It's the baking business bringing the mantra that 'everybody deserves something nice' to cake creation.
Tattoos and Teaspoons is the home business run by Anna Neaves from her kitchen in Totton.
The family firm, which has expanded to incorporate party planning, has gone from strength to strength since launching during the pandemic after a health condition forced Anna to give up her job in health and social care.
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She told the Daily Echo: "It was a bit of a shock to the system as I've worked since I was 16 I was a little bit lost as to what I could do from a health and financial point of view.
"But I've been baking since I was five, so this made sense. I made a couple of cakes for friends and gained quite a following and it just took off from there."
Tattoos and Teaspoons, aptly named as Anna has 120 tattoos and uses nearly as many teaspoons in her baking, specialises in the extraordinary at affordable prices.
"I love doing what I do anyway, whether I'm making a Paw Patrol children's birthday cake or hen do cupcakes with brightly coloured penises on, but it's so much more fun when it's something I've never done before or something a bit out of the ordinary," laughs Anna.
"I like a cake which is a bit different, not your every day."
Her most weird and wonderful order was a bleeding brain cake.
Anna, ably assisted by husband Darrel and 14-year-old son Lucas, has been involved in a number of local charity projects and nominated for several awards.
At the end of last year, Tattoos and Teaspoons was named runner up in the New Business of the Year Category at the Hampshire Business Awards.
"It was a great night, but I couldn't believe it was happening to me," said Anna. "I just bake cakes in my slippers listening to the Hamilton soundtrack!"
Anna, who supplies decorations, balloon arches, photo walls, venue dressing and other party items, has recently added face painting to her repertoire and hopes to expand further with a remodelled catering van.
Her dream is to provide cupcakes and face painting pop ups for disadvantaged children because, as Anna so eloquently puts it, "everybody deserves something nice."
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