baking and making with my family of 9
Well I haven’t really. I wish. I’d quite like to shut up shop, put a sign on the door of the house and say ‘gone knitting’. I’m just so busy this week getting ready for our quilting day this Sunday (still time to say yes and join us for a day of quilting), the everyday […]
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Last week I received my favourite kind of mail – fabric mail. The lovely Sarah of Quilt Fabric Delights had sent me a gorgeous box of fabric and it’s lovely to welcome another fabric store onboard as a sponsor. I know the joys and the hard work involved in running an online fabric store and […]
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Although I’m not so much of a ‘read a novel’ kind of person anymore, I do love to read. Craft books, cookbooks, magazines and the newspaper that retro daddy brings home after he’s read it. Oh and kids books. Plenty of kids books. I was buying a couple of felt craft books for myself and […]
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I was thinking what I’d write about today and then noticed that 3 people had asked about overlockers on yesterday’s blog post! Problem solved! let’s talk overlockers! Do you need one? Are they worth it? Should I just use a zig zag stitch? Ok so I got an overlocker probably after a year or so […]
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Nothing says dream weekend more than a trip to Ikea on a Saturday morning with half of Sydney. It’s just not that fun. So retro daddy decided he’d get the rest of my birthday present (a 2nd expedit unit) on Friday night and put it up on Saturday morning. It was all going to plan […]
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These recipes are brought to you by Woolworths Here are the delicious recipes included in this post here. These are so easy, healthy and delicious. They have been taste tested in our house and I know they’ll be enjoyed at your house Eggplant and lentil ball wraps Print Prep time 4 mins Cook […]
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Yesterday a lovely reader asked how do I find time for craft with 5 little ones because she struggles to find time with 2? One of the top questions I get asked is just how do I find time for anything! To look at me when I’m out and about I look flat out and one […]
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Well first of all I have to say thank you! Wow your comments just blew me away. Thank you. I really am fine and keeping busy and grateful for everything I do have. Thank youxxxx yesterday afternoon I grabbed a bit of time for some sewing in my new craft room! I even made retro […]
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Kind of ironic that when my infertility post went live this week that I was actually pregnant. It’s been quite a weird past fortnight. I’d know the nausea that is morning sickness anywhere. And when I started to feel it while we were in manly I started to think about dates and wondering was I pregnant. But […]
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