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Category Archives: Celebrations
Shortbread – Seriously, It’s the Best!
This is my mum’s recipe. Â Thanks mum! Â I think it makes the BEST shortbread. Â It is very simple and you can make the dough and refrigerate it or freeze it for later. Â The smell of it cooking is divine. Â Warning- … Continue reading
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Santa and his Fire Truck
Oh yes, it’s custom around these parts for Santa to travel by fire truck to deliver all sorts of sweet things to children. Â You can’t miss him. Â They have the siren going, it’s just a guessing game as to where … Continue reading
Christmas Stockings
I have been using inferior Christmas stockings for the kids for too long. Â This year, with all the lovely fabric I bought at Spotlight, I just had to make new stockings. Â I drafted a pattern and this is what I … Continue reading
A Celebration and Tiramisu was Invited
I was invited out last night to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday. Â The dinner party had an Italian theme, which we all contributed a dish to. Â My contribution, Tiramisu. Â Of course, I made a double batch so I could have … Continue reading
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Just a Little Something
Scarlett and I decided that it would be nice to make something special for her class friends. Â We decided on hand stitched star ornaments. Â Scarlett helped me dye the calico with teabags. Â That was lots of fun. Â She chose … Continue reading
In the Spirit of the Season
Just sharing a little of our festive spirit with you.
Meet our very own St Nicholas
Saint Nicholas joined our family a few years back. Â I love his rustic look and charm. Â I made him from a pattern out of Australia Homespun, No.12 (Vol 3.4). Â It is a fairly old magazine. Â I had it a few … Continue reading
Festive Napery
I have been crafting like a crazy woman! Â I managed to get a table cloth together with napkins and a table runner sewn up in an afternoon. Â I am so happy with the outcome. Â I know I wouldn’t have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Festive season, Napkins, Table cloth, Table runner
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A New Arrival of the Sweet and Scrumptious Kind
My cousin’s wife recently had a baby girl. Â What better excuse to do some crafting! Â I decided that a quilt was in order. Â The pattern is by Kwik Sew, pattern no. 2971. Â I purchased the pattern about 8 years … Continue reading
Birthday Celebrations
It seems we have been celebrating Greg’s birthday for most of the month. Â We have been blessed with multiple visits from relatives from overseas in the last couple of weeks, which has been lovely to help celebrate Greg’s four, four, … Continue reading
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