Everyone has a story; my story includes a bauble maker and a colour maker, but what about yours? Have you ever wondered what it is about your genetic makeup that makes you who you are? Do you sometimes wonder where your skills and talents come from? My story has always intrigued and fascinated me. Over […]
Cake Inspirations
We all need inspiration to be creative and to quote Albert Einstein:
"Creativity is contagious pass it on!"
We certainly love passing on our ideas. We hope this selection of posts inspires you to try something new or gives you the inspiration or courage to get started. Posts are from Lindy and her team and cover a wealth of topics and ideas.
Girly Fashion Cake Inspiration Plus Cake Decorating Tips From Lindy
I simply loved putting this girly fashion cake together. The idea, as so often happens, came from a number of sources. Firstly Kate, who was my 1-2-1 student last Friday, she wanted to learn to doodle using a fluid writer. Secondly, the redesign of our Lindy’s Cakes website and online shop. This is a massive […]
Colourful Mandala Cake Design Project for Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft Magazine
I loved creating the colourful Mandala cake design that appears on the cover of the current issue of Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft magazine. I was absolutely thrilled to be asked to create this cake for the magazines special ‘colour issue’. As many of you will know, colour is my trademark. I love working and experimenting with […]
Twelve festive cake and cookie decorating ideas from sugarcraft expert Lindy Smith
Don’t you just love Christmas? Once the shopping is out of the way you get to indulge your sweet tooth without any guilt, and can treat your friends and family to an array of incredible treats. This month I’ve pored through a few of Lindy’s amazing books and selected some cakes and cookies to give […]
Need cake design inspiration – then look no further than Pinterest!
I simply adore Pinterest, so when I was approached to take part in the Pin It Forward UK Campaign I jumped at the chance. Pinterest is a wonderful tool – it’s part mood board, part scrapbook, part social platform like Twitter but using pictures rather than words. I love how visual Pinterest is, I am […]
50th anniversary – family create a golden wedding cake
A golden wedding anniversary is always a special occasion and a time of celebration, 50 years of marriage is a huge milestone and one certainly deserving of a very special celebration cake. I created my first golden wedding cake for my ‘Celebrate with a cake‘ book. However when my parents decided that they were going […]