For a 3-tier cake, approx. 13″ high, you will need to bake two 6″ cakes, two 8″ cakes and two 10″ cakes. Each cake will be one layer. Each tier will consist of 2 layers with icing between them. You will need to make the following Vanilla Sponge Wedding Cake Recipe 5 times. I did […]
DIY Wedding Cake Part 2: How to Make Gum Paste Roses
This is the second post in my 6-part How-To on making your own Ivory Striped Wedding Cake with gum paste roses and edible pearls. If you plan on making these roses, you will need to do it at least 4 days before you want to use them on your cake. Depending on the size you […]
DIY Wedding Cake Part 1: Tools and Ingredients
This is a list of the tools and ingredients you will need to make a 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake with gum paste roses and edible pearls. It is the first in a 6-part series on Making Your Own Wedding Cake. Printable List – Tools and Ingredients for a 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake Editable […]
3-Tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake Recipe
More than a Wedding Cake Recipe 6-Part Series for Making an Ivory Striped Wedding Cake with Edible Pearls and Gum Paste Roses I made this 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake for Bine’s best friend, Sarah. She wanted something that looked like this Maisie Fantaisie cake. I have never made a 3-tier cake. Nor have I ever made […]
T-shirt Yarn Crochet Slippers
I made these t-yarn slippers using my free chunky crochet slippers pattern.
How To Make Plastic Thread From Plarn
Learn how to make plastic thread using plastic yarn (plarn). This plastic thread is excellent for sewing plarn creations together or attaching buttons.
Two-Tier Pink Birthday Cake
This pink birthday cake is a two-tier cake with gumpaste roses piled on top.
Marvelous Marmite Cake
This Marvelous Marmite Cake is quick and delicious! It is the perfect mix of savoury and sweet and a must-bake for all Marmite lovers.
Paintings by Elmien Uys
Elmien Uys lives and paints in Piketberg, South Africa. These are some of her paintings.
Easy Crochet Footprint Pattern
This little crochet footprint pattern has been available on my blog since 2012 – and while the stitches were always correct, the way I explain my patterns has changed quite a bit over the years. Back then, I hadn’t quite found my pattern-writing voice yet. What felt “easy” to me didn’t always translate that way on […]
