I’m sure we all remember the 80’s cake of fabulousness – Death By Chocolate Cake. Well, I’m fairly certain this is the brownie version. These brownies are amazing, so rich but so moreish. I cannot take credit for the original … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Fusilli? Not so Silly!
Ever been inspired by pasta? No? Me neither until the other day. I have been busy practising my very basic crochet skills but making headbands for friends baby girls. I really wanted to make with a bow, but didn’t know … Continue reading
Powder puff & curly whiskers
I hadn’t attempted cross stitch since I was about 14 years old. I remember well that piece I created of a cute little teddy bear. I picked up the kit in a craft shop during one of the many excursions … Continue reading
White chocolate & pecan; “a more sophisticated cookie”
Another NCT meet, another excuse to bake. This time round I’m going for cookies from; yes, you guessed it, the old faithful Hummingbird Bakery cookbook! Contrary to appearances, I do own more than this one cookbook. In fact, I have … Continue reading
Tip of the Week!
Our first Tip of the Week. To be honest, I’m not sure if there’ll be a tip every week but I couldn’t think of a better title! Bex and I both love Cross Stitch and some of our work will … Continue reading
Loaftastic!
Short post today, typed whilst feeding my daughter Mabel! After my lemon bread success & persuaded by my husband, I made Hummingbird Bakery’s Banana Bread. It’s super easy & quick. I didn’t have plain flour but used the bread flour … Continue reading
Buttons buttons everywhere
I love buttons! I have jars of the things. I happily spend hours sorting them, gazing at them lovingly and then popping them back into their jars to dream of one day being made into something. Imagine my excitement when … Continue reading
Lemon loaf to share with the ladies
Get me, two posts in one evening! Well tomorrow I am attending an NCT coffee afternoon. My antenatal group meet up with our little ones (now almost 6 months old) & eat & chat. So I jump at the chance … Continue reading
Something old, something new
In many ways this blog is rather late since there have been so many projects we’ve shared & undertaken together & individually during the last 10 years or so. But when I think about it I make, bake, create, pin … Continue reading
And we’re off……
We started our adventures in craft many moons ago. Both baked, sewed, stuck thing together etc etc as kids with our mums and nans and have never lost of the love of making things. This weekend we’re off to the … Continue reading