Presents for a friend!

Hello Lovelies!

Today I'm really excited to share my post with you as this is probably the best thing I've made in quite a long time!

A friend of mine at work is going on maternity leave today! Everyone decided to buy a present and I made a cake and card to go with it!

Here's a picture of the card I made, I think there's a bit of theme going on!

I am ridiculously proud of this cake - ha! It's the first time I've used the duck mold that I brought last year and I can't believe it turned out so well! I really love making cakes but I don't get to make them very often any more, so this was really fun (and a little bit nerve wracking too!) It's a maderia cake, iced with lemony butter cream.

Next week's post should be up on the usual Monday and is very Harry Potter orientated!

Ta-ta for now!
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My Kawaii Desk!

Hello Lovelies!

Today I thought I'd share my mini desk make-over with you and give you some ideas how you can have cute things in the workplace! I finally found a use for the Rilakkuma cloth I brought from Tokyo Otaku Mode and some of the smaller bits from the monthly subscription boxes.

There's also an Angelic Pretty Cherry Berry Bunny coaster.

My Rilakkuma phone case/purse - I keep my work door pass in here so I don't lock myself out!

Not forgetting my photo frame with instax snaps.

Lastly is my lunch bag! It's a perfect size for my lunches and I rather like the glitter picture on it!

Everything here is easily removed if needed and it bring a bit of colour and cuteness to my desk! I've a few other things on order to go on here too - What do you think? Have you decorated your own desk? Let me know in the comments!

Ta-ta for now
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Sailor Moon & Pokémon Goodies!

Hello Lovelies!
 

Today I thought I'd share my latest purchases! One of my biggest loves (aside from Rilakkuma!) Is Sailor Moon! I grew up with Sailor Moon, and even watched the UK dub when it was on Fox Kids (Never again!!) There's just something about it that's so appealing to me, from the art style of the manga to the music of the show.

So when it was announced there were going to be special 20th anniversary items I was super excited! Until I realized that most of these were either only going to be available in Japan, or through UK sellers who were charging an extreme premium, but luckily for me I have managed to get a few bits and bobs and thought I'd show you what I'd manged to find!

I'll start with my favorites! The cameo clips - when I first saw these I fell in love with them, they are so beautiful. My only surprise of is they are made of a light weight plastic - I thought they might eb metal as a few of the keyrings I brought were. This doesn't detract from how lovely they are in person though, they are also super detailed.

Next up is a handkerchief - the print is so vibrant and detailed. I'm not sure what I'll do with this yet - I originally brought it to turn into a bag, but now I'm thinking it's too nice for that and I should use it for something else instead. It would make a very lovely front for a top.

I also got a locket pouch - it's really cute and about the right size for CD's so I may well use this to keep my CD's in the car. It's made of a soft fuzzy material.

 

Bonus item! Lastly I got this little glass because it has an adorable Pikachu on it. It's really rather sweet, though a little smaller than expected but it's perfect for taking to work and home again!

 Well, that's all for today, I hope you liked the newest editions to my collection!

Ta-ta for now!
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Artemis Bag!

Hello Lovelies!

Did you see my post over the weekend? Did you guess what I was making?

Well here you go! A week or so ago I saw some lovely limited release Sailor Moon bags (I'm pretty sure they are in store only in Japan too). I had some left over white pleather and thought I'd have a go at making my own Artemis version of the Luna bag. (The ears look a bit more wonky in this photo than they actually are!)

This is the first time I've ever tried to make anything quite like this and I'd still like to make a few accessories to go with it. I'm pretty pleased with it though I have learnt a few things for the next time I try, like remembering to put the outside pockets on before assembling the outer fabric, whoops!

Complete with a Sailor Moon Charm mirror from the 20th anniversary set! I've a few more Sailor Moon items on the way and I'm hoping to use these with the bag too. I have to say I really, really enjoyed making this (Not so much when my sewing machine decided to snap the thread repeatedly!!) But it was quite a learning curve with a fair bit of figuring out how to get everything together.

I hope you like it and I've few more projects in the works too!

Ta-ta for now!

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Low calorie, low fat Rilakkuma cookies!

Hello Lovelies!

It's time for another Lets Cook! Today we're making Rilakkuma cookies that are super low calorie (it works out about 15 calories a cookie!)

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You will need for 26 cookies:

• 100g Self  raising flour + 3TBSP for rolling out
• 26g Weight Watchers Dairy Spread
• 1 TBSP Stevia (possibly more if you like very sweet cookies)
• 1 TSP Vanilla Extract (Or any flavouring you'd like)
• 1 TBSP Water (to bind)
• 1 Cal cooking spray

1. Rolling Pin
2. Cookie cutters
3. Baking Tray
4. Pallet Knife (Optional)
5. Bowl
6. Spoon
7. Scales

Pre-heat your oven to 180c (I have a fan over so you may need to counter for this. Give your baking sheet a good spray over the 1 cal spray to ensure that the cookies won't stick to it! Measure out your flour into a bowl

Add in the Stevia and stir to mix in

Add in the Dairy spread 

rub between your thumbs and fingers until it lumps together - If you have a pastry mixer (It looks like a half horse shoe, with a handle and several slatted blades, you can use this to save your fingers getting messy!)

Gradually add in some of the water and mix - you need enough to to cause the dough to stick together but not be super sticky

Dust your rolling board/counter top as well as your hands with some of the flour left over

Roll out your dough until its about 3mm thick and cut out your shapes

Transfer to thegreased baking sheet and pop into the oven for 10-15 minutes (Check them regularly to make sure they aren't over cooked, they should just be turning golden brown)

Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool - Store these in an airtight container else you may find they go rather soggy!

And there you have it! Tasty cookies for not many calories - I may try making these again with cinnamon or nutmeg instead!

I hope you enjoy these!

Ta-ta for now!
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MCN & Carole Nash London 2015 Bike show - London ExCel

Hello Lovelies,

Another Bike centered post today! I spent Valentine's day with my lovely Husband going to the London ExCel center to see the Carole Nash 2015 bike show!

Now I've never been to a bike show before so I wasn't sure what to expect, though from the photos I saw pop up on my Facebook news feed it looked like it was going to be fun!

We took the train into London Waterloo and National Rail had changed the departures board to say WaterLove instead of Waterloo for Valentine's day which was pretty cute. It didn't take that long to get there, though the DLR was pretty packed - I'd recommend getting off at the second stop for ExCel as there were way less people on the train/using that entrance. Opnce inside we brought our tickets and went into the show! I appologise for the lack of pictures but it was so crowded it was almost impossible to get a photo of anything with out people bumping into you!

The new Ducati Scrambler! My Husband had really wanted to see this and wasn't disappointed, it's a rather lovely bike! (I got to see the Triumph Rocket and I'm still convinced that it'll be the bike I get next!)

 

More Ducati's.

 

Part of the bikes on show - the one on the right is a BMW. 

 

 

These bikes were part of Top Gear's Richard Hammond and James May's personal collection! I'd been hoping they'd both be around but I didn't spot them. I was quite surprised by the Velocette and the Vincent in the collection.

A custom build bike - This one was covered in loads of different pictures, including Hello Kitty!

All in all this was a really fun day out, there was a lot to see and quite a few stalls selling clothing, parts and accessories. I brought a few t-shirts but nothing else as a lot gear stalls  that had jackets and gloves seemed to be very cheap makes, or had no information about the material they were made from (I'm pretty particular about my bike clothing as I'm rather attached to my skin!) I did nearly buy a Shoei Helmet as they had a very good offer on but I decided to wait and save for a particular model I have my eye on. I'd definitely go again next year.

Ta-ta for now!

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