I watched Zoella's Pumpkin Spiced Festive Cupcakes video and thought I'd have a go at making them myself, I was going to be carving my pumpkins on Halloween so I thought I'd use the carved pumpkin in my cupcakes although when it came to it we all decided we didn't like the idea of pumpkin in cupcakes so made Festive Cupcakes instead. I still made them as 'Halloweeny' as possible though with these gorgeous cupcake cases from Asda along with the ... Read the Post...
Manicure Monday – Zig Zag feat. SensatioNail and BarryM
I really couldn't decide on my nail look for this week. I started out just using my SensatioNail to create a plain red nail look but I've already featured that here so I just had to add some form of nail art so you didn't have to go without a Manicure Monday. Remembering I had some vinyl stencils* from Nail Mail, I thought I'd incorporate the two into a nail art look. I'm not going to write too much about the SensatioNail as I've ... Read the Post...
Quinteassential Teas | Brand Review
Last month Quinteassential Teas sent me a selection of their teas to try. I didn't have a tea strainer at the time so as they were loose teas I couldn't try them. I've since bought this little one from Tiger (probably my new favourite shop) so it was time for a tea tasting afternoon. I actually made sure I'd finished all my work an hour early on Tuesday so I could have a proper 'session'. I've done tea tests and tea favourites posts in the past ... Read the Post...
Recipe | Starbucks Lemon Loaf
I saw this "top secret" Starbucks Lemon Loaf recipe circulating Facebook a few weeks ago and just had to give it a go myself. I'm not sure whether it actually is the Starbucks Lemon Loaf recipe but it looked so simple and I had all the ingredients in the cupboard. As I mentioned in my Banana Muffins recipe post last week I didn't own a loaf tin. I borrowed one to make this Starbucks Lemon Loaf but I've since invested in one and I'm already ... Read the Post...