Baking

I know it looks like this blog is becoming a cooking one but hopefully I will have some sewing soon.



I made this cake on Friday afternoon and this is what is left now. I think the recipe is from here but I can't remember because I had it written down from somewhere.



Then today I did these cinnamon chips. The first batch were a bit well done because I got sidetracked but they are very yummy and I can't wait to make this or this



And finally some scrolls. I used Mel's recipe (just scroll down a bit) and made half cinnamon and half ham and cheese.


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Raspberries

I love raspberries and if you follow me on Pinterest you will know I often pin foods involving raspberries. I pinned this ages ago and decided to whip it up this week.






I did make a couple of changes to the recipe.
- I didn't use a food processor so I just rubbed the butter through with my fingers.
- My tin was a bit smaller so my layers are thicker but it still tastes great and I love the biscuit base being a bit thicker.
- I didn't use a full tablespoon of lemon rind I just used the rind of 1 lemon. A tablespoon seemed like a lot and I only had one. It gave it a nice lemony flavor without being overpowering.

It's been great to grab in the mornings and eat on the way to work this week.

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Lark Lovelieness

I got some lovely goodies at the Lark sale and they arrived on Monday.



This gorgeous Dumpling Dynasty Cookie wallet. I started using it straight away and I love it.



2 Anorak magazines for Charlotte



And this gorgeous weekend bag, also from Dumpling Dynasty. I got 3 of these and wish I had gotten more as they would make great gifts for Charlotte's friends.

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Petite Lasagna

I've been pinning lots of stuff on pinterest including these



Thumbs up from one child, absolutely disgusting from the other. There's no pleasing child number two.

(I used chicken mince instead of turkey too).


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Chocolate party

We usually let the kids have a "big" party every couple of years and Charlotte was supposed to have one in January for her birthday but then Jeff broke his heel and I just couldn't cope with a kids birthday party as well.






So I said she could have a party some time during the year and she decided she wanted to have a chocolate party and today was the day.






I made some cake pops for them to decorate although they were a bit too moist this time, some cup cakes for them to decorate and then they got down and chocolatey with choc dipped strawberries and pizza for dinner.

Can yo believe I didn't get one photo of Charlotte. Now we are all set for the holidays.




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Yoghurt jars

I saw this on pinterest recently and finally got some jars so I could give it a try. I layered mine with yoghurt, granola, raspberries and a drizzle of honey. Can't wait to grab it tomorrow for breakfast.



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Freshly Baked

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Communion

We celebrated Charlotte's communion yesterday. It was a lovely sunny day and all the kids looked lovely, especially the boys in their suits.


Charlotte looked absolutely gorgeous. We got her hair done in the morning and as we left the hairdressers she said she felt like a princess.



I was so organized I manage to whip Lucy up a skirt on Saturday night using some Denyse Schmidt fabric.

We just had family back to our house afterwards for a lovely afternoon that included these yummy cakes



We all had a lovely day



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Cam saves the day

Lucy has a party today and last night I thought I better whip up a bag for the present to go in. I wanted to do a lined drawstring ouch but my head just wasn't working so I googled tutorials, found one which gave me an even bigger headache, looked at google again and a couple down I see the word Curlypops



This lead me to Cam's tutorial, thanks Cam you saved me a headache.

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Hottie challenge

We are all doing the Hottie challenge that Cam is organizing.

This is my hottie


And this is Lucy's


We are just waiting for Charlotte to finish up and then the will be on their way to Cam.

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Lovely blog friends

Look what arrived on my doorstep today from the lovely Peta




Sorry the photo is the wrong way, but it's the new Mollie Makes mag. Now I'm sitting down with a nice cup of tea to have a read.

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Quilt top

I finally used up the Dream On charm packs I got last year and made this simple quilt top. I'm going to back it with a vintage sheet I got last year and am thinking about whether I should add a border depending on how much sheet fabric I have.

Not the greatest photo, I took I ages ago when it was bad weather, although Lucy decided to add her cheeky grin to it. I've played around with instagram on my iPad of course.


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Heather Ross Prints

Look what arrived in the mail box this week.






A big thanks to Lisa for organizing it for me. I just need to get some frames now.

The top one is for Lucy's room and the other one for Charlotte's. Sorry the photo is the wrong want I don't know how to fix it on the iPad.



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Hottie Challenge

Not finished but started at least





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Two Reasons

Why there is no craft happening here





PINTEREST


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The Hottie Challenge

Have you signed up yet? I've signed up Charlotte and Lucy too, it sounds like something the kids can easily get involved in. Pop over to Cam's for all the details.


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supercalifragilistic

Just back from an awesome weekend in Bowral for the world record breaking Mary Poppins umbrella mosaic.

We had a fantastic time and everything ran so smoothly it was great.





The girls had a great time dancing on the oval and then we popped back in the evening for a screening of Mary Poppins, we took lots of blankets because it was freezing, followed by fireworks that were right next to us and it took me back to the cracker nights when I was a kid.








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Craft Punk

Last Saturday I was lucky enough to spend some crafty time with Ingrid and Fran at one of the Craft Punk sessions at the Powerhouse Museum.



We did a stitching session and it was great although I think I did too much talking and didn't get too much done. I'm hoping to finish it off tonight. I'm going to make a cushion from it using the insert I won at Sew It Together

As you can see from the photo I am loving my new iPad and it is eating in to crafting time.

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Markets

We went out to Petite People market. Most of the things were for younger kids than mine but it was nice to see Sarah and see Xena again.

We did get some biscuits from Sarah's sister and they were lovely. We tried some on the drive home and we nearly turned around and went back for more.





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Oh La La

I won this pattern at Sew It Together and even though hats don't really suit me I decided to make it up.

I used a lovely soft denim I got from Peta that originally came from Kelani. I lined it with some Denyse Schmidt. I love how it turned out and it was super quick. I started at 6pm and was interrupted by putting kids to bed, having dinner, watching Brothers & Sisters and Grand Designs and finished it at 10.15 so super quick.

And my iPad 2 finally arrived. I don't know how I've been typing on my touch all this time, I'm in love!


It's very hard to take a photo of yourself in a hat.
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