more cooking than craft going on here lately!! I thought I’d try the yummy pear flan recipe that I found on a new blog I love called frills in the hills! She’s a mum of twins, loves to bake, and lives up in my part of sydney so of course I love it! Here is […]
{Keep Reading...}Sushi uncut
April 16, 2010 By 18 Comments
I haven’t made sushi in years!!! But my little darlings almost send me broke with the amount of sushi they eat each week so I thought I’d give it a go and I’ve got to say….a winner! All you need are nori sheets, some avocado or fillings, rice (I just used medium grain which I […]
{Keep Reading...}what I should be doing today
April 15, 2010 By 10 Comments
Today I should be catching up on laundry, washing the floors, getting all orders out the door and making some cookies for when my tummy starts rumbling about an hour after I’ve eaten…… what I am doing is using some of the the lovely new fabric in my store! It’s not fair to be shipping […]
{Keep Reading...}learning to sew
April 14, 2010 By 6 Comments
well obviously I know how to sew, but today Wynona and I got to learn how to use the Brother NS-30 which is the machine that Brother has so kindly supplied for The Craft Room. They are all brand new and opening up all the plastic made me feel like I was personally getting a […]
{Keep Reading...}cute fabric overload
April 13, 2010 By 8 Comments
I ordered these fabrics last year…..and they are just as cute as I remember. Sadly all the russian doll and kokeshi fabrics were sold out before my order which is so disappointing but there is plenty of cute in this order to keep everyone happy! Here are my favourites……little red riding hood (this won’t last […]
{Keep Reading...}30 seconds of fame…..
April 12, 2010 By 9 Comments
Since becoming a stay at home mummy, I read my local paper religiously, to find out what’s going on in the area and this morning I was very keen to read the paper to see my face in there……you can read the article here picture courtesy of the Manly Daily For once I actually like […]
{Keep Reading...}it’s live!!!!!!!!!!!
April 12, 2010 By 14 Comments
one of my babies is now live!!!! Most of you know I’ve been working with Notebook magazine on The Craft Room and now today, sydney ladies can book in for classes in May! Just go here !!! If you click on each class each teacher’s bio comes up with their picture…..awwwwwww. Can I just say […]
{Keep Reading...}darla pj’s
April 11, 2010 By 19 Comments
Retro daddy set off this afternoon on his run leaving me to clean up the back room, in other words tidy up my sewing area! So I did that quickly (ok I partly cleaned my area) and moved on to some cute pj’s for my miss keira. It’s cool at night but not cool enough […]
{Keep Reading...}first knit of the season
April 9, 2010 By 31 Comments
well it’s been a week on the needles and finished this morning!!!! And there is nothing like popping it straight on your model in her pj’s for some instant satisfaction! As soon as I put this little shrug on tillie she said ‘pretty’, awwwwww. This is the baby shrug from Simply Baby: 20 Special Handknits […]
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