We love Playcentre...here is a little introduction to Playcentre from my new perspective.
I would love to hear your thoughts about Playcentre...
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Upcycling to help "get up"
I found this foot stool at my favourite local op shop. Just what I had been looking for to help my little girl climb up into her big bed.
Sew Pretty have some gorgeous Dr Suess FQs which I have had my eye on for sometime. Little K adores Dr Suess and so my first efforts at upcycling were born....
She is chuffed! And now that we have redesigned her room, we are on the hunt for the perfect head board. The quilt hanging in her room is a source of inspiration for me. It was a first bday gift from Aunty 'Ree of Midget Magic. The groovy knitted blanket was a gift for K at her birth by her Nanitex.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Many Projects on the go! Piles of washing makes me slow!!
It seems my posts have taken a back seat while I try to conquer the accumulating piles of washing due to inclement weather!
My pup Tilly had a gastro virus too - so been playing pet nurse. And my little girl seems to be of the opinion that she no longer requires a day sleep. So there goes Mama time for crafting or my own napping so that I may craft in the evening!
My hands have been filled with baking, cooking, natural remedy creating and trying to solve the ever constant question of "How do I deal with this new stage of child development?"
All sprinkled with the occassional thought and hand given to some sort of crafting. So, I still exist. Today I wanted to share with you the gorgeous fabric for my first ever quilt.
I am about to embark on using my new cutting mat, and rotary cutter to prepare my blocks. Exciting!
Sew Mama Sew have many wonderful tips and tutorials and I shall be following them over the next few weeks. If you are new to quilting like me check out this tutorial for preparing and cutting.
So, please leave me some comments of encouragement over the next couple of weeks to move me along through my quilting project. Hopefully I will post more soon!
My hands have been filled with baking, cooking, natural remedy creating and trying to solve the ever constant question of "How do I deal with this new stage of child development?"
All sprinkled with the occassional thought and hand given to some sort of crafting. So, I still exist. Today I wanted to share with you the gorgeous fabric for my first ever quilt.
I am about to embark on using my new cutting mat, and rotary cutter to prepare my blocks. Exciting!
Sew Mama Sew have many wonderful tips and tutorials and I shall be following them over the next few weeks. If you are new to quilting like me check out this tutorial for preparing and cutting.
So, please leave me some comments of encouragement over the next couple of weeks to move me along through my quilting project. Hopefully I will post more soon!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Banana Choc chip Muffins and a Delissimo Cake!
Delissimon's Double Chocolate Mocha cake was today's inspiration for baking. Perfect for a friends birthday and just the right type of baking for a wet and windy morning. This will be served with a dollop of cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
You can find Monica's deliciously easy recipe here.
The tissue paper flower is a decoration I slightly modified from this pattern here found on Prudent Baby.
We followed this event with banana choc chip muffins. Recipe courtesy of NZ's Womans Weekly.
This is a great recipe - very sweet. We used less sugar and only a third of the choc chips recommended and they were still very rich.
Then my lovely sister arrived with loads of her 'Breastfeeding Bar' - which I just love, love, love.
Clearly all of the chocolatey baking was enough to set off the terrible twos in our house. I am exhausted from exercising all of my patience and consequence today!!
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and get the chance to make one of these scrumptious recipes x
You can find Monica's deliciously easy recipe here.
The tissue paper flower is a decoration I slightly modified from this pattern here found on Prudent Baby.
We followed this event with banana choc chip muffins. Recipe courtesy of NZ's Womans Weekly.
This is a great recipe - very sweet. We used less sugar and only a third of the choc chips recommended and they were still very rich.
Then my lovely sister arrived with loads of her 'Breastfeeding Bar' - which I just love, love, love.
Clearly all of the chocolatey baking was enough to set off the terrible twos in our house. I am exhausted from exercising all of my patience and consequence today!!
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and get the chance to make one of these scrumptious recipes x
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Maeve Magazine - A Classy Online Mag you will Love, Love, Love!!
My cousin is writing for this fantastic, Melbourne based online magazine. Great reading for Mums, crafters, food lovers and people passionate about the arts, all that is pretty and fond memories.
I love their vintage look and their appreciation for intelligent readers. Check them out here and on Facebook!!
Check out my Aunty rocking the Ducati - she and other fabulous Mum's can be seen in the "Fabulous Mums with Style" feature.
Jasmine Norrie her daughter is a fledgling freelance writer to watch out for! Way to go my cousin x
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Have you seen our Busy Book Block Swap for our little ones and Starship?
Have you always wanted to create a busy book for the special little ones in your life? We have created a busy book block swap to help you collect some wonderful pages for your book from crafters around New Zealand. Please click on this link for details and share the concept by sharing our swap button too
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Lavosh, Good Nosh, and Budget Posh
Have you visited www.pigstitsandparsleysauce.co.nz? The story of a NZ woman who challenged herself to a weekly grocery bill of $100 for her family (dogs included) to save at least $12 000 in a year to invest in a rental property. Long story short she exceeded her savings goal and now writes and shares about how she achieved this. I found it all very exciting. So I am giving it a crack. Will let you know how it goes!
One of Lyn's tips is too shop at Bin Inn (or the like), your local butchery and produce stores. She says avoid supermarkets and if you must go there have a list and stick to it. Well I have been doing that for the last fortnight. Our local Bin Inn type shop is Simplifood in Mount Maunganui. I spent quite a bit of our budget, with most of the cost going toward supplies for Wendyl's cleaning products. I was very excited to see that they stock her range including the liquid soap she recommends - Dr Bronner's castile soap!! Wonderful! My next cleaning product will be the peppermint paste as my bloggy friends are raving about it as a jiff equivalent. My stove stop is hideously dirty so wanted to see if the peppermint paste can work its charm there.
I stayed mostly to our list in the supermarket managing to forget one item - K's corn thins. This inspired me to dig to the back of my pantry and memory banks and create Annabel Lanbein's Lavash. Mmmmmmmm, low in salt, filled with yummy sesame seeds - I am liking this option for K's savoury snacking. It is so easy to make. Takes a while to roll. I love the taste and the rustic, odd shapes. I am looking forward to Dad and K's reviews as they took it too the park for afternoon tea.
On this particular weekend morning I was up before the family and whipped up soup for dinner and some delish home made bread - thanks to the Edmond's Cook book wholemeal bread recipe - we are really feeling like we eat well with the seasonal food focus, homemade goodness and budget attempts.
This week I will use the last of our tomatoes to make more tomato sauce, and try some pear and date chutney from my gorgeous recipe book "Ripe" pictured above. These will hopefully become birthday gifts.
What's cooking in your seasonal kitchen?
One of Lyn's tips is too shop at Bin Inn (or the like), your local butchery and produce stores. She says avoid supermarkets and if you must go there have a list and stick to it. Well I have been doing that for the last fortnight. Our local Bin Inn type shop is Simplifood in Mount Maunganui. I spent quite a bit of our budget, with most of the cost going toward supplies for Wendyl's cleaning products. I was very excited to see that they stock her range including the liquid soap she recommends - Dr Bronner's castile soap!! Wonderful! My next cleaning product will be the peppermint paste as my bloggy friends are raving about it as a jiff equivalent. My stove stop is hideously dirty so wanted to see if the peppermint paste can work its charm there.
I stayed mostly to our list in the supermarket managing to forget one item - K's corn thins. This inspired me to dig to the back of my pantry and memory banks and create Annabel Lanbein's Lavash. Mmmmmmmm, low in salt, filled with yummy sesame seeds - I am liking this option for K's savoury snacking. It is so easy to make. Takes a while to roll. I love the taste and the rustic, odd shapes. I am looking forward to Dad and K's reviews as they took it too the park for afternoon tea.
On this particular weekend morning I was up before the family and whipped up soup for dinner and some delish home made bread - thanks to the Edmond's Cook book wholemeal bread recipe - we are really feeling like we eat well with the seasonal food focus, homemade goodness and budget attempts.
What's cooking in your seasonal kitchen?
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