Teddy Bear Balloon Fun!

I decided to turn my hand at some teddy bear animal balloons. The ears are made using a twist called the teddybear twist because it makes perfect little ears! Add a skirt and hey presto...a ballerina bear!

And here is a bear in its natural environment :-) (without the ballet lessons)

love

The Quilter xxx

The Gardener is very happy!!

This morning it was the gardeners birthday and she awoke to a beautiful garden of balloon flowers, and a array of wonderful birthday presents.

She put on her balloon corsage and admired her family of little balloon dogs especially the worlds tiniest purple balloon poodle! Thanks to the Quilters expertise in balloons!!

The Gardener is also extremely happy with her Nordicware baking tray she can now make butterfly, bee and dragonfly cakes to enjoy at her next garden tea party.
Thanks so much for my wonderful presents!

XX The Gardener XX

Test Birthday Cake

Hello, hello....

I have been commissioned with preparing a friend's birthday cake and I wanted to do something special.

I decided on a prince regent cake. It is Bavarian and celebrates the prince and the eight layers of government.

....thats right! EIGHT layers! Each is indivdually cooked and cooled before assembly.

I swapped the traditional butter filling for a dark chcolate and liquor mouse. The icing is lindt milk chocolate. All up, 400 grams of chocolate, 12 eggs, cream, sugar and flour - no butter! so it must be healthy!?!?!

This is the test version and with a few tweeks I think it will be perfect!

Yum, Yum!

The baker....

Friday Night - Taco Taco Taco!

It's Friday night and we're in the mood for Tacos.
Easy recipe but I spiced it up with Chilli Beans!

Home grown avocado from the tree perfects the meal everytime...yummy!

xx The Gardener xx