Crafty Project

So I've been meaning to complete this project for ages now and finally I have. I bought this printers tray from ebay ages ago now with the intention of giving it a spruce and hanging it up. Once the good weather arrived I had no excuses left as to why I couldn't go outside and paint it.

It started off life as a plain wooden printers tray but because it had some writing and pen marks all over it, that I couldn't sand off, I decided to paint it rather than varnish it.

One wall in my room is already yellow and it is just such a lovely summer colour I had to go with yellow!

Its hanging right above my bureau which I use as my desk so its a great place to store all my inspiring finds.

Summer Tealights

Inspired by a feature in Mollie Makes months ago I've finally professed my spray painting skills. I tried to make a few of these jam jar tea lights a while ago but they were a total mess. So in this favourable weather we've been having I took to the garden with a can of spray paint to try again.

I wrapped elastic bands around each jar in different patterns then sprayed them with paint, each jar had 2-3 coats of paint.

They were so easy to make in the end, and actually look pretty good. Once the sun sets they really do give off so much light and looked great nested around the flower pots. Definitely an easy way to use up some of those jam jars you might have lying around.

50th Afternoon Tea!!

So this year my sister and I turn 50!! Well our combined ages make this delightfully round number at any rate. So we decided to do what ladies do, and we whisked ourselves off to London for the day for some sunshine, shopping and afternoon tea. It was such a wonderful day! The sun came out, it was about 27 degree so the hottest we've had so far this year, and we had the most chilled out day pretending we knew our way round London (I even gave a tourist directions, and I they were correct too!).

We decided it was vitally important that now we are grown ups, we should pretend to be so and have afternoon tea in a fancy hotel. Naturally we picked the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed tea and my goodness was it a good idea! The savoury side of things was so delicious, with smoked salmon on rye bread and mini leek and Stilton quiche standing out as the most yummy of the selection, but the sweets were truly exceptional!

Chocolate, chocolate and chocolate! Oh and candy floss, Eton mess, brioche, scones and milkshakes obviously.... I certainly didn't feel like a lady at the end!

Scones, Brioche and cocoa bean financier!

Pear drop and sherbet lemon candy floss, Eton mess and Caramel chocolate milkshakes!

Scones with summer berry jam and apple compote.

Caramel chocolate milk.

The big finale - Golden egg with vanilla cheesecake and mango.

This tea was a limited offer from here, but they have so many more to choose from.