What’s Your Christmas Sewing Style?
Christmas sewing is about so much more than choosing a pattern. The fabrics, colours and projects we gravitate towards often reflect the way we like to celebrate the season itself.Do you love traditional reds and greens? Are you drawn to vintage florals and nostalgic prints? Or perhaps your Christmas style is colourful, quirky and full of personality.I recently realised there are so many different ways to interpret Christmas through fabric and sewing projects. So, I put together a fun … [Read More...]
How To Freeze Mint
Now autumn is here, we want to preserve some of our herbs for winter cooking. Last week we froze some Basil and this week we are freezing some of our mint. We grow our herbs in pots so that we can move them around the … [Read More...]
Pretty Face Cloth
We love to give a little something hand made with our gifts. Trimming a face cloth in a binding of pretty floral fabric makes a sweet, practical gift. Team the face cloth with some bath or spa products.You will … [Read More...]
Coconut Layer Cake
Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and enjoy celebrating with family and friends. For our Easter celebrations, Sarah has baked us a Coconut Layer Cake with a marshmallow frosting.The Coconut Layer Cake tastes as good … [Read More...]
Plum Friands
A few years ago, friands were really popular and were on the menu at all the nicest cafes. You don't see them around much any more but they remain a favourite with us. Who can resist a lovely oval cake made from icing … [Read More...]
How To Freeze Basil
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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read More...]
