We've been cooking

There's been some cooking going on over at our house this week.

Lucy loves helping in the kitchen so we made these cakes for Cake Day at Charlotte's school. They are really yummy and moist. The recipe is from here (you have to scroll down a little).

We also made these cheese and bacon rounds. I got the recipe from an online forum.

They are yummy and super easy to make. Here is Lucy making them so anyone can do it.

CHEESE AND BACON ROUNDS

200g diced bacon
2c of grated cheese
1 sml onion finely diced
1c of SR flour
1/2c of milk
1 egg beaten
1tspn of french/dijon mustard

Method

Place bacon, cheese, onion and flour in a bowl.
Combine milk, egg and mustard in a small jug then add mixture to dry ingredients, stir until combined.
Line an oven tray with baking paper, spoon Tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto the tray, allow enough room for spreading.
Bake in a hot oven 200deg for 20 mins or unil golden.

(We left our the mustard and I used spring onions as my kids aren't big on onions)

Book Week Hat Parade

Charlotte's school did a hat parade this year instead of a dress up which meant much less pressure. Of course we left it to this week to organise something and our first idea was 10 Apples Up on Top but we couldn't get any plastic apples anywhere. So we went with Cat in the Hat but we did a little play on words and put a cat in the hat!

Charlotte did it all herself so I was really pleased with her effort.

New Obsession

I'm blaming this all on Amy. After she posted this the other day I have been totally obsessed with new paper (as opposed to my obsession with vintage paper).

I've trawled online shops and then today I thought I would duck out to Fred the Needle and have a look at what they had.
I didn't get everything I wanted but I did get a nice selection. I checked out the fabric but I think Amy has probably cleaned them out. I did pop in to another fabric store out there as well and picked up these two fabrics on sale.

Gifts

Some friends of ours from school are off to America next week for a holiday so I made the kids these notebook holders to take with them.

I based it on the one this lovely friend made me. I did mine a little differently, I didn't quilt the front which meant I could just put it together with right sides facing and then turn it out.

I loved making them they were super quick once I got the measurements worked out (the first one was too small for the notebook).

I made them a vintage paper covered pencil to go with it.

I hope they love them and have a great holiday.

As You Like It Swap

Excitement this week in the shell. My package for Trash's As You Like It Swap arrived yesterday. My swap partner was Ali and boy did she do a great job. The swap involved posting 3 or 4 likes and then your partner had to put together a package containing 4 items using 1, some or all of your likes. My choices were: vintage, aqua and Japanese Kawaii. Ali decided to use all the words and this is what she sent me:

Box of awesomeness

Book of cuteness (not game to sow my girls this)

Tiny bunting made from vintage paper

Tiny aqua jumper

Bird clips

Kawaii stickers

Vintage aqua thread

Softie

Vintage buttons

Vintage aqua ribbon

Kawaii tape that I am not showing my girls

Thanks so much Ali I love everything. More photos including the gorgeous packaging here

Baking

Did a bit of baking today

Chocolate Cake

Tea Cake with Raspberries (because everything needs raspberries)

Wizz Fizz

My name is Cass and I'm addicted to Wizz Fiz.
It all started with a party bag Charlotte bought home recently. I'd forgotten how much I loved them until I had that sherbet goodness in my mouth atop that little plastic spoon.

I can't get enough. What takes you back to your youth?

And the winner is

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fi said...

4 year! goodness:)LOVE the necklace, get it? sorry...pick me!

5:23 PM

Congratulations Fi I will get this in the mail to you very soon.

Giveaway Time

I missed my 4th blogging birthday and I'm 6 posts away from 500 so I think it's time for a giveaway.

I bought this lovely necklace by Naomi Murrell during the Lark sale recently because I loved it but when it arrived I realised it's just not me. It is valued at $59 but during the sale I got it for considerable less.
So leave a comment on this post, giveaway closes on Wednesday night 8.00pm (AEST). You don't have to do anything special, just say hi, if there is something that you might like me to post on say that too and current followers get an extra entry.

Good Luck. Oh and it's open to anyone.

Birthday Presents

Charlotte's off to a birthday party this afternoon, a pamper party. I'm thinking it should be the mums staying for the pampering. Along with the bought present (Aqua Sand) I made the little girl a pencil case with her name on it and I also used one of the additional face panels I got from Lisa to make an Ooshka.

Her dad is a mechanic so that's why it has the pink cars on it

And my Dr Suess clock finally gave up so I dabbled with this one. It's an original page from a Richard Scarry book. I'm thinking of doing some more and listing them on Made It

Stay tuned the giveaway is on it's way.

Happy

I've been tagged by Sophie so I just have to write 10 things that make me happy!

1. My family - pretty obvious really.
2. Sewing
3. Sydney Swans - I'm a big Swans supporter.
4. Glee - I was a latecomer but I can't get enough.
5. The great friendships I have formed with people I have met on-line
6. Op shops - especially when I'm lucky
7. Bargains - according to Jeff I am a sucker for the word sale
8. A good book
9. Holidays especially if it's going to New York
10. Sleeping in

I'm not going to tag anyone but feel free to join in and if you do let me know so I can check out what makes you happy!

{Handsome} Hexies Swap

My {Handsome} Hexies arrived in the mail today and they are great. A big thanks to my swap partner I love them all and I love the little pouch you made from them, although the kids are trying to sneak it away.

Ice Cream Social

Well I'm finally finished the Ice Cream Social. I love the finished dress now but I found some of the pattern instructions quite strange and at one stage vowed I would never make another but I will probably just do some of the things they way that makes sense to me.

I'm not sure if these colours actually suit Lucy, they seem a bit pale for her skin tone but she was happy with it.

I did View A with the double hem and I did the underside hem in the same fabric as the bodice and the outside hem in the yoke fabric.

A big thanks to Amy without her I am sure this dress would be sitting in the UFO pile.

{Handsome} Hexies Swap

I made it in to Round 2 of the {Handsome} Hexies Swap. These are the hexies I made for my secret partner.
I made this little pouch for them to go in, although I think I am going to make one of these for myself. Unfortunately I already had the fabric cut before I spied this tutorial.
I hope my partner likes them I struggled a little with the boy theme.

I'll be back tomorrow with my Ice Cream Social wrap up and keep your eyes out as I will be having a giveaway next week, as I missed my 4th blog birthday on the 27th.

Happy Birthday Mum

It was my mum's birthday yesterday so the girls and I baked her a cake, which I don't have a picture of, gave her a book she already had and I made her some new heat packs. She had done some serious damage to the last one, definitely over-heated it.

I made this one with some squares I had lying around and I backed it with some vintage chenille I've been hording for ages.

This one I divided into small sections as she has a sore shoulder and I thought it might work to drap over the top. She loved them both but this was a favourite.

Happy birthday to both Jeff's parents as well as they had birthdays last week and this.

I'm behind on my Ice Cream Social Dress, I've finally attached the front yoke and front panel and hopefully I'll get the back done tomorrow.