Hellloooooooo I am having a LOVELY day, I am alone in the up stairs Belle & Boo studio, with the sound of Suzie packing parcels below, it has just started to snow, Alice is cosied up cross stitching a new product for a much anticipated Royal baby and I have a steaming mug of rooibush tea and a hot, hot cross bun.
Last week ahead of schedule I finished the 4th Belle & Boo book, hence the quiet day to catch up on what all you lovely creative, inspirational people are doing. I am letting myself get lost on the internet something I haven't had the time to do for AGES, clicking randomly from one amazing blog through to the next. Sometimes if I am honest it can get me down, makes me feel inadequate, ordinary and lazy.... I should try harder to make my life more picture perfect but on days like today it is hugely inspirational, I am excited I want to create, decorate & bake!
Look at all these adorable edible bunnys I found....
Bunny Chocolate cake
which reminds me of this illustration from 'Birthday Wishes'
Bunny's in an egg box - cute
I finally had time at the end of last week to join Instagram and have been adding a few photos over the weekend mainly of my babies! it's brilliant I have a feeling I might be using that a little more than I use the blog these days as it's so immediate and that's what I need at the moment, precious empty days like today are few and far between. So if you want to see what Belle & Boo are up to (but mainly my twins!) join here.
My little boys are going to be 1 next week I can't quite believe it. The first few months went so slowly I remember wishing the weeks away, I kept thinking it will be easier when they can do this or I don't have to do that etc but I think from around 4 or 5 months it has just flown by. They are changing daily, I put Sam in his first pair of jeans today and he didn't look like a baby anymore :( Everyone told me they grow up quickly but I didn't believe them especially in those first long exhausting months.
My sister is having a party for the boys, at first I considered theming it, I felt I should, so many of you out there throw the most AMAZING Belle & Boo parties and here I am the '"creator" of Belle & Boo with all these lovely products at my finger tips...it should be the best party ever right?!! However my mother in law is making the cake and I didn't feel I could curb her creativity (I have no idea what she is making?) my sister is excited because she has lots of left over decorations from her sons 1st birthday that we can use, my mum and auntie want to be in charge of the food salad and roasted meats?! and Russ designed the invite as a surprise.
So I am going to free style it... yes it wont be picture perfect.... yes I will be slightly disappointed with myself that I havn't got it together enough to create the best Belle & Boo party EVER....however everyone that loves them will be there, the twins will be more excited about the helium ballons I did remember to ordered and anyway there is always next year!!!!!
