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Thursday 1 September 2011

Folksy Friday post - A good bake!

Sorry been a bit slack on the old FF posts for a while. Mainly because I was on holiday one week and had a project to finish off following the break, so i’ve not had the chance to post for a while. I was planning on doing a little bit about the holiday, however that intention was slightly scuppered since I was unable to take any holiday snaps. This was due to a water based incident which led to Dave’s camera (purchased as a birthday present 2 months prior) getting an unwelcome bath in the Portuguese waves. Writing about a holiday with no pictures to accompany the tale seems a bit pointless, hence no holiday post.

Anyway back to the grind as they say. One of the fab things to return to though is my fave t.v. programme ‘The Great British Bake Off’ (Tuesdays at 8pm on BBC2). Yum all those tasty baked creations. Just wish I could bake a cake to save my life! I blame our crap oven, ahem. As you may now have guessed it is this programme which has inspired this weeks Folksy Friday post.

1. To kick off the list i've chosen this fab 'Bake More Cake' letter press print. I've always been a fan of letter press and its elegant simplicity, even though its something i've never really got into myself. I always managed to make a complete mess when printing, getting more ink on myself than the page.

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2. This very fitting 'Great British Biscuit Apron' just had to go in. This would make an ace present for an avid baker. Love it!

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3. Check out this awesome bread board from the Earthome shop. Stylish and functional. It looks like there could be some other fab boards available in their shop in the future judging by the pics in their shop banner.

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4. I'm a bit partial to crocheted food items and on Folksy there are certainly many to choose from. This wonderfully random crocheted jammy dodger tape measure holder takes the biscuit... ha ha (sorry).

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5. Clever, functional and recyclable this cardboard cake strand would make a fab feature at a birthday party. You can find this at the Card Tiers shop.

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6. Yum yum. A very delicious looking lemon meringue pie soap. Definitely looks good enough to eat, only you probably shouldn't or you'll be blowing bubbles for days (from both ends).
The SoapyLicious shop has some other very scrummy looking products too.

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7. I couldn't resist this perfect little iced doughnut pin cushion from Woolly Duck. In the words of Homer 'Mmmm dooouugghhnuts' *drool*.

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8. Finally i stumbled across this lovely 'Home Baking' fabric covered notebook, made by the talented Jane Lightfoot. The lady has serious sewing skills. The ideal place to note down all your baking recipes and secrets.

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If my post has inspired you to bake and you get an irrepressible urge to send some of your tasty baked treats such as cake my way, then that is absolutely fine by me :)
Have a great weekend x

13 comments:

  1. Great finds! I really love the breadboard and the sentiment on the letterpress print - although I know I shouldn't ;-)

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  2. Love your selection Lucy- thanks for including my Jammy Dodger Tape Measure- if anyone would like to have a closer look my shop is here:-
    http://www.folksy.com/shops/Woollygoodness
    Thanks again! I really want that lush apron now!

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  3. Ok, that's made me really hungry now. I may have to go and bake something!

    http://colourmefun.blogspot.com

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  4. Lovely items - thanks for including my felt doughnut too. I hope the camera gets better. I find that electrical items don't seem to like liquid. I know this from spilling a full cup of hot tea on my laptop & putting my oldest son's mobile phone through the washing machine!

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  5. A good choice of topics, and a great selection of items - lots from shops I didn't know! Thanks for sharing. Laura x

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  6. Great selection - I've been loving that programme too! The print says it all... Ailsa x

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  7. There's my mam's birthday sorted, ta Laura! And if you're oven's poo maybe try pancakes? Good luck!

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  8. Ooohh yeah good call. I could right fancy a pancake now :)

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  9. Yummy picks. I love cake and biscuits!

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  10. I love The Great British Bake too - but it makes me hungry everytime I watch it! Really nice choices - I love the letterpress print.

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  11. Lucy! fantastic blog and thanks for your kind words about my apron I can't contain my excitement over the Great British Bake Off series it's right up my street .

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  12. Thanks Lucy for featuring my letterpress print! Just wish I could bake better I make more mess baking than I do printing ;D

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  13. Thanks for all your comments folks. 12 comments on my blog for a Folksy Friday post is a record!! Just shows how much everyone loves the GB Bake Off :)

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