Gearing up for F1 2012!
As a big motorsport fan I’m looking forward to the start of the F1 season in Australia on March 16th. If you can’t wait that long to get some F1 into your life you are in luck! I have a bunch of goodies that are sure to set you up for the forthcoming season! F1 … Read more
Super Fabulous Competition Time
I am rapidly approaching the 1000 twitter followers mark and to celebrate I thought I’d say thank you to all of those lovely followers and welcome new ones by having a little giveaway. In the draw are the two prints above. One Loopy Laa Laa Romance print (perfect for Valentines Day) and one 2012 F1 season … Read more
Let’s rock Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us fast I thought that I should do some card designs, but I’m just not into the whole sentimental thing that comes with Valentine’s day, it seems forced, contrived and unrepresentative of relationships as I know them. Although the history of the festival is quite interesting and starts to make the whole thing … Read more
2011: 12 Lessons My First Year Working For Myself Taught Me
Over the last year I’ve done a lot and learned a lot. But how do I get all that into a blog post that doesn’t feel like making you sit through a dull slide show of my life? Like this I hope (but I’m going to follow this up with some more in depth posts … Read more
Seasons Greetings
What a year 2011 has been! Having quit my full time job in January it has been a year of discovery, new things and extreme learning curves. I will write a review of the year closer to New Year’s Eve but I would like to take a little time out now to wish you all a very … Read more
Christmas Make & Bake Finale: Part 1
So in the final instalments of this series I’ll be showing you the Makes & Bakes in situ. I’ve spent the day putting everything up and making the house look festive, I love doing this and make a big fuss about it every year. I’ll be tinkering with it and adding things (hence this is part 1) … Read more
Christmas Make & Bake Part 6: Peppermint Creams
A Christmas classic this one! These dinky little sweets make great gifts or save them all for yourself and scoff the lot while wrapping the presents! You can colour them to match your decorations or even dunk them in melted chocolate, mmmmmm chocolate. You will need: Icing sugar Egg – just the white of 1 … Read more
Christmas Make & Bake Part 5: Papercraft
I love papercraft, being able to take a simple piece of paper and quickly and easily turn it into something beautiful is really special. I’ve got two easy decorations that you can make in various sizes, both make great stand alone decorations or you can make smaller versions and string them together to create gorgeous … Read more
Christmas Make & Bake Part 4: Santa’s Hot Chocolate
Also known as an acceptable way to start drinking before 11 am. We are now halfway through this special Christmas Make & Bake series so I thought we ought to start on the drink! This simple but tasty hot chocolate recipe can be tailored to your taste and is perfect for the whole family (obviously without the … Read more
Christmas Make & Bake Part 3: Rudolph Biscuits
These gorgeous little biscuits with their bright red noses are just perfect for Christmas. Make them on Christmas Eve to leave out for Father Christmas and Rudolph of course! If you can resist eating them yourself that is. You will need: 115 gr butter – leave it out of the fridge for a while to … Read more
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