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...]
Vive La France
Sewing time has been in short supply again this week but I did get a chance to make up a Passport Protector for a friend's daughter who loves all things French. I used one of my older tutorials for the Passport Protector. You can find it … [Read more...]
Craft Hope: Handmade Crafts for a Cause + Giveaway
I was most excited to receive a copy of the Craft Hope book in the mail yesterday. I was thrilled last year when Jade Sims asked me to contribute to her book. For me, crafting is all about making things for others to bring them some sunshine and joy, … [Read more...]
Let There Be Light…
I finally got around to constructing a light box - I am not sure why I didn't do it sooner as it was a super quick project. It was very easily made using the tutorial I found at Strobist a couple of years ago. I just used an old box and covered the … [Read more...]
Bits and Bobs
To prove that we don't just make lots of cakes over here at "Chez Sugar", Sarah made up a Stromboli that she has portioned up and frozen ready for the school lunches this week. It tastes delicious!You can find the recipe over at Lillabilly - she is … [Read more...]
A Week in August
Life seems to be flying my by at the moment - my new job is keeping me busy and is turning out to be more hours than I initially realised. I hope to get into a better routine soon as I am missing my time spent creating and blogging.Here is a snap … [Read more...]
More Baking:)
A family get together is always a good excuse to do some baking - best of all you don't end up with a tempting array of cakes/cookies on hand for the rest of the week. Today I decided that the decadent Lemon Meringue Cupcakes would be the perfect … [Read more...]
Martha Stewart’s Cookies
Recently I bought Martha Stewart's Cookies from the Book Depository with my pocket money. I love the Book Depository as it has free worldwide shipping and the prices as so much cheaper than buying books here in Australia. It is a great baking book … [Read more...]
Hexagon Runner
Sadly my life has had little time for creativity lately, apart from some quick paper projects. This week I found a little more time since I am no longer glued to the TV each evening watching Masterchef. I worked on my Hexagon project and have … [Read more...]
{ Maps and More }
I am always interested to find projects that use repurposed materials. It is amazing to see all the creative ways that old materials can be used to give them a new lease of life. The July edition of Marie Claire Idees (#79) has a fun article on using … [Read more...]
The New Addition…..
... to my craft room is a Cricut Expression Machine. After seeing one in action, resistance was futile.Although I am not a scrapbooker, I have been known to make the occasional card, and love to dress up gift packaging with customised tags and the … [Read more...]
Chocolate Treats
The school holidays are flying by - hard to believe we are now in the second week! Sarah and I spent an enjoyable morning yesterday in the kitchen and craft room together. I have already shown you my pear muffins. Sarah prefers chocolate over fruit. … [Read more...]
