My very own shopping list! All of these items can be found at the Devonport Market November 15th 10-3pm Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence Street, Devonport, Auckland.

So you don’t forget any of your friends and family download your own shopping list

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The November Devonport craft social was Christmas themed and this was my contribution…

A grinch themed eggnog bowl.

And in return I got some lovely earrings by Peach (http://hand2jewelry.ocnk.biz/) who makes gorgeous gem, stone and beaded jewellery.

A photoshoot seemed a great excuse to spend the afternoon making cupcakes mmmmm yum.

Basic vanilla cupcakes

Serving Size:

Makes 12 little baker cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 125g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup (185mL) milk

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Place muffin papers in one 12-hole muffin tray or cupcake papers in two 12 little bakers.

In an electric mixer, beat butter for 2 minutes until pale in colour and creamy. Add sugar one third at a time, beating well between each addition. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for about a minute between each addition. Add the vanilla essence and beat until combined.

Sift flour and baking powder and add half to butter mixture with half the milk, mix until well combined. Repeat with remaining flour and milk.

Fill cupcake papers ¾ full.

Bake muffin size cupcakes for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.

Transfer to wire racks and allow to cool completely.

Icing

• 50g unsalted butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• Sprinkles or lollies (e.g. mini marshmallows or jaffas) to decorate

Icing
Cream butter until pale and smooth. Add the milk and half the sifted icing sugar. Beat until well combined. Add the remaining icing sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy. The mixture should be a spreadable paste; if it is too dry add some more milk, if too wet add more icing sugar.

When cakes are cold, spread generously with icing and dip into sprinkles or decorate with small lollies.

Shaving set – mug soap holder,  shaving soap bar +  shaving brush

Brush brush brush, soap can last up to a year of shaving!!

Fix your 5 o’clock shadow

Four mug styles currently available

Imperial, Horseshoe, Pencil, Walrus

Bake cute individual cupcakes and muffins in these lovely vessels

Great for individual servings

Lemonade and Chocolate Chip Muffins

(thanks to: Allyson Gofton’s Best Ever Muffins)

Ingredients

3 Cups flour

2 tblsp baking powder

¼ cup caster sugar

Pinch salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup lemonade

¾ cup cream

2 eggs

Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

100 grams butter, melted and cooled

Method

1-Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Stir through the chocolate chips and make a well in the centre.

2-In a jug, mix together the lemonade, cream, eggs, lemon rind and juice. Stir into the dry ingredients, and fold in the melted butter.

3-Divide evenly among 12 well greased muffin tins.

4-Bake at 220c for 15-20 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes before serving with Lemon Cream.

Makes 12

Make into 30 mini muffins and serve with Lemon Cream as a sweet treat nibble for afternoon tea.

Lemon Cream

Lightly whip ½ cup cream then blend through ½ cup lemon honey

Lemon Honey

Beat 4 eggs together well with ½ tsp salt in a heat proof bowl. Blend in 1¼ cups sugar, 125 grams melted butter and the grated rind and juice of 3 large lemons. Stand the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook, stirring constantly, until the lemon honey has thickened. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Not just for coffee, great for vases, bathroom sets and holding your toothbrush!!

These vessels have been cast from disposable coffee cups. The appeal of a handmade product is that slight variations occur. This can happen in size, colour, shape and surface contour. Therefore every piece is totally unique.

Sea green collection

Table set up

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A bit of sillyness never hurt anyone. Thanks to my gorgeous models: Sarah, Kim, Lauren, Nicole and Jamie

Some lovely organised ladies have come up with a craft club- a super idea. First Tuesday night of every month Mezze Bar on Durham Lane 7:30 onwards. A good oppourtunity to eat yummy cake, have a coffee or glass of wine and chat with like minded people.

A tree in my garden sprouts some lovely baubles of flowers quite similar to miniature hydrangea flowers, they are a limey green colour, a great match for my lime cups, and they look great in the bathroom.

Bathroom flower arrangement in large daisy vessel

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