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this fairy cake obsession

July 22, 2007 By Julianne 5 Comments

Fairy cakes, or cupcakes (it’s a British/U.S. English thing) are possibly the most perfect snack ever created. Lightness, fluffiness and tasty goodness. Inspired by Gala Darling’s most recent Carousel, I decided to browse for other fairy cake goodness and I found so much lovely stuff that I decided to go all out and make it a blog post!

Beginning with interior design elements and furniture to fit our theme: Cake-case table, anyone? I’m not sure but I think it would look pretty cool in hot pink, silver, or black – the latter especially because it would be less obvious what shape it was immediately, but unfortunately they do not make it in that colour. Definitely a “talking-point” piece of furniture. If you are using a more conventional table to dine upon, you could scatter around some cupcake cushions and let your fridge in on the fun with these obscenely cute magnets, or these distressed ones. Scrawl recipe experiments into an appropriately decorated journal.

Now, what shall you wear as you pour tea and serve your friends freshly-baked delights? A fairy cake themed apron, of course, or perhaps a muffin t-shirt if you are not feeling quite that 1950’s housewife today. I think I might end up buying this cupcake handbag if you don’t get there first.

Of course you need some jewellery, perhaps a cupcake hairclip? I’ve fallen in love with these bakery earrings, and this cupcake charm bracelet. To wear them with the matching necklace might be overkill, but it is sweet nonetheless. This necklace is cute too, and there are plenty more options in the seller’s store. Can we please start a new trend for dessert rings? They are really pretty and I can imagine the conversations they would start:

“What’s that on your ring?”
“Dessert.”
“What?”
“Dessert! It’s a dessert ring, like a cocktail ring but for dessert.”
“Mmm…I could murder a triple chocolate gateaux right now”
“I feel more like profiteroles myself”

Invite your friends to your tea-party with tempting notecards, and at a birthday, accessorise your presents correctly! and if you are on a diet (as if!) indulge in crocheted cakes instead. And I do wish this messenger bag and this dress came in a bigger size…

Filed Under: Fashion and Style, Obsessions Tagged With: hyperlinks, online shopping

this tiara obsession

June 15, 2007 By Julianne 4 Comments

…so the week before last, I bought a tiara. Just too late to wear to my summer ball at College, but I probably wouldn’t have worn it anyway a) because it is quite distressed and b) wearing a mask and tiara would have been too much headgear to be elegant. But I would have liked to see how it looked nestled amongst the curls I had that night.

I love my tiara. I wear it a lot indoors, and yesterday I took it with me to have dinner with my friends. I didn’t wear it outside the restaurant. It’s funny how some things make me come over all shy and others have no effect on me at all. I loved going around London last week with balloons (pictures to come once I get permission) and had no shame about telling the boys who repeatedly asked us for balloons that no, they were MY balloons. Mine mine mine. However, I do like sharing the joy of the tiara. My sister looks especially cute with it on.

Here is a photo of me, wearing said tiara, taken last night in the library.

Aren’t we lovely together? I have always really liked tiaras and never had the occasion to buy myself one but then there was this pretty thing in a charity shop window for £1.95 and we had to be together.


Do you ever buy silly fashion items as a pick-me-up?

Filed Under: Fashion and Style, Obsessions Tagged With: charity shopping, fashion, food, life, style

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