One of the things I love best about baking is getting all the details right - I have more fun with the decorating that I do with the actual baking. I spotted a fabulous idea for making some easy cupcake wrappers out of paper doileys at Intimate … [Read more...]
Christmas in July
With the weather finally starting to cool, it is reminding me of Christmas time in the Northern hemisphere. I have been lucky enough to have experienced three winter Christmas' - including a magical Christmas in Colorado where we went for sleigh ride … [Read more...]
My Name is Lisa and I am a Bookaholic…
I have a bit of an addiction to craft books, I'll admit it. Another one arrived in the mail yesterday. It is the classic, Densye Schmidt Quilts (2005). I have often seen this book referenced by bloggers and was unable to find a copy in the local … [Read more...]
Things We Love About a Wet Weekend…
It has been cold and wet here in Perth this weekend, the first real rain we have had in ages. It has been the perfect weather for:Knitting - We stopped by Lincraft yesterday and Sarah found some lovely red wool and has already started on knitting … [Read more...]
Tomato and Chilli Relish
We had a lovely family dinner out on the weekend at a hamburger place - one of the nicest things about this restaurant, other than the family friendly atmosphere (we all love the paper tablecloths that you can draw on - I usually sketch out quilt … [Read more...]
My Growing Library
This week I am reading I Love Patchwork and Sewing with Scraps - two craft books that have been written by bloggers. My sewing/craft book collection seems to be growing but I always enjoy looking through them. I love how shopping at the Book … [Read more...]
Sashiko + More
Sashiko ( literally "little stabs") is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching (or functional embroidery) from Japan. Traditionally used to reinforce points of wear, or to repair worn places or tears with patches, this running stitch technique … [Read more...]
Success at Last (the Macaroon/Macaron Challenge!)
It was a case of third time lucky yesterday when I made another batch of chocolate macaroons to take to our Mothers Day celebration. (The Australian Women's Weekly cookbook refers to them as macaroons so that is good enough for me!) Now that I have … [Read more...]
In the Kitchen
Our jam supplies were running low (since I have started making homemade jam we seem to be consuming much larger quantities of jam - probably because it just tastes so amazing when compared to the shop bought stuff and I give a lot of it away!). With … [Read more...]
Birthday Treats
It was my birthday a couple of days ago and I have been celebrating all week! Yesterday I had the delight of catching up with my two favourite blogging friends, Susan and Janelle, for a day of laughter, shopping, and our continued quest to find the … [Read more...]
Chocolate Delights + Giveaways
During the school holidays, Sarah bought 500 Chocolate Delights with her pocket money and has been delighting us ever since with some delicious chocolate recipes. This week she made her version of the Coconut and Chocolate Chip cookies.Coconut and … [Read more...]
Home Sewing
I have found lately that I have been kept busy with designing projects for magazines and have not had much time to sew just for fun! Yesterday I was between projects and decided to put my time to good use. First up I made a table runner for our meals … [Read more...]
