I was so happy with the results of the butterflies that I decided to make another picture for my room only this time with flowers.A few people have asked where to get the punches. My mum bought the Fiskars/Heidi Grace punch from Big W for about $8. … [Read more...]
Softies Sewing
Sarah and I recently purchased the Softies book and I have been having fun experimenting with some of the patterns. Firstly I have whipped up several of “Arno the Cat” using fabrics from my stash and made some bibs to match. I made the bibs using two … [Read more...]
Butterflies
I cut these butterflies with a butterfly punch out of magazines and scrapbooking paper and then I stuck them on a plain piece of card using foam dots. I put them in a frame I already had but a deeper one would work better as they would have 3D … [Read more...]
East Meets West
Hope you are yours had a wonderful Easter – ours was a special one, with four generations getting together today at our place to celebrate the holiday (5 years to 89 years)! Sarah and I have been busy with lots of Easter baking – Easter Cupcakes, … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Quick Notebook Cover
Someone asked me recently for instructions on how to make a notebook cover. This is a super easy and quick notebook cover. It took approximately one hour. Sarah has now claimed it as her own. Fortunately I purchased two notebooks so will now have to … [Read more...]
Ideas File
I have had a busy week at school and haven't had much time to post. I have finally found a spare minute to post.I have been busy making this Ideas File using the Klutz kit "Paper Fashions" and a blank note pad.This is my finished result.Posted by … [Read more...]
A Good Start to the Week….
I arrived home from work today to find a lovely surprise! Our much awaited order arrived from Retro Mummy, with some lovely cupcake fabric that Sarah is going to use to make a recipe book cover for her collection of favourite recipes (most featuring … [Read more...]
Organic Washcloths
I have been enjoying a spot of knitting this week making some washcloths. I found this interesting yarn at Spotlight called Corn, which is 100% corn fibre. It knitted up well and is very soft on the skin and quick drying. I thought of making up a … [Read more...]
Recipe
Here is the recipe for the Oaty Choc-Chip Cookies (source: Delicious Magazine Feb 07)125g unsalted butter1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar1/2 cup (100g) firmly packed brown sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1 egg1 1/4 cup (110g) rolled oats1 cup (150g) … [Read more...]
Cookies Galore!
Recently I have made lots of types of cookies that I thought you might want to see.Oaty Chocolate chip cookiesChocolate freckle biscuitsDouble chocolate chip cookiesPosted by Sarah … [Read more...]
Easter Ideas and Gift Project.
I have been really busy at work this week which has limited my free time to sew. I have been working on a really practical gift idea for all the girls in my extended family, and have nearly tweaked the design. The best thing is that it uses fabrics … [Read more...]
More Bags and an Apron…
I have been wanting to experiment with sewing plastic for some time.Yesterday I made a sweet little apron where I overlaid a thin layer ofplastic sheeting (sold at Spotlight as thin tablecloth plastic) over thetop of the retro fabric and then … [Read more...]
