I put the finishing touches to my Garden Blooms lap quilt this week. I started it for Sarah nearly 2 years ago and it has taken rather a long time. It is based on the "Garden Blooms" pattern by Piece O Cake designers that was featured in APQ Feb 06 … [Read more...]

During the week I made some origami heart baskets using card and paint charts.I have also made some chocolate caramel tarts out of the Woman's Weekly Great Casual Food Cookbook.Caramel Chocolate Tarts1 cup plain flour90g butter, chopped¼ cup caster … [Read more...]

  I collect jars to use for all manner of things - homemade jams, preserves, sauces; to store buttons and other notions. Jars come in such a great range of sizes and shapes - perfect for so many projects. Here is a quick project to "pretty" up a … [Read more...]

This week at Girl Guides I made these white chocolate ghosts.Ingredients: White ChocolateChocolate chipsPopsticks Start by melting the white chocolate, then spoon a few spoonfuls of chocolate on to aluminium foil and shape like a ghost. Then place a … [Read more...]

I know - it is really early to be talking about Christmas but we had some Paint colour cards in red and green colourways, and made some little festive tags. (The hardware store was closing down and I was in the right place to get a bag of paint … [Read more...]

I am really into the three R's right now - reduce, reuse, and recycle! What better way to embrace this philosophy than to find ways to use the paint colour cards that you can easily source at the hardware store!  Don't you just love the names they … [Read more...]

During the school holidays, I have been busy and have made some Coconut Cupcakes. I found the recipe in the current issue of the Donna Hay magazine. They were so moist and delicious!I have also made this decoupaged message hanger for my bedroom door. … [Read more...]