A New Year.......

.....but no changes!!

Welcome to my first blog post of 2015! Hello!
Firstly, I hope you all had a wonderful with family and friends over the Christmas break - I myself played host this year having my parents to stay and thoroughly enjoyed cooking up a plethora of homemade goodies including mince pies (including the mincemeat!) and sausage rolls with plum and mulled wine sausage meat! You can trust Delia to deliver you quick and easy recipes for both of these here.

The big day saw us eating duck breast with a homemade plum sauce and a revival of a classic for dessert - Black Forest Gateaux which I subsequently found out was my parents wedding cake choice!
Having never made it before I was slightly nervous but needn't have worried - this recipe worked a treat:

For some relaxation over the New Year I got to witness this view every afternoon from a gorgeous beach house in Tywyn, Wales:

So, no changes?! No resolutions?!
Well, no not really - just to continue from where I left off really!
If there's one thing I know I don't want to repeat it's to jump on the bandwagon trying to make things that are 'on trend' or 'fashionable'.
Although according to Vogue, some ideas I have for the New Year actually will be 'on trend' for 2015!
Plans to add wording, snippets of poems and inspirational wording to silver bangles and charms is something I have flirted with for a short while now and hope to expand.

Slogan Bracelets at Chanel

Natural materials have always played a large role in my designs and this year will be no exception - especially if I can source some artisan pieces!

Wooden and Natural Material Necklaces from Marni

And the Pantone colour of the year?! Marsala:

Personally not a fan - how about you?!

I guess if I had to make one resolution it will be to post here every Monday to showcase new products, ideas, works in progress and everything handmade in between as Facebook begins to dwindle the number of fans who get to see my posts :(
It's really easy to keep up to date with the blog though - follow with Google Friend Connect or subscribe via email. See the options on the right hand side of the page :)

See you next week!