tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24175305423910445822024-02-19T05:21:06.354+02:00Live in Colourdesign, baking, DIY, crafting, home, dogs, fun, color, cakes, biscuits, gardening, home improvement,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-89654753424837158422014-06-19T18:07:00.002+02:002014-06-19T18:11:13.082+02:00I made some stuff...I haven't fallen off the baking planet. I'm just not baking as much as before but I do still get orders and still love doing them. I have made a couple of things over the past few weeks or so, here they are.<br />
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This wedding cake was a monster and I can't even show you why...It had three tiers, each a different flavour and then each tier had three layers that were each a different colour. The cake went from light grey to dark purple inside. I sooooo badly just wanted to cut it open once it was finished but obviously I couldn't...so just use your imagination :)<br />
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My cousin had a Cake Boss type birthday party and she asked me to help out. I went there and demonstrated to 20 12 year old girls how to decorate cakes. I was so fun to see them all trying the things I had taught them (and also realising its not quite as easy as it looks). Each girl had a two tier cake to take home in the end which was probably the best birthday favour ever. Now trust me when I say that 20 12 year olds decorating cakes is NOT a clean process...<br />
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It was a really fun day and I do so love teaching. I have been wanting to teach baking for a long time now so it is something i'm currently looking into starting (anyone who wants a Cake Boss birthday just shout!).<br />
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This was one of my favourite cakes because this girl left the sides of her cake bare and did an asymmetrical arrangement which was so beautiful.<br />
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I made Alice in Wonderland cupcakes for another little girls birthday - I have done these before but the little mushrooms are just my best, they completely change the mood as soon as you pop them onto the cupcakes.<br />
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These were Red Velvets I made for a lucky husbands' birthday a few days ago - it wasn't Colin but he's used to not getting treats like this. Perhaps I should make something for him soon.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-62790224975386905242014-05-05T21:02:00.000+02:002014-05-05T21:05:39.679+02:00Travel Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has suddenly dawned on me that I can do another Travel Tuesday post series. I know...a whole year after we actually did the travelling. Last year (like exactly last year this time) we were in Vietnam, on our honeymoon. We travelled up from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Long Bay over the space of two weeks. It was a vastly different travel experience to my previous travel series, that of my sister and my Contiki Europe trip. On Contiki, every single day is planned for you so you kind of just go along with it and do what they have planned. Which is great and exactly what I wanted for my first time visit to Europe. See I knew that Europe would be overwhelming to me because there are just a million things and places that I could potentially want to see, so I decided the best way for me to experience as much as possible in as short a space of time as possible would be to get someone else to plan EVERYTHING.<br />
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I'm a planner. I like planning and I like knowing whats going on, ALL THE TIME. Now traditionally the man organises the honeymoon, and Colin is not a big planner, he prefers the "Let's see what happens approach" so a few months before the wedding I decided it was about time to start hinting about the honeymoon. With hints like, "You know that I don't have a European passport like you, so if you want to go overseas I need more time incase I need to get a Visa". I have realised that subtle hinting is completely lost on him.<br />
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After a few days of research he came to me one evening and said, "I need you to help me decide where we should go, these are the options I've thought of..."<br />
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Vietnam<br />
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I won't lie...Top Gear played a huge part in our honeymoon destination choice. <a href="http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/vietnam-pt-1" target="_blank">If you have seen the Top Gear Vietnam episode you will understand.</a> So Vietnam it was. But true to Colin-style holiday planning we still ended up "Seeing what happened" on most of our trip. When we left South Africa two days after our wedding we had our flights booked and 6 nights in a hotel in the middle of the trip, I had insisted on booking the first two nights of the holiday as well because I have been to the East before and I know how hectic those cities can be when you arrive and I didn't want to spend the first night of our Honeymoon walking the streets of Ho Chi Minh looking for somewhere to stay.<br />
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It was a very different experience to what I'm used to but I embraced it and we had an absolutely amazing holiday that I will try share with you over the next few weeks.<br />
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These are just a taste of the amazing things we saw and did while we were there so I hope you will look forward to reliving the journey with me.<br />
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xxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-76024083320513376752014-03-19T22:21:00.001+02:002014-03-19T22:29:37.968+02:00#100happydaysIf you haven't heard about 100 happy days, then you should <a href="http://100happydays.com/" target="_blank">check it out</a>.<br />
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I signed up for it in January some time (I should probably check so that I can figure out when I get to my 100 days) and have been posting my happy day moments on Instagram every day. I think I have missed a day or two here or there. I know I missed one day for definite, but I did that on purpose because I wanted to be sad that day. I know that sounds so depressing but I'm mostly a happy person so every now and then I do just need a sad day and I felt like the day after NOT getting through the Ultimate Braaimaster auditions was a good enough reason to be a bit sad.<br />
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Here are some of my happy days over the last month or so.<br />
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Family lunches with Dad showing us how to take selfies</div>
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<br />100 happy days is about seeing the positive in every day, and I like that. I mostly try to do it anyway and now that I've been documenting it I realise how easy it is for me to be happy every day and how often I already am happy. Everyone can do with a bit of extra happy in their day. If you have the time go to the site and read about the challenge, it might be something you think could be fun.<br />
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Oh and if you want to follow my 100happydays, I post them on Instagram every day. <a href="http://instagram.com/jenivdb" target="_blank">Follow me here</a>.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-25598457142851803932014-02-19T12:11:00.000+02:002014-02-19T12:11:08.037+02:00My peopleIt is February. December and January are over. I know this is very much stating the obvious but those two months were big months for me. My two best friends both decided to move out of the country, the one left in December and the other in January.<br />
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Now I obviously do have other friends, I'm not a weird loner with only two friends, but these two were my <i>people</i>, the ones I talk to...about <i>stuff</i>. And now they are gone. In today's world they are literally just a Skype or Whatsapp message away, I know, but there is a big difference between talking over electronic devices and talking face to face. I miss them both already, I missed them before they were even gone because I knew what it would mean for me once they left. I was over-the-moon happy for both of them because I know they both made choices which will undoubtedly change their lives forever and for what I believe will be only good, but I'm still sad that they are gone. I encouraged them both to leave and got excited and didn't feel too sad actually saying goodbye, but in my heart I know that I will miss them every day. I think it is strange how you can miss someone so much more as soon as you know they aren't just down the road anymore...what is the age-old saying...absence makes the heart grow fonder. There is a reason age-old sayings exist.</div>
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There is no real message or point to this post, it might just be an acknowledgment to the world and to myself that yes...they are gone and I miss them. You know who you are and you both know that I love you dearly and miss you every day. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-66258965041990612422014-02-06T21:41:00.001+02:002014-02-06T21:44:13.366+02:00Home officeI have been wanting to do a house update for AGES, because we have done quite a bit to the house over the almost 3 years since we moved in. Whenever I think about photographing the entire house I cringe a little inside because that means I need to style the house so that it all looks as great as all those other pretty houses I'm forever drooling over all over the web.<br />
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Today I decided enough is enough and I'm just shooting the house the way it is pretty much every day. Our house isn't a beautifully styled house, it is a lived in house. We <i>live</i> in it every day and so here it is...well one part of it anyway. The office space.</div>
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I turned my desk around so that I face the room instead of the wall. When you think about it it's rather silly to stare straight into a wall while you work. This view is much better.<br />
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This space is one of my favourite spaces we've redone because before it was just a non-space as you walked through the door. Now it's the hat and bag area, not that we EVER wear hats, but I wanted to put our bashers up somewhere because I thought it's pretty cool that we both went to school where we wore bashers. A word of advice to anyone moving into a new place you plan to redo...take photos of the non-spaces. I don't have a single before photo of this area because who takes a photo of nothing...well YOU should.<br />
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I still want to get a nice blind for the window and change my bookshelf and maybe my desk, so there will definitely be another update, but for now...we are happy with it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-42801341095367650512013-11-28T14:18:00.001+02:002013-11-28T14:18:12.523+02:00Hawaiian cake + InstagramI recently made a Hawaiian cake for my cousins 8th birthday party. My aunt baked the cake and asked me to decorate it so I went over to their house the day before the party and did the cake there. It was difficult to try and decide what I might need to take with me. I usually just wing it as I go along and so end up using all sorts of different tools and decorating things. I managed quite fine though with the little box of goodies I took with. The cake was awesome (if I say so myself) and it was one of my favourite cuz it was so much fun to do with my three little cousins watching me.<br />
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I did forget to take my camera with though to take a photo of the final cake so all you have is an Instagram picture on my phone. On that note I thought I would share some other recent Instagrams which include a Padstal on a roadtrip, Molopo (our holiday home and my happy place), succulents at home and the <a href="http://www.brcixopo.co.za/" target="_blank">Buddist retreat </a>I went to over the weekend.<br />
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Today was one of the hardest days I've had in a while. It was a good day. A very good day, but just one of those where you feel stupid and incompetent and like you are taking up too much space. I don't know if you have ever had a day like that?<br />
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This is going to sound so arrogant but the thing with me is this...I'm usually pretty good at stuff. I'm by no means good at everything, but I know the areas I could do well in and usually when I try something in one of those areas I do pretty well. So today...I felt stupid.<br />
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You see I've recently been given a new position at work. It a really amazing position and I have a ton of new responsibilities and I know that I will probably be good at them (else I would never have applied) but today was just manic.<br />
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It was my first full day running the studio and I felt like I was failing at every turn. I realise that it is literally only the very first day and that it will take a while for me to settle in and find my feet, and once I do I really do think that I'll be fine. Its just so deflating (I was going to say depressing but deflating is just so much closer to the feeling) when it seems to all be looming over you.<br />
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My Dad told this story at my wedding, it's pretty embarrassing but it sums me up quite well... When I was in Std. 6, in my new Highschool, we had our athletics day and I was taking part in Javelin. My Mom and Dad watched from the side as I did my thing and threw the metal pole around.<br />
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I had done pretty well in Javelin at my Primary school, but let's be honest, that was just some tiny little farm school and this was HIGHschool. I came back to the grandstands after the event crying my eyes out. My Dad asked what was wrong, did I not do so well?<br />
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Through the tears I said, "No, I won...but I didn't try my best".<br />
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Yup, that's the thing. I hate not being MY best at things that I know I can be. But I suppose it's one of those things of life. You have to learn and grow and improve. I would never have taken on this job if I didn't think it would be massively challenging. There is a quote I love (besides the tea one), I'm not sure who said it but it sums up the entire Javelin story so nicely...<br />
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I made this cake for a surprise 30th birthday. The guy who's birthday it was went to Grey College and this dog was their rugby mascot. Apparently he loved the cake so much that he wouldn't let anyone eat it at the party.<br />
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They did eventually eat the cake later that week, but he kept the mascot and I know that it was recently still on their dining room table (and the birthday was in June!). I'm always super nervous when I'm making cakes for friends so it was so nice to have someone love it SO much.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-1548189081579005952013-08-23T23:18:00.000+02:002013-08-23T23:18:37.743+02:00What?! Something just happened hereYup.<br />
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Something did happen. I changed the blog. Yay, finally. Now I feel like I can do some blogging again. I changed my description to OCCASIONAL blogger because I feel that that's kind of all I can handle right now...not because I'm overwhelmed by anything other than contentment in life right now. Which I realise is possibly one of the luckiest things to be able to say...but it's how I feel and it's the place I'm at right now and for that, I am really grateful.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-71940124966651744162013-05-22T16:53:00.000+02:002013-05-22T16:53:57.766+02:00I am still aroundIt was our 1-month-married anniversary on Monday, which I wouldn't even have noticed if it wasn't for the other great people around me who all realised and wished us. It's not such a big deal, when you consider that we have been together for over 6 years, but it was still fun. Anyway...what I mean is that it's already a month after the wedding and my last post was a month before the wedding...which is pretty bad blog form if you ask me. But I'm very happy in my life right now so I don't care too much.<br />
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Ok I do care but I'm stuck in this weird I-need-to-redesign-update-change-start-from-scratch-the-blog space and I feel like posting anything of value would be wasteful while i'm in this space. I will be redesigning the blog soonish (it still says girlfriend on the right ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------><br />
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I'm waiting for all my wedding photos to arrive and when they do I'm seriously going to sit myself down and start doing things (read blogging) again. I really want to do a whole wedding tips thing, because I planned most of our wedding myself and I know that if you just have a little bit of help and advice from people who've been through it, it makes it so much nicer. So I will be putting my version of wedding planning out there into the world and hopefully it helps someone one day.<br />
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Also we are about to start house renovations (and have changed so many things already since my last house update) so I'm very keen to start getting all that up in here. We also have amazing honeymoon photos that I will be sharing as well so if you liked Travel Tuesdays there will be a few more of those soon too.<br />
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Hmmm I feel like this post is a bit of a cheat post cuz I'm just being all "Oh i'll do this and that and just wait a bit, it's coming soon" but thats about all I have to offer at the moment and hopefully it will let the old faithfuls (Ken) know that I will be back...soon. So stay tuned.<br />
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Here are some wedding pics just to give this post a bit of interest if you normally just like to look at the photos on here. (I can't wait to get the rest because these are just so amazing. If you love them and want to get in touch with the amazing CC, who took them her website is <a href="http://www.ccrosslerphotography.com/" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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Chat soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-20494405897024344302013-03-28T10:28:00.000+02:002013-03-28T12:57:00.243+02:00Black + GoldThe wedding is LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY!! Which means things are starting to get frantic and crazy but i'm still surviving and managed to do something not related to the wedding or work (which is unheard of these days).<br />
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Last weekend I managed to get out a biscuit order for a wedding. The colour scheme was black, gold and white and the biscuits came out so nicely that I almost wanted to do them for our wedding even though it doesn't match our colours in ANY way. There was no time for proper photos so you'll have to settle for instagrams<br />
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I hand painted all the bronze and I think its AWESOME. I've become really fond of hand painting stuff lately (the wedding cake has a lot of hand-painted business on it so you'll see that soon too).<br />
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The biscuits were for this amazing lady from <a href="http://www.prepedbysasha.co.za/" target="_blank">Prep'ed by Sasha</a>. She contacted me a while ago after finding my blog. She has a catering company but doesn't do baking so has been looking for a baker to help her out - I obviously jumped at the opportunity so we'll see how things go.<br />
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I doubt i'll be back on the blog before the wedding and honeymoon and stuff are all over so don't expect anything from me until at least the middle of May. So see you later!<br />
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Here's a Little Dog donut pic just cuz it's so cute...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-65127954848996420792013-02-14T13:50:00.002+02:002013-02-14T13:50:26.479+02:00Happy Valentines Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Valentines day everyone...I totally went all cheesy and did hearts and stuff, well I tried to make them a little designer-ish at least</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-26200200348122930222013-02-05T21:36:00.001+02:002013-02-05T21:36:09.261+02:00Be present...When I went to Europe last year (or the year before actually) someone told me, or I read somewhere, that you need to remember where you are. When my best friend went to Europe last year I gave her the same advice - you will be tired and annoyed and just want to sleep at some point, but when you get there just stop and remember where you are - whether it is Italy or Paris or London, remember that you are somewhere you might never be again and somewhere you have dreamed of being for years.<br />
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Yesterday I kind of had to tell myself the same thing. Cuz sometimes we forget where we are every day. I was washing the dishing and feeling annoyed about it cuz my sister was living with us for the last month and has been doing all the cleaning (thanks Lindy) and now she's moved out again so its back to being my job again. I looked up out the window above the sink and this amazing sunset was splashed across the sky.<br />
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It made me remember to sometimes stop and remember where I am. In this amazing place where sunsets like this, happen on a Monday evening while you washing the dishes.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-72599938156890848482013-01-25T12:50:00.000+02:002013-01-25T12:57:51.878+02:00You are cordially invited...I've been away (from my blog not like away away on holiday) for who knows how long. But in my defense I have been busy, super busy with super exciting things! After the wedding I will start regular posts again and I'll probably start a little Wedding Wednesday post to share my experience and tips and all that but until then I can't promise much.<br />
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The last two weeks have been about wedding invitations and nothing else. They are finally finished and ready to be dished out so I thought I'd give you all a sneak (Instagram) peak as to what they look like and then after we've handed/posted them all I'll do a proper post to show them off - because they are AMAZING! I'm allowed to say this about them because my fantastic Maid-of-honour Jen made them, not me. I'm completely in love with them and can't wait to spread the joy to everyone!<br />
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Oh and most exciting news (yes potentially more exciting than the all-consuming wedding) is our honeymoon destination...CAN. NOT. WAIT! There will definitely be a reappearance of Travel Tuesday after our honeymoon cuz the places we will be going are breath taking. It's not your typical honeymoon spot and we won't be spending the days getting pampered in a spa or lying on a beach - Colin is way to ADHD for that!<br />
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I had a HUGE wedding cake to make for this weekend. I mean like 7-tiers huge. It was the biggest cake I've ever made and took the longest. Luckily it was a fruit cake so I did have some time to work on it - not having to worry about keeping it fresh.<br />
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The bride wanted roses on the cake and I suggested icing roses rather than silk roses..so guess who has been making rose after rose after rose for DAYS! In the end I think they did turn out really nicely though so it was all worth it. And I learned a new skill which was great, I really enjoyed making the flowers and I think I will do it more often for cakes now.<br />
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The bride was super happy with her cake so I was super happy too. It was a stressful/tiring week but well worth it at the end.<br />
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(Photography note: Once again these photos are all taken at night. Usually with my cakes I take the photos in the morning before the cake gets delivered but because this cake was so big and was going to travel for 3 hours I wanted to pack it all up the night before so didn't have an option to do natural light photos)<br />
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I finally made some biscuits again this weekend! It's been long enough and I was very happy with the way these turned out. They weren't for any event specifically, I just want to see how the blue and white would look together - and I think they look pretty good!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-39211916573654299892012-10-27T12:44:00.002+02:002012-10-27T12:44:31.524+02:00Eiffel Tower cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn0jE4uHWomQEwl4sNaDYcHxG0v6hOTS_OCPNxYO2sOVMVxF25iTy_Wb1z11ZdAjbalMXU1t-alVZ7iEIzDlMEW8VPpGtz904wHL6moMkuVFuiOr-776_wWf7wSd5OhbiYrrw-ckZdpF7/s1600/IMG_9873+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn0jE4uHWomQEwl4sNaDYcHxG0v6hOTS_OCPNxYO2sOVMVxF25iTy_Wb1z11ZdAjbalMXU1t-alVZ7iEIzDlMEW8VPpGtz904wHL6moMkuVFuiOr-776_wWf7wSd5OhbiYrrw-ckZdpF7/s1600/IMG_9873+copy.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwnBJZkLGTqcj1XKf3zmqUvn_sjmBx66cBfaLv6FKZK1SAsO6BtX0vxGzruSz3e19Jr9rOjfWUoPtIWJezNNz5GwaYMh0RrQgfE_Lk3R4DQ9sztcxuIbpW7peZDJL9uXFuJnAcbQFybol/s1600/IMG_9862+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwnBJZkLGTqcj1XKf3zmqUvn_sjmBx66cBfaLv6FKZK1SAsO6BtX0vxGzruSz3e19Jr9rOjfWUoPtIWJezNNz5GwaYMh0RrQgfE_Lk3R4DQ9sztcxuIbpW7peZDJL9uXFuJnAcbQFybol/s1600/IMG_9862+copy.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIxWYjS2t6H42QwsS662hg2myzhhLrSZ9CdXGwztmUNjff1CWkQ6GRbnSusxOUKAKE2Eo2UTlEOKr6UGBI-A6af7goU6uSYUNwXICoUhDLoXQc8wChuIhv__xESxTKBjzhZQNADKa3fy9/s1600/IMG_9856+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIxWYjS2t6H42QwsS662hg2myzhhLrSZ9CdXGwztmUNjff1CWkQ6GRbnSusxOUKAKE2Eo2UTlEOKr6UGBI-A6af7goU6uSYUNwXICoUhDLoXQc8wChuIhv__xESxTKBjzhZQNADKa3fy9/s1600/IMG_9856+copy.jpg" /></a> <br />
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So when I downloaded the photos of the Eiffel tower cake off my camera I happened to find another cake on there that I had completely forgotten about. It was a snake cake that I made for a kids birthday party ages ago.</div>
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The Eiffel Tower cake was really challenging to make but I'm pretty happy with the result and the fact that I made it. It was fun to do something new and so extreme.<br />
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My cake orders seem to be picking up again now so hopefully i'll have some exciting new things soon. I'm not sure what it is about the end of the year but everyone seems to get cake happy...which is fine by me :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-50417326592233265602012-10-23T15:42:00.000+02:002012-10-27T15:45:30.887+02:00It's almost NOVEMBER...what? How did that happen??Let's get one thing straight...working a full time job, a part-time baking job, cleaning and looking after a house (and a fiancé) AND planning a wedding leave VERY little time for much else. I know that I've basically fallen off the blogging bus and it's got so far ahead of me that I might never catch up but SOMETHING had to give in this new chaotic jam-packed life of mine and my job and wedding and normal life beat my blog on the list of things to-do.<br />
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If I'm completely honest the wedding planning just took over everything. I haven't baked anything amazing recently and I can hardly say that my house is perfectly clean and organised...but the wedding plans are on track. Thank goodness. Planning a wedding is not a simple task, and new things just keep popping up month after month. It's only six months to go till the wedding now, which sounds like long but trust me when you get into it, it really isn't. So I doubt anything will be changing much on the blog front anytime soon. Although I AM baking the Eiffel tower tonight...yup the Eiffel tower. So hopefully I'll have pics of that for you tomorrow.<br />
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Other than that everything is pretty normal, except for the fact that it's NOVEMBER next week! I can't believe how quickly this year has flown by. I must be getting old because last time I checked I'm pretty sure it was June. There is nothing big planned for December holidays this year so you won't be getting any exciting <a href="http://www.jenicolour.com/2012/03/im-thankful-forcontiki.html" target="_blank">Travel Tuesdays</a> next year. But if you have the patience to wait around until May I'll have LOTS of exciting wedding things and tips. Perhaps I'll start a sneak peak Wednesday Weddings series in the mean time...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-62486222937840314102012-08-26T22:26:00.000+02:002012-08-26T22:26:36.365+02:00Spring is about to explode!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm so excited for Spring/Summer this year. I've never really been a huge seasons persons, like I'm never the one saying...I hate winter, I wish it were summer already. But this year...I can't wait. I think its because of our house, last year we moved in during winter so when spring came around it was fun and all but it wasn't a huge event. This year I'm dying for the first new leaves to pop out! And I've decided it's because now I know what summer in this house has to offer. Last year we hadn't experienced a summer here but now that we have there is no turning back! The lazy days under the trees and in the pool just can't be beat, and I can't wait any longer!<br />
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This week it has been super hot for supposed end-of-winter. It was 27 C most days...that is hot. I was so unprepared for it as well...all my summer stuff was still packed away in the far corner of the cupboard. The weirdest part about this sudden heat wave is that three weeks ago it was SNOWING! Sorry didn't have my camera that day so no photos.<br />
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Colin and I have been super busy in the garden for the last month or so, trying to get everything cleared and ready for Spring. This weekend I was looking at the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow bush (that I took pictures of <a href="http://www.jenicolour.com/2011/10/im-thankful-forfriday.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and it looks like its literally about to explode with leaves, it's so exciting. We have been quite busy in the house too, our bedroom is almost finished and it's looking really great so I will share that with you as soon as I have enough time to take some photos. Every waking moment these days is being spent in the garden, but I'm sure it will all be worth it soon.<br />
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I can't say that gardening with two young playful dogs is always the best. We have had to re-plant a whole bunch of plants pretty much every day for a week because the dogs think it's fun to dig where mom and dad were digging, but hopefully they get over the novelty soon...hopefully. Luckily they are so cute that we can't stay cross with them for too long!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-53885258615749462832012-08-09T10:37:00.001+02:002012-08-09T10:37:42.556+02:00ObsessionsYesterday was my birthday, yay for me. I love my birthday, and it's always a huge thing because the day after (today) is a public holiday so usually I end up having a whole long-weekend worth of birthday. This year though we are busy getting everything ready for our engagement party, which is next weekend so my birthday wasn't really anything big. We went to dinner last night with a whole bunch of friends and it was wonderful. I'm so grateful for the amazing people that I have in my life.<br />
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What it also means is that I've had my camera for a year now...and I still love every day with it. Last year this time it was glued to my face and I shot an entire memory card full of images. Lately I haven't been using it as much but I need to get back into the swing of it because I really do love taking photos.<br />
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As a birthday treat I thought I would share another obsession with you. Jars. I LOVE glass jars. I recently re-organised my bookshelf, <a href="http://www.jenicolour.com/2011/10/obsessions.html" target="_blank">that you saw here</a>, and added a whole shelf of jars. They are such a beautiful storage mechanism because they become a display item at the same time.<br />
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I suppose it doesn't really help me that the <a href="http://products.consol.co.za/" target="_blank">Consol shop</a> is literally over the road and I can buy boxes of jars for really cheap there. (Dunno if you noticed the increase in ribbons on my bookshelf as well - yup, can't help myself, and I even think there are more since I took this photo!)<br />
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I have so many jars of things in this house, our cereal is in jars,
some of my baking ingredients and even my cupcake cases. That is
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those cases - I tend to compulsively buy those as well so I have
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Ages ago we were invited to breakfast by Colin's cousin. What made this breakfast a little different was that we got there by plane! Just the four of us in a tiny little plane off to Brits for a quick breakfast and then back over the Hartbeespoort dam to Lanseria. Seeing the dam from the air once again reminded me why I didn't swim in it when we were there for Christmas a few years ago!<br />
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Colin even got to fly the plane a bit, which he absolutely loved but the bumpiness of his unskilled flying just made me motion sick and I had to sit very quietly at the back and hope we land soon. Luckily flying back I got to sit in the front seat so didn't feel sick again.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-83072738484661447852012-07-09T10:34:00.001+02:002012-07-09T10:34:51.615+02:00Exciting news!Hello, long time, I know. SOOOO much has been going on I actually can't believe it. Firstly...<br />
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WE GOT ENGAGED!!! Yay! Wedding time! Hooray! I can't tell you how happy I am. Wow it's so exciting and is a large part of why I've pretty much fallen off the blogging wagon. But I don't really care, I'm getting married to the most amazing guy and that's all that really matters to me right now.<br />
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I'm on a technology ban. I decided at the beginning of June that there where just too many things in my life that were taking me away from real, everyday living. TV, Facebook, Blogging, Twitter, Pinterest...they were all just becoming overwhelming. So I gave them all up, or at least limited myself to how much I use them. I initially wanted to do it for a month but have found that I really actually don't care much for any of it anymore...except blogging, I still love my blog and will hopefully get back into the swing of things now. It becomes such a habit to just go on Facebook/twitter or to plop down in front of the TV when you get home. Now that I have been consciously aware of how much time I'm spending doing certain things I have found that I really don't need any of them and how much time I've been wasting. It has been very refreshing to get out of my old habits and do some new things. I would highly advise it to anyone feeling like they are in a bit of a habitual rut.<br />
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Getting engaged did throw a bit of a spanner in the technology ban works because the last three weeks have been a bit of a blur and I did do a bit of instant wedding inspiration internet searching which kind of went against the whole techno-free lifestyle thing. But I think I've got that initial rush of planning excitement out. Hopefully I'll calm down enough to actually set a date and get a ring...yes, I don't even have my ring yet! I feel a bit like a crazy planner bride, oh well. (If you follow me on Pinterest you might have noticed that my wedding board has expanded significantly in the last two weeks!)<br />
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So besides the techno cleanse thing and the whole getting engaged thing I have been busy with a couple of other things. We went down to Natal for my Grandpa's 80th birthday, which was really nice. (This weekend was also where Colin plucked up the courage to ask my Dad for permission to marry me before he asked me - so sweet). <a href="http://durban.conferences.co.za/Durban_Conference_Venues-travel/conference-makaranga-luxury-garden-lodge_location.html" target="_blank">Makaranga lodge</a>, were we had the birthday breakfast, was AMAZING! Really beautiful with huge gardens and that amazing Natal nature. I would highly advise a visit there if you live near Hillcrest. <br />
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They had the most amazing Mud chandelier that I want soooo badly...not that it would fit ANYWHERE in my house.<br />
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Otherwise everything is going well and the dogs are still adorable. I love this photo of Tayla, it looks like she is a little ballerina.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248049995126955832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417530542391044582.post-86462911717750581202012-05-20T20:38:00.000+02:002012-05-20T20:38:13.396+02:00Dog food on a cakeIt was a good friend of mine's birthday this weekend. She is studying to be a vet and works as a Eukanuba rep as a part-time job while she's studying. She LOVES Eukanuba and used to promote it to us evey chance she got until we eventually changed them over to her food.<br />
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So when I decided to make a cake for her I was wondering what to do and one of our other friends suggested a Eukanuba bag of food< which was the best idea I had ever heard! I decided that a bag of dog food was a little too difficult so I made a dog bowl that said Eukanuba across it and filled it with tasty 'doggy biscuits'.<br />
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The doggie biscuits were actually chocolate truffles and were the first things finished. She loved the cake and was really excited that I had made it for her. It's always so much more rewarding to see the persons face who is receiving the cake. These cakes take a lot of time and effort to make but it's when I get to see how happy people are to get them that makes it all worth it.<br />
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We had a massive potjie for her birthday party which turned out amazing. The pot was huge so we will be having leftovers for a while still, but that's fine cuz it was just so good. <br />
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A friend of mine recently asked me to help her design the wedding stationery for a friend of hers...who subsequently became a friend of mine as well...anyway. She got married on her farm and basically had MY dream wedding. Everything looks so beautiful and exactly how I would want my day to be (except for the weather). I'm so happy that I could be a part of making her day special, she is such an amazing person and I'm very glad that I got to know her through the process.<br />
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We did all the stationery, from the invitations to the order of service/program/menu booklets and the name/jam tags.<br />
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I will post some more photos when I get them from the bride, but here are a few from the photographer's blog in the meantime.<br />
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These (above) were the booklets that served as programs, menu's, hymn books and table seating. The bride came up with the lace handle idea which was brilliant. It allowed the booklets to be slung around your wrist so that you could still have two free hands when you weren't reading the booklet.<br />
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Gita, you looked stunning and I'm so happy for you and Slime. You guys are such a stunning couple and I hope that you will be happy together forever. Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day.<br />
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