Things That Make You Go Oooooo (March 2014)

It's finally spring and I'm loving seeing all the colourful flowers everywhere, isn't it strange how a splash of colour can just instantly lift your mood? Now that the days are brighter and longer I feel like I can get a lot more done. I must admit my eating habits have been awful this month, I've consumed far too many Jammie Dodgers and Jaffa Cakes and my insides are suffering but the weather is definitely getting me motivated to work-out more and get some fresh spring green stuff in my diet, BRING IT ON SPRING!

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Love & Lilies

Cate

xoxo

NEW Kawaii Cupcake Earring Designs

Binge watching Cupcake Wars was no doubt my inspiration for making these earrings. I made a promise to myself to craft more earrings for you guys this year and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do just that, I think they look pretty cute and I'm almost tempted to go get my own ears pierced so I can wear them!

Strawberry Cupcake Earrings

Etsy // Storenvy

Strawberries are one of my favourite fruits and they go perfectly with cupcakes. Cupcakes and strawberries are two of my favourite things to eat and also to make and they're definitely a match made in heaven and although you can't eat these they look pretty delicious don't you think?

Chocolate Cupcake Earrings

Etsy // Storenvy

This chocolate frosting looks good enough to eat. I must admit I'm not a huge chocolate fan but every so often I get a craving for it and it normally comes in the form of cake so no doubt I was having those cravings when I made these!

Pastel Bubblegum Cupcake Earrings

Etsy // Storenvy

Cupcakes are always so cute, bright and cheery so I chose the most bubblegum sweet colours I had to make these and I love the result, the pastel colours match so well and although those roses were pretty tricky to make on such a small scale they add that extra sprinkle of cuteness, I think they would look awesome styled with fairy kei.

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Love & Cupcakes

Cate

xoxo

Gluten Free Rosemary, Sea Salt & Pesto Focaccia Bread

As I've become more healthy in my diet I find myself buying less and less pre-made foods and ready meals, I used to buy soup quite frequently but now I prefer to make my own as I like knowing exactly what and where my ingredients come from, but I thought I would kick it up a notch this year and break out of my comfort cooking zone and try a few more challenging recipes.

Bread is something that I've wanted to make for the longest time however I recently discovered I have a mild intolerance to wheat. So after a few frustrating weeks of eyeing the fancy focacias at the bakery I decided to hell with it I'll make my own, bought some gluten free flour, scoured the internet for instructions and finally went with this simple recipe changing it only slightly to have a pesto rosemary topping (which I also made from scratch) instead of mixing it into the loaf.

It took me nearly all day to make with all the proving the dough had to do (I passed the time by having another Game of Thrones marathon) but it was totally worth it because my first attempt actually came out pretty damn good! It was spongy, crunchy and the pesto topping gave it a great flavour, I'm not sure I'll be making it regularly as it was so time consuming but it's definitely something I'd treat myself to on a special occasion.

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Small Victories & Pesto

Cate

xoxo