Lindy would never be drawn on what her favourite workshop is but I can… I love the beginners’ workshop and always have. I think the appeal for me is that our students achieve so much in one day… err and perhaps because it’s aimed at my own sugarcraft level!! Most students arrive with very little […]
Sugar and Spice: A Wedding Cheese Cake
There are wedding cakes and cheese boards but who would have thought of a Cheese Wedding Cake? The familiar three-tiers but made out of the most mouth-watering fresh, natural, local cheese … Cheese Wedding Cakes offer a modern and delicious alternative to traditional cakes – and great for when your guests get a little peckish […]
An Ideal Cause for Cake -The Marie Curie Cancer Care Blooming Great Tea Party
Creating cake really does give meaning to our lives. There’s something about making, baking and cake decorating that puts everything into its natural and rightful place, a way of celebrating or just getting together – gathering to enjoy and smile, eat and share. Sugarcraft is the perfect ‘icing’ on this experience – where we can […]
Wedding Cake Challenge Story, by Pat Cliffe
As an inspiration in sugarcraft, Lindy, and all of us on the team, love to hear how Lindy’s ideas and techniques have found their way into your world of cake decoration. A little while ago we ran a creative writing competition and Pat Cliffe was one of our joint runners up in the ‘Amusing Cake […]
BSG, branch table, sugarcraft, Exhibition, seaside, beach huts
The branch tables at the British Sugarcraft Exhibition in Telford in May were just stunning and it’s been a joy to blog about them. Little did we know when we started to blog about the delicious sugarcrafted seaside scene that it was made by ‘Exeter Cygnets’ – a group of British Sugarcraft Guild members who […]
Thank you for the music! Lindy’s NEW musical note cutters
The waft of music in the air. It’s the season of music festivals and open-air concerts, with something for everyone – whether it is Glyndebourne, a folk festival or the BBC Proms. This season, Lindy Smith is, as ever, in perfect harmony with her NEW set of exquisite stainless steel musical note cutters. Striking Supreme […]