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{SNAIL MAIL//MAKING MY DAY}

My day, in fact week, no in fact month, has just been made. How you ask? Well my friends, its a beautiful combination of snail mail and best friends. The simplest, yet best combination ever. Since everyone heading off to university, myself and my gorgeous friend Steph decided to stay in touch the old school way, through letters and post. Now I know everyone is kind of over sending post, ‘cause facebook and email, is totally like, free now. BUT letters have a real charm about them that I just love and could never give up. I rarely get post so the happiness it brings to my heart whenever I receive something is unreal, even if it is just a prewritten letter from Jack Wills about their new collection. So we’ve been sending letters for a while, and it really is such a great way to keep in touch, especially cause we’re quite the busy bees and a hi de ho here and there on Facebook just doesn’t make the cut. Letters mean you can say everything you need to say, makes you feel like you have someone you can really talk to long distance and not only do you feel good after writing it, you’ve just made someone else’s day too. So this morning, I woke up to the loveliest surprise as I popped out into the freezing cold (spring?) weather to retrieve the post and there sat a little wrapped parcel waiting for me. I let out a big ‘awww’ when I saw it was from Steph, and hurried inside to open it. Now let me tell you, Steph is genuinely, the loveliest, sweetest, hilarious and most generous I know (perfect combination for a best friend right?) and if you receive a gift from her, you know it’s bound to be a gooden. I tore of the brown paper to reveal a little vintage postcard of the Eiffel and a pretty girl in red standing in front of it with a cute message from Steph on the back. The present was wrapped in gorgeous pink paper from Paperchase and as I carefully opened it (whilst awwh-ing constantly as I did it, naturally) it revealed that she had bought me the loveliest cook book ever called ‘The Vintage Tea Party’, something I had been coveting for a while after my sister got it as a gift for Easter, someone who can read your thoughts is always a sign of a true friend! I was overwhelmed and it has truly made my month, leaving me smiling ear to ear. Why not make someone else’s day today, it doesn’t have to be extravagant, it can just be a pretty little letter sent to a good friend or loved one to show them that you care. Go on, make someones day today, trust me it’s worth it. 

{10 DAYS OF FASHION//DAY FOUR/FAVOURITE FASHION PRINT}

Spots and dots

Stripes

Floral

{Heart Shaped Shortbread with Icing and Sprinkles}

For the Biscuits:

225g Plain Flour

150g Butter, diced

75g Caster Sugar

For the Topping:

Icing Sugar + water

Sprinkles of your choice

1. Preheat the oven to 180°c (350°F), Gas Mark 4.

2. Rub the flour and the butter together in a large bowl until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and bring the whole mixture together to form a stiff dough. At first it might seem like its not coming together, but just keep working at it. The heat of your hands will melt the butter and bring it together to form a dough.

3. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to a thickness of 5mm and use your heart cutters to cut out your shape. Carefully lift from work surface with a palette knife and place on a baking tray evenly spread apart. 

4. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes until pale golden. Allow to cool on the sheet for a minute or two and then lift off carefully onto a baking tray.

5. Once fully cooled, mix up the icing sugar, the quantity being of your choice, ensuring it is of a double cream style consistency. You can then half dip the small hearts into the icing sugar and lay on a baking sheet, sprinkling on the topping of your choice on top of the icing sugar. For the larger hearts, its easiest to use the back of a spoon to spread the icing across half of the heart and do the same as before.

..and there you have it, lots of yummy little biscuits that are great for any occasion!

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