Melanie

Cutting + sticking + sewing + baking. My creative life.

May Cake of the Month (only a little bit late!)

Here's what happened with May Cake of the Month :-It's May Cake of the Month time! A Rapture related question for you, how would you like to spend your last day on Planet Earth? Leave your answer below and you could win a fantabulous, rapturous cake (if I'm still here…

Royal Wedding

I made a Royal Wedding care package for my Australian namesake and I can finally tell you about it as it has arrived. It took over a month! I thought it was lost in the post. The parcel contained union flag serviettes, small notebook and stickers and a tea cosy…

March Cake of the Month (a little late!)

Here's what happened with March Cake of the Month : - For March Cake of the Month I will make you something from The Whoopie Pie Book (which is new and I haven't even used it yet) if you can come up with the best answer to the following question; if…

Extravagant, Audacious, Outrageous, Amazing Grace

This year the challenge I have given myself is to make, at least, three new banners for my church. The last series of banners were made in 1992 and are looking a little dated now. I am working on them at my independant study days with Committed to Cloth. I…

Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals

I have been working my way through Jamie's 30-Minute Meals, it has some great recipes for week night dinners. Not sure if I'm managing to do them in 30 minutes though, I think I fall down on the "First get all your equipment and ingredients ready" bit! We are quite…

Growing and Preserving

I love snail mail! Nothing like getting a parcel in the post is there. So I got together a care package for my friend Alison who loves to grow stuff and is then great at preserving her produce. Alison and Chris's home-made wine is notorious, possibly similar to Tom Good's…

Catch-up

I thought we'd have a little catch-up as I didn't blog over Christmas I didn't show you some of the pictures I took. I was really pleased with this lobster stocking which I made for the last facebook giveaway of 2010. Here's the question: -It’s the final giveaway and I…

February Cake of the Month

February Cake of the Month. Sorted.Here's what happened: -It's February Cake of the Month!! This month I am giving away cherry coconut brownies, they are limited edition as they are from an Australian Women's Weekly recipe and require one of my friends to send over a Cherry Ripe bar from…

Valentine’s Day Baking

Baked my Beloved a big ole heart shaped scone for V-Day as we are 'esconced' together! Added some Jersey cream, Bonne Maman strawberry conserve and a mahoosive fruit and nut Toblerone (now gone!)Valentine's loveMelanie xx

Mmmmmm Breakfast

Had one of my favourite breakfasts today, four minute soft boiled egg with asparagus dippy soldiers and sea salt. Delish.What's your favourite breakfast?Love Melanie x

Melanie Makes Meringues