Time to make a card for mum for Mothers Day on Sunday - here is a little bit of inspiration from cards I have made in the past.
Wrapping paper
Yesterday, I discovered a great gift and stationery company called Cavallini & Co. I'm really loving anything with birds on at the moment, and they do the most exquisite bird-patterned wrapping paper.
I bought two sheets of wrapping paper; one a pale aqua with bright pink birds and postage marks, and the other with gold birds, birdcages, and nests. I have some plain cardboard cases that I have been considering decorating. This wrapping paper is perfect as I think the cases will look gorgeous covered in it, and it totally matches the colour theme in my office. Now I just need to find some pink and gold ribbon for the edges of the cases.
I absolutely adore their new sticky notes and really want to find the bird eraser.
Easter basket
I had originally filled my Easter basket with shredded green grass and Easter chocolates. Then, a friend gave me Easter M&M's she'd picked up in the US. I just had to put them out and thought the basket was the best place for them. I placed a ceramic green spot spoon in for easy serving.
I love the fact that in the US the regular candy comes in pastel colours and themes for Easter. For example, the M&M's above are in wonderful pastel colours with little chicks printed on the back.
The Kit-Kats above were also bought in the US at Easter time.
Easter table setting
On Easter Sunday I was so excited at the thought of decorating my dining table ready for my guests.
I laid out my Easter table runner and six side plates, placing my Easter bird houses on top of the plates. I put my Easter bird tree at the end of the table, next to my white ceramic bunny. I tied a ribbon around the handle of my ceramic basket, filled it with Easter M&M's, and placed a ceramic green spot spoon in for easy serving.
My cupcake stand is in the centre, with the four Easter mushrooms around the edge. There are three love bird candles in pink, green and white at one end, as is my glass bunny. At this end of the table, I put a plate of chocolate nests and my ceramic bunny egg holder filled with Easter chocolates.
When one of my guests arrived and just stared at the table, took a deep breath, and said "it looks sooo pretty!", I knew it was all worth it.
I hope you like my Easter table setting. It's been a really fun project. Now, onto the next one...
Chocolate mallow cupcakes
Chocolate mallow cupcakes (makes 12 muffin size cakes)
125g butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
150g caster sugar
2 eggs
180g self raising flour
1 tablespoon Green & Blacks cocoa powder
80ml semi-skimmed milk
12 marshmallows
12 pieces of Green & Blacks dark chocolate
- Preheat oven to 160-180 deg C.
- Line muffin tray with paper cases.
- Beat flour, butter, eggs and cocoa powder in a bowl with an electric mixer until the mixture turns a pale colour.
- Place a chunk of chocolate and a marshmallow in each paper case, and then divide the mixture between the paper cases.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Place cakes on a wire rack to cool.
Decorating the cakes
- Fill piping bag with vanilla butter frosting and pipe in swirls on top of the cakes.
- Place fondant flowers on top.
Raspberry cupcakes
Raspberry and almond cupcakes (makes 12 muffin size cakes)
125g butter, softened
2 eggs
150g caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
90g dried raspberries
100g ground almonds
150g self raising flour
60ml milk
- Preheat oven to 160-180 deg C.
- Line muffin tray with paper cases.
- Beat flour, butter, milk and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until the mixture turns a pale colour.
- Stir in ground almonds and dried raspberries
- Divide mixture between cases.
- Bake for between 25-30 minutes.
- Place cakes on wire rack to cool.
Decorating the cakes
- Using pre-bought vanilla butter frosting, add a few drops of both blue and yellow food colouring to the butter cream and mix until you achieve the required colour.
- Fill piping bag with butter cream and pipe in swirls on top of the cakes.
- Place fondant flowers on top.
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