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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
