Amelie's House

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Funds for Gretel

You may remember I posted about my friend Gretel some time ago and her situation after her partner died suddenly without leaving a will. Some good friends of hers had set up a giving site to help her until her financial situation was sorted out.

Well those lovely friends have now arranged an online draw where you can win some fabulous prizes for donating.

I have chosen a few gorgeous goodies below that I would love to win, but there are plenty more at stake.

Needle case donated by Hen's Teeth, brooches by Annie Montgomerie Toys, panda cushion and rabbit toys by Jane Foster and knitted elephant by Little Cotton Rabbits.

Including a giant painted cookie from yours truly.

And if you are very lucky and donate over £10 you could be in with a chance of a weeks holiday in a beautiful Suffolk holiday house. ps if you are donating from overseas and win this prize without being able to take it up...I'm always available...say no more!

Each £1 you donate will give you 1 chance in the draw, and if you are donating from overseas don't worry there is an automatic currency exchange.

You can see all the items up for grabs here and you can donate here.

Thankyou for your time and if you can share this to all your followers on any social media I would be really grateful.

xxx

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Cake International giveaway

The lovely people at Cake International have given me 5...yes! 5 pairs of tickets for their show in

Manchester at Event City on 8-10 March.

'Cake lovers will be amazed by the variety of sugarcraft, cake decorating and baking supplies on offer, plus the number of Demonstrations, Workshops, Competitions and special features to enjoy. Indulge your love of all things cake, and spend three days in cake heaven this spring.

All the key figures in the cake world, revered judges and industry experts will be coming together at this highly anticipated show, plus there will be a host of competitions for both beginners and experts alike to showcase their skills.'

You have to be able to get to Manchester, but you can choose which day to go on.

Then let me know in the comment section what you would love to see at the show, leave an email address with your comment too.

Leave a separate comment if you follow me, if you link to this post via Facebook, Twitter or your own blog. So you could have up to five chances of winning (you would be leaving five separate comments).

The competition will close on Saturday 2nd March at 12pm (to give me time to post you the tickets). The winner will be drawn using random.org.

Good luck.

xxx

Monday, 25 February 2013

End of an era

If you have been an avid follower of my blog for the last few years, you may be expecting a party around this time of the year. And in previous years you would have been right....but not now.

Because after the Pokemon party last year, my eldest kidlet requested her next birthday party be out of the house...with no theme. NO THEME! What's the point of being a mother if you can't throw more and more extravagant parties, where you spend at least six months before creating a Pinterest board. See here and here and here etc

So, I took a deep breath, put aside my own desires and needs and put my child first. (Arggh it was hard!)

We booked a party at the local climbing wall and all I needed to take along was a cake and party bags.

It was actually quite enjoyable, we sipped tea and chatted while young fit assistants kept up with the kidlets.

I thought I would take a little trawl through some of the past parties to mark this momentous occasion.

I can't remember what I made for year one, but this 2nd birthday cake leaves alot to be desired. Obviously created before I had discovered crumb coating and smoothers! Also I was heavily pregnant so probably had no clue as to what I was doing through the tears!