I rarely have UFO's - I tend to finish one project before starting the next. I have been plodding away on my butterfly blocks (paper pieced 4 1/2 inch squares) and have made 86 so far.I initially had visions of a single bed/twin size quilt but now I … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Vanilla Bean Macarons with a Salted Caramel Filling
It is time for our Weekend Baking Link up again. Thanks to everyone for playing along - it is great way to find some new, tried and tested recipes, and to discover some new blogs. The prize from last week goes to Leisl from Jorth - we will be sending … [Read more...]
Marmalade Recipe
My parents have a Mandarin tree that is abundant with fruit and we have been given loads of sweet mandarins. For some reason, I am the only person in my family who eats mandarins. I don't want to waste the fruit so made up a batch of Mandarin … [Read more...]
Maple Ice-Cream
Those of you that are following us on facebook would know that Sarah and I were most excited a couple of days ago when our new red ice-cream machine arrived. We have had an ice-cream machine for 12 years but it "died" about 6 months ago. We are big … [Read more...]
Facebook + Giveaway
We have finally set up a facebook page and would love if you would pop over and say hi! We recently hit 1,000,000 + page views and to celebrate we are having a giveaway. The prize will be a your choice of a book from our favourite book store, the … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Pies
My cousin and her family are visiting Perth from the UK and we had a family dinner last night. Sarah and I volunteered to bring the desserts as we were keen to try a couple of the recipes from Martha Stewart's Pies and Tarts Book.Sarah made a Coconut … [Read more...]
Pies and Tarts
Sarah used her pocket money to buy the latest Martha Stewart book, Pies and Tarts. She has the Cookies and Cupcakes books in her library and they are well used and offer plenty of baking inspiration. She was really pleased that the book arrived this … [Read more...]
Tutorial: For the Closet or Wardrobe
I have a few birthdays coming up this month and wanted to add a little something handmade to the gifts. After seeing Katherine's lovely lavender sachets, I was inspired to make some Lavendar Scented Closet Sachets using brightly coloured doilies and … [Read more...]
Felt Wreath
The "Christmas in July" issue of Homespun arrived this week and it has loads of lovely Christmas themed projects. Christmas is my favourite time of year and getting started on projects now, will mean you will have more time during the season to spend … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Cupcakes
This weekend, Sarah and I both made a batch of cupcakes (we were inspired by our Cupcake Workshop yesterday). We will be adding a Link-Up to our baking posts each week so we can all find some new recipes to try! If you have baked something this week … [Read more...]
Stunning Swirls
This morning Sarah and I attended a cupcake workshop called Stunning Swirls at Wild Sugar Rose. We were introduced to 5 techniques to make very professional looking icing swirls on top of our cupcakes. We also learnt how to make some basic … [Read more...]
Pique-Nique Inspiration
The only magazine I subscribe to is the French magazine, Marie Claire Idees. It is a wonderful magazine and I was excited to see the latest issue arrive in my letterbox this week. It always has a wonderful assortment of projects using a variety of … [Read more...]
