Last weekend I did some baking. I love to experiment and made up this recipe for Rocky Road Brownie.Rocky Road BrownieBrownie175g butter, chopped200g dark chocolate, chopped1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed3 eggs, lightly beaten1 ⅔ cup plain … [Read more...]
Easter Baking Kit
You may recall those sweet Easter themed cookie cutters I bought recently? They were for an Easter Baking Kit I assembled for an Easter Gift. This Kit is the perfect gift for the budding chef in your family! Team some ingredients with cute biscuit … [Read more...]
Tea Time Swap
Back in January, Sarah and I were invited to participate in a Tea Time Swap that was being hosted by the lovely Stephanie of Loft Creations. We had some time to make up some tea inspired goodies for our secret partner. Stephanie had weekly Tea Time … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Scrappy Loyalty Card Wallet
I had a few requests to make up a tutorial for my Loyalty Card Wallet. These wallets are a great scrap busting project! You can find the tutorial here:Tutorial - Scrappy Loyalty Card Wallet Posted by Lisa … [Read more...]
Softies, Supplies, and a Swap!
I spotted Betz White's Cashmere Bunny Tutorial during the week and I was smitten! I had a felted lambswool cardigan on hand, so set to work and in less than an hour produced these sweet bunnies.Easter must be on my mind - I added to my cupcake liner … [Read more...]
Fabric Scrap-a-thon
According to the Oxford dictionary, a Scrap (n) is "a small piece; rubbish: waste material." Anina from Tiddletails had an interesting post recently on what constitutes a scrap. Opinions vary widely, but whatever your definition, there is something … [Read more...]
Pancakes etc
Sarah and I have been enjoying reading all of your lovely comments on her Think Pink Giveaway Post. It is easy to see why Pink is such a universally popular colour!In celebration of Shrove Tuesday , I made up a batch of Apple and Cinnamon Pikelets. … [Read more...]
Think Pink + Giveaway
I have started my first quilt with some Prints Charming fabrics I bought from Hot Possum. I have designed a simple brick quilt, and I plan to machine quilt it using a diamond pattern. I am going to call my quilt "Think Pink"!!We recently celebrated … [Read more...]
Funky Fungi
Today Sarah and I met up with Janelle and her daughter Rachael at the Inglewood Artisans Market. There were loads of gorgeous crafty items for sale. My favourite purchase was this trio of Mushrooms from Funky Fungi. I can just picture them at … [Read more...]
Sewing Time
I have been enjoying spending some time in my sewing room this week in between work and attending meetings at both schools - it is always busy at the start of a school year! Sarah will be off on a Guide camp in a couple of weeks and needs a dilly bag … [Read more...]
Quick Valentine Garland
This Valentine's garland is a quick and effective project! Simply punch out hearts in red and pink card stock, sew together and then use them to embellish a gift or drape them over an ornament or picture frame for some Valentine decor! Posted by Lisa … [Read more...]
Silver Craft
I received an advance copy of Silver magazine from the editor today. It will be hitting the news stands in Perth next week. You may recall Miss Polly who set off on a big adventure in a drop for The Toy Society a couple of weeks ago. She featured in … [Read more...]
