oh gardenias, you get me every time with your smell and beauty! your shiny leaves, your fragrance, your colour! you’re just a perfect flower…….. so, we went to the garden shop this week and this is a selection of what came home with us. Sydney girls we had the most beautiful warm scones and muffins […]
{Keep Reading...}february baby sweater
August 24, 2009 By 9 Comments
well its not february here but I am working on the february baby sweater from this lovely little book (such a good price too)…..its coming along nicely and is knit in one piece from the top! The lace pattern is oh so easy and perfect for the beginner lace knitter like myself who is venturing […]
{Keep Reading...}when is morning tea????
August 20, 2009 By 6 Comments
moist chocolate fudgy cupcakes with chocolate frosting and chocolate freckles…… I love birthday party leftovers……is it time for my morning tea yet????
{Keep Reading...}craft show wrap-up!
August 20, 2009 By 12 Comments
what a day…I’m already in my dressing gown and slippers, ready for bed after a very busy day!!!! We spent a few hours at the show and had a great time but spending 2 1/2 hours just in the car in sydney traffic takes its toll!!!! We started off at miss tutti fruiti’s stall……gorgeous who […]
{Keep Reading...}leg warmies
August 16, 2009 By 10 Comments
or leg cuties!!!! I can’t stop holding them up saying ‘ohhhhhh dey are soooo keeeeeeewt’! I think they take me back to knitting in primary school when I desperately wanted to make a pair of leg warmers for ballet but just never managed to finish them…..always dropping a stitch or starting all over again! Keira […]
{Keep Reading...}spot the difference
August 15, 2009 By 10 Comments
It was all going so well, I was so proud of how much I’d achieved in 2 days and then I went to pack it all away last night and found my mistake….can you see it???? ‘oh no’ I said….well I didn’t actually, I might have said ‘oh sugar-honey-ice-tea’ but how did I miss that!!!tonight […]
{Keep Reading...}leg warmies…..
August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
or leg cuties!!!! I can’t stop holding them up saying ‘ohhhhhh dey are soooo keeeeeeewt’! I think they take me back to knitting in primary school when I desperately wanted to make a pair of leg warmers for ballet but just never managed to finish them…..always dropping a stitch or starting all over again! Keira […]
{Keep Reading...}breakfast muffins
August 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
I couldn’t face toast this morning after eating it all day yesterday, I couldn’t find anything that I wanted in the fridge or cupboards and didn’t have everything I needed to make my favourite recipes so made up my own muffins…….low fat and perfect for breakfast! 2 Tbsp margerine1 cup brown sugar2 eggs1 1/2 cups […]
{Keep Reading...}not perfect….
August 14, 2009 By 12 Comments
but pretty cute!! I had real dramas with the neckline and copied the wrong pattern front as there were 3 different options but of course only realised when things weren’t looking right…..but its cute and will make a lovely outfit for my little niece Beatrix. Fabric all from Spotlight and patterns from a baby/toddler Japanese […]
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