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Supplies needed: front and back fabric, thread, scissors, snaps & snap applicator (can use other fasteners as well). So many of my friends are having kids now, this is keeping me incredibly busy with projects for gifts for their arrival and following birthdays! One of the more popular requests (yes my friends actually make requests… Continue reading Bandana bibs
For any little mermaid in training, a personalised towel makes a wonderful gift. For this project I used cotton fabric that I had in my bag of scraps (my goodness that is a large bag that just seems to keep growing). Iron Heat n' Bond onto the wrong side/reverse side of the fabric. I always… Continue reading Customised swim towel
Every wine-o needs a wine caddy - can carry four glasses and one bottle all in one go! That is, if said wine-o is willing to share their wine! I bought the wood blank on eBay many years ago, if you can't find one, let me know and I will see if I can find… Continue reading Wine caddy
Looking for a delicious summer dessert, well here you are, consider it my gift to you. These simple berry pavlova’s are so easy to make. I use the BBC Good Food meringue recipe and instructions I used a tumbler to mark out the size I wanted to pipe my meringue. Make your meringue following their… Continue reading Summer Berry Pavlova
My sister and brother-in-law celebrated their first wedding anniversary in 2018. I wanted to come up with a unique (and not soppy or nauseating) anniversary card. I used my Cricut and Cricut Design Space to design the topper for this using image Bear from the Bits and Pieces cartridge. The backing paper I downloaded from… Continue reading Happy Annibearsary card
Everyone gets a little hangry when they are desperate for food...and me, even more so when I am waiting for my food to cook. Although, this apron wasn’t for me, it was part of a baking gift set I put together for my niece . A great and simple gift to make! I bought the… Continue reading Hangry apron
Last year, I was feeling inspired with my baking and wanted to try something slightly different. When I asked what would be liked for dessert, I was met with the response - cheesecake! No objections from me! I started with a standard hollow Cadbury's chocolate Easter egg. Luckily for me, they seem to come in… Continue reading Cheesecake Easter egg
Taggies are a great gift for babies to play with but also a great way to use up fabric. They can be any shape or size, some people make them in a pillow type way, or shaped like an animal. But as basic square or rectangle you can sew in such a quick amount of… Continue reading Taggies
So...our third wedding anniversary! That has come around quick. As you can imagine, I made as much as I could for our wedding - invitations, decorations, and the cake! Most brides would have been stressed, but not me... I'd also like to note we decided to move 6 months before our wedding and take on… Continue reading Wedding cake topper
Every summer I get asked by a friend to bake cakes for our local animal shelter for their open day and I always donate one myself. Each time, I like to try and come up with something different and unique as they are raffled or auctioned off to help raise vital funds for cats and… Continue reading Dog cake
