**Little Victorian Secrets**

It's not very often that the postman brings me a surprise, usually bills or bank statements, so I was surprised after hearing the letterbox rattle & a soft thud landing on my doormat. Upon investigating I found a jiffy envelope with a sticker on the back saying 'Fact Not Fiction Films', my hands trembled with excitement as I opened it, as I had already guessed what was inside!!

In November while exhibiting at Kelham Hall, Newark, I had been asked by a film crew if they could interview me for a documentary called 'Little Victorian Secrets', & a few weeks after that I received an e-mail inviting me to the press release private screening of the finished film. Unfortunately I could not attend as it was too far for me to travel with my spinal problem, & I thought that would be the last I would hear from them. But then last week a package arrived for me...a complimentary copy DVD of the finished film!! I resisted for a whole 5 hours before sitting down, by myself, with a cup of tea & watched it. It is mainly filmed at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens which has the most amazing dollhouse & miniatures exhibition & includes interviews with various miniaturists...including me!! It is a fascinating documentary & can be bought from 'Fact Not Fiction Films' website under the documentary films section. If you do happen to buy a copy please let me know what you think of it :o) Have a great week.x.

Addicted to Cakes!!

1/12th scale garden bird bath/planter
1/12th scale 'whimsical' Mad Hatters Tea Party Set

1/12th scale Mad Hatters Cake

1/12th scale 'Designer' Shoe & Bag Cakes

I have a terrible addiction!! I am addicted to making miniature cakes & just cannot make enough of them at the moment. The main reason for this is that I will be celebrating a BIG birthday in August & am frantically searching for an amazing cake for the centrepiece for the buffet. At the moment the plan is to buy it from the little chocolatier shop in Louth, Lincolnshire (mentioned in a previous post), but in the meantime I am searching the web for other options. Most that I have found are in the U.S.A. & I don't think it would be practical to have one shipped over, LOL, so I am still searching for one in the U.K. that will be able to deliver. The only other option is that I make one myself (eeeeek!!!!) but I don't think I would be up to it, plus there will be too much for me to do on the day as it will be a 70's themed party, so I am also on the look-out for lava lamps & disco balls. Anyway, here are a few of the items that I have been making this week & will be going up for auction on eBay next week. Have a great week :o) .x.

Happy Easter!!.x.

Another week has flown by & just as I was believing that Spring had finally sprung, we get the news that more snow & wintery weather is on it's way back to us this week!! Oh well, it's a good job I hadn't made plans to go anywhere then. Most of my week will be taken up with Spring cleaning as we have my partners family descending on us for the Easter weekend (not that I only clean when we have company coming, lol, it just means that I will be doing all the extra little jobs that get put to one side usually, I'm sure you'll all know what I mean :o)!!)

Anyway, I have had a lot of fun this past week making these latest minis, I love making flowers & fruit & the colours look stunning together. These have just been listed on eBay today.

I dare say I will be making some similar celebration cakes in the near future, meanwhile I'd better get on with the housework, I can hear my hoover & polish calling me...lol.

Have a great Easter & don't eat too much chocolate ;o) .x.

All Aboard!! It's the Easter 'Eggs'spress'!!

I haven't yet tired of making Easter minis, so while I'm still on a roll I thought I would share these little cuties with you. Three little Easter Eggspress cakes filled with mini eggs and/or cookies & two Easter House cakes, (one chocolate, the other with pink icing & teeny tiny Easter Bunny). I have also included a photo of one of my Mothers' day pressies now that they have bloomed...Chrysanthemums, beautiful aren't they? I also received chocolates, but they didn't last long enough to take a photo ;o) .x.

Easter Treats & Sweets

The shops have been stocked up with Easter Eggs since Boxing day, the winter chill has left the air, lighter nights are creeping in & the snowdrops are aplenty in my garden. I feel as though Spring is finally here. Here are a few Easter treats to get you into the 'choccy mood' (not that any of us needs an excuse for that one, LOL). Enjoy!!.x.

**Alice In Wonderland**

It's not very often that I get to treat myself, but that is exactly what I did yesterday!! My son accompanied me to the local cinema to watch *Alice in Wonderland* & we thoroughly enjoyed it!!

It kept us captivated the whole time. The 3D effects are subtle but clever, the colours made you feel as though you were in a dream, the characters are lovable & it was action-packed the whole way through. Might even treat myself to go see it again :o)

I even made a couple of little novelty cakes to celebrate the release of the film & these can be found on eBay now, finish on Thursday evening.x.

**It's Almost March...Springtime**

Oh Dear!!!, it seems I haven't done very well with one of my New Years Resolutions!!! As we approached the end of last year & began thinking about the new one, I told myself that I would not get 'sloppy' with my blog & try & post every week...but here we are...almost into March & this is my first post since Christmas!! Tut, Tut!! I am a bad girl. There are a few reasons as to why I haven't posted before now, but the main one is that I began the year pretty much as I ended the last one...in a fair amount of pain. At the moment I have a little problem with my spine which is making things a little bit difficult for me, I can't walk very far without the aid of a walking stick, nor can I sit for long or stand for too long either & bedtime is a nightmare!! Anyway...enough of my problems, I hope you are all well & keeping up with your New Years Resolutions (or at least doing better than me, LOL). I have managed to make a few new minis which I have been putting up for auction on eBay, & a few new minis to take to the miniature fairs that I attend this year. I have cut down on the amount of exhibiting for this year as I don't think the travelling was doing me (or my spine) any good. The last fair I exhibited at was at Kelham Hall in Newark & although it wasn't particularly profitable (the snow blizzards kept buyers away) it did turn into an interesting day. A television film crew had turned up, they were making a documentary on Dollshouse miniatures & collectors, & kindly asked if they could interview & film me later in the day!! After hesitating, I agreed. But then I spent the rest of the morning annoying my partner by constantly asking "Do I look alright?" "Does my hair look okay?" "What am I going to say?" He told me just to be myself & enjoy the moment...oh, & that I looked okay. Anyway, the film crew have taken my email address & will send me more information on the documentary when they find out more. The documentary is called 'Little Victorian Secrets'.