my sketchbook | art♥

 

hello, how are you today! now i was having a bit of a room clear out the other day and i stumbled upon an old sketchbook of mine...



my sketchbook♥

now last year i got a bit of a thing for drawing and doodling whilst i was on holiday, like on the plane or lying in bed (or just generally waiting around!) and i thought i might share some of my favourite ones on here, so enjoy!



what'chu lookin at?♥

 on the left i have a drawing of a girl sitting on a swing drawn <---------------------- in pencil♥

and on the right i have another girl but this time drawn with pastels ♥ (excuse my knees in shot, i am not very good with this whole blogging thing yet!) ---------------------------->

and below i have a drawing of one direction ♥ (but without the faces, i cant draw faces!)

 

because converse and sunglasses are so indie?♥

I love Ed Sheeran!♥

 So there you have it, my sketchbook! i hope this wasn't too boring as it was mainly just pictures! if anybody has any suggestions of anything they would like to see me post then please do tell me! see you soon...

 

alice x

 

(ps. song of the day is "no diggity" originally by Blackstreet & Dr. Dre, then covered in the pitch perfect film, and then i found this version by Ed Sheeran and Passenger and i have to say i think this is the best version!)

 

enjoy!

Computer Background | DIY♥

Hello my little loves! i hope everyone is having/has had a wonderful Easter weekend and doesn't feel too sick from all the chocolate!

now i have called this post a "DIY" although its really not, but i just think it is one of those simple things that you can do to make your day just a little brighter....

recently my parents have kindly allowed me to "have" one of there old laptops, because it seems to live in my room anyway, so i decided to change the background from one of those generic nature shots of some blurry leaves or spectacular mountains and replace it with something more meaningful to me: the problem was i didn't know which photo!!

that's when i came across picmonkey ( i found this because i realised that's how my sister was editing all her Facebook pictures :P) which was a perfect website not only for perking up dull photos, but great for creating photo collages! i think this is perfect to use as a computer desktop background because you don't have to decide on just one photo, and you can have millions of memories just hiding away whilst you browse the web until you go to log-off, where it just leaves a little smile on your face :)

i found the site really easy to use because it had such a simple website layout, the photos imported so easily, you could choose exactly the size you wanted the canvas to be and where and what size you wanted the photos: it was brilliant!!!

i would definitely recommend doing this just because it is so easy to do and it really adds a personal touch to your computer. (TIP: SADLY YOU CAN ONLY PUT AROUND 40 PICTURES ON EACH COLLAGE, SO I CHOSE TO MAKE 4 AND THEN MERGE ALL OF THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT ADDED MY DESIRED AMOUNT OF PHOTOS!)

my attempt at a collage! what do you think?♥

so yeah! i hope this may have given you an idea for you own computer background, or it may even look good in a photo frame! anyone going to give this a go?

 

enjoy!♥

 

alice x

 

(ps. song of the day is "naïve" originally by the kooks, but this is a cover by Lily Allen which is just as amazing as the original!)

 

(pps. I have finally worked out how to add a follow button... yay!! please follow me on friend connect of bloglovin (or both!) ♥)

 

(ppps. i think there is a lovely photo of becca of colourful visions (which is an AMAZING BLOG! please go have a look♥) as the blue caterpillar from "alice in wonderland" on the bottom in the center there! hehe :P)

 

(pppps. i also have to mention that my absaloutely gorgeous friends Pip of "strawberrypipfashion", Alice of "Illustration Narration" and Scarlett of "optimisticbutneverquiteelegant" all have utterly wonderfull blogs which you should all go look at RIGHT NOW (even though this seems ridiculous because i only have myself as a follower, but even if you don't follow me please go follow them + becca too!))

 

(ppppps. if you are still reading to here then i love you♥ goodbye!)

creme egg brownies | baking♥

morning all! (or afternoon or evening or night, whenever it is)

a few days ago it was my friend Hebe's birthday and it was also the last day of school before the Easter holidays, yay! so to celebrate i made my version of crème egg brownies, mmm...

i based my recipe on one from "sweet harts cakes and bakes" however i did also sort of use one from a Cadburys recipe book, so here is what i did...


Ingredients:

180g milk chocolate

210g butter

80g self-raising flour

40g cocoa powder

3 eggs

250g caster sugar

6 Cadbury crème eggs

 

optional:

15 celebrations

100g lindt chocolate (i used the little easter eggs!)

 

Method:

1. Firstly preheat the oven to 180 and line a tin (i had a 20 by 30cm one) with greaseproof paper.

2. Melt the butter and chocolate together in the microwave in 30 second bursts.

3. Use an electric whisk to beat together the sugar and the eggs in a different bowl until they are light and fluffy and doubled in size!

4. Then, still using the whisk beat in the melted chocolate mixture until you end up with a chocolate mousse looking substance

5. Next sift the flour and coco powder into the bowl and fold it in to maintain the air in your mousse (a metal spoon is good to use!)

6. (optional step!) Unwrap all of your celebrations and little easter eggs and place each of them into the mixture and briefly fold them in again (this makes your brownies even more chocolatey and gooey!)

7. Pour your mixture into the tin and place in the oven for 20 mins (if you pour it from a low height then you reduce the risk of loosing all the air from your mixture!)

 

 

 

now would be a good time to do some of your washing up! :P

 

8. just before your timer goes off you need to cut each of your crème eggs into four pieces (this is easier if they have just come out of the fridge because the goo isn't as sticky and it will be easier to clean up!

9. briefly take your brownies out (they should still be quite wobbly which is perfect!) and randomly drop your crème eggs on top. Some should start to sink and others will stay on the surface

10. return to the oven for a further 10-20 mins  until the centre feels firm on the top but soft underneath

11. leave too cool in the tin for 5 mins before moving it to a cooling rack

12. cut your brownies up and for best results serve immediately

13. enjoy!

 

 

These were so fun to make and of course to eat! they were so chocolately (and brimming with calories!) and everyone struggled to eat more than 1! i would definitely recommend trying this one because it was so delicious and perfect for easter!

 

so i hope everyone has a fantabulous Easter however they are celebrating it and i will see you soon! (and happy belated birthday Hebe!)

 

enjoy!

 

alice x

 

(ps. song of the day is "little lion man" by Munford and sons because it just seems a nice happy song for easter! have fun :P)