Bespoke Cut

GalleryAugust 30, 2024January 30, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

Paper cuttings are delicate artworks, using a silhouette style they make special gift and can be personalised for that extra special touch.

Nisse gnome craze

November 5, 2022January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

A julenisse (Christmas Nisse) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore but today it is typically associated with Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing dark colours with a red hat. When I first started creating these iconic Scandi creatures some 7 years ago they were rarely seen or featured in Christmas here in the UK, in 2022 they are everywhere! I had actually started making them as gifts for family and friends, who all encouraged my to make them to sell.

Heritage Inspiration – Bunad Peg Dolls

November 21, 2021January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

Over the past Few years I have been slowly expanding my range of Norwegian inspired creations, sharing my love of my heritage through what I design, make and bake. I affectional referred to it as “a little taste of Norway” for some time before I actually started using it as part of how I grouped the things I designed and made which had a Norwegian connection.

Back to Baking

June 16, 2020January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

Like most other small businesses, we find ourselves living in a very strange world right now, baking for me is like therapy and not baking as much due to lockdown has sadden me, but keeping both myself, my family as well as the safety of my customer is the most important thing. With stock supplies improving and shops starting to reopen the outlook is more positive.

Lockdown Cake Celebration – Syttende Mai

May 19, 2020January 8, 2025 hgraybakerLeave a comment

The 17 May (syttende mai) is The National Day of Norway theres usual parades held across Norway to celebrate with traditional national costumes (bunads) worn, flags waving and hurra shouting, alot of hot dogs, ice cream eaten and games with family and friends. But this year on lockdown this was to look very different across Norway but also for those (including us) who would be celebrating from afar this year. But just because the celebrations would be much smaller this year didn’t mean I wouldn’t still celebrate through some cake creations sharing the traditions and love for my heritage.

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