My copy of Handmade Christmas Special arrived in the mail today. It has lots of inspiring ideas for Christmas and includes a couple of my projects:Gift Baskets - I combined some hessian, some Ikea checked fabric and some Kokka linen with cute motifs, … [Read more...]
Quick Projects
I have been having withdrawals from my sewing machine lately. I had a couple of hours free yesterday and wanted a quick project to undertake. Sarah suggested that we needed a new table runner in our meals area and that it needed to incorporate some … [Read more...]
Knitting Mochimochi
As you know, Sarah and I love everything Japanese, so we were especially thrilled when we recently won a copy of Knitting Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec from Rachael over at Rachael Rabbit. The book promises 20 Super-Cute Strange Designs and it sure … [Read more...]
Strawberry Jam
Strawberries are plentiful and cheap at the moment so I made up a batch of Strawberry Jam this afternoon. Our jam supplies from last summer ran out a couple of months ago and we returned to store bought jam. I think we were spoilt with all the home … [Read more...]
Milk Carton Packaging
I recently picked up a pack of white milk cartons from Riot Art and Crafts. They are made from a thick white card with a gloss finish, and I thought they would be the perfect way to package up some hard to wrap gifts.As it is never too early to … [Read more...]
The Postman Always Rings Twice ….
I was trying to get a head start on the weekend cleaning today but was interrupted by two deliveries. My designer copies of Stitch and Quilting Arts Gifts arrived within minutes of each other. I think both are due to hit the news stands this week … [Read more...]
Happy Fathers Day
Hope all the Fathers out there are having a wonderful day. We have spent the morning celebrating with the extended family - there were three generations of Fathers present. I have some lamb shanks in the slow cooker (a favourite of my DH) and we will … [Read more...]
Sew Liberated
I borrowed a copy of Sew Liberated by Meg McElwee at my local library. I have been on the waiting list for the book for a couple of months and was pleased to finally have a chance to look through it. I am a big fan of appliqué and the book has 20 … [Read more...]
Authentically Dad
With Fathers Day just around the corner, I designed a few fast projects for Dad. I always find making projects that are appealing to men a challenge. With my Dad's (Husband, Father, Father-in-Law, and Grand-dad) less is more - they don't like things … [Read more...]
Material Monday
There is nothing quite like a delivery of fabric to lift your spirits when you are recovering from the flu!I love the Be Merry by My Minds Eye by Riley Blake fabric because you can never have too much Christmas fabric.The Moda Lamour Circles Red … [Read more...]
Vote For Craft!
Quilting Arts Gifts is a special issue of Quilting Arts Magazine devoted to the art of gift-giving and will be on sale soon. I was most excited to discover that my Advent Houses have made the cover. I had a lot of fun with this project - I love … [Read more...]
Fete Favourites
The latest Handmade Magazine hit the news stands today, and it has a fun feature of things to make for fetes, including two of my projects. Now that my two kids are no longer in primary school, I haven't been as involved recently in school fetes. … [Read more...]
