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...]
Pear Streusel Muffins
Pears are plentiful at the moment so I have been experimenting with some pear recipes. Did you know that pears are a member of the rose family; that they have been used as a food source since prehistoric times; and that they are an excellent source … [Read more...]
Quilting Fiction
Both of my jobs have been super busy this week which hasn't left a lot of time or energy for crafty pursuits. Coupled with the cold weather we have been having, my evenings have been spent in front of the heater reading The Aloha Quilt, the latest … [Read more...]
Why is it that Things Always Happen in Threes?
The electrical Gods are not smiling on us this week. First up, the digital set top box died and we lost hours of recordings of our favourite programs that we hadn't gotten around to watching yet. Secondly, our toaster would only char grill the bread … [Read more...]
Heavenly Hexies
Six is my lucky number - six members of my immediate family are born on the sixth day of a month (makes remembering birthdays so much easier). Perhaps that is why I am attracted to hexagons. I bought a pack of hexagon shapes at a recent craft fair (1 … [Read more...]
