Petra Boase

This week for my 'shops i love' page, I bring you the quirky eclectic brand of vintage-inspired wares by Petra Boase.

Petra Boase graduated from Manchester University with a textile degree in 1990. From there she went on to present the popular interior show 'Change That' on the BBC, whilst at the same time styling lifestyle editorials for popular interior magazines. In 2000 she started her Petra Boase range with collage canvases and greeting cards. Since then it has grown into a large collection including home textiles of lampshades, tea towels and tablecloths. She also does the prettiest patterned sticky tapes, notebooks and notecards, knitted toys, mugs and wall art.

Have a sweet day!

Inspirational Pins - Strawberry Party

Today in my series of posts, "Inspirational Pins", I bring you the prettiest strawberry party ideas. How cute are those aqua baskets filled with strawberries? I love the display of the strawberry cake on the pretty ribbon cake stands with cupcakes on the first level. For more strawberry party ideas check out my Candy Table Ideas Pinterest board!

• Strawberry soiree
• Sweet strawberry party

Have a sweet day!

Canelle et vanille strawberries

This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you the beautiful photography of Aran from Canelle-vanille! A trained pastry chef whose passion is photography! I just love all her food photography and her blog Cannelle et Vanille is divine. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

• The beautiful yogurt panna cotta with strawberry mousse and strawberry gelee
  
• The delightful strawberry and almonds
• The wonderful freshness in more summer berries
• The prettiest of bowls in more strawberries

Have a sweet day!

Tiny Prints Summer Giveaway

I'm so pleased to announce a giveaway of $50 worth of store credit for Tiny Prints, and it's open to readers worldwide!

Tiny Prints is the source for chic and modern stationery for all life occasions; from creative party invitations, to business cards and Father's Day cards. I am loving their cute Summer feast: meadow invites and I have my eye on the Hello Kitty invites for Molly's second birthday party.

To enter, please visit Tiny Prints and then leave a comment below this post letting me know what you would spend your store credit on. The giveaway ends on Saturday, June 11th 2011 at 10pm (GMT) and I will randomly select and announce a winner on Sunday, June 12th.

To increase your chances of winning this fabulous prize, you can gain one additional entry for doing each of the following:

• tweeting about this giveaway
• blogging about it
• following/subscribing to the Torie Jayne blog/twitter

For the first two, please leave a comment below with the link to your tweet or blog post.

This giveaway is open to readers worldwide.

Good luck and have a sweet day!

Friday Feature - Anne Naumann

Today I start a new series of posts, called Friday Feature. I will be sharing with you the work of some of the most talented artists I find. First up is German photographer, Anne Naumann. Her photographs have such a beautiful, tranquil quality to them. You can check out more of her beautifully soft photos in her portfolio and on Flickr. Enjoy!

Happy Friday sweets!

Cake Pop LA!

This week on "Wonderful World of Etsy" I bring you the prettiest whimsical cake pops from Cake Pop LA. The cutout pie pops are so cute and ingenious and I am swooning over the adorable ice cream cake pops!

• Ice cream cone cake pops
• Cupcake pops
• Pastel cafe Madeleine cupcake pops
• Heart cutout pie pops

Have a sweet day!

Gluten free Chocolate Soufflé

This is a super easy chocolate soufflé to make and tastes so good. You can make it in advance and leave it in the fridge until ready to cook. I recently made it for my guests at a dinner party and it went down a storm! I love serving it with fresh raspberries as it is very rich!

Gluten-free Chocolate Soufflé (makes 8 individual servings)

Ingredients

• 150g (2/3 ounces) unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 teaspoon (1/6 ounces) natural vanilla extract
• 175g (1 cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• 6 large eggs
• 125g (1/2 cup) Gluten free plain flour
• 200g (7 ounces) Hotel Chocolat 70% dark chocolate drops
• Raspberries to decorate
• Single cream to serve

Cooking instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180-200 deg C (325-350 deg F)
2. Lightly butter inside of ramekins. (I use a sheet of kitchen roll and a knob of butter)
3. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bain marie (or in a bowl over a simmering pan of water)
4. Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla essence until very light and fluffy
5. Fold in flour
6. Fold in the chocolate mixture
7. Divide mixture among ramekins
8. Bake for 8-12 minutes, the soufflé should rise and form a crust around the edges, leaving the middle slightly gooey
9. Place on cake stands and decorate with fresh raspberries
10. Serve with lashings of single cream

Have a sweet day!