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Shopping picks: handy apron

Mildew — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:32:38 +0000

Clever designers SUCK UK have come up with the most useful item for cooks. This apron as all the conversion charts, roasting and boiling times you could ever need while in the kitchen. As someone who uses a lot of American recipies, I always have to fire up the laptop to see how much a stick of butter weights or what 450°F is in Celsius and now I can keep keep my dresses and laptop completely food free. Hurrah. You can buy it here.

Necklace

Mildew — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:40:25 +0000

Remember that Red Bird jewellery giveaway I blogged about last month? I didn’t win the lovely necklace (now named Bird on a Wire) but I loved it so much I asked Becky from Red Bird Jewellery to make me a copy. It arrived in the post yesterday and I couldn’t be happier. Receiving something that’s been wrapped up perfectly (a little red box and tied with string. I wanted to take pictures, but the light was rubbish and I wanted to see my necklace too much. I’m easily excitable.) adds to the specialness and the necklace itself is brilliant. The perfect length, lovely colours and a great design makes this a piece of jewellery I’ll be wearing with a lots of things in the future.

A Dress A Day

Mildew — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:11:09 +0000

I love dresses. I love them so much I don’t wear anything other than dresses. I love buying dresses just as much as wearing them too. Siany, from the brilliant Domestic Sluts, also loves her dresses and she’s started new website A Change Of A Dress with a new gorgeous garment posted up every day. Thanks to her I have completly fallen in love with this beauty from Sika Designs:

Oooh. Pretty…

Pop Up Christmas Shop

Mildew — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:07:54 +0000

Every weekend, from now until Christmas, at the Cobbled Yard in Stoke Newington is a little pop-up shop called, originally, Pop-Up Shop. There’s some brilliant things for sale there including some fabulous Joseph Joseph kitchenware, Pantone mugs and a whole host of great prints, fun tea towels and some wonderful last minute Christmas gifts. There’s even a Santa’s grotto. If you find yourself in the area this weekend and Monday and Tuesday, do come along and have a look around.

I shall be there selling cakes along with a couple of friends where we are collectivity called the Pop Tarts (although I’m currently campaigning for a name change to The Arse Biscuits). We’ve been doing pretty well these past couple of weeks and I have to say that the quality of our food is most excellent. We are awesome. I’ve been providing a number of cakes, two of which are shown below. Red velvet with a green butter-cream icing and a mini Christmas cake.

They’re quite tasty! I’ll also try and post Vinnie’s amazing chili and chocolate brownie and Sarah’s lavender and lemon cake recipes if and when I get them too.