What I Wore ... 30th March 2014

I wore my t-shirt dress from Asos, also loving these current ones here and here. Tights from M&S. My black Topshop boots. 

For my hair I brush it then twisted a piece of the front section and pinned low at the side of my head. 

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Spotted Easter Lemon Drizzles

I went to a friends fund raising clothes swap this weekend, she is off to India with two friends to do  some good and then go travelling and I got asked to make some baked good for the occasion. 

I used my trusty lemon drizzle recipe from bbc good food. I added some poppy seeds because I love the look of them and I also added some zest into the drizzle and heated it (about 5 minutes of gentle bubbling) as I like the kick and it makes it a bit syrupy and sticky. 

Then I went crazy with my food colourings!! I got them all for Christmas, they are from Wilton, I tried out a couple others and Wilton were definitely my favourite. I diluted my colours with some lemon juice. I went with red, purple,  blue and green. To make I put a teaspoon full of batter into the silicon cake tin (I got it for my birthday and have been way too excited to try it out it!) and then a couple drops of one colour then the batter again then a different colour and repeat! Simples! 

Good tip for this recipe is the curdling one; when adding the egg to the sugar butter mixture if it begin to go lumpy and curdle add a tablespoon of flour and mix to get it back to a smooth constancy then just take out a tablespoon when you measure the full amount of flour in the next step. Also as I was making cupcakes instead of a cake I found I could just dunk the tops of the cupcakes into the drizzle it was so much quicker and the syrup sinks in better!

Everyone love lemon drizzle I have yet to come across someone who doesn't. I also love getting to use lots of colour especially now it is coming to spring and this is a really easy and quick recipe to do. Hope you give it a go!

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Battersea Power Station

Pictures have been released for the plan of what Battersea power station will look when it has been fully renovated. They also released the prices which are sooooo high! 

I love that they haven't made it 100% modern and new and covered up the original features of the building and they also use the brick work and industrial windows as a focal point. There are some great spots of colour, I would have like a little more in my home but it is a great show home to start people off. I am completely in love with the bathroom design I think its so cool but I hope they have a shower tucked away somewhere! Pictures below. Related article here

Pictures sourced from the bt.com article.

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What I Wore… 28th March 2014

My leather look dress I got in the sale at Oasis, similar in the sale on now. Tights from M&S. My Pull and Bear wedge trainers, these available in the sale. I have also borrowed a jumper as I had no decent ones left so I am wearing a guys multi knit jumper from ASOS. My statement necklace!

For my hair I’ve been reading a lot that you should use dry shampoo before you go to bed so I tried that and then brushed it this morning. Can’t really tell a difference but it’s one less task to do in the morning!

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What I Wore… 27th March 2014

My COS navy fisherman jumper, similar at boohoo. My blue Asos high waisted jeans. My New Look light brown suede boots, alternative here in the New Look sale.

For my hair I French plaited the front only taking hair from one side.

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What I Wore… 26th March 2014

My deep green T-shirt from Zara with the leather look cap sleeves, basic v-neck tees here. My black M&S cardigan. My blue Asos high waisted jeans. My Topshop black boots.

I have also been using a lot of my Body Shop Vitamin E as it has got a little chilly again and my lips are not taking to it well!

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Giant Chocolate Gruffalo

We went for a boring trip to Sainsburys last weekend to get stuff for packed lunches (may have also stopped off at the Easter egg aisle but they are only around once a year you need to start early!) but we discovered a giant chocolate Gruffalo and got to taste some of the chocolate he was made of! 

Created by Thorntons he will be touring various Sainsburys in the next couple weeks. He was very impressive and had a little speech bubble asking for people to be careful around him, also made of chocolate! He was accompanied by someone from Sainsburys and Thorntons who told us all about him and gently let us down about the fact that he wasn’t going to be coming back so we could eat him. Check out the photos!

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