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...]
Jams and Preserves
One of the lovely things about blogs is that you can live your life vicariously through them. Whilst we are having a wet, wintry week here, I can be instantly transported to the Northern hemisphere summer with all the lovely blogs I read. I have been … [Read more...]
Sunday Baking: Chewy Spice Cookies and Chocolate Chip Muffins
Sarah has been back in the kitchen again today (which is usual for a weekend!), whipping up some treats for the lunchboxes this week.We have decided to start a regular post on her weekend baking, as she is always experimenting with new recipes. She … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning
Due to my badly sprained ankle, I have been off work all week. Fortunately it is slowly on the mend and I can now hobble around without the crutches!As I haven't been able to do much this week, I have spent some time spring cleaning our blog.You will … [Read more...]
Ribbon Lanyard
High school is certainly more technology based these days. Laptops, Graphics Calculators, Computers etc all make learning easier (not to mention more expensive for parents!). USB Flash drives are a common booklist item and they can be easily … [Read more...]
Sunday Happenings
One of the many treats we enjoyed when we lived in France were Madeleine's, a small sponge like cake baked in a shell shaped pan. You could buy them by the bag in the supermarket. I have made them a number of times, often with mixed results. I made … [Read more...]
I Heart Vintage Patterns
I love vintage sewing patterns and inherited a stack from my Nan, who was an avid sewer. She made some of my most favourite childhood outfits, and made my kids a lot of track suits to play in when they were toddlers. I have framed a few of her … [Read more...]
Sashiko Table Runner
I love how many bloggers are starting to share the process of how their designs developed as it gives a great insight into the design process. I was looking through my photos and realised that I had never shared how my Fizz Table Runner (pictured … [Read more...]
Baked Treats
Winter weather is perfect for baking. Sarah made us a few treats on the weekend. First up were these delicious Cinnamon Scroll Cupcakes - which were beautiful warm from the oven. They were filled with a generous swirl of cinnamon sugar and sultanas. … [Read more...]
Stamped Tags and Labels
I have a sweet set of Japanese Sewing Stamps that I bought from Cute Tape. I love the sewing motifs, and used them to make some fabric labels.Using ink pads that are suited to fabric, I stamped some images on cotton twill tape and heat set them with … [Read more...]
Weekend Sewing
Sarah has been enjoying her sewing class at school this term and learnt to install a zip last week. She was keen to put her newly learnt skills to use and made up a little zippered pouch yesterday - of course it was aqua, with a red lining! It is so … [Read more...]
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
One of my most used cookbooks is Nigella Lawson's "How to be a Domestic Goddess". It was so lovely to see Nigella as a guest judge this week on Masterchef. I was in the baking mood today and baked up a batch of her Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese … [Read more...]
