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Sunday 8 April 2012

This post has been brought to you by a sugar-high....

There're a few themes running through this blog. 1). I *heart* polymer clay 2). OMG Lampworking rox!!!eleventy11!!! (yes, that's tongue in cheek) 3). Go vegans! and 4). Yumnmnmnmnchocolate. Today's blog post is on the first and fourth themes, although before you get excited, no, I did not combine them.

First, the chocolate:
I haven't yet managed to find vegan choc ices, so last week I finally took matters into my own hands, scooped out little balls of Swedish Glace ice cream, and dredged them in melted chocolate.  Oh. Wow. It's seriously the best chocolate treat I've had in a while* and the chocolate cools around the ice cream on impact, making a delicious little shell with creamy coldness inside. So today I got out my chocolate moulds, pressed the ice cream in, and once they're refrozen, poured on the chocolate. Even better than before. Next up - putting a swirl of Sweet Freedom syrup inside the ice cream. Then it's on to glace cherries, a dab of jam, and maybe (get ready to have your mind blown) chocolate, inside of ice cream inside of chocolate inside of ice cream, ad infinitum or until I end up with a chocolate ice cream boulder the size of a football.


On to the polymer clay. The results of the first stage of the Beads and Beyond Jewellery Maker of the Year came in, and since reader voting is over and I didn't get past that round anyway, I can show my entry - it did make it to the top ten, which, considering the photo, was pretty great *G*:





 *I do have some new vegan Easter eggs to try today though, so I'll have to get back to you on that.

And with that disjointed post, I wish you a Happy Easter, Sunday, Spring day, or whatever you're celebrating today :)
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8 comments:

  1. lynsey8 April 2012 at 18:49

    Your post made me chuckle :-) Lovely necklace

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  2. Hazel Ward8 April 2012 at 19:10

    Thank you :) Glad you got a smile out of the post :D

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  3. FloRaeMe8 April 2012 at 23:02

    I might have to try and forget this post because those vegan treats sound mighty delicious! Congrats on getting to the top ten.

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  4. Hazel Ward8 April 2012 at 23:10

    Thanks :) The latest batch of chocolate treats are now gone, but not forgotten :D

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  5. GiGi9 April 2012 at 05:39

    Next up chocolate the size of a football field.
    I laughed a lot at this post too. Unfortuanatley I am quite full at the moment, and will read your post again tomorrow on an empty tummy so I can fully appreciate the chocolate inside the chocolate etc and ad infinitum hahaha. great post and polymer creation.

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  6. Pretty Things10 April 2012 at 00:02

    That's a gorgeous necklace!

    Now pass the chocolate.

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  7. Nan xxx10 April 2012 at 08:35

    What a delicious post in both senses. I love the idea of your vegan choc ices, great experiment. I'll have to look up that Swedish glace ice cream. (my vegan journey has lapsed, though i am eating far less animal by products, only the hidden things really, I keep trying)
    That necklace is simply beautiful, love your beads with the delicate swirls and very well done on getting into the top ten.

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  8. Hazel Ward10 April 2012 at 20:24

    GiGi - thank you! I hope your stomach is able to accomodate more chocolate thoughts again now :D

    Thanks Lori - and I would pass the chocolate, except I seem to have eaten it all....ooops ;)

    Nan - Thank you to you too! Just let me know if you ever want to talk vegan food again - maybe I could send you some vegan sweet stuff next time I order from the Vegan shop, so you can try them out? I'll pm you on CP whenit's time for the next order (won't be for a while yet) x

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