Easter Egg Cake Pops

If you love Tim Tams, then you'll love these cake pops! They are simple enough for children to make because there is no baking required and you can whip up a batch in no time at all. Shape them into Easter eggs instead of balls and you have a yummy and easy Easter treat. Here's how to do it. The base of these cake pops couldn't be easier to make: all you need is a packet of Tim Tams and cream cheese. Place the Tim Tams and 1/3 cup of cream cheese into the food processor and pulse until they are almost smooth. Then use an ice cream scoop to scoop out evenly sized portions. Shape them in your hands.... ..... until they are egg shaped. Refrigerate them for about 15 minutes to firm them up.  You may need to keep doing this whilst you are working the mixture as it is quite soft in warm weather. Whilst they are in the fridge, mix a drop of food colouring into some cake decorating fondant until it is well mixed. Make as many colours as you like. Roll......

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Jewellery Know How Video - Jump Rings

In my last post, we took a look at the humble but mighty jump ring. It really is the "glue" that holds your jewellery together. The step-by-step photos and instructions show you how to open and close jump rings and talk about the magical CLICK you hear when a correctly tensioned jump ring closes.  But no matter how good the photos are at showing you how to do it, you will never be able to hear that click.  So, I've created a short YouTube video that shows you the process so you can also   HEAR   that magical click . Check it out below. So if you want your jewellery to be strong and secure, just follow this simple tip and you'll have jewellery that never falls apart again! Happy jewellery making! Subscribe to my email list  and learn how to resin like an expert. ...

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Jewellery Know How - Opening and Closing Jump Rings

Have you ever experienced the dreadful moment when your trendy store-bought jewellery has fallen apart and the beads have SCATTERED ALL ACROSS THE FLOOR?   Was that a YES?! I can see it now... you're scrambling to the floor trying to gather all the beads before they roll into every unreachable nook and cranny in the room. All the while, you're worrying that someone will slip on the beads and fall... crunch! to the ground.  You never want to experience that moment, especially when the culprit was probably a poorly closed jump ring.  So let's take a look at the jump ring, the humble jewellery finding that connects all your components together . Jump rings are used in all sorts of situations in jewellery making: Use them to: attach dangling elements such as charms; connect two components together, like a stringing material to a clasp link a number of them together to form a chain They are the workhorses of jewellery making... they might not be the focal point of your......

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