Wednesday 6 June 2012

Red, white and blue

So how did your Jubilee celebrations go? We had a full-on adrenaline packed weekend with something for everybody! 

There has been sun, cake, tents, parties, rain, BBQs, sewing, sandwiches, wind, baking, bright colours, puddings, red, flowers, gazebos, white, zoos, camping, blue, music........you mention it, we did it!




As ordered, the sun (mainly) shone on Middle's seventh birthday tea-party and the kids were able to play outdoors.  Bunting was hanging in the apple tree as I dreamt of, and I also managed to squeeze in making a picnic blanket, with a jubilee theme.


When I was dreaming big the other day, I wished for weed-free borders which unfortunately did not materialise, but on Ruth's suggestion I did rock the 'wild-flower meadow' look!

In among the jungle of weeds, the flowers were doing their own personal 'nod' to the celebrations.




And cake?  Well if you recall, I imagined a three teired cake in the celebratory colours.....and.......



.........not bad eh?  It tasted scrummy and made our lives more colourful in ways that you couldn't imagine ;-)

So all, in all, I do think we've experienced the jubilee on many levels and middle's birthday coinciding with it all, only made it all the more exciting!

19 comments:

  1. See total Domestic Goddess or what !, I just love the picnic blanket, I love gingham in all colours so it rocks. Even your flowers were red white and blue, not thats just brilliant and see told you meadow look would do the trick ! That cake looks so yummy !, I've never tried blue cake before did you just use a drop of food colouring ? might help me with a Thomas cake ;-)
    We tuned into the celebrations on the tv and it was wonderful to watch, I loved it and I'm not British lol.

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  2. What a wonderful weekend!! I love the picnic blanket it's just perfect and that cake looks brilliant!! So pleased your weekend went as well as you hoped!!

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  3. Looks like you had a wonderful time!

    Helenxx

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  4. Erm... WOWZERS you have been proper busy! and it all looks amazing!

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  5. That sounds amazing!!! Nice work getting it all done, that cake looks incredible!!!
    xxx

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  6. Wonderful! Love it all....the bunting and how cute there's a little bunting on the blanket. You are SO creative. And the cake....I might have to make one like that for the 4th of July here...same colors! LOL! Tell your little girl Happy Birthday from all of in the U.S. (ok, so I exaggerate a little...but from me anyway!) Everything looked beautiful too!

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  7. What wonderful celebrations .... and that cake is FANTASTIC!

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  8. Where do you get your energy from ... you are so prolific! Gorgeous cakes, blankets, shawls ... kudos m'dear, kudos :D

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  9. Can you channel some of your energy and domestic abilities my way? :) What a happy time you appear to have had! Thank you for sharing your photos with us.
    *smiles*

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  10. Look at that cake!!!!! It's amazing! It looks as if your celebrations were perfect.
    Leah
    x

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  11. Wow, that cake is amazing! I made rainbow cake for Maia's birthday which was the first time we had a layer coloured cake and everyone loved it too! Your bunting and rug are also great, all making for a perfect day!

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  12. Oh my!!! That cake looks yummy.

    Linda

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  13. It sounds as if you had a memorable Jubilee weekend!!Love the tree with the homemade bunting and the cake...well what can one say....I'd love to have some!Question...with that colouring...were your tongues red, white and blue?! Joan

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  14. Picnic blanket is FAB! I love the mini bunting border, well done!!! Sounds like you had a great weekend. Your cake looks very tastey indeed and beautifully themed taboot :) You are one clever lady!!!

    Oh, and...Happy belated 7th birthday to middle son!
    Hugs,
    Louise xxx

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  15. Love the idea of the red blue and white cake!Clever you- wish I had thought to do one.x

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  16. It looks like you had a totally fabulous time! Yay for the sun! And your decorations and flowers were just beautiful (who cares about weeds anyway? They are just herbs that no one has found a use for yet anyway. :))

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  17. Such a lovely post Faith. I adore your picnic blanket and bunting from the apple tree. As for the cake...! What a masterpiece! Dare I ask how much food colouring you needed for each layer?! I really want to make one of these for a party later in the summer. E x

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  18. That blanket border is perfect. And I can only imagine the myriad effects of all that food colouring in the cake....

    Happy birthday to Middle!

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