Melting moments.

Yesterday I bought two beautiful little christmas cakes to give to friends. I thought they were fruit cakes but I found out later that they were actually mud cakes. I placed them in the car and headed off for home. I made a couple of brief stops on the way. I should have known better on a 38 degree day. When I arrived home and opened the cake box I was horrified to see that the cakes were oozing chocolate everywhere. The wording Merry Christmas across the top of the cake had completely disappeared and the chocolate icing was dripping all over the decorative ribbon around the cake and all over the cake board. I was soooooo disappointed but I thought I will just have to fix this disaster so back to the car and off to the shops to buy a cake topper and some new ribbon. I managed to rescue the cakes without too much trouble and I think they looked pretty good. I got lots of ooooo and rrrrrrrs when I gave the cakes to the girls today so I was pleased and they both preferred mud cake to fruit cake. Accidents can sometime be a good thing. Below is the "after" photo.

Birthday invitation.

I designed a birthday invite for a special birthday. It is just simple, light and bright.

Christmas post card.

My friend who owns Essenza asked me to design a christmas postcard to thank his clients for their support during the year and to promote his coffee roasting business. Some photos had been taken the day before which I made the most off as they are great photos, bright and cheerful and christmasy. Essenza coffee is delicious coffee. I highy recommend it.

Christmas card doodle.

Birthday cards.

I received two beautiful birthday cards from my neice and nephew on Friday. They arrived in a yellow envelope with the cutest picture of a lion hand drawn on the front. Not only were the cards beautifully drawn but they had a lovely personalised message on the inside.

Birthday cakes.

Well I have had a wonderful birthday. 4 birthday cakes!!  How lucky am I? (I have to admit one of them was made, well bought by me). Thank you to all my friends. I always think a birthday is not a birthday with out a cake. I did not manage to get a photo of the cake my husband gave me before it disappeared so I have photographed the left overs. (The pink one on the left).

Non bake lemon tart.

I took a birthday cake to work yesterday. As I don't do baking I purchased a lemon tart from the supermarket and plonked a yellow rose on it from the garden on it. Pretty cute I thought. So many birthdays at this time of the year. My sister and I are 11 months and 3 weeks apart in age so we are the same age for a week every year.