Jikana Damaru

What a week...

Well, you are certainly doing your Christmas shopping aren't you?... Wow, thank you so much to everyone that has purchased from LLFF this week. I have now restocked the store and also managed to add a few new pretties, as well. I just LOVE the new snappy sets so here's a sneak peak...

CHRISTMAS ORDERS:

I would say no later than next Friday the 18th if you wish to order for Xmas. I will happily post on Monday however I can't guarantee that it will arrive in time

You can get them here

So, I thought it was about time that the other pretty girl in my life was a little spoilt. I have been patiently waiting for her collar to "break" so I could get a custom one made from Katie. Last week when we finally gave her wash - I couldn't bare to put her old one back on, so I got to order one - and its perfect don't you think??

This is Bella and she LOVES to pose for the camera!

Check out Katie's Lovely poochie and fab clothing store here

Have a lovely weekend everyone!!

More sugary Christmas decorations

Following on from my last post, above are some more of my decorations. From top to bottom:

Sweet garland from Department 56
Sweet garland from Department 56
Sweet garland from Department 56
Ice cream lolly from Kurt Adler @ Selfridges
Knitted cupcake from Strawberry Fool (affiliate).
Wooden doughnut from Birchcraft
Candy canes from Debenhams
Ice cream cone from Department 56
Heart cookie decoration from Selfridges
Triple ice cream cone from Department 56
Star decorations from Tesco

Have a sweet day!

Sugary Christmas tree decorations

To go with my bright 50's vintage Christmas theme this year I am decorating my tree in brightly coloured sweets, cookies and cakes.

Above is a selection of my decorations. From top to bottom:

Tree topper from Department 56
Tree topper from Department 56
Gummy drop from Department 56
Sundae surprise from Department 56
Gummy drop from Department 56
Wooden Ice lolly from Birchcraft
Heart cookie from Gisela Graham
Knitted cupcake from Strawberry Fool (affiliate).
Gingerbread man, a gift from my sweet sister
Wooden Ice Cream from Birchcraft
Striped candy cane from Department 56
Gumdrop lollipops from Kurt Adler @ Selfridges

I am hoping to get my tree next weekend and spend hours decorating it!

Have a sweet day!

~ Fantastic Plastic ~

Some great gift ideas from French Bull who do the loveliest melamine serving wear. I have a salad bowl and salad servers but love some of these other items. The kids stuff is lovely as well and the little travel bag would be great for taking the baby food out with me!

~ Try again ~

Well after my big effort last week to get the kids to Santa I came home really disappointed with the photos so today we had take two and the result was much better!

Poor Indi looks a little like she is slipping off Santa's knee but it is a much better photo of all three and it is zoomed in so we can see them all.

Ok that is it - no more trips to Santa this year - especially seeing as each time we go the requests from the 5 year old become more elaborate!

Joint First Birthday Party Snaps

As promised, here are some snaps from today's joint first birthday party, which we held at Wamberal Park. It was a glorious Summers day, and considering the sugar content of the cake, remarkably scarcely a tantrum (from either bubs or adults) in sight! I don't know who had more fun, Fern or myself, but neither her nor I stopped eating the entire time... every time I looked over at her she was stealing another fruit skewer off an unsuspecting bub! Like mother like daughter...

I have started the planning for Fern's own first birthday party; after much deliberation I chose a rubber ducky theme. I have a few ideas up my sleeve, but please if you have seen any amazing styling/ food ideas on the web or have been to a similar party please share!

Fake cakes

Knitted cupcake decorations by Strawberry Fool

Knitted Cupcake Decorations Assorted set of 4 for £24.99 from Strawberry Fool (affiliate).

Craft & Creativity

Honeybake Baking Set for £44.99 from Letterbox

Pastries on stand for £11.99 from Letterbox.

From the book "My Favorite Felt Sweets", available as a paperback for £7.54 from Amazon.

My Flickr faves post, Knitted Cupcakes, and my Craft & Creativity post were enjoyed by lots of you so I thought I would dedicate a whole post to fake cakes.

I have the cakes in the second pic and hang them on my Christmas tree each year!

Christmas Cupcake Decorations by Urban Outfitters

Looking for more cupcake decoration for your tree? Try the Christmas Cupcake Decoration Set of 6 for from Urban Outfitters shown above.

Have a sweet day!