It is such a treat to have a daughter who loves to bake. Sarah is always spoiling us with her wonderful baked goods. We are all the envy of our colleagues/school mates when we bring out our lovely morning teas. She has only three weeks of school left … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Nothing beats the spicy scent of cinnamon in the kitchen. We were treated last weekend to some delicious Cinnamon Swirl Bread baked by Sarah.The recipe was enough to make three loaves. We ate some warm from the oven, spread with butter and jam. We … [Read more...]
Recycled Christmas Cards
One way to save money this Christmas is to make your own gift tags out of recycled Christmas cards. This is a great craft idea that kids can help with and would be perfect for them to attach to gifts for friends and teachers.Use a shipping tag as … [Read more...]
JOY Bunting
Linen and vintage doilies are two of my favourite things.Using some lovely vintage aqua coloured fabric from my Grandmothers stash, I appliquéd the letters spelling JOY onto some linen flags, and embellished it with some cream and aqua … [Read more...]
Christmas Pictures
It is no secret that I love Christmas, and adding Christmas pictures to our home brings some festive cheer. We usually change our Christmas colour scheme every year or so, but you can quickly add some inexpensive framed fabric art to complement your … [Read more...]
A Quilters Diary 2012
I was thrilled to discover that my "Pull Up A Pew" Cathedral Window Cushion has been featured on the cover of "A Quilters Diary 2012". It is a lovely diary that features lots of inspiring quilty photos taken from this years issues of Homespun, A … [Read more...]
Fabric Gift Pouch – Christmas
One of our most popular tutorials is the Fabric Gift Pouch, which is easily constructed from two 8.5 inch squares of fabric. The pouches are the perfect size to hold small gifts/treasures. I used some of my Christmas fabric "scraps" to make up a … [Read more...]
Paper Flowers
When I was browsing around the internet today, I came across a roundup of flower tutorials that can be easily made from either paper, fabric, tule, ribbon, or felt. One that caught my eye was the Paper Flower Tutorial from the Whimsical World of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts
One book that I couldn't resist buying recently was Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts. I was first introduced to the magic of Martha when we lived in the USA. I used to love the Martha Stewart Living Magazine and of course would always go … [Read more...]
Peanut Pillow
Edit: The Pattern for this Pillow is now for sale in our Etsy store. My Mum was always liked to give home made gifts at Christmas. When I was a child/teen, I would love to help her make the Christmas gifts. Each year she came up with a project, and … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Cinnamon Cupcakes
We are lucky enough to have a long weekend this weekend, in honour of CHOGM. It was nice having a Friday off with the family. It gave Sarah a chance to do some baking, something that has been reduced recently since she started her part time job. She … [Read more...]
Plumetis Magazine
We are thrilled to have our Gathered Round Basket tutorial included in the latest issue of Plumetis Magazine. Plumetis is a bimonthly eMagazine which features lots of Cute Crafts and Handmade Gifts. The magazine is in French and features beautiful … [Read more...]
