During a walk in my lunch break this week, I discovered a fabulous gift shop Giraffe Home Garden Giftware that sells handcrafted items from around the world - Africa, Asia, Europe. I treated myself to these gorgeous little Matryoshka dolls that now … [Read more...]
Muffins and Magnets
This week, I have been busy making these cute little canvas magnets based on tutorial from How About Orange. You should check out her blog, she makes some cool stuff! Mum and I covered ours with scrapbooking paper (using Mod Podge of course) instead … [Read more...]
Farmers Market
My order of Farmers Market from the Fat Quarter Shop arrived today! I love the bright summery colours and have loads of projects in mind for this fabric. In fact, I put some of it to good use already in these sweet little yo yo’s I am making.I am … [Read more...]
Happy Mail!
This week we have received some happy mail! First up, we finally received our pincushions from Darlene of Quilting Daze as part of Linda - All Stitched Up - pincushion swap. The pincushions got delayed in Melbourne by Australian customs, but have … [Read more...]
Osnaburg Love!
According to Wikipedia, "Osnaburg was a coarse type of plain textile fabric, named for the city of Osnabrück . Originally made from flax yarns, it has been made from either flax, tow or jute yarns". I recently bought some Osnaburg from Lincraft and … [Read more...]
Cooking and Crafting..
Thanks you for all your wonderful comments about the cookbook project! It has been very exciting to be involved in a cookbook – so far 10 of my recipes have been styled and photographed, with another 8 being done this week. I have learnt some great … [Read more...]
Swap, Tags and Projects
This week I got a lovely surprise in the mail from Mel and James from Day to Day for the Children's Sewing Kit swap. I received this great book "A is for Apron".These cute little buttons, floss and ribbons.And these fantastic pieces of fabric (love … [Read more...]
In The Kitchen……
Most of my free time will be spent in the kitchen over the two weeks. Some of my recipes are going to feature in a cookbook to be published in a few months time, and I need to perfect them and get them ready for styling and photographing. It is very … [Read more...]
Sweet Smelling Soap
During the school holidays, I made some soap after seeing the ones made by Day to Day. It was a simple recipe and smells really nice. After making it, I let it harden for a few days. Today I wrapped it up with tissue and some ribbon. I finished … [Read more...]
Things That Make Me Smile…..
I returned to work this week, the kids returned to school, and my husband returned from a business trip! It is always a struggle getting back into a routine after a relaxing break, especially with the cold mornings we have been having lately! My … [Read more...]
Covered Tape Measure Tutorial
I had a number of lovely comments about the Covered Tape Measure that I made for Carla as part of Linda's Pincushion Swap. So I have whipped up a couple more and made a tutorial for those that are interested! They are quick and easy, and a great way … [Read more...]
Great Mail Day
Sarah and I had the best mail day ever yesterday when we received a lovely package from Rachael of Rachael Rabbit as part of the Cupcake and Tea Swap. Rachael knows that Sarah and I love to bake and are cupcake aficionado’s so made us the perfect … [Read more...]
