Diamonds from a girls best friend

Afternoon!
Hope you had a lovely Christmas?
I have just about shaken off the turkey coma and am now trying to be sensible until NYE. Let's see how that goes ...
Now, I am a believer, however, this year Father Christmas shouldn't get all the credit!
My BFF boldly went where nobody has dared to go for my Xmas pressies. A dolls house fair!!

And the girl did good!


Cartier and Chanel, I knew our paths would cross eventually, even if it is in 1:12 scale!!

Lovely!
X

The Countdown continues

A week today is Christmas eve. I know you already know that, but it's fun to say anyway!

Christmas eve at our house is one of the best bits for me. Lots of festive spirit ( mines a G&T) naughty food and catching up with friends.
Inevitably it will end in my taking a disco nap on the sofa then being woken up by guests leaving and godparents giggling things like "off to bed now, or Father Christmas won't come."
In my sleepy, sozzled state I'll play along with and scurry off with the sisters, but Not before insisting Dad put the the mince pie out for the old boy and a carrot for Rudolph.
...Did I mention we're now all in our mid twenties?! Oh well.

Soo, that leaves 7 doors on my awesome advent calendar.

Can't believe it's taken me this long to show you! A present from my BFF, an gonna save it and use next year too!

And before I go, just a reminder that it's just 19 days till the launch of Four little Wall's 52 week challenge!!

Had some nice little comments and tweets so far, can't wait to get started!!

Ta Ta!

X

Christmas Shopping

Ok, so I know that it's maybe a bit late in the day to start shopping talk ( full size stuff is all done and dusted, most unlike me!!) but I thought it doesn't really matter if we're just (browser) window shopping?!

I put together a little Etsy treasury of my fave Christmas bits, LOVE them all, and there were so many more that I wanted to include. Hmm, may have to squeeze in another list before the big day?

Anyway, enjoy the teeny tiny shopping fix.
Ta ta
x

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Pssst... I have an announcement!

I write today's post sat virtually on top of an oil heater and a blanket over my lap, like the old woman I am clearly destined to become.

There's muttering of snow. This does not thrill me, as I'm sure is the case for many of you, there's still far too much to do before Christmas close-down to be getting snowed in!!

Besides the usual Sherbet lemon based potterings and life in general there's been another project going on behind the scenes, one that I'm very excited about and have been looking foward to sharing!!
So with out further ado, I present to you Four little walls!!



Four little walls will be launching officially on January 6th 2012 and will ( I hope) become an online hub for lovers of miniatures, interior design and a load of other lovely stuff inbetween.

Essentially, Four Little Walls will be the big sister to Sherbet Lemon, with a slightly cleaner, simpler look and a focus on ...the fab 52 week challenge!!!

Every Friday throughout 2012 I will be sharing a mini make, that's a mini make, once a week, every week for a year. Let's see how that goes??!
There is a list of the makes already on the go but if anybody has something they want to see as a project give me a shout. It could be anything, furniture, accessories, wallpapering tips, kit builds, whatever.
Just no dolls please, to read why head to the Four little walls page!

Now to forewarn you, I'm far from an artisan!
I'll have done a practice run of most projects before I share them, some will work, some won't. It's all part of the fun. The main point of this is to see how much you can create for a dolls house yourself , ideally without breaking the bank, or losing your sanity!

You'll also find shopping posts, reviews and general wittering on from me, (much as you do here!).
The facebook page is now live, so, if as the weeks go by you feel like having a go at any of the projects you can share your pics with me and anybody else that stumbles across the page, I would quite like that.

Soo, let me know what you think.
Fingers crossed that Snow holds off, i'm off to hover over the oven while dinner cooks!
Ta ta
x

Ooh baby

Today' post is dedicated to all things nursery and is also host to Sherbet Lemon's very first tutorial!
After the kitchen, the nursery is usually my favourite room of a doll house and the one I find easiest to fill!

In my mind a nursery should be stuffed with toys, ooze cosy and fun and maybe look a little chaotic, as if it's inhabitants have just torn through the room on a sugar high leaving a trail of disorder behind them.

First up, a bit of show and tell.

My best mini find this year I think has been these guys.

They were displayed in sweetie jars in Wickle, a fab shop in Lewes.

A snip at 30p each, have a feeling I'll be going back for more!

They lend themselves perfectly to marching across book shelves, mantel pieces or the floor. LOVE 'em.

A not so recent addition is this splendid looking lady, maybe my favourite mini of the whole house!

Got her about 8 years ago at a little teddy shop in Canterbury (now closed down) I'm afraid I can not remember who she's made by but I do know she cost more than the 30p spent on her zoo animal room mates! If you can identify her let me know!!

Right, without further ado, let's get to the tutorial.

I try to make my own mini's where possible and when they turn out well it's one of the single most satisfying bits of being a dolls house weirdo !

This pram was done a while back now, there's been a few variations since that have gone to friends or family, this one currently lives under the stairs of big house so it was nice to dust it off and take some pics for the blog.

You will need:

Plain metal pram ( the one pictured is Dolls House Emporium)

Silver enamel paint

Cream enamel paint

Small piece of thin, soft leather

Light weight canvas

Selection of trims and ribbons

Paintbrush

Tacky glue

To make:

Word of warning: Enamel paint can take a long time to dry, manufacturer's directions recommend leaving 6 hours between coats for best results. Also, bear in mind the shape of the pram makes it difficult to paint some areas while others are drying so you may want to do the painting in stages to avoid smudging as you go.

Apply a thin, even coat of the cream enamel paint to the whole of the outside of the pram. (You can leave the outer hood unpainted if you plan to cover it later.) Apply second and third coats as desired.

I used silver paint to pick out the wheel spokes. I left the handles black.

Once the paint has completely dried you can start decorating.

I used a scrap of soft, glove leather for the hood. Cut to size and attach to one side of the outer hood using tacky glue. You can use super glue but I found tacky glue gives more flexibility as you stretch the leather to fit the shape of the pram. For a neat finish I made tiny folds at the base of the hood and glued in place.

Cut 2 pieces of the canvas, 1 for each side of the pram.

Apply a small amount of the glue to the back side as of the panel and attach to the pram, repeat for the other side.

To trim I used co-ordinating lace and picot edging.

Apply the Picot edging all the way around the edges of the side panel.

Attach the lace to the hood edge, let it over hang slightly to create a frill.

Your pram is now finished!

You may wish to add bedding or a doll. For this one I added a little mattress very easily by cutting a piece of card to fit inside pram. Cover the card with some calico or plain cotton. Add a little stuffing for a comfort!

For an aged/ vintage look try staining the canvas with tea before applying it to the pram, or you may wish to leave out the canvas altogether and experiment with lovely glossy paint finishes instead.

Think my next one is going to be a Silver cross inspired Sapphire blue with white, will let you know how it goes!

Phew, well I hope that was interesting?

I'm off to bake Christmas cakes (real sized ones!).

Ta ta for now. x

Recession busting : in miniature

I don't know about you but I'm still not really sure if I actually condone the use of the word 'upcycling'.
Many would argue that it's just a fancy way of saying recycling but it sounds trendier? (don't get me started on 're-purposing'!)

In my mind if I'm "upcycling" I'm reusing something for the flat or the dolls houses, while recycling is more what you do with scrap paper or in the kitchen, separating cardboard and plastic, rinsing out yoghurt pots etc.

Do you agree?

Anyway, lately I've been trying really hard to not spend money unless it's purely essential items.
Unfortunately I also live and breathe dolls houses, possibly one of the most frivolous, indulgent and non essential past times going.

Problem.
Now if you're a doll house weirdo such as me you will already be familiar with the often eye watering prices of mini's.
I'm more inclined to go a few months buying nothing rather than just getting something I like less because it's cheaper and I can have it right this minute.

It would be easy to despair (particularly if you listen to/ read the news lately regarding economy/recession/ultimate demise of retailers/ job Market/ the world) but with a little imagination it's easy to get your mini fix from stuff just lying about the house.

Here's a couple of things that have gone on to have second lives in the dolls house.
If you fancy sharing any ideas of your own please do, would love to see them!!

First up, postage stamps.
Actually have my Dad to thank for this. He's a real stamp fiend and has done great stuff incorporating vintage collections built up by both my grandads. So many colours, sizes and designs around your sure to spot something that can be reinvented as mini canvas, book cover etc.
This Winnie the pooh one currently lives in the nursery, awaiting a frame when funds are at healthier levels!

Next up is the umbrella stand, formerly known as perfume atomiser.

Simply twiddle off the lid and voila!

Well, That's a couple of my most recent efforts. I'm sure there'll be a few more along soon.

So until then, Ta Ta!

X

Just playing

Right, have pulled my finger out and got a few exciting posts up my sleeve for you this week.

But before we get stuck in let's talk about wallpaper!

You may already be aware of the craft line Tildas studio? If not you're missing a treat. Gorgeous project books stuffed with inspiration. Plus, as I recently discovered, scrummy looking fabrics, papers. Oooh!

Picked up one of the Tilda card stock books at John Lewis last week. They're really intended for scrapbookers but the size of most of the patterns lend themselves perfectly to Dolls house projects; plus, the colours are lovely and motifs a bit more stylish than some of the clip-arty, pinky-pink papers available!

So, i had a bit if a play about with a few papers. Feeing florals at the moment, see what you think.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

It's the Kensington dolls house festival this weekend. The Christmas one. EXCITING!!!
In a cruel twist of fate I'm unable to go! Boooo!
If anybody reading is lucky enough to get over there please stop by and tell me all about it?!

I am seeking solace in decorating the big house for Christmas. There was a mega dust to be done before the fun,festive bit but got there in the end.

Final thought: item for mini wish list for next Christmas - Advent calendar!!
The shop I worked in used to have some amazing ones but can't remember who they were by! Any suggestions?!

Ta Ta for now!
X

Mini mission

I love how optimistic I get on Sunday evenings. I always have the best intentions for the week ahead and have usually resolved that by this time next week my flat will be tidier, my diet healthier, my hair more groomed etc.

This week my hit list also has a mini agenda.

I'll be returning to the motherland for little sister's graduation. This is highly exciting and important but I'm also quite looking forward to being reunited with...my dollshouses!!

They've been thoroughly neglected over the last 6 months. The big one in particular as my attention has been lavished on the makeover of littleun.
So here's my plan

Big house:
Major dust
Put in skirting boards
Attach chimney pots
Put up Xmas decorations!!!!

Little house:
Finish gutting
Sand and prime rooms
Try to salvage staircase
Finish exterior paint
reattach quoin stones


I already know it's unlikely I'll get half of this done inside 5 days but I'll give it a good go.
Also, If I had more time and pennies I would also definitely be joining in with 'I'm a giant challenge'!! Been following some entries in progress and it looks like such a fun idea, can't wait to see the finished projects!!

Have yourselves a lovely Sunday, hope to bring you work in progress shots later in the week!

X

Whats the plan?

"So, what's the plan?"

If I could just have a £ for every time I've been asked that in the last 3 years then frankly there would be no need for a plan! I could just hang around relying on this ever predictable, probing, and in my opinion, some times quite rude actually, question to rear it's head once again, thus providing with a steady and constant income.

I may seem a little defensive?
Here's why.
4 weeks ago, after much careful consideration and 18months of blood sweat and tears I handed in my notice at the magazine.

The immediate question on everybody's lips "what's the plan?"

The truth is I don't have a plan as such. A reality that for the most part I am at ease with, but, for whatever reason has left those around me quite un nerved!

Yes, I'm aware that there's a recession and people with much fancier credentials than i are struggling to find work.
I'm also aware that unemployment in the under 25s is at it's highest in 9 years or so. And yes. I know it's Christmas in 40 days. But I'm still quitting, with no plan, and already it feels like one of the best things I've done all year!!

Ironically, the only people not enquiring as to my master plan so far are my parents.
As mum oh so sensitively put it
" Well, you're 24, you've got nothing to lose, no valuables to be repossessed and no commitments. Now's as good a time as any to give it a go."

See, it does pay to be single, skint and childless! Hurrah!

What I do have by the bucket load however, is ideas. Hundreds.
It's exhausting!

That and the realisation that no job I've had before or since has topped the dolls house shop.
You know that sicky, excited feeling in your tummy? Maybe you get it at Christmas? Seeing your other half after a few days apart?
What ever it is that triggers it, you know the feeling, yes?

Well, I used to get that feeling every time I went to work. When work was a dolls house shop. Clearly I've peaked too soon as no job since has topped that!
It seems to me that the thing to do now is get to a point where my job, rather than being an endless source of stress beating the enthusiasm from you on a daily basis, instead gives me that overwhelmingly excited feeling again, every day if possible
THAT ladies and gentleman is my plan.

X

Sherbet Lemons grand day out

Well, after bleating on, threatening to do it for for the last three years today I took the plunge and ran Sherbet lemon's very first stall!

Now, it wasn't strictly minis.
It was advertised as a craft fair, but I thought what with it being the run up to Christmas it was worth a shot ( + the stand cost next to nothing which is ,unfortunately, rarely the case with specialist fairs :( )

So, armed with a few lunch boxes full of my most appealing minis ( + a range of felt and fabric Xmas decorations for posterity!) I hopped on the bus with my Aunty to an out of the way, slightly chilly, memorial hall in Hove.

Upon arrival we were allocated our trestle, quickly tarted up with some patchwork sheets I whipped over the summer , and set about making our stall look enticing to the hoards of visitors due to burst in in less than an hour.

Well, it only took 10 minutes to set up as we had opted for a 'capsule collection' ( in other words hadn't made half of what I'd planned due to horrible disease striking me down this week). Then we sat back and waited.

It soon became clear that there had been a distinct lack of PR for the event, we weren't particularly fussed as this was more of an experiment for us than a day of hard selling, that said there were some unhappy chaps around ( said chaps had spent considerably longer constructing their custom made stands, had boxes of bulky stock and were used to working much busier crowds!)

So, by early afternoon it was clear that nobody was going to be making the big bucks today, when to my disbelief and delight two ladies came over, all whispers and pointing at the mini's.

Why do people feel the need to whisper around mini's by the way?!

After a few minutes chatting they revealed that their mum is a dolls house nut just like me. They chose a cute, round Xmas pudding from the table, and bloody bought it!!!!

Now, we didn't even come close to breaking even today, Besides the pud we had one other sale ( a felt toadstool decoration) but that one mini sale was worth it!! It's been a long time coming and hopefully is another teeny tiny step in the right direction for mini world domination.

When the doors closed there was a definite feeling of satisfaction, ( for us at least!) We'd done what we set out to do. Made a sale, got sherbet lemon out of my flat and in front of people.

We took 10 minutes to pack up and walked off feeling slightly smug as most fellow stall holders negotiated time slots to bring cars around for loading up their partially dismantled, massive displays.
Though before we disappeared off into the sunset we signed up to do the same thing all over again next Sunday!!

Fingers crossed it's a bit busier next week! :)

I'll leave you with some snaps of our stall, not massively detailed but you'll get the idea.

X

Where theres a will, theres a way!

And the way, my mini loving friends, is smart phones!!

(Before I continue I would like to state I am not being sponsored by any phone companies...though if Apple do fancy funding the building of my mini empire that would be lovely!)

After many frustrating weeks of no Internet or laptop I had all but given up hope of returning to blog land, until today!
As I lay bored and pathetic on my sick bed I began cruising the app store in search of etsy related apps when to my delight I discovered blogger finally have an app for iPhone?!!

Hurrah!!

Full steam ahead! Just as soon as I shake off the flu. Meh.

In other news I have signed up for my first ever fair!
It's all craft rather than exclusively miniatures so we'll see how it goes but exciting none the less.

Will let you know how it goes!!

Ta ta for now.
X

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

While I'm sure you will all have managed to continue with your lives in the absence of Sherbet Lemon I would like to reassure you that I will be back and firing on all cylinders VERY soon!

Due to a series of unfortunate events, including the blowing up a laptop, absence of internet in my life and moving house (yes, again.) the blog has been throughly neglected. Sorry.

I have at least managed to take some snaps of things I've been cobbling together lately so for today I'll leave you with those.
x

I heart pinterest!

So, move has gone swimmingly and am edging closer to finally having a mini work place again. Hurrah!

To tide me over, I have mostly been perving over my new found love, pinterest.com!

The best way to describe it is as having a never ending collection of other peoples scrapbooks and moodboards all in one place for you to drool over at your leisure.  You can then 'repin' the ones you love or post pics of your own.

Of course I had to see what a search on dolls houses would return and here were some of my faves. Enjoy!

This final pic does not do the original justice, utterly beautiful, a Wendy house for not so little girls! Love.love.love

Wombling on

Crikey, thought it had been a week or two since the last post but no, apparently it's over a month since my last ramble.

All things dolls house have taken a back seat lately as i'm moving (again!), fingers crossed will be all back to normal by September!

That said, I did get to put together some kits from the Craft Pack company recently as a favor to The Dolls House magazine (their office is in the same building as mine, which I LOVE!).
If you like the idea of making your own miniatures but sometimes don't know where to start they're a great way to get the creative juices going!

I had a go at a little nighty and a set of boxed, very posh slippers.
Very sweet, though I did have to walk away from the night gown at one stage as it was getting the better of me! Note to self: never try to work with mini things when you're over tired and hungry.

This last week has also seen me, and I'm sure you also, glued to the Tv watching chaos unfold here in the Uk.
Monday was a particularly surreal day. Thankfully, the people of Brighton kept their heads which meant I was free to stress about my little sister in London be utterly gobsmacked by what was happening on the screen in front of me.


So, while we wait to see what the bigger repercussions from all this will be let's focus on the silver linings.
The 'riot wombles' heading out to clean up their city and in turn the businesses and individuals that sent lunch, coffee and cleaning supplies out to those involved with the clean up, un prompted and out of love for their communities. Lovley stuff.

Habitat: The start of a mini, modern love affair

This week Habitat went bust and I'm gutted!

LOVE this old catalogue cover, + it was only 20p!!

After hearing the news I was saddened, initially for purely selfish reason but also the huge, gaping hole I think it will leave in the British High street. (Also gutted that there is no Ikea store near me to ease the loss.)

I'm sad that now,when I eventually have a grown up life, I won't be able to go and splurdge in there for my grown up house. Sigh.

Also sad because I worked there when I was studying and had a great time and met some lovely people.

However, on the plus side there is now a fantastic closing down sale which I have already indulged in ( if I was still staff there I would be seething at all the circling vultures, instead I consider myself a savvy spender in the throws of recession, ha!)

But, that's enough of real size houses, that's not why we're here is it?!

For a while now I've been excited about the evolving area of modern miniatures.
They are so much more realistic looking than they used to be, and there are a growing number of talented miniaturists bringing this modern style to new audiences. It's all very exciting.
So, with this in mind and the sad news of Habitat's demise let's channel a bit of iconic, contemporary design into the mini world!


For thoroughly modern miniatures head to Elf miniatures for a range of off the peg and bespoke minis.
I was drooling over their made to measure furniture in another recent post, In the kitchen

These are some particularly Habitat-esque pieces to be found there.

For inspiration and great read, check out Call of the small for a fab insight into the versatility of modern minis.

Finally, for the most amazing example of contemporary miniatures that I've found to date go get lost in Modern mini houses.

I've literally lost hours of my life on this blog.
I think what's most engaging about contemporary style dolls houses is that, when done well they could pass as our actual, real-life present day homes.
Don't get me wrong, the traditional, historical dolls houses will always have their charm, but for now, I will be having a mini love affair with all things modern.

Dirty Dolls houses

To those that know me it won't be news to hear that I am not the most house proud of people.
I like the 'lived in' look and will generally only do a deep clean/thorough sort out if there is some kind of official/ Royal visit looming.

This attitude has been reflected in my dolls houses lately (you can currently write quite extensively in the dust of the big house) Sigh. I know I'll get around to the clear up eventually, but for now, let's embrace all things grubby and a little bit out of place with these fabulously filthy minis!

Dirty dishes by Lory

www.embaxter.com

Hungarian miniatures

I have a little chap very similar to this one residing in the kitchen of big dolls house, mine is wearing a chilli pepper on his head as he hides behind the clutter of a shelf.  I heart clutter! 

Does pink in a dolls house always = Barbie?

Crikey, why are Mondays such an ordeal?!
Just about made it out of the office with my sanity. Thank heavens for gin.

Thankfully there are minis for me to bury my head in, so with out further ado, lets talk colour schemes.
I'm still un-decided on the kitchen. While those lovely little fitted numbers were AMAZING, they also came with a large scale price tag.
At least for now, I'm going to have to economise / rope in Dad to help build my own!

However, the current dilemma troubling my mini mind is this;
Will a pink kitchen look gross/fake/very Barbie?

I guess it's down to a matter of opinion, secretly I would love a real size kitchen much like this one when I'm all grown up and have found a money tree or two to fund it...

That said, I've been quite taken with this one...

Hmm, that's a lot to mull over for a Monday night. I shall ponder with a glass of Gordon's and get back to you.

Toodlypip! x

A lick of paint...

Still in a tizz from planning what's next for the Little House so for now will just share a little update on how it's all looking.

It's not pretty, but it's progress.
What do you think?

I went for a Dulux tester pot in 'Dusted Cappucino' for the new exterior. Went on very nicely, needed 2-3 coats on various panels, not bad considering how dark that murky old blue was.

Needs some tidying up around the quoin stones and windows but getting there slowly!
More to come!
Now, time for Thai food and a Disney DVD I think. Easily pleased!

In the kitchen

Today was the final phase of moving. Hurrah!
(It was a full sized, tiresome and sweaty affair, and no where near as quick as when I decided to move the dolls house about. hmmph)

Anyway, the worst is over and now I'm virtually unpacked it's time to get back to more important things, like planning my mini kitchen!

Now, I wont lie, I've never really given a lot of thought to the kitchen, in real life or otherwise, so the revealation that you can have an entire mini kitchen made to measure to your exact requirements was a bit much!
Elf miniatures seem to have it covered, they do bath rooms and bedrooms too but that's for another day.
Fallen a little bit in love with this one, made for a Karen S by Elf Miniatures it's one of many that you can drool over on their website.

www.elfminiatures.co.uk

10 minutes in and I am in fully fledged dolls-house-weirdo mode, pondering the storage needs of a 1:12 scale home.
How many cupboards?
Do the cupboards doors need to have glass doors? Well you would want to see the plates etc, maybe not the food though, that would look untidy,... but I at least, would know that the cupboards were fully stocked.
And most vitally, WHAT COLOUR??!
....
I need a designer, like on the magnet kitchen ads. Sigh.

Think I'll just leave it there for today, any mini-kitchen tips would be greatly appreciated!

60 Minute makeover? Not likely.

So, I've finally started the ransacking of the Little house.
If you haven't seen the Little House home page here's what it looked like before I decided to savage it.

It wasn't bad, but I just wasn't happy with it.
I filled it with stuff I'd stockpiled since I was about 10 years old so needless to say it's not quite my cup of tea anymore...and I never really liked that blue paint. (Sorry Dad!)

Getting started was a bit like when you hesitate before ripping off a plaster.
...Dare I?
...What if I make a pigs ear of it?
Sod it. It's coming out!

I was an unstoppable, wood sanding, wallpaper stripping force, for around 10 minutes anyway, then it got fiddly.

Hmm. I tried soaking the wallpaper with warm water and scraping it off.
Messy, sticky, never ending.
An hour passed before I stepped back to survey the damage and was immediately struck by one thought.

"What the eff have I just done to my dolls house?!"

Did I mention I also took a wodge of sandpaper to the exterior and stripped off all the paintwork? Another marvelously messy job.

After an afternoon of working on it periodically ( I had to walk away from it numerous times) I 'm feeling a little more positive about the transformation.
Sure it looks like a dogs dinner right now and I've destroyed the hours of effort put into it by my 11 year old self and some very patient family members, ( sorry Dad!!) but it's gonna be fab when it's finished! Gulp.

Printing, sweet things & the end of the world...

Ahh busy but fab week over, plus we seem to have survived the rapture predicted by that sweet little old man in America. Happy days!


The dolls houses have been neglected but not forgotten. 
Here's a few bits and pieces snapped on my travels this week. 
Some will inspire my mini projects others I just liked.


Warning: There is ALOT of cake in this post.



First up, work sent me off to Print Workshop,in Urban Outfitters, Spitalfields, London store the event was celebrating Christine Schmidts book,( also titled Print Workshop). It was a morning of bucks fizz and getting messy with ink and stamp making. So much fun! Also, the book is great. Go buy it! We had some time to nip around Spitalfields market. Too many treasures on offer, I exercised self restraint and left with snap mementos instead.

My foxy friend. There were a lot of stuffed critters...

Owls  and hearts at the workshop

Not terribly exciting, but I liked them

Market treasures

Next,I hopped on the tube to Oxford street and caught my sister on her lunch break we spent some time running around looking at all the grossly expensive bits and bobs in Selfridges before she went back to work and I, well I found the food hall!! 

Macaroon tree

Didn't realise oil and vinegar could be so pretty!

Pretty,pretty.pretty.

If i had £40 to throw on cake this  baby would have  been mine! 

Enjoy the cake! x