not ashamed to say I had to Google it. A little research later and I’m pretty sure a meme (pronounced meem) is when someone writes a post on [...]

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