Thrifty But Glam

So you may not know this, but my husband and I had a Nightmare Before Christmas themed Wedding.  Yep, that's right, Jack, Sally, the whole shebang! When we were planning our wedding I found it quite difficult to find Nightmare Before Christmas Wedding items that weren't super OTT or tacky.  This is probably why we kept ours subtle, with just a few placements of the actual characters (Invitations, Stationary and Wedding Cake) and why I made or designed it all myself and not because I'm a control freak! Originally I was going to make my cake myself, (I do like to make things as stressful as possible) but luckily I finally listened to reason and we found a wonderful local hobbyist to make it instead :) She had never heard of the film, and when I showed her the toppers I could see her struggling to hold onto her smile lol. I showed her my design and she diplomatically told me that it was definitely possible.  I was prepared for the fact that my cake may not look as great...

So two of my closest friends are about to pop!  Seriously, they are both due within a week of each other and there is now less than a month to go!  So when I was asked if I could make the cake for one of my friends surprise baby shower, how could I refuse? This friend and I have very similar tastes.  I am in awe of her amazing clothes, cats eye glasses and ever present trade-mark red lips.  So I knew if I liked the cake, she would too ;)  This friend had the most rocking wedding cake ever!  I was seriously up against some stiff competition in the awesome factor.  Take a peek if you don't believe me; A few of you may remember I made a giant cupcake for my mother in law a few years ago, (you can find the original post here ) well in keeping with my friends wedding cake, I thought it would be awesome to do another giant one :) I really wanted to make this cake personal to my friend, and knew that a plain giant cupcake just wouldn't fit the bi...

Hi guys, I'm afraid that I've been awol for a few weeks as my poor husband is really ill again :( We've had lots of hospital visits (in the next county over) to deal with, and have learned he has heart failure, and je will need a major operation. To say that the house is feeling a bit low is quite the understatement. We are trying to remain positive, and I will post when I can. Spare a thought for us xox