Dots about Cookies

I was looking for a recipe for Choc Chip Cookies the other day for Christmas and I found this one of the Martha Stewart Website - so I will be giving them a go hopefully this weekend but don't they just look yummy!

I also came across the Sophie Says website yesterday and its got lots of wonderful things I really loved these.

Bubbles Notecards

Dot Vanity Kit

Dot Yoga Mat Holder

I also talked to Amy today and she has just finished her exams and promises to post something soon!

The Great Christmas Card Swap

Chloe over at English Tea came up with the idea of sending Christmas Cards to our favourite bloggers so in the spirit of that we bring you the THE GREAT CHRISTMAS CARD SWAP OF 2006! Everyone likes to get mail. So if you would like a Christmas Card all the way from New Zealand please read below.

If you would like to exchange a Christmas Card with the Pink Cupcakes please e-mail me at strawberryblog@hotmail.com with your address and I will reply with mine.

Please note the cut off date for sending international cards in New Zealand is the 11th December in order for them to get there in time for Chrissie! So please let me know before then!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Magazines and Dessert!

Well as most of you know I love my magazines and I have just moved to Wanaka and found that the local Paper Plus does NOT stock one of my all time favourites! Glamour Uk so I may have to have a little talk with them about this considering some of the other things they do stock.

They do however stock all my other ''usuals'' -

Vogue - Oz

Vogue Entertaining and Travel - also Oz and Marie Claire.


Anyways as for the Dessert part of the title I found the most amazing yogurts and mousse's ever. They are made by Fruche. These are the only ones I will eat and thankfully the local New World Supermarket DOES stock them in lots of yummy favours.

My current favourites are:

European style Vanilla Creme

and their new Frousse - which is a mousse which can be popped in the freezer or normal in the fridge - I am loving their -

Strawberry Haze

CHECK THEM OUT THEY ARE A MUST!

In the Pink

There is this great little store in Queenstown called In the Pink and I just found out they have a website and they actually ship things so without further ado.....

They have great gift ideas like this for a....



New Mum..



Its also the place I got my duck I really like this one too..




I love this MOR Soap Gift Box and also this Lip Nectar..



Its also got lots of fun ideas for the man in your life as well as any littlies and with great shipping rates withing NZ and overseas. Check it out!

Made It !

Well I am currently sitting in the new house in Wanaka I got up at 6.45am this morning and i have to say I am really tired but the beds are up and the duvets are on etc so just cleaning and doing a little unpacking. Finally found a phone point to connect to the internet so....I have just been catching up on all the blogs I like to read! Hopefully go for a drive around later and check out my new area!

Sweep is all curled up on the bed - see photo below - at 13 now he doesn't enjoy moving and since he is pretty blind - bumps into all the boxes poor wee bugger!!

I need to get some bed linen soon and I was having a looksie at PB yesterday for some inspiration and ideas and I have to say I really like this one.

Moving House and New Blogs

Well packing up for the big move on Saturday...well not that big its only an hour away but still!

Well we have updated the blog to that new Layout format and I have to say it is much easier. I have started reading The Seven Spot and A Not so Desperate Housewife and enjoying them lots and I have also added a few new links on the Links page including one everyone should check out Sugar Baby Cosmetics I am in love with their clear lipgloss its yummy! And as we all know that is the most important quality of a lipgloss...



Congrats are in order to Chloe over at English Tea who has opened her new store...good luck to her, her cards are lovely, especially loving the Chai ones!

Oh the Lilly Resort collection has been out for a while but I only just saw this lovely pink shirt!



Oh well back to packing looking forward to posting about Wanaka in a few days in the meantime this is a picture taken of Lake Wanaka I can't wait!!!!

Busy Bee!

Well very little posts recently... I got into Univeristy and the Halls of Residence I wanted so thats exciting...I start at the end of Feb 2007 so the big countdown starts haha!

In the meantime I am moving up to Wanaka the coming weekend so I have been packing up here this weekend getting everything ready and boxed.

Wanaka is only an hour up the road but I am looking forward to it. Its beautiful up there and with summer starting I am looking forward to the next four months before going back to Christchurch to Uni !

So I have started a box of things I am beginning to buy for University or have been given most of which I have to say are pink and green I also have had some lovely ideas from the Monogram Momma on how to prep up my dorm room....any one else with ideas is welcome either to leave some comments or e-mail me at strawberryblog@hotmail.com with their ideas or even photos!!!!

In the meantime this is some of what I have collected so far.... I have also got some pink and green folders, a BARBIE! mug, a towel bale, lots of tote bags for carting stuff around in, laundry basket and a few other bits and peices. Pictured below is a homemade Semester Planner, collection of plastic plates etc, a pink and green clock and my favourite thing so far a collection of pink tuppewear!!!

Cinnamon Tea Cake

Well I made a Cinnamon Tea Cake today - it was the first time I tried this so it was a bit of an experiment! But it turned out very nice and the sponge was very light! I will be trying it again.

1 egg

60g butter

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 cup of self-rasing flour

1/3 cup of milk

1/2 cup of castor sugar

1 tablespoon of cinnamon

15-20g butter (extra)

1 tablespoon castor sugar (extra)

Grease a 20cm round cake tin. Heat oven at moderate temperature.

Mix butter, sugar and vanilla essence together until light and creamy. Sift in flour and add milk add milk and combine together. Pour into greased tin. Bake for approx. 25 minutes or until golden on top. Leave to cool for 5 -10 minutes.

Put cinnamon, extra butter and castor sugar into small bowl and put in microwave until butter has melted. Brush over top of cake.

Eat within 2-3 days.

Whats happening...

I got a new Fiorelli clutch/handbag the other day and I still havent used it but I do like it I just can't think what to match it with perhaps jeans?

I also made a Preppy Semester Planner for Uni next year I may be a little ahead of myself but I had the card and thought it was a good idea took me all in all about three hours but so worth it!

Hmm...what else oh I made cupcakes today and piped butter icing! Check them out. I never reaslised how long takes to pipe butter icing. I also saw these Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes I think I may attempt them next week.

I saw this adorable Lilly Pulizer hoody on In the Pink last night....oh to live in America!

Preppy Website

Recently I have been reading alot about Preppy ideas and looking for Decorating Ideas as I am hopefully off to University in either November or Feb. I have liked Preppy clothes for a while now and I was looking up some websites and found this nice article on Being Preppy and this was my favourite part of it:

Get the Attitude: A prep isn't a prep without their preppy personality! An important quality of a prep is their ability to be happy and bubbly. So get out there and have some fun! Make new friends and practice being more outgoing. You can be the life of the party but still be classy at the same time.

Check out the article at http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Preppy.