My first proper Book Fold

The first proper book fold I've done. I've just come back from Malta where I went for my friends daughters wedding. Before I went I thought I would take something to do if I had any spare time. I was thinking this because I get up early and I knew none of their family did and there is only so much breakfast you can eat! So I took the pattern, a paper ruler, bit of ribbon, pencil and rubber then " borrowed" a hardback book from the left-behind-bookshelf and did this sitting on my balcony the day before the wedding. I was really pleased with it as I was convinced I had done it upside down until I started folding the pages and the word appeared like magic!

Thanks to Jo Black at Allinthefolds  for the free pattern.

Amazing Rainbow

This was Norway last year,the most amazing sight I have ever seen. Apparently it is down to ice crystals in the air but I thought the town was going to catch fire!

My Daughters Birthday cake this year

A very easy cake. Chocolate cake base then butter cream mixed with Nutella spread all over. Push Cadbury's fingers or kit-kats into the sides. Then just place the buttons into the butter cream in the shape of the flowers in a random pattern.

Jelly Worms

 Ideal for Hallow'een.

You need;
A packet of jelly, the hard block type, seems to work better than the crystals. Kosher jelly comes in wonderful flavours and colours but turns back to water overnight.
Straws, thick ones work best, save McDonalds ones if you can't get any. If you use the ones with the concertina bendy bit pull them out to their full length as it gives the 'saddle' on the worm.
A tall glass such as a pint glass as your worms will be the length of your glass.
Cooking spray, Lurpack is a good one.

Make the jelly up to the packet instructions but just to three quarters of a pint or 425ml.
Holding the straws as a bunch in your hand spray the oil straight down the straws, turn them around and spray up the other end. Shake them a bit or tap them on the bench to get the oil distributed.

Pack the straws into your pint glass, the longer the glass, the longer the worm. Pour the jelly over the top down all the straws. Then leave it in the 'fridge to set.

The next bit is a bit messy as all the excess jelly is surrounding the straws and your hands get sticky and slippery. Just keep washing the jelly off your hands so you still have a good grip.
Pull one straw out of the glass and grip the top of the straw in your right hand (assuming you're right handed). Then grip the straw with your left finger and thumb and squeeze the straw while pushing down. The worm should come out easily.

And that's it, a plate full of jelly worms.

The 'saddle' on the worm from the bendy straw.

I'm going to start my blog up again, after an absence of two years or so. As usual, life gets in the way but I can but try. So for my first new post I've done a short tutorial for jelly worms. Something topical with Hallow'een coming up and I know a lot of people have come unstuck (literally!) with this one.