Happy Mothers Day!

 

We don't tend to think of this to often; if we did we'd be guilted into cleaning the house everyday and cooking the dinner, but a mum is one of the most extraordinary specimens of the universe. They put up with our pee stained beds and endless pamper diapers from day 1, and from then on it just gets harder. Hormones kick in, we start wanting more and... lets face it, we all eat a lot more than we did on day 1!

So this one day (which I think is the creation of a genius (and most likely a woman) I do try my best to make it a day that my mamma will not forget.

This is just a quick log of things I have done for my mum for mothers day and I know that it's a bit too late now for you to decide to do any of these things, but at least now you can have an idea for next year. Or why don't you just surprise your mum randomly, that will make her feel on top of the world!

#1. The Cheesecake

I am pretty sure that my cheesecake looked nothing like this, but just play along... please.

For some reason, I had decided that I wanted to make my mother a cheesecake for mothers day. I was nine and I went out to the shop by my house and tried my best to buy all of the ingredients with a ten pound note that I had saved from Christmas.

I even made red icing to write on top 'Happy Mothers Day,' but it ran into the cheese and made a gooey mess... It smelt nice though! The fridge still smelt of cheesecake months after.

#2. The doll and away

I was thirteen when I made this... kind of. I was going away skiing and I wasn't going to be here on mothers day, so I got out one of my old dolls that I thought looked most like me (pfft! I wish) and made a little sign which I stuck onto her hands.

#3. The Rings

 

I bought these rings for mum last year from the site 'wish' they took about a month to come because they got lost during the process, but we did end up with these really cute toy story inspired rings.

 

This year I left it until the last minute which was really bad of me what with the motivational speech at the top there. The shops were packed in the lunch hours yesterday and my friend and I went from store to store searching high and low for a suitable gift.

 

There were bundles of really cute candles on sale and bath bombs, soaps and body butters. The only problem with them though is that my mother and I are not allowed candles in our home because they don't trust us not to burn it to the ground, nor does my mum ever have time to take baths. She showers! Obviously, but she's told me that she can never relax enough to take a bath. So that scrubbed Yankee candles and Lush products off the list, which was a real shame because Lush was smelling especially gorgeous yesterday with all of it's new Easter stock.

 

I settled with a few bits and bobs which my mum said: 'I love them, each one has a really lovely thought behind them.'

 

Lots of love and devotion for mothers everywhere, Sophie xoxo

Baking from scratch

My friend and I met up for a baking day the other day. There was spilled flour over the work surface, too much and then too little cake mix, and volcano like eruptions inside the oven. (Well that just proves that you really don't know what happens behind closed (oven) doors).

The recipes were pretty simple for both of these. We followed a usual Victoria sponge recipe and then separated them into four bowls (two for the marble cake). Then we added the different food colouring (mixing blue and yellow for the green). Taking it in turns to fill the cases with the different mixtures, we realised that we didn't have enough and had to whip up another quick batch. It turned out great in the end though- minus the explosions.

The marble cake was separated into two bowls, one was kept as the usual mixture and the other we added cocoa powder to. Then down to my friends genius, we spread the mixture in dollops instead of my idea to keep adding from the middle. We used long cocktail sticks to swirl the two mixtures together and the results looked a bit like this:

 

 

Love and chocolate orange cookies, Sophie xoxo

 

Dream Wardrobes

Is anybody else victim to spending hours at a time pinning amazing outfits that you just know you won't be able to find anywhere? Because I definitely am! Here are a few amazing outfit inspo's that I have found on Pinterest:

 

 

 

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Love and Happy pinning guys, Sophie xoxo (Oooh and if anyone have any idea's of where I can get anything remotely similar to these, please met me know!)

Select Sale!

This blog is never going to be just fashion or makeup blog (thank god because I was fairly clueless on the subjects up until recently) but I have recently bought some things that require attention!

Select has always been a gorgeous clothes shop. Great quality, beautiful colours, and not at all expensive.

I first came across the shop on a weekend at my aunts in Wales. We took a walk into town and whilst my cousins and brothers spent their time in the park, I obviously looked into the shop windows. This was the day I bought my Parka coat which is still quite obviously a fashion essential in a lot of peoples (girls, boys, and women. As of yet I haven't seen a man in one of the furry coats) wardrobes.

Select has the most amazing array of blue's, grey's, and black's which are totally the colours I go for (not that I am an emo/goth). So recently when Facebook publicised the massive sale on, I just had to have a peak.

 

This is a gorgeous thigh length dress with scalloped edges and it is such a nice material (and stretchy). The shoes are AMAZING! (I need to find new adjectives) they have given me blisters but they're worth it right? It was the pastel blue colour that attracted me to them, but they also come in white, pink, and red.

 

These were just a quick 'it's ten 'o'clock at night and they're only £5's' thing, but I am sooooooo glad that I did because they are so comfortable, weather efficient and I would definitely not be afraid to wear them into town.

 

 

Boots being modelled by moi. Flower garland and scarf from Primark. Jeans from Berksha. Leather Jacket a one off from Lidl (look for sales anywhere!).

 

If you haven't yet looked at the select sale or even heard of it for that matter, I strongly recommend that you take a peak before all of the great merchandise is gone. http://www.selectfashion.co.uk/sale/

 

Anyone else been on a bit of a shopping spree lately? I'd love to hear all about your purchases (and where you got them). Love and money well spent Sophie xoxo

 



 

 

 

Hiya Hunnays!

If you hadn't gathered by my rather informal title, I have just spent my weekend in a little place people call Essex.

My godmother lives there you see, and we hardly ever get to see her (like ever! twice in a year is our record, and that was because she got married the other was the fitting). She has just moved house and I was definitely not expecting what I came across when we crossed her private bridge to her mansion-like-home.

So first, we got the grand tour. Everything from bathrooms, to bedrooms, to fish. Then the last bedroom we came across...

And beyond the door:

 

It's the cupboard that every girl dreams of (well most) and I was sleeping just a centimetre of wood away, I'm not surprised there was nothing but sweet dreams all night.

 

And for you people like me, there was also a little something else.

 

 



A library. I was feeling very Belle off 'Beauty and the Beast' or Liesel off 'The Book Thief' as I ran my fingers over the backs of all the books. I even managed to come away with five of the books displayed, and a pair of the most gorgeous boots in history.

 

 

Love and lots (and lots) of books and boots, Sophie xoxo

(Red) Velvet Cupcakes...

 

My baking day has been a success and now that I have strictly wiped down the benches, I can sit down and write to you.
I used BBC's GoodFood recipe for the recipe for the Red Velvet Cupcakes. The only websites I could find were in measurements of cups and so I had to roughly estimate. I can finally advise now: DO NOT put in as much cocoa powder! Because now although they taste like chocolaty heaven, they do not at all resemble the colour a red velvet cake should be, despite using 28g of red food colouring (the whole bottle).

 

I am now prepared to end my evening with many cupcakes, and watching movies. What about you? Valentines treated you good or bad?

Love and (red) velvet cupcakes, Sophie xoxo



 

 

 

 

Lovers or Loathers

Saturday 14th February 2015, 11.05 am.

This morning has been just like any other, waking up at 6:30 and realising that there is no school today before blissfully returning to sleep. No depression and absolutely no love.

Usually, my friends and I meet up for a sleepover and watch movies all night. However, this year the circumstances are different, as all of my friends are on a school trip skiing. So today I'm alone and looking to fill my time wisely.

I should get a head start on my homework, but who in their right mind would pick homework over baking red velvet cupcakes?... Not me, for sure!

So get doing something productive unless, unlike me, you have a significant other with whom you can spend all of your time.

Love and valentines kisses, Sophie xoxo