Pin it forward UK

Pinterest is officially launching in the UK this month and to celebrate they have created the Pinterest Pin it forward UK campaign to promote the UK pinning community. I was delighted to be invited to take part and it’s about time I gushed about the brilliant Pinterest again...

Back in June 2010 it was Pinterest, my new love!
"It is a great new site that lets you collect, and showcase collections of, your favorite inspirational pics in a beautifully visual way. You simply add the "pin it" bookmarklet to your browser's toolbar and anytime you find a great image you click "pin it" and it will add it to your board. There is also an upload feature for your own images. This is one stylish site for creating inspirational mood boards."



I am still very much in love with it today and now its become my go to site when I am researching for inspiration and ideas from crafts and baking to interiors and gardening! Oh the hours I have happily lost to Pinterest!
I also love the new Secret board option, which has been perfect for my little sister and I to plan her wedding, whilst at the same time making sure guests can’t see what she has in mind.

The lovely peeps at Pinterest asked me to share my favourite board with you, I have chosen my Guest Bedroom Ideas board because I love how it shows my thinking behind the finished board, an intimate look into how I formulate my ideas, from choosing the colour palette to selecting fabrics and furniture and finally the finished design!



If your on Pinterest I'd love to hear what your favorite boards are? or want to give it a go yourself? All you have to do is sign up here!

Now it’s time to pin it forward. Let me introduce you to, Helen Powell of Design Hunter, so be sure to check out her chosen board tomorrow!

Have a sweet day!

Whoopie pies

1. Stonewall Kitchen carrot cake Whoopie pie mix
2. Whoopie pies
3. Whoopie pies by Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell
4. Raspberry-lemon Whoopie pies
5. Classic Whoopie pies
6. Whoopie pies

This Sunday I bring you a selection of pics from my Pinterest board, "Whoopie Pies".

Ever since I saw the title "The cupcake is dead. Long live the whoopie!" in The Times and various other articles like "Move aside cup cakes, whoopie pies are all the rage now" in the Telegraph, I have been intrigued as to what they taste like. I had bought some for my partner to taste but as I have a gluten intolerance the only way I was going to know was to make my own.

A whoopie pie (gob) is a sweet baked item which is a cross between a cookie and a cake. It is made up of two discs of round, pillowy soft, sweet cake-like cushions that are sandwiched together with a sweet, creamy filling.

A firm favourite in the US since the Pennsylvanian Amish baked them as a dessert for their husband's and children's lunchboxes in the 19th century: upon finding them they would shout "Whoopie!"

Traditionally, the cake part is flavoured with cocoa powder and made with brown sugar resulting in a dark brown finish, whilst the filling is very light and fluffy, often made with marshmallow fluff or marshmallow crème and flavoured with vanilla.

I bought the book, "Whoopie Pies" by Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell which contains a vanilla flavoured gluten-free whoopie and a chocolate flavoured gluten-free whoopie amongst other non-gluten varieties. There are also plenty of ideas for fillings so you can mix and match at your pleasure.

I thought I would make the vanilla flavoured gluten-free whoopies with the classic marshmallow crème. But, as it is an American book I needed to translate the ingredients and find them! After a couple of weeks I tracked down the last ingredient, Fluff to make the marshmallow filling. Instead of buying the original vanilla flavoured fluff I bought the strawberry flavoured fluff. It was so pretty in pink, how could I resist!?

So in the end I made the vanilla flavoured gluten-free whoopies and filled them with a strawberry twist on the classic marshmallow butter-cream filling.

For those living in the UK, you can buy Fluff online from Shiny Shack.

Have a sweet day!

My new love: Pinterest!

I love Macarons

Shades of turquoise

Bird love

OK, I know Sundays here at Torie Jayne are normally reserved for showing you some of the lovely images I find on Flickr but I recently discovered Pinterest through the sweet Rachel at Lovely Clusters. It is a great new site that lets you collect, and showcase collections of, your favorite inspirational pics in a beautifully visual way. You simply add the "pin it" bookmarklet to your browser's toolbar and anytime you find a great image you click "pin it" and it will add it to your board. There is also an upload feature for your own images. This is one stylish site for creating inspirational mood boards. I am in love!

You can check out my boards, like I love Macarons, Shades of turquoise or Bird love and many more. If you're inspired by Pinterest like me, please follow my boards.♥♥♥

Have a sweet day!