New Beginnings! Teaching Assistant ;)

New start for me...

I have just begun a new part of my life. I have started a course to train as a teaching assistant at a local school and I am loving it! I applied for the course in Feb, and got a placement straight away but it has taken until May for the college to get things sorted and me in the school! So I started last week, three days a week Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00am to 3.20pm.
This is a change in direction for me as most of you know I make and decorate cakes. I have done a lot of voluntary work over the last few years in museums and libraries, taking craft sessions and other groups where I really enjoyed helping children learn.

What finally made me look into a course was my back. I have a bad back and cake decorating was isincreasingly more a strain physically,although I will still do them part time and the school full time if I am lucky enough to get a job soon!

The course will take around 6 months and I can't wait to see what is in store for me! Yesterday we were practicing for 'sports day', Egg and spoon race,sack race and many others which I remember from my childhood. I am also making the fimo creations which are keeping me busy! So that is why I have been a bit absent lately.
I will still blog though and thank you to all my readers who have followed me this far and here's to more years and new beginnings!

Talk soon everyone
Priscilla xx

Liquorice Allsorts keyring

Hi everyone,

I tried to post a blog entry the other day and for some reason blogger would not publish! So here is another one! As you know I am having a lot of fun experimenting with fimo, I thought I would share one of my recent Creations. A friend of mine asked If I could make liquorice allsorts and turn them into a keyring for her brother!

These were great to make! I chose the more male colours of the allsorts... The others I made as beads/charms for bracelets.

Hope her brother likes them!

Just a quick post to say I am still around and see you all soon :)

priscilla xx

Royal Wedding! Cake and celebration x

What a lovely day it was yesterday! Prince William got married! I watched the event on tv from around 9.30 am, then I had to deliver a cake to a friend who was having a 'Wedding Party'

I arrived at 11.00 am, just as kate was stepping out of the car to show the world her wedding dress. I was quickly ushered into the living room to catch the first glimpse! lol

I delivered the cake and came home to watch the rest..... Every other house I passed had bunting in the windows and flags flying. Since everyone had the day of work the air was filled with a wonderful atmosphere....
I loved making this cake, my friend said use your imagination and go wild! So I thought what better to have on a Royal cake but the queens Corgi dog celebrating the wedding with a cupcake!
I also added horseshoes,bells,roses and hand painted flags on the corgi's hat and cupcake topper!

And I wanted to share this.... How funny!! the best moment of the whole day. At around 3.00pm after the prince and his new wife had been inside for a while they emerged in this!

They chatted to each other laughing and waving, such a fun sight to see! Balloons were trailing behind with the words Just Wed. .... the crowds cheered and laughed.

A fantastic day..... hope you have enjoyed the photos
Priscilla xx

Mothers Day..

Hi Everyone. Last Sunday was mothers day here in the uk and we had a nice relaxing weekend. I had been working on a little gift for my mum for a few week, mum likes to wear a keyring on her handbag so I made her this Bunny in a watering can.

The photo above is of mum and me in Egypt Luxor around 3 year ago.Mum loves Egypt we sometimes say she must of lived in Egypt in a previous life! lol... Dad took the photo! My mum and me are very close and spend time doing things together,gardening,going to the cinema, sharing stories etc. So this year I thought I would do a mothers day post .... Mum and me many years ago! lol.... I was 19 in this photo I am 32 now... I remember this day. I used to have really long hair and I had it cut into a bob,mum had her hair done too by the mobile hairdresser we both used! Oh how time flies by ;)

Here is another photo of the bag charm...... and the back of the charm...

If you celebrated Mothers day on Sunday hope you all had a lovely day xx Bye for now Priscilla xxx

October Theatre plays? Love your ideas!

The photo above is from a play called 'A tomb with a view', October 2010. I am in the middle in white ;)

Hi everyone!

I have just returned from my local theatre company reading of our next play for June. It has been cast and although I am not in the play this time, there is talk to the next play we produce in October. Usually we have a company rule....... which is none one can direct a play unless you have directed a small 'One Act Play' that gave you experience. This rule has been changed this year due to the usual people not wanting to direct. Sooooo it is open to anyone! Of course we will have help from those who have directed!

I am writing this Blog post to ask for your Ideas and help and to have a little fun too! The play is in October and I would LOVE to direct my first play in the month of Halloween, and choose a play that suits the month!!

I was wondering if any of you had been to see, or know of any atmospheric plays that you think would suit the spooky month of Halloween? Can be ghost inspired,or murder mysteries, I would love to hear of any adaptions of great books you may have heard of!

Directing a play is something I would love to do. and it would be great to put forward a play to my group! SO I though why not ask my great blogging friends and see what books/plays etc you may know of or have seen...........

I know the 'Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of death' is also a script.how fantastic would that be, a cozy play!!!

Thank you for any help. look forward to hearing your favourite plays or movies as sometimes they are scripts too!

Talk soon Priscilla xxx

Cupcake Charm! And Etsy Treasury..

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great start to the week. As you know I set myself up an Etsy shop, called 'Priscillas Cottage' Lisa's Creations for my Fimo Charms and Pendants.

I am having a fun old time figuring out listing items and learning about SEO! I have added a new item that I loved making.... a Cupcake Charm! I made one for a lady who asked for a cupcake with a rose on top and this was the result. It reminds me of the shabby chic decorations!
There are so many great shops on Etsy I wonder how anybody sells anything! Its fun though and a good way to promote my work. No sales through Etsy yet but I remain optimistic.


I am also on Facebook where the lady that asked for this charm found me.

Here is my latest creation...I think I will make one for myself too! I am making more charms with various themes. I am working on Easter charms at the moment...

I have also been featured in a Treasury. My cake pendant at the bottom left!

Howl At The Moon

If you would like to see my shop visit me here 'Priscillas Cottage'


I hope you have enjoyed viewing my creations, Let me know what you think


Bye for now xx Priscilla

Keep Calm and Carry on decor...

Hi Everyone,

I think everyone has seen these 'Keep calm' posters by now, Keep calm and Bake, Keep calm and eat a cupcake........ Well I found this original 'Keep Calm and Carry On' canvas in a local shop! I love it. I thought I would share where it now lives. In my living room above the fireplace. I have to admit in the time I have lived in this house I have never had a picture above the fireplace, I didn't really miss one not been there, I thought about it, but nothing ever said it needed to live there....but this new picture does,I think it looks perfectly at home,what do you think?

Can you see the other picture frame? This is a project I have had in mind for a while. As you know I love cakes, anything cake related, well I found some beautiful cake wrapping paper it is yellow with cakes on it, with sparkle glitter on the frosting, It is hard to see in the photos but it really sparkles in the light. I decided to frame the paper..... very simple and affective. I am quite happy with my little decorating project...... lol
My house is quite cottage in design, but I wanted to add a little retro colour into the mix, to brighten things up a bit... I am also working on some colourful cushions for the chair in this room, I will share those in another post. Hope you enjoyed the mini tour of my living room...

See you again soon

Priscilla x