WOYWW 472

SO LONG, FAREWELL, AUF WIEDERSEHEN, GOODBYE....

Well, for two weeks anyway! There's a lot going to be happening over the next fortnight and so I've decided to have a blogging break - the first for a while. 

No fabric/yarn/card crafting again this week (sorry Steve!) but I have:

Created three raffle prizes for the WI Pudding Club event....

Made a Black Forest Gateau with cherry confit, chantilly cream and dark choc dipped Morello cherries on top....(for the Pudding Club again) and also

a Strawberry Pavlova. So, some cake crafting instead!

The new bathroom is finished so it was a case of massive tidying and cleaning in our bedroom and the JanCave! So, hoover-crafting....as opposed to hovercrafting, that's something else altogether, lol!!

And some walks along our beach with a high tide right up to the sand dunes. A gorgeous evening stroll.

Sorry about the lack of desk Julia, I'm hoping to get the JanCave up and running again very soon.

Enjoy your crafting everyone and I'll see you in a couple of weeks :-D xxxxxxxx

38 comments:

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

What a delicious post before bedtime Jan. Everything looks so wonderful. Enjoy your blog break you deserve it. Here's to plenty more walks along that fabulous coast line.
Creative wishes Tracey x

Nikki said...

OMG those cakes look so YUMMY that is such a tease sharing those with us bet they where delish !! The new bathroom looks wonderful too Hugs Nikki ??

Helen said...

your bathroom looks amazing, the cakes look good enough to eat - no seriously, they look fantastic! Have a good mini-blog break, we'll miss you. Helen #?

Anonymous said...

Happy WOYWW. Enjoy your time away and I look forward to hearing all about it (take lots of photos!). Haven't had breakfast yet, and now I want a Black Forest Gateau (my absolute all time favourite - although I have only ever had one from the frozen aisle in a supermarket). Your new bathroom looks like pure luxury. You must be so happy with it. Ali x #8

Sue said...

Hi Jan, Lovely prizes for the WI and your gateau and pavlovalook good enough to eat:) LOL

Your ensuite is fab.

Looking forwardf to seeing your CR.

Have a lovely break.

Happy WOYWW
Sue #9

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Have fun on my side of the pond, Jan. Take lots of photos and have a ball.

I adore the cakes you made and those gifts were incredible.

LOVED the new bath. So sleek and modern, too. It's a real beauty. Happy WOYWW from #1.

Sarah Brennan said...

Hi Jan, amazing cakes, I was drooling just looking at the pictures. The bathroom looks fabulous and the raffle prizes will certainly encourage sales. Enjoy your break. Sarah #19

Julia Dunnit said...

Kitchen crafting is a super good as paper and fabric, believe me! wonderful offerings for Pudding Club, I hope they give them a lot of appreciation! Love how you’ve wrapped the bottles, they are so difficult to make exciting. Reckon you’ve cracked it. The bathroom looks totes amazeballs.....bet you smile every time you go in there!

Christine said...

Stunned into silence here! Cakes galore and wrapped presents and the Bathroom .... well ..... that is some bathroom! Congrats to all concerned, designers, tilers, etc. Job to be proud of.
Enjoy your Blog break
Christine #24

Caro said...

The cakes look soo yummy, and those raffle prizes are fab. What a wonderful Bathroom - it must make you so happy after all the upheaval. I have ressurected my blog this week to make it easier to comment! Enjoy your blog break. caro #23

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

You're killing me with those fancy desserts! Your bathroom looks fantastic - all that upheaval was so worth it! Enjoy your bloggi break - though we gonna miss you! zsuzsa #26

Eva said...

Sitting here with my fork - cant try your delicious cake!! So much done in the new bathroom. Congrats! Take a brake - till next time!
Eva from Austria

glitterandglue said...

Morning Jan. YUM!!! Can't eat either, of course, but they look fantastic - and can't win the raffle prize either... Oh well... Great looking en-suite - well done. Enjoy!!! have a good two weeks.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #2

Annie said...

I’m just catching up with a few of my favourite blogs while I grab a quick coffee. It’s been a hectic morning to sat the least but I’m really buzzing.
Loving the cake crafting and the new bathroom is gorgeous. Hope all goes well with setting up the Jan cave. You will be missed over the next two weeks but hoping whatever keeps you from us goes well.
Hugs,
Annie x #16

shazsilverwolf said...

Hiya Jan, fab cakes! Great prizes you put together too. Have a fab fortnight, look forward to all the pics! The new en suite looks fantastic, by the way.Love and hugs to you all, XxXXx

J said...

Jan those cakes look gorgeous, the new bathroom looks amazing, well worth the wait.
Jan no31

Diana Taylor said...

Ooh what a delicious blog post - your cakes look amazing. I love your new bathroom - it looks so stylish and spacious, like something out of a magazine - you must be so thrilled with it.
Hope you have a wonderful break and come back with plenty to show us!
Hugs,
Diana xx

Marit said...

Oooh, I LOVE your bathroom!The bathroom in our new appartment is big but has a very ugly tile-floor... Thanks for stopping by my blog and yes, chances are you get effected with the 'Sashiko' virus once you find out more about it... I'm hooked myself!!! This simple technique was used for repairing clothes and when you google 'jeans + sakisho' the most wonderful photo's appear... I plan to stitch my jeans jacket - although it doesn't need much 'repairing'... I might tore it up first ;) - that would be a nice 'winter-project' maybe. Enjoy your time off from the blog, big hug from HOlland, Marit #28

Kelly said...

Oh My Goodness!!! I'm just going to drool over that Black Forest Gateau then step into that gorgeous shower for a wash-off. Thanks for stopping by this morning. Safe travels! Creative Blessings! Kel - #36

Sharon Madson said...

Jan, I love your view of high tide on your walk and am so envious! Oh, and you are making me want to go bake something! Enjoy your travels. Thanks for taking time to stop by my space! #31

SumBunneh said...

Ok.. I had to wipe the drool off my phone to type this comment. I can forgive the lack of desk photo for the sake of cake photos... mmmmmmm

Your bathroom looks amazing!!

Sumbunneh hugs x
Erika #7

Crafting Queen said...

Enjoy your break, I love those cakes and your bathroom. Hugs Anesha

Elizabeth said...

Ooh! Those cakes looked yummy - I'm salivating just looking at them. Love your new bathroom too. Lovely shot of the sea. Enjoy the break and maybe the Jancave will be open when you return. Hugs, Elizabeth x #30

Stacy Sheldon said...

I love the new bath and the beach shots Jan, Have a good time :) ~Stacy #34

Catriona said...

I’m ignoring the cake porn, drooling over the uber luxury bathroom and would have sea-envy but we are on the north east coast of Scotland with our motorhome and it’s hammering down with rain. Enjoy your bloggy break.

Kathryn Frantz said...

Oh, your Black Forest Gateau has made my mouth water all the way over here, across the pond!

Neet said...

Oh Jan you will be missed, be sure to come back - only two weeks mind!
Love the cakes, I would not know which to fall face first into before the other. Both look utterly tempting and delicious. And the three raffle prizes have been wrapped so beautifully - you put me to shame - I cannot wrap things up nicely at all.
Do come back sooner than soon.
Hugs, Neet 5 xx

Twiglet said...

Oh Jan - those cakes! You clever thing - I could have reached in for a slice of the Black Forest one - yum yum! AND your raffle prizes look lovely and will be much appreciated I am sure. xx Jo

Hazel said...

Drooling over the cake crafting ... and those raffle prizes look fantastic ... wish I could win one. Thanks for sharing today - Hazel, WOYWW 472 #17 xx

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Oh my those cakes look so good! Hope you enjoy your break from crafting and look forward to your return. Have a lovely woyww and happy crafting, Angela x22x

Anne said...

Hi Jan. Not managed to join in for a couple of weeks! Looking in on a few favourite 'desks' though! WOW on all your photos! The prizes look stunning as do the puddings! Your bathroom is fab! Always, always love the sea! See you bag in Blogland before too long I hope! Anne x

Anne said...

Hi Jan. Not managed to join in for a couple of weeks! Looking in on a few favourite 'desks' though! WOW on all your photos! The prizes look stunning as do the puddings! Your bathroom is fab! Always, always love the sea! See you bag in Blogland before too long I hope! Anne x

Heather M said...

Hi Jan, sorry I'm a day late. Oh wow, those cakes look so yummy. I swear I put on 2lbs just looking at them! Enjoy your break, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Jancave when you return. Your bathroom looks stunning! Thanks for stopping by earlier, and have a lovely week Heather x #13

Annie Claxton said...

Hi Jan, sorry I'm so late to the party. OMG those cakes look amazing, wish I was there :o) You really do take some stnning landscape photos, have you ever entered them for competitions? I've never had so many people envy my drawers as this week hehehe!! Annie C #18

Kyla said...

I LOVE the prizes you made, they look lovely (and the CAKE-yum).

I thought the bathroom was a photo of some posh hotel you are staying in for the next fortnight!! Very swish.

Kyla

World of Animals, Inc said...

The bathroom is absolutely amazing, it belongs in a magazine! The cakes you made look so delicious its making my mouth water! Hope you have a nice rest of your week! Thanks for the share, keep up the posts!
World of Animals

misteejay said...

Lots of yumminess there Jan. Hope you have been enjoying your break.
Toni xx

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

WOW...love your new bathroom...Just gorgeous. AS are the deserts. Yummy. I had to snoop a bit as I missed a few weeks. It's been trying here.

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