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Bunting for Don don's birthday! (Up-cycled pillow case!)

Close up of hazelnut and honey cupcakes.

While I was not blogging I was...

Collecting old milk bottles...

Sewing birthday bunting for my lovely flatmate &...

Wrapping presents for a couple of awesome friends (HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON DONS!)

crafty arfty-noons

A cushion made out of an old tea towel covered in New Zealand native birds and plants and an old woollen blanket. The back xx

Some work related snaps - they're random

Mr frozen stoat
Capital A

A bit of art and a bit of coffee

At the Govett. Neat table art... pity about the service!

Hamilton Gardens

My favourite, the Japanese garden!

Breakfast

Is always a good judge of a new city (well done Hamilton by the way!) x

new pieces for my collection

Crown Lynn cups and saucers! A perfect match for Sunday morning coffee from my stove top espresso maker! Thank you my bargain hunter!

Bedroom hearts

New house = new places to display all my pretty things!

xxx

From the loveliest person in the world

I had a parcel all waiting for me in the mail box when I got home tonight! What a perfect start to the long weekend! xxx

Tiny Gold Cases

Full of cupcake! Saturday baking always cheers me up!

bunting love

I made some bunting for pretty little girl!!!

xxx

Crepes

My first homemade crepes + bacon, fried banana, cream and maple syrup = the best Saturday morning breakfast ever!

recipe

Cupcake:

100g unsalted butter

185g caster sugar

1tsp vanilla

2 eggs

200g self-raising flour

1/2 cup milk

1 - 160C fan forced oven

2 - beat butter, sugar & vanilla, add eggs one at a time until just combined. add flour & milk in alternate batches and stir with a wooden spoon

3 - bake 15 -20 mins

Icing:

100g unsalted butter

3 cups of icing sugar

1/4 cup milk

(or as pictured below - just nutella spread, hazelnuts and chocolate!)

1 - beat until perfect!

I got this recipe from the Australian Master Chief website.

Fit for high tea

Nutella cupcakes with chopped hazelnuts and chocolate!