small kitchen tales

...have so many things to do but you don't know where to begin! yep , seems like there are a few lists going on around lately and lots of deadlines to meet...but all I want to do is sit down and have a cup of tea in the garden, is that a bad thing? lovely teapot surprise, by the ever so lovely Ms Jay ..thank you beautiful lady ♥ ✗ ♥

Remember that feeling of partying all night and then having to go to uni in the morning and feeling sleep deprived and a little hung over? Well that's how we felt all day yesterday due to a baking induced hangover and no sleep. Luckily we had my lovely and always smiling sister-in-law there to look after the hungry crowd. Overall it was a fabulous market , wonderful stalls once again, great crowd and of course the best craft table in town. Speaking to the other stallholders it did appear quieter than the previous market but it was a little windy outside despite the rain holding off. My wonderfully talented and creative sister was there with her beautiful wares. and we had some lovely friends drop by for a much needed visit (I am actually trying to hold my head up on the little one :p) . There will be more photos coming that I will post on the Northside Makers Flickr group when I have finally come out of this hung over state. Fabulous market organisers thank you and for those ...

Don't forget . We'll be doing alot of cookie cutting, baking & decorating , hope you are doing something wonderful today. Have a fabulous Friday, ♥ ✗ ♥

Oh my, my creative space involves thread! just maybe, that pincushion has inspired me :) Can't say that I will manage this at all, but it will be attempted and you may even get to see me do something with fabric after all. Stay tuned. Hey, why don't you have a peek over at Kirsty's for some more creative spaces. Psssstt, don't forget, Northside Makers Market on this Saturday where you'll get to see some real creativity! ♥ ✗ ♥

Thank you sweet friends for your beautiful birthday messages and for making me smile throughout the day. It was a little sad to celebrate my first birthday without my dad but it was a good day with some lovely friends, a fabulous icecream cake and my beautiful and loving family which I appreciate every day even more. Thank you for taking the time to visit and leave your messages, it has been very hectic of late and I haven't been able to reply back to you personally but I do LOVE and appreciate reading your sweet words. Hugs and hope you are having a fabulous day ♥ ✗ ♥

It's my birthday today and we are off to the park for some cake and cupcakes with some lovely friends and children. You would have probably guessed by now that my sewing skills are not what you would call...well, not any at all really, but I have been inspired by all you lovely crafty ladies to get started and what would you think my most perfect pincushion would be...yep, a teacup! So a lovey, lovely lady knew that this would be my dream pincushion without even being told. Thank you Kate for your very lovely present that has me smiling and excited about....PINS!!! hope you have a fabulous day aswell ♥ ✗ ♥

Don't you just love it when someone wants to see your collection of special treasures , things that you have accumulated over time, things that you love to look at, to hold, to use, to love , to admire, to be inspired by and of course things that make you smile . The wonderful theme queen this week Kate wanted a peek at our collections and as Kate mentioned, it's hard to just pick one, so I picked four of my favourite collections for you to have a peek at. Hope you enjoyed my special treasures, pop by the ever so lovely Pip's for more collections . Thank you Kate for wanting a peek at my special collection..s! Have a fabulous Sunday and if you are in Melbourne...a very wet one indeed . ♥ ✗ ♥

We went away for a few days camping at Cape Otway and as always, beautiful weather one day...rain the next. Luckily we made it back before the rain. Stopped off at Nanny's on the way . New family moved in on the farm Spotted a few little friends in the trees at the camping ground Hope you have been well and wish you a lovely weekend ♥ ✗ ♥

We are off to Nanny's and we know Nanny loves anything with ginger, so we made her a little surprise. Ginger Snaps recipe from Women's Weekly makes about 48 ingredients 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 3 teaspoons ground ginger 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger 2 cups plain flour 200g butter, chopped 1 egg method preheat oven to 160 degrees C, grease oven trays process sugar, gingers, flour and butter in a food processor until mixture resembles breadcrumbs, add egg and process until a ball is formed turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll small teaspoons of mixture into balls, place on trays, allowing room to spread and flatten slightly with a fork bake about 20 minutes or until slightly golden. allow to cool This is a great recipe for the little ones to help out with by rolling and flattening the dough. Hope you have a fabulous day, enjoy ♥ ✗ ♥