24 June 2012

Contact the Elderly Tea Party...

♥ Ceri makes...  hosted my very first Contact the Elderly tea party this afternoon!  Contact the Elderly organise regular Sunday tea parties for elderly people who have little or no social support.  A great charity and a perfect way to spend my drizzly Sunday afternoon.  As if I needed an excuse to bake,  here are some of the treats I made...


The tea party guests including the very special guests Edmond and Daphne enjoying themselves...


If you would also like to get involved with the charity they are always keen to hear from new volunteers for driving or hosting - http://www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk/become-a-volunteer/

♥ Ceri makes xx

17 June 2012

Salvation Jane

♥ Ceri makes...  had a lovely evening catching up with the book club girls earlier in the week to discuss our latest read Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother at the newly opened Salvation Jane near Old Street station.  A cafe by day and a bar/restaurant by evening.  


The sharing plates were delicious. However no book club meet is quite complete without some cake!! I would definitely recommend the Hello Dolly slice ...an Australian bake that is an unusual but yummy combination of white chocolate, coconut, almonds and biscuits. 

Think I'll have a go at making this at home soon, found this recipe if you want to try too... http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Hello-Dolly-Slice-L5950.html

Enjoy! x

♥ Ceri makes xx

6 June 2012

Ballgowns at the V&A...

♥ Ceri makes...  kept at bay from the bank holiday rain with a trip to my favourite London gallery the Victoria and Albert museum with Kate.  The exhibition brings together a lovely collection of ballgowns from the 1950s right up to the pieces fresh from the catwalk collections of some of the most exciting British design houses including McQueen, Giles Deacon, Mary Katranzou, Gareth Pugh and Erdem to name a few. 


The newly extended exhibition space in the V&A fashion gallery has been beautifully constructed;  the domed platforms subtly mirror the drama of the domed ceiling. 


The Ballgowns - British Glamour since 1950  exhibition is on until 6th January 2013 so there is still plenty of time to make a trip if you haven't already!

♥ Ceri makes xx

5 June 2012

Feeling Jubilant...

♥ Ceri makes...  truly enjoyed the jubilee weekend and fully embraced the patriotic spirit!

Along with most of the country I celebrated the jubilee with LOTS of cake!  My friends Hatty and Mark hosted a wonderful jubilee tea party to mark the occasion.  Here is just one of the many delicious cakes that they served at their jubilee tea party...


To get into the spirit even more I also joined in with some red, white and blue dressing over the weekend in my absolute favourite print from the range of quirky jubilee products at Topshop.  SO cute!


 Happy Diamond Jubilee to our Queen Lizzy!

♥ Ceri makes xx