Its that time of year when craftspeople get to twitching and listing the many things they would like to make for special people over the next few weeks. If you would like to treat yourself check out Cranberry Cottage & Bittersweet, both sweet scent-sational soap makers who are hosting a free drawing for folks to […]
Kate from the French Nest tagged me in the Middle Name Game. You know the rules of these things, I am supposed to find a word for each letter of my middle name and then tag that many other bloggers to do the same. My middle name, although perfectly nice has 10 letters, would have […]
Maple Leaf Cookies 1 cup butter1 cup brown sugar½ cup maple syrup1 large egg yolk3 cups flour Cream butter and sugar together before adding the maple syrup and then the egg yolk. Gradually shift the flour into the syrup & butter mix. Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic and chill until firm. Pre […]
Mary Ann on Follow Your Bliss is hosting a Vintage Christmas Stocking Swap. The call is up for people who like to dabble in the vintage textiles and papers. This swap is looking like it is going to be way too much fun. I do hope that some Aussies & South Pacific gals are registering […]
Time is the longest distance between two places.Tennessee Williams Are the seasons changing at your place? While the tropics are shifting into warmer sunnier days many people in the blogging world are settling into the colourful days of Autumn or Indian Summer.Clarice of Story Book Woods is celebrating the change of seasons by hosting Autumn […]
Life’s Music is ever changingBut how beautiful the danceFlaviaAn altered art challenge with the theme of music, using cover from a musical play, paperdolls, sequins, made a paper assemblage of a tiny music book with a Japanese postage stamp for the cover.
Smelling the salt of the oceanFeeling the touch of the seaThere is no better way of setting your spirit free We’re going on holidays, not sure where yet but isn’t half the fun in the planning of where to go and what to do? Collection of beachy things, a quilt mum made near Scusset beach, […]
Friends are the chocolate chips of life! A cute card that came in the post the other day, good excuse to post more red on the blog.
in-spire/ v / to infuse; influence; arouse; give cause What do you do when your muse is on holidays? Some times it happens, a normally creative person gets too caught up in everyday living and you can’t find that magic spark. Then what do you do? With the internet there are millions of options, thought […]
‘After a visit to the beach, it’s hard to believe that we live in a material world.’Pam Shaw For those who like to collect pretty things Beachy’s Cape Cod Cupboard is the place to go for shells and more. Stroll through her Etsy shop or blog where there is a little rak action going on […]
