My Year In Baking.

Evening all! Looking back on 2014 I am so pleased with my bakes.  I started off baking cupcakes and it just developed from there.  My skills and knowledge have grown and I cannot stop baking!  I shall keep going and will be documenting as I go.  If you have not tried baking in the past then you should definitely give it ago, you do not have to try anything complicated.  Just...

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Hello 2015.

Courtesy of instagram. Happy New Year All! I wish you all a beautiful & happy year. I hope all your dreams & wishes come true. I am looking forward to the year ahead & hope it is full of adventure & possibilities.  j. x...

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Christmas Bites.

So the big day is nearly upon us! There is not long to go now until Santa pops down all the chimneys! I don't know about you but it is almost Christmas Eve and we have not yet planned our menu. My father & I like to cook something a bit special on Christmas Day but this year we have not been as organised as we probably should of been. One thing I do know is that I will preparing these tasty...

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Tarts Times Two.

This week I got a bit fruity & baked two yummy items. The first was one of my own modified recipes for an apple & blackberry tart. My parents went out picking for sloes for their annual Christmas sloe gin & came across lots of lovely blackberries too. With these I paired some scrumptious apples & cinnamon and produced these little individual tarts. These just remind...

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Pesto Pin-wheel.

Next up on my baking journey, I attempted a filled loaf.  This didn't really go to plan, I had a massive issue with the use of yeast. For some unknown reason, I just could not figure it out. Then catching up on a bake off master class, I released I had done an ultimate baking no no. I put the salt on top of the yeast, I believe this deactivates it? Which is why I got...

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Swiss Roll.

Firstly, I would like to deeply apologise for my long term absence. However they do say absence makes the heart grow fonder? I have never been one to see the point in writing something just for the sake of writing.  Not that I am making excuses; but that is obviously what I am doing!  If I am being completely honest I have just been lazy, started a new job, with new hours & new...

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The Sunshine State.

After what felt like months spent over in the beautiful state of Florida, which in reality was only just under two weeks, I have arrived back in glorious-freezing-cold-definitely-no-sunshine England. The flight back was less to be desired which has now left me holding on with all my energy not to collapse into a deep sleep and fall into the harsh depths of jet-lag. Ew. To distract...

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Merci Beaucoup Glossybox.

I have been an avid subscriber to Glossybox for a while now. I love that it feels like Christmas every month when you receive that beautiful little box full of treats and surprises. I was upset when I received my January box and alas, this yummy smelling Jason lip balm was broken. I could not sample it....or attempt to eat it, as it smells a lot like after eights. Yum. I left...

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Looking Forward To: LFW

New York Fashion Week is almost over, which means it's almost time for London! I am very excited to be able to go to the Felder Felder show this coming Friday. It will be a treat to be watching the show rather than working it! Normally I am backstage throwing clothes on models, pinning clothes to models and squeezing shoes on models! So I am excited to be able to experience it from a seat! Felder...

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BACKSTAGE: PFW: Zandra Rhodes

Photos 1, 11 & 12 are from On/Off All others are my own. I cannot begin to explain how amazing it was to get to meet the lady herself, let alone work personally with her on her first show in 30 years. Zandra Rhodes was pretty much the reason why I decided to go into fashion when I little. It was most definitely a once in a lifetime experience. This show was a...

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What's to come...

Over the next few posts I will be sharing my Paris Fashion Week experiences.  For me, a small town English girl, this was rather exciting for me. I have a kind of secret double fashion life and I rarely get to share this with people, until now that is. I enjoy seeing the industry from behind the scenes, it's interesting to see what really goes on in comparison to what people...

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BACKSTAGE: PFW: Yang Du

Yang Du, Paris Fashion Week February 2012. Okay, so I did mention how backdated these were, but as I haven't been blogging for a year I feel I have lots to share.  Last February, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Paris and work at a number of shows the On/Off team were putting on during Fashion Week. This is one of four posts sharing my experiences with...

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BACKSTAGE: Lyle & Scott.

Backstage at Lyle & Scott. Had the wonderful opportunity to work at the Lyle & Scott show last year. The collection was full of bright sweaters and trousers combined with the unmistakable L&S edge.  I especially liked that the main model looked identical to Penn Badgley....never a bad thing. I mean, not that we look at the models, it's obviously all about...

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