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These are a few of my favourite things….

June 9, 2010 By Spoonful of Sugar - 26 Comments

1. Crafty Gatherings with Special Friends

I spent today with two sweet stitching buddies – chatting, eating, and looking through craft books. Bliss!

2. Lemon Macaroons

I tried a new macaroon flavour today – Lemon. Loving citrus flavours at the moment. They were filled with my lemon butter. I used a recipe from here.

3. Hexagons

I bought a pack of hexagon templates at a recent Craft Fair. I have been enjoying stitching up a batch of hexagons and can see them appearing in all sorts of projects.

4. Sashiko

I finished my sashiko panel and decided to turn it into a drawstring bag – perfect for travel or projects on the go.

Some of my other favourite things are….
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, 
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, 
brown paper packages tied up with strings, 
these are a few of my favorite things. 

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  1. crafty things says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:21 am

    Your sashiko bag looks absolutely wonderful. I like the little bit of check at the top.

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  2. KaHolly says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:24 am

    Your favorite things all look like fun and those lemon cookies look absolutely delicious!!

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  3. Linda says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:39 am

    What a lovely post. Your sashiko looks wonderful and it looks like you had a lovely day even if it was cold.
    xx

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  4. peppermintpatcher says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:53 am

    I am absolutely certain that I like lemon macaroons too.

    Your hexagons are lovely.

    Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:57 am

    Polka dotted teacups and plates make is all even better.

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  6. laura may says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:58 am

    Your favourite things are also some of mine!! Especially chatting with craft friend, eating and doing crafts. Wonderful stuff! Have a great day.

    lm.x

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  7. Mai says

    June 9, 2010 at 5:02 am

    Great blog, I like your teacup set, are they maxwell&williams? The sashiko set is a great idea, looks good too!

    Reply
  8. suzitee says

    June 9, 2010 at 5:08 am

    I think Lemon Macaroons are my new favourite too…I’m saving mine for dessert 😉
    The Sashiko looks fabulous…running stitch never looked so good (wink!)
    Thanks for another fun day xxx

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  9. Thimbleanna says

    June 9, 2010 at 5:11 am

    That’s a wonderful list of favorite things Lisa. Those lemon macarons look deeeeelicious. And those hexies — how cute!!!

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  10. Terriaw says

    June 9, 2010 at 5:30 am

    I really love your favorite things too! I bet it was fun to use your own lemon butter in those lemon macaroons. I swear I am going to try hexagons one of these days. What size templates are you using? My sister tried sashiko recently, and she like it, so I might have to try that too. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. Rumi says

    June 9, 2010 at 5:50 am

    What a lovely table full of yummies! Love the polka dots!

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  12. Annette says

    June 9, 2010 at 7:17 am

    Your favorites could easily be my favorites. Your projects are sweet…especially those adorable hexies.

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  13. Kris says

    June 9, 2010 at 7:38 am

    Great day!

    Reply
  14. Simone de Klerk says

    June 9, 2010 at 10:03 am

    It looks like you had a time with your friends and I love the projects you are working on. Great sashiko panel!

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  15. Silver Strands says

    June 9, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Lovely! Every bit of it.
    BTW .. I’m your newest follower 🙂
    oxoxox
    Denalee

    Reply
  16. alexandra s.m. says

    June 9, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    So beautiful!
    TFS!!

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  17. Living Creatively says

    June 9, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    I love it all…including those absolutely adorable polka dotted dishes!!
    Hexagons– that one made me laugh, but I can certianly understand it after seeing the picture. 🙂

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  18. Maree: says

    June 9, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    Love the Sashiko in the Red…Glad you had a Lovely Day…
    cheers

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  19. Bela says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Crafting with friends, drinking tea, eating cookies…not so many things give me such pleasure!!! The polka dots are delicate. Thank you for the lovely post. Bela.

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  20. Dogwood says

    June 9, 2010 at 7:32 pm

    Fun hearing about your favorite things. I am attending a day of art on Saturday with a great group of gals!!!

    Dogwood

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  21. Janellybelly says

    June 9, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    Those lemon macaroons were delicious, the company and the books were just as good!
    Love the hexagons, the templates were a great find at the craft fair. The sashiko is gorgeous too (LOL at Susan’s comment!).

    Reply
  22. Suzie says

    June 10, 2010 at 1:11 am

    So many lovely things! The tea set with polka dots is adorable! Beautiful hexagons, wonder in which project you’re going to use them. I love your sashiko string bag, simply beautiful!

    Reply
  23. Knit Sew City Girl says

    June 10, 2010 at 4:25 am

    I love your polka dot tea/coffee set. It is always nice to have friends around to chat and discuss craft books.

    Reply
  24. Tracey says

    June 10, 2010 at 5:26 am

    What a happy post. Love the shashiko and thanks for sharing.
    love me 🙂

    Reply
  25. Miss Muffin says

    June 12, 2010 at 1:49 am

    I love love LOVE the dotted dishes in the first picture! They make me smile!

    Reply
  26. periwinkle says

    June 12, 2010 at 9:25 am

    love the hexagons and lemon flavour things too

    Reply

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