I recently stumbled across a wonderful blog from a very talented Spanish crafter. I was fascinated by her cute little cat key pouches, and Pepi generously sent me a template to make them. I made mine into a coin purse with a key ring attachment. I … [Read more...]
Coconut Ice
The luscious tones of raspberry and white gingham remind me of Coconut Ice. I have been playing around with some Chicken Scratch Embroidery over the past week, and have made a bookmark and pincushion using some cotton gingham and white crochet … [Read more...]
Cushions
I have just completed a trio of cushions for my Living Room. This room is fairly simply furnished using predominantly natural earthy tones. I am going for a serene look, and we try and keep it uncluttered and ready to receive friends at a moments … [Read more...]
Don’t You Just Love Getting Mail?
Sarah and I arrived home from school and work today to a lovely package from our swap partner, Tania. We participated in our first ever scrap swap at Melly and Me. Tania sent us some lovely goodies – some luscious “scraps”, buttons, ribbons, and a … [Read more...]
Butterflies
I cut these butterflies with a butterfly punch out of magazines and scrapbooking paper and then I stuck them on a plain piece of card using foam dots. I put them in a frame I already had but a deeper one would work better as they would have 3D … [Read more...]
East Meets West
Hope you are yours had a wonderful Easter – ours was a special one, with four generations getting together today at our place to celebrate the holiday (5 years to 89 years)! Sarah and I have been busy with lots of Easter baking – Easter Cupcakes, … [Read more...]
A Good Start to the Week….
I arrived home from work today to find a lovely surprise! Our much awaited order arrived from Retro Mummy, with some lovely cupcake fabric that Sarah is going to use to make a recipe book cover for her collection of favourite recipes (most featuring … [Read more...]
Cookies Galore!
Recently I have made lots of types of cookies that I thought you might want to see.Oaty Chocolate chip cookiesChocolate freckle biscuitsDouble chocolate chip cookiesPosted by Sarah … [Read more...]
