Thrifty But Glam

Well as you all know I made a giant cupcake a few days ago and from the excess batter I made a batch of surplus cupcakes.  I was keen to try something new and was initially tempted to make Cake Pops.  They are super cute but I didn't have any sticks and I didn't really fancy making a trip out specifically to get some.  The obvious answer was cake pops without the stick AKA Cake Truffles! I managed to rustle these up pretty much from left overs, admittedly I did have to nip out to buy 300g of milk chocolate and a bag of white buttons.  We live opposite an Aldi and seeing as I was raised on German chocolate I love the stuff!  My huge stash of chocolate came to £1.25 - not exactly breaking the bank. Have decided to post my first ever tutorial, forgive me if it isn't clear - I will do my best! Step One - Cupcake Supply I had 16 normal sized cupcakes in total; 7 were topped with a chocolate ganache and 9 were plain.  I didn't weigh any of my ingredie...

Well our first craft session was good but I managed to make absolutely nothing :( Having two friends completely new to sewing meant that my time was spent helping them with everything.  I naively didn't realise that this was going to be the case and just presumed we would all be able to sit at the dining table crafting in unison!  They both picked things up really quickly and I am sure that it won't be long until they are teaching me! The naughty bunting was a success!  My friend used a big fat quarter of Kath Kidston style fabric and just made plain triangles.  Perhaps stating 'just made plain triangles' detracts from the effort that was involved.  The template was a doddle but achieving nice straight lines with a crisp point on the triangle was near impossible. I think she is very pleased with her efforts as this has pride of place hanging above her mantle!  This taught me many great things about bunting, the most import being that usin...