Wooly Cupcake!

I saw this last week and knew it had to be next on my list of things to make (in fact as soon as I saw it I was running up the stairs rummaging in my repurpose suitcase for suitable jumpers)! I made my cupcake with a couple of old felted jumpers and a scrap of chiffon. It is smaller because my jumper...

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Syrup cookies

These are so simple but so yummy, perfect to make when you have retreated to the kitchen to hide from the kids, yes it has been one heck of a week here..... Syrup Cookies 1tbsp golden syrup3oz caster sugar4oz butter8oz self raising flour0.5tsp bicarbonate of soda2oz sultanas Melt the syrup, butter...

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Will spring ever arrive......

This is the weather forecast for here for the next 5 days It has been raining since I got back from Florida with maybe one or two days 'off' topped with 100mph winds yesterday, not good for the tidyness of the house or a Mummy's sanity.....!!&nb...

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Fancy Frock Friday!

Not much progress on the dress this week, although I have washed and dried the fabric and read the pattern! Hopefully I will get it cut out tomorrow then the fun begin...

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DIY: How to recycle an unwanted tie.

My Grandad had a clear out of his wardrobe recently and I salvaged a few things before they went to the charity shop, including 4 ties (obviously, the hoarder that I am...) I didn't want the ties hanging around for too long in an unused state so I decided fabric flowers were the way to go! I have...

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Fancy Frock Friday!

Welcome to the first ever Fancy Frock Friday, probably one of many as I attempt to make a birthday dress for little e! She will be 3 on the 8th August and this is the dress I am going to make (bottom right dress): It is an advanced pattern so I have chosen the simplest of the 2 options! The list of...

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Busy busy busy

There has been frantic invitation making here over the last few evenings and am now waiting for the bride to send me the words for the inner and I will be finished, phew! Just the orders of service, place cards, favours, menus and table plans to do....... I have also been working on some Wedding Anniversary...

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Boy's linen trousers

Using the same method as my ladies shorts to boys shorts I made these linen trousers for Big E from a pair of my linen trousers I had shrunk! In fact they were the trousers I wore to Big E's christening! Big E always has trouble telling the front and back of his trousers if there is no label so I made...

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Lots of fabric!

We brought an extra bag back from Florida which was about 50% full of this: Fabric is so much cheaper in the US that it was hard to resist. The only thing that restrained me was that none of it was ethical so I didn't go mad as I try my best to only buy fair trade organic cotton. Little e will...

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Home!

Ahhhh, it feels nice to be home even if its is about 20 degC colder here than in Florida! We had a super holiday even if we didn't get to see the Space Shuttle... Lots of family fun and a few fall outs but that is to be expected when two sisters that are polar opposites go on holiday together! I am...

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