As you may have guessed, Sarah and I have a love of stationery items and accessories. We were in heaven during our recent family holiday to Japan as no-one does cute or kawaii quite like the Japanese! We are excited to discover that we can buy our … [Read more...]
This week ….
Sarah has been making some cards using Girl Friday papers from Cosmo Cricket for some upcoming birthdays. She was beyond thrilled to find out that there is now a co-ordinating fabric range, so I think there may be more Girl Friday projects in her … [Read more...]
Last Minute Easter Projects
Fave Crafts has published a free eBook with 19 Easter craft projects to decorate your home, give as gifts and just enjoy making! Sarah and I are thrilled that our Edible Easter Blooms arrangement has been included. You can find it over at Fave … [Read more...]
Swings and Roundabouts
After all the rich, decadent baking I have been doing lately, I thought I had better bake something a little healthier - especially after some of you advised you were gaining weight just from visiting us :-)This morning I baked some Low-Fat Banana, … [Read more...]
A Spoonful of Sugar Cafe!
Sarah and I did some French inspired baking today. After a wonderful lunch at the Choux Cafe last week and watching some inspiring cooking shows, we both had a recipe we were dying to try. I made up a batch of Chocolate Macaroons … [Read more...]
Crimson Coverlet
I completed my red string quilt this week, and I love it again now that it is quilted. (isn't that often the case? I went with white borders and a plain red binding to tone it down. The back is simply white homespun with my four Joseph's Coat blocks … [Read more...]
Snapshots of my week….
Butterfly Cakes filled with my home made nectarine jam (yummm...)Purchases from Calico and Ivy (I went on a field trip with Susan and Janelle - read more about our wonderful exploits on their blogs)Packages tied up with stringNew Japanese craft … [Read more...]
Edible Blooms
Sarah and I spent a very companionable morning today making up an Easter Centrepiece for our table. Sarah is the consummate professional when it comes to crafting and was insistent that we sample the "blooms" to ensure that they were of the highest … [Read more...]
Nectarines and Needlecraft
Boosted by the success of the Plum Jam, that I made recently, I decided to make some Nectarine Jam today. Once I get an idea in my head, I tend to run with it - even though it wasn't the best day to be jam making with the temperature already at 35 C … [Read more...]
Envelope Pouches
Anyone who has children at school, knows that you are constantly shelling out change for all sorts of things, including raffles, icy poles, sausage sizzles and the like. Coins can easily become lost in school bags, so I was excited to discover this … [Read more...]
Resistance is Futile…
when it comes to these lovelies! My shipment of Japanese Masking Tape arrived today to add to my collection :) I purchased it from here.I made up this quick card using the tape.Here are some more inspirational projects from my Masking Tape book that … [Read more...]
A Week in March….
Here is a snap shot of our week. This week we have beenGetting organised- making shopping list pads (a good excuse to use some Japanese Washi Tape)Shopping- lovely Japanese fabric from Calico and Ivy bought on a shopping trip with my Mum. I … [Read more...]
