lolly party invite

Been trying to get round to posting this for ages...preferably before the summer was up! Here’s a very straightforward DIY invite where most of the work has already been done for you, which means they honestly don’t take very long at all. Be advised; they are not edible. Those sprinkles may look tasty but they won’t taste too good. Download the lolly invites here.

You'll need:

• The free downloadable designs printed onto card
• Scissors
• A selection of 2mm multi-coloured beads
• Wooden lolly sticks
• All-purpose glue
• Tape
• Spray mount 

To make:

1. Cut out the ice lolly sides
2. Then paint the top section of each ice lolly front with your glue. Make sure all of it is coated but don’t over saturate the card.
3. Sprinkle your beads over the glue and leave to dry.
4. Tape the backs sides and attach your lolly sticks with strips of tape.
5. Spray mount the back of your beaded sides and adhere to the back sides, making sure to line up the edges.
6. Press down gently and you’re ready to write your invites.

I made them so that they would fit in a standard envelope, so you can send them on their merry way if you want to. See, I told you it was straightforward. I hope these give you an excuse for a summer party!

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sugar coated

I decided to or shall we say got roped into hosting a Jamie Oliver party. If you aren’t familiar with such a concept it’s basically one of those evenings where you get a load of friends together to look at an array of lovely products with a chance to buy some at the end of the evening from the lady leading the party If you host and a certain amount is sold you get an amount to spend back in credit wahoo! I had a lot of fun picking nice things from the JME range for free. I saw the evening as another excuse to do a bit of party styling.

I have a lot of fun doing this sort of thing and love having an opportunity to do lots of DIY details. The ‘how to’ on all of these things will be in my next post. I did a whole lot of baking but I have to say I was pretty impressed by this recipe from trusty Delia Smith. It was all scrummy and moist. I added a bit of extra lemon zest and did a simple butter cream icing with some lemon juice instead of her suggestion.

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