Nicabella

A mini recap

Magpie

Another round of magpies were born and raised.

Racecupcakes

Pretty vanilla cupcakes with glittery flags for a race day.

Valla

A favourite vacation spot from my childhood.

Weddingcupcakes

Watercolour wedding cupcakes with a 'bush meets beach' theme.

60cake

A 60th birthday cake.

Happy Monday

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(image via here)

Hey there middle/almost end of January…you're here already!!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and kicked off the New Year doing something ah-mazing perhaps?? I spent mine rather quietly and enjoyed some extended time off work with family, pottering around in the kitchen and finishing off a few projects. It was bliss. Seriously.

I feel like so much of 2013 kind of flew by and there were things that I forgot to, or just didn't get around to sharing with you. Over the next coming days I thought it might be nice to put together a catch up, so keep an eye out 🙂

 

DIY // Tinsel Filled Ornaments

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TINSEL FILLED ORNAMENTS

As a general rule I don’t like tinsel, but there are a few less obvious ways to incorporate it into Christmas decorating.

SUPPLIES
Glass ball ornaments
Tinsel
Ornament hooks

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Step 1 – Remove the cap of the ornament

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Step 2 – Fill the ornament with a little or a lot of tinsel, and cut off the excess.

Step 3 – Replace the ornament cap and hang on the tree.

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Enjoy xx

Sweet Eats // The Perfect Rice for Two

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THE PERFECT RICE FOR TWO

Or one, with leftovers.

I love rice. So much so that if only I wasn’t a bean pole in appearance one could almost assume I might have been a sumo wrestler in a former life. I use it to thicken soups, accompany casseroles or stews, and use cold in salads. I also consider it to be one of those basic staples that can actually be pretty easy to ruin, despite so few ingredients. Yep, who knew ‘just add water’ could have such dire consequences.

Anyway, the following method works for me EVERY time. No more undercooked grains. No more stodge. Hallelujah.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup medium grain rice
1 1/2 cups water

Combine the rice and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil uncovered, before turning the heat down to low and allow to simmer with the lid mostly covered. Once pits start forming in the rice, turn off the heat and cover completely. Allow to steam for 10 minutes.

Fluff with a fork just before serving.

The cutest baby shoes EVER

And can I tell you they have been on my crafting 'to do list' for just as long as, EVER.

Babybooties

Although a little fiddly to make, I couldn't believe how gorgeous they looked once finished. Just like a pair of baby ballerina slippers for a future little ballerina perhaps…

Thinking of you today A and your little precious one xx