Christmas Sewing with Merry Happy by Ruby Star Society
There's something magical about sewing for Christmas, especially when the fabrics are as cheerful and inspiring as Merry Happy by Kim Kight for Ruby Star Society. This delightful collection blends bright, happy designs with a perfect balance of vintage charm and modern style. While the range embraces traditional Christmas colours, it also includes fresh and playful combinations that appeal to makers who love a more contemporary take on holiday decorating.The prints are packed with festive … [Read More...]
Cinnamon Brioche Scrolls
Sarah and I picked up the latest issue of Donna Hay Magazine while we were having a girls shopping day yesterday. After reading it from cover to cover, Sarah was inspired by the "How to Cook Brioche" feature and made … [Read More...]
Christmas Lantern
Christmas is my favourite time of year - and with only 11 weeks to go, I felt inspired to make a quick project this afternoon.Materials:IKEA Rotera 8" lanternred cardstocknarrow red ribbonCricut ย + Very Merry Tags … [Read More...]
Spring Break
My recreation leave from work started today - I now have a week off ย - ย time to hang out with my teens (and drive them around!) and catch up with friends. I have a loooong list of things I hope to get done over the next … [Read More...]
Random Recreation
ย The school spring holidays have got off to a great beginning here with a long weekend. I made a big start on my spring cleaning, had a few shopping outings with Sarah to buy summer clothes/shoes, and worked on a few … [Read More...]
More Christmas Projects
My copy of Handmadeย Christmasย Specialย arrived in the mail today. It has lots of inspiring ideas for Christmas and includes a couple of my projects:Gift Baskets - I combined some hessian, some Ikea checked fabric and some … [Read More...]
Quick Projects
I have been having withdrawals from my sewing machine lately. I had a couple of hours free yesterday and wanted a quick project to undertake. Sarah suggested that we needed a new table runner in our meals area and that … [Read More...]
Knitting Mochimochi
As you know, Sarah and I love everything Japanese, so we were especially thrilled when we recently won a copy of Knitting Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec from Rachael over at Rachael Rabbit. The book promises 20 Super-Cute … [Read More...]
Strawberry Jam
Strawberries are plentiful and cheap at the moment so I made up a batch of Strawberry Jam this afternoon. Our jam supplies from last summer ran out a couple of months ago and we returned to store bought jam. I think we … [Read More...]
