The weather is finally starting to cool here after a long hot summer. We enjoy making lots of soups, casseroles, and pasta dishes in cooler weather. Our basil plant is thriving so we have frozen some of the fresh basil for use in our winter … [Read more...]
Almond Cake
If you are after a lovely cake for an afternoon tea, you can't go past Almond Cake. It is a light, buttery cake, with an almond topping, and goes perfectly with a cup of tea.What we love about this cake is that the Almond Topping is baked on in the … [Read more...]
Lollipop Centrepiece
If you follow us on Facebook and Pinterest, you might have seen the fun Easter tradition from See Jane Blog that we shared last week. Her children plant "magic" jelly beans on Easter Saturday, and wake up on Easter morning to lollipops growing in the … [Read more...]
12 Travel Inspired Tutorials
Over the past couple of years, we have shared a number of travel inspired tutorials on A Spoonful of Sugar. We wanted to group them together in one post - they would make great gift ideas for family and friends who love to travel.To go to the … [Read more...]
Camera Pouch {Tutorial}
I received an early Mother's Day gift this week from my lovely family - a new camera to take on our trip to Paris. I usually travel with my Canon DSLR but it is bulky and heavy to carry around, and I won't have Mr Sugar to carry it for me this trip. … [Read more...]
Easter Cupcakes
Transform some vanilla cupcakes, into Easter Basket Cupcakes with some piped buttercream, a filligree handle, and some mini chocolate eggs. A yummy Easter treat!Sarah baked up a batch of vanilla cupcakes using the perfect vanilla cupcakes recipe by … [Read more...]
Tea Card
A Tea Card, with a little pocket for an individual tea bag, would make a lovely invitation for a High Tea or special celebration; or a cheerful little treat for a friend. We first made Tea Cards several years ago. Recently a lovely reader asked us … [Read more...]
Gathered Round Basket – 3 Sizes
One of our most popular sewing tutorials, is our Gathered Round Basket. The little fabric basket is a fun scrap buster project. The baskets can be used for all sorts of things - for holding supplies in the craft room; storing items in a bathroom or … [Read more...]
Craft Tree
Interweave have just put out a range of sewing books, under the Craft Tree label. I am thrilled to have projects in Just for Kids, Teacher Gifts and Everday Totes.Just for Kids has my Bath Buddies project (as seen on the cover) which are wash mitts … [Read more...]
12 Easter Craft Projects
With two weeks until Easter, it is time to get your Easter Crafting on! Here is a round up of our most popular Easter inspired projects from the past few years. Click on the title under each picture to be taken to the original … [Read more...]
Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sarah is continuing in her quest to find the ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe, and is always baking new variations. This weeks offering combines browned butter with dark brown sugar and milk chocolate chips to create a delicious cookie that is … [Read more...]
Easy Baby Blanket
When it comes to gifts for babies, we love to give items that are practical and you can never have too many flannel baby blankets. There are some lovely flannel prints available that make modern and fun baby blankets. Make an easy baby blanket by … [Read more...]
