I love scouring the internet for things; things to buy, things of interest, things to inspire, things to make me laugh... Here are some links to the people and places I visit often.
People I know
Paulie_h3 - Read about my other half and his musical achievements
RB Illustration - My illustrator friend
Worth Looking At - Design, brand, fashion and art observation from Jovan Buac
Cake & cookie bloggers
Bakerella - Sweet inspiration & fun baking ideas
Cake Journal - Passionate about cake decorations, techniques & recipes
Cake Wrecks - When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong
Sweetapolita - Fancy cakes & confections
Sweetopia - Lifestyle, home decor, fashion, but mostly a passion with sugar art
Sweet Sugar Belle - The sweet adventures of Sweet Sugar Belle
Taste Spotting - A community driven visual potluck
The Pioneer Woman - Plowing through life in the country... One calf nut at a time
Places I shop
Amazon UK - I buy all of my books from here
A Piece of Cake - Specialist cake decorating suppliers
Cakes Cookies & Crafts Shop - Cake decorating supplier
Design-a-Cake - Cake decorating supplier
eBay UK & eBay US - For hard to find items or those not sold in the UK
Lakeland - The home of creative kitchenware
Sugar Shack - Home of all things sweet
Williams-Sonoma - I wish I could shop here, but they only ship withing the US
For help & guidance
The British Sugarcraft Guild Forum - A place to chat and get advice
Extra Icing - A site which has some fabulous tutorials by Lorraine McKay
YouTube - A great source for video tutorials
Events
Cake International - Yearly exhibition held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK
Squires Exhibition -Squires Kitchen’s Annual Cake Decorating, Chocolate and Sugarcraft Exhibition at the Farnham Maltings in Surrey
The British Sugarcraft Guild 7th International Exhibition 2012 - May 19th - 20th, being held at The International Centre at Telford
