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...]
Garden Blooms Completed!
I put the finishing touches to my Garden Blooms lap quilt this week. I started it for Sarah nearly 2 years ago and it has taken rather a long time. It is based on the "Garden Blooms" pattern by Piece O Cake designers … [Read More...]
More Paper Crafts and Baking
During the week I made some origami heart baskets using card and paint charts.I have also made some chocolate caramel tarts out of the Woman's Weekly Great Casual Food Cookbook.Caramel Chocolate Tarts1 cup plain flour90g … [Read More...]
Notions Jar
ย I collect jars to use for all manner of things - homemade jams, preserves, sauces; to store buttons and other notions. Jars come in such a great range of sizes and shapes - perfect for so many projects. Here is a … [Read More...]
Bedroom Makeover and More
Remember all those projects I have been doing lately with paint cards/chips? The reason I had a stash of paint cards on hand is that we are in the process of updating Sarahโs bedroom. We are still finalising a wall … [Read More...]
Spooky Chocolate Ghosts
This week at Girl Guides I made these white chocolate ghosts.Ingredients: White ChocolateChocolate chipsPopsticksย Start by melting the white chocolate, then spoon a few spoonfuls of chocolate on to aluminium foil and … [Read More...]
Cupcakes, Cookies, and Craft
This week I have been busy and have baked some M & M cookies.ย 125 g butterยผ cup sugar1/3 cup brown sugar1 eggยพ cup plain flourยพ cup self raising flourยฝ teaspoon saltยฝ teaspoon bicarb soda140 g M &Mโs Baking bitsPreheat … [Read More...]
Quick Christmas Gift Tags
I know - it is really early to be talking about Christmas but we had some Paint colour cards in red and green colourways, and made some little festive tags. (The hardware store was closing down and I was in the right … [Read More...]
Paint Colour Card Crafts
I am really into the three R's right now - reduce, reuse, and recycle! What better way to embrace this philosophy than to find ways to use the paint colour cards that you can easily source at the hardware store!ย Don't … [Read More...]
