Archives
These are archived posts from a blog from many years ago.
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Skirt Conversion
A project I have been trying to get to for months is the conversion of 1 dress & 3 skirts into 2 skirts. The floral pumpkin patch dress was a gift a few…
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Glasses Case
My first attempt at a glasses case! I found a great tutorial here and gave it a shot. I wouldn’t say it is a professional finish, but I was pretty impressed for a…
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Orange Sky
Awoke yesterday morning to a very eerie orange glow coming through the curtains. Looking out the window all we could see was this orange sky. It was like there was a bushfire…
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Crooked??
Last night Miss 4 came in to the lounge room where I was sitting on the couch. She climbed up alongside me, and I said ‘Would you like to rub mum’s back’ her…
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Chocolate People
Today we are going to cook ‘chocolate people’ from the free coles magazine. They look like gingerbread men but they are made from a chocolate biscuit dough. Yesterday we made marshmallow/jam slice, also…
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Finger Buns
Finger buns have always been a big fav in this house, but with the price tag they carry it is only an occassional treat. Today I gave making them a go, and am…
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Learning Letters – Craft
I have been trying to come up with different ways to help DD’s learn their letters. We have posters in the playroom, and we point out letters on different things etc. All the…
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Milo Muffins
Monday cooking included some sweet snacks for the lunch boxes. A fav is ‘mini milo muffins’. This recipe was orignally found on Simple Savings, can’t quite remember the original poster. It is a…
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‘Top Deck’ Rocky Road
As a New Years Eve snack DS and I decided to make some Top Deck rocky road. He loves top deck & white chocolate so we thought it would make an interesting spin…
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