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geometric birthday cake topper d-i-y

November 11, 2015by little_bean_bakes

This year Little Bean shared his second birthday party with his bestie Isabella and we decided on a colourful geometric theme. We weaved geometric shapes into every part of the […]

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minion madness!!!

October 20, 2015by little_bean_bakes

Sometimes I really do just feel like a big kid who gets to play with a grown-up version of play-doh. Once all the different elements are made it is so much […]

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cakes, parties

a woodland forest birthday

September 16, 2015by little_bean_bakes

I started planning Hadleigh’s first birthday when he was still crawling around drooling all over himself. It was the most fun I have ever had planning anything, and if I […]

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new name, new address

September 10, 2015by little_bean_bakes

Hey Everybody! It’s been a while 🙂 I literally cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by. We’re in September. SEPTEMBER!!?? And during all the business my original domain name – the […]

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welcome twenty fifteen!

January 3, 2015by little_bean_bakes 4 Comments

A very happy New Year to you all! 2014 has been great, but tiring…which I am sure you can gather from the absence throughout the latter part of the year! But […]

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cakes, party food

a taste of my childhood

March 24, 2014by little_bean_bakes 9 Comments

Rice krispie treats, did you have them as kids? I can remember they were one of my favourite treats. And I still love them! Although they don’t exactly scream sophistication […]

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party food, recipes, sweet treats

half birthdays; it’s a thing.

March 21, 2014by little_bean_bakes 5 Comments

Half birthdays really is a thing. Just ask Pinterest. I even saw grown-up cakes celebrating half birthdays. So baking “half” a cake to celebrate Hadleigh’s first six months didn’t seem […]

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oh baby!

March 10, 2014by little_bean_bakes 6 Comments

So……it’s been a while. Six months to be exact. My brain is struggling to compute how half a year could have flown by in what felt like a mere few […]

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adventures of little bean

project nursery: diy lampshade

September 5, 2013by little_bean_bakes 6 Comments

I needed to get a lamp for the nursery but as always was rather specific with what I was after. I have a thing about touch lamps, so that was […]

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d-i-y, needle and thread, nursery

back on the peanut butter train

Featuredby little_bean_bakes 14 Comments

Baby is due in a week (eeek!) and I’m back on the peanut butter train. For the first three months of my pregnancy the only thing I could stomach was […]

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cupcakes, recipes, sweet treats

project nursery: how to make individual bumper bars

August 22, 2013by little_bean_bakes 5 Comments

If you’ve read my previous couple of nursery posts, you will know that I am on a crusade to kit out our nursery by making as much as possible myself. […]

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d-i-y, needle and thread, nursery

orange and poppies

August 8, 2013by little_bean_bakes 4 Comments

I have been craving a delicious orange and poppy seed cupcake for ages now, and after eating a disappointingly average one from a café a while ago I thought it […]

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a very zesty cheesecake slice

July 29, 2013by little_bean_bakes 2 Comments

We’ve had another birthday at work this week, and although there should never be a reason needed for cake, this was a good a time as any to bring something […]

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desserts, recipes, sweet treats

tinkering with tradition (and being rewarded for it)

July 24, 2013by little_bean_bakes 9 Comments

I was born in South Africa and in South Africa banana bread is very traditional. You will find it at any and every gathering where tea and coffee is served, […]

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project nursery: how to make bunting

July 17, 2013by little_bean_bakes 13 Comments

Since I started noticing bunting a couple of years ago I have been in love with it. All sizes and colours, whether printed on invites or hanging over tables, I […]

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d-i-y, needle and thread, nursery

caramel self-saucing pudding three ways

July 10, 2013by little_bean_bakes Leave a comment

One of the great perks of winter in my opinion is the food we get to eat. For example, digging your spoon into a steaming hot self-saucing pudding on a […]

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desserts, recipes, sweet treats

savoury sundays: lemon and feta makes for a great snack

July 7, 2013by little_bean_bakes 4 Comments

It is probably no secret by now that I love to make as much as I can from scratch. And snacks are no exception. I love to make my own […]

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savoury sundays: home-made moroccan lamb pies

June 30, 2013by little_bean_bakes 2 Comments

To me, nothing quite says mid-week winter dinner like a good home-made pie. I have never been a huge fan of pies, there was a time when I refused to […]

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miniature banoffee pies

June 26, 2013by little_bean_bakes 14 Comments

Oh the cravings again. This time it has been for banoffee pie. Nothing weird about that as such, except I have never been a huge fan. I think I may […]

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desserts, party food, recipes, sweet treats

good idea: tartlet shells in two minutes

June 24, 2013by little_bean_bakes 3 Comments

I have this week discovered the most marvellous invention on the back of a pack of Arnott’s biscuits. I normally never read the recipes printed on the back of biscuit […]

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I am a mother, wife and D-I-Y junkie. I love baking and enjoy writing so combining the two made sense. Then life happened and I discovered I had lots of other things to write about as well, so my little baking blog turned into sharing ideas and experiences, food related or not :)

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