The Chocolate Truffle Post....

Urgh.....winter is coming....urgh there is about 100 days left until Christmas ....urgh I feel miserable on a Monday morning.....What on earth could cheer me up? Hmmmmmm..........

CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!! (Dur!)

And voila, here is an easy peasy recipe for chocolate truffles. I shall be munching these bad boys all day!

You Will Need:

• 300 grams of Plain Chocolate

• 300 grams  ofDouble Cream
• 50 grams Butter

Simply melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, then add the double cream and butter to give it a lovely gloss. 

Simply melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, then add the double cream and butter to give it a lovely gloss. Put in the fridge for 2 hours then scoop into balls using two spoons. Then decorate with nuts, cocoa powder or white chocolate as illustrated in the pictures. 

The Shabby Chic Photo Frame Post......

After staring at an empty frame for long enough, you kinda feel the need to fill it. But not with a boring old photo ..oh no! I'm going to show you how to make a really sweet little frame with nothing but pretty card and some scrabble letters!

 Step 1

 Remove all the components from your shadow box and measure the inside of the frame.

Step 2

Lay out some pretty papers and glue them down

Step 3

Lay out your tiles and once you are happy with them glue them down with strong glue.

Step 4

Put it all together and stand back and admire your work!

Birds Nest Pearl Necklace Post...

Well since I have been neglecting this blog for a wee while I am in no doubt that it is high time for that tutorial that I promised. And voila, here it is in all its glory!

Step 1

Gather your items and tools. Measure 1 metre of silver wire and cut

Step 2

Starting at one end, thread your three pearls onto the wire, securing at one end. 

I just twist the wire back through the firs bead to secure

Step 3

Push the pearl beads into shape, so they look like eggs nestled inside the nest

 Step 4

Take the remainder of the wire and twist tightly around the beads, Loop in and out every so often to secure and make sure it doesn't unravel.

 Step 5

 Looking good! now attach a jump ring in a suitable place. the nest naturally has a front and a back, so you will see where to pop the jump ring, I normally try to hide it in the wire as much as I can. 

Tuck the remaining wire inside the nest

 Step 6

Run your chain through the loop and you are done!

Well done and let me know if you manage to make one too!

The Decoupage Post...

God I love decoupage. I love that you can take literally anything, slather it in glue and slap on some pretty papers....then it looks gorgeous! That's what I like about crafts, I love that the simplest things can look so amazing, sometimes it’s best not to over think or overwork your product. The more you mess around with it, the more of a disaster it becomes. A simple case of less is more. I wanted to show you a few images of things I have done in the past. Feel free to do with them what you will, but most of all I hope they inspire you!