House renovations - how to make a room pretty!

I've lived in my house for about 4 years now. The time has gone so quickly and when I look around we (my partner and I) haven't done much decorating in that time.

So I decided now was the time! Choose a room and start beautifying! We have a large front room that we were using for miscellaneous items but the room really didn't really serve a purpose. Because this room would be easy to clear out we decided to make it the first experiment.

I know wallpaper is very 'in fashion' at the moment, but I also understand why - it's gorgeous! There are so many great designs around and I spent hours pouring over designs at a shop in Brisbane -  the wallpaper shop. They have all of these wonderful samples of the wallpaper and it's very hard to choose. Luckily I didn't have many restrictions as we were planning on getting the room painted and also carpeted later down the track.

So after a few months of procrastination our wallpaper is up! Still daggy furniture, light fittings etc but at least I can say I've started to make the house pretty!

Pretty things for babies

I mentioned in one of my previous posts that it was my friend’s birthday. This same friend is also pregnant, and for her birthday I found a gorgeous wall sticker for her nursery. I’ve seen wall stickers at markets and at shopping centres but of course on the day that I wanted to buy one, there were no stalls in sight. So after some internet searching I found this shop in Bulimba in Brisbane. It’s gorgeous! If you are pregnant or have any pregnant friends you might want to pop in to My first room.

A few other pretty cakes

For the past year or so I’ve tried making a few different cakes and using different techniques. I have a big family so there's always a reason to make a cake!  Here’s just a few photos I’ve found and I’ll post more as I find them.

My sister’s 40th Birthday cake.




My nieces christening cake.

A pretty cake for Angie

Well this is my first post and it’s hard to start.

I’ve wanted to write a blog for a while but didn’t know what subject to focus on. Instead of any one thing I’ve decided to focus on all things pretty. So let’s get started!

Tonight I made a red velvet cake for my friends birthday. It was my first attempt at a red velvet and also my first attempt at the weaved basket icing effect.

I used this recipe to make the cake http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/10766/red-velvet-cake.aspx

I was extremely hesitant to use this recipe becuase I’ve never baked with vinegar before, but it in the end I think turned out pretty good and I don’t think the vinegar could be tasted.

I used this tutorial to help with the weaved icing. http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-decorate-cake-basket-weave-pattern-214451/