Firstly, thanks so much for all the wonderful feedback on Silver. For those WA readers that asked, the magazine is available in approx 80% of newsagencies in WA or by subscription from here. I recently ordered a wonderful Japanese hat book from here. … [Read more...]
Silver Magazine + Giveaway
I am very excited to announce the arrival of Western Australia's newest lifestyle magazine - Silver. This bimonthly publication features the best of WA fashion, beauty, food, craft, and feature articles. The first issue features 12 of my Christmas … [Read more...]
Festive Chocolate and Lolly Wrappers
Transform chocolate bars, mints, and rolled candy into festive treats with some basic supplies. We spent a couple of enjoyable hours customising treats for gift giving. We used a range of chocolate bars; rolls of Mentos; Tic Tacs; and peanut brittle. … [Read more...]
Thank you Australia Post!!
Yesterday we were delighted to come home to two lovely packages on our doorstep!! Terri from Terri's Notebook sent us some gorgeous Christmas fabric full of old world charm; a sweet little patchwork bag; some fun mittens to hang on our tree; and … [Read more...]
Blog Meet and Quick Christmas Decorations
Firstly, I would like to thank you all for your wonderful comments about Du Jour – I was blown away by all the lovely comments and feedback I received. For those of you that were interested, I believe it should be arriving in book stores around … [Read more...]
Du Jour
There was much excitement in the sugar household last night when we attended the book launch of "Du Jour" - a cookbook that features 17 of my recipes! I have been included in this lovely cookbook with some of Perth's best chefs. I specialise in … [Read more...]
Encyclopedia Crafting….
Old encyclopaedia’s are often out of date and are fast becoming redundant in the computer age. I have been making some gift tags using elements cut from encyclopaedia print. I also embellished a candle for gift giving by wrapping it with paper and … [Read more...]
Garden Blooms Completed!
I put the finishing touches to my Garden Blooms lap quilt this week. I started it for Sarah nearly 2 years ago and it has taken rather a long time. It is based on the "Garden Blooms" pattern by Piece O Cake designers that was featured in APQ Feb 06 … [Read more...]
More Paper Crafts and Baking
During the week I made some origami heart baskets using card and paint charts.I have also made some chocolate caramel tarts out of the Woman's Weekly Great Casual Food Cookbook.Caramel Chocolate Tarts1 cup plain flour90g butter, chopped¼ cup caster … [Read more...]
Notions Jar
I collect jars to use for all manner of things - homemade jams, preserves, sauces; to store buttons and other notions. Jars come in such a great range of sizes and shapes - perfect for so many projects. Here is a quick project to "pretty" up a … [Read more...]
Bedroom Makeover and More
Remember all those projects I have been doing lately with paint cards/chips? The reason I had a stash of paint cards on hand is that we are in the process of updating Sarah’s bedroom. We are still finalising a wall colour (although I can safely say … [Read more...]
Spooky Chocolate Ghosts
This week at Girl Guides I made these white chocolate ghosts.Ingredients: White ChocolateChocolate chipsPopsticks Start by melting the white chocolate, then spoon a few spoonfuls of chocolate on to aluminium foil and shape like a ghost. Then place a … [Read more...]
