Monday

After a busy weekend, we are enjoying the quiet and heading off to kinder soon.

Had a wonderful day on Saturday at my first cupcake workshop, the girls were sooo lovely and really made me enjoy this workshop thing.

They rolled out their own cupcake decorations out of fondant, made cupcakes with surprises inside and piped an amazing buttercream. 
I loved it and I hope they did too.

Later on met up with some really lovely girls for a hot chocolate and chatted away with a new friend like we'd known each other forever. 
Don't you just love that about the blog world!                 
Off to kinder now, with a new lunch bag, using this tutorial,made out of recycled denim, my favourite and it matches her amazing apple cosy that arrived the other day.
Happy Monday friends, hope your week is a happy one
✗ ♥

Comments

  1. emma @ frog, goose and bear15 August 2010 at 18:21

    So glad that the cupcake workshop went so well! Let me know if you do another one - pity this one clashed. That apple lunch bag is just beautiful. The apple cosy - priceless! I could never trust my daughter with something as gorgeous as that - we have been through 5 lunch boxes and 2 jumpers in the last 18 months since starting school - she loses everything!

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  2. Sophia - Red Lotus Jewellery15 August 2010 at 18:23

    The demin lunch bag is really really sweet - cute hearts and apple motif on it! Maybe I should use one of these at work to break the corporate boredom LOL!

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  3. Vic15 August 2010 at 18:50

    Ah, I'm jealous of the girls that got to enjoy a fun cupcake workshop with you!

    Love the lunch bag & the apple cozy... so damn cute.

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  4. Little Eve15 August 2010 at 20:24

    It sounds like your workshop was lots of fun for those that attended. I'm glad it all went so well.
    Love the bag and cosy!

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  5. Relyn Lawson15 August 2010 at 20:32

    I love the apple cozy. It makes me grin and grin. And, of course, the lunch sack is wonderful.

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  6. Anonymous16 August 2010 at 00:30

    Yes, it was a great workshop. I really enjoyed it and learned lots too. I feel confident now handling fondant and piping bags!

    And the cupcakes tasted delicious - everyone loved them. Thank you, thank you. And see you at the next workshop. :)

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  7. Anonymous16 August 2010 at 00:47

    Great, it went well Im so glad.Nice to hear Cathie.I too love the lunch bag and the apple cozy...really cute!

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  8. melissa Grindal16 August 2010 at 02:06

    Cathie!! I loved, loved, loved the workshop!! Loved it so much that I cooked up another batch of chocolate cupcakes with buttercream icing yesterday!! Yumm!
    Belinda and I are now in love with the suppliers shop! Not too much damage was done to the bank accounts although that was because they didn't have eftpos machine ;) Thanks heaps Cathie for sharing your know how and please consider more workshops. It was a really fun 3 hours on a sugar high!
    Melissa :)

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  9. Sarah16 August 2010 at 04:22

    Cathie, your cupcake workshop sounds so yummy and inspiring...i could have used a workshop before I attempted the birthday cake on Saturday night at 8.00pm - giggles at the mess i made - I wish I lived closer to Melbourne! have a beautiful week.

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  10. ~*~ saskia ~*~16 August 2010 at 05:27

    Your lunch bag is sooo adorable, Cathie. Happy happy lunch, so your day must be happy too when taking your lunch out of this sweetness!!
    Hugs for a happy week, we're back in school from this week on.
    xxx

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