Workin' for the money

Not really, but I was pretty stoked a couple of weeks ago to receive my first PAID commission job... It was for the daughter of a friend's friend who was turning 3. There was a fairy theme, however there were also little boys coming to the party, so we couldn't go OTT on the girly-girl.


I was also advised that Miss 3 loved chocolate as well, so these vanilla cupcakes with chocolate fudge frosting were the natural winners. I was stoked to hear they all went down a treat - with the kiddies as well as the grown-ups!

Fondant hearts and stars with sugar sand

Close up

Bloggers block. For Real.

What do you do when you’ve already hit the writer’s block, a couple of months in? That’s where my head’s been at these last few weeks while my poor, deprived, content-lacklustre blog has sat on the sidelines.

It’s not that things aren’t happening – they are. Big things even. Lots of cakes have been made, baked and even sold! Photos have been taken, saved, sometimes Instagram’ed and ready to go. It’s just my headspace. For whatever reason, I haven’t updated this page, and despite some inner-analysis, I don’t have the answers. I’ve been trying to think of something witty and clever to get around this in a lovely, subtle “Who me? I’ve just been soooo busy!” kind of way, but that’s just not me. And for real, I’d feel kinds silly. Yep, and I’m just not into that kind of silly.

So, prepare for a new beginning. A CNTL-ALT-DEL on my blog and life, if you will. Pictures of cupcakes, markets and all manner of pretty things. Back to some clever repertoire, wit, and the odd made-up phrase. As one of my fave baker-blogger-podcasters, Joy The Baker, references, it’s “Real Talk”.

For real. Starting new.

Here's a snapshot of what's been happening since I was last here. 

Lots of pretty. Lots of cakes.

Good times ahead!