Just my type

Designer-geek alert! Upon reading about Presstival on Eye magazine's blog, I instantly declared to my colleagues that this was a must-do event. To be honest I'm more a lover of letterpress products than all of the process behind it but there's something magical about looking at trays and trays of type. On 1st September 2012 the family-run Whittington Press opened the doors of its quaint premises for all to see (and stroke). And the smell took me right back to my uni days spent in the print department. 

As well as the opportunity to make your own prints and chat about all things typographical with experts on hand, there was all manner of printed items to covet (and buy). And as it was also the village fete on that day there were brass bands, raffles, cakes, best vegetable competitions and dog shows aplenty. I know I have a few more converts to take with me next year now!

I'm not sure that I even know what half of the pics below are of, but they are just so pretty:

Lu x

Welcome to my world

So it's finally happened. I've got myself a blog after a long, long time of putting off getting one because I just didn't think my life was exciting enough for others to want to read about. It probably still isn't. So I'm going to keep it simple for my first post and just share with you some lovely images relating to one of my favourite subjects - cake! Here is just a small selection of some of the cakes I have made over the last year or so.

Top row: Strawberry and white chocolate cupcakes made for The Flowerpot Gang television series, a rainbow cake for my friend's wedding, devils food cake with chocolate finger surround.

Bottom row: 6 layer milk and white chocolate extravaganza (also for the aforementioned wedding), strawberry cupcakes after icing, chocolate and strawberry cupcakes for a friend's birthday. Hmmmn a sense a strawberry theme...

That's it for my first post then. Hope to bring you more very soon from my world of cakes and makes.

Lu x