Favourite for this week…
Cotton box
My new custom-made cotton box is just too cute not to share. Due to all of my recent sewing projects, my cotton collection was fast outgrowing the container I had previously been storing them in. They needed a new home…and it had to be pretty!
I had a couple of lovely wooden craft boxes with clear lids that I was yet to find a use for, so after giving them a little trim down with a circular saw (my boxes were initially quite deep) they were joined together back to back, painted, and lined with patterened paper – gorgeous!
I love the fact that it is reversible, so when the first tray is full I can just flip it over and have a new rainbow of colours on the other side.
Happy Monday
– image via flickr –
Stitch addict
Now that the initial rush of Christmas and all of the entertaining that goes along with it, has passed, I can now enjoy some time out to feed my sewing addiction.
Yesterday afternoon I made a tunic dress (in just a few hours) and loved it so much I decided to make another one today, out of a striking caramel/black zebra print. Being so petite I find it hard to find clothes that fit really well, but this pattern is true to size and really easy to follow.
Aside from clothes sewing, I also have three quilts that are in various stages of completion. Yes, I did say three. Some may call it madness – I call it therapy!
Happy Birthday
Today is my big sisters birthday.
A, do you remember when we had to hang up on each other because we were laughing so hard?
You are my best friend and I hope you have a wonderful day.
xx
Today is my last day of work for the year and I can't wait to spend the next couple of days leading up to Christmas simply taking some time out to just be.
Dare I admit I was up until midnight last night baking? But it was so worth it. The eggnog macarons and mousse verines were to die for!
However my nougat that yes indeed 'looked like nougat' when it went into the pan, certainly did not behave like nougat should when I took it out. Who knows what went wrong…perhaps some more in depth research needs to be done before I attempt a second batch.
Also, a little word of warning on the apple cider caramels…they are VERY soft. If you are after a firm, chewy, toffee like caramel, then the recipe link in my earlier post is possibly not for you. They did taste lovely though!
https://hellonicabella.com/nicabella/2011/12/success-and-a-little-failure.html
Happy Birthday
RALPH
Everyone, meet Ralph.
Ralph loves….
- sitting on laps, whenever & wherever possible
- Boney (his stuffed toy in the shape of a dog bone, although he’s partial to pulling the stuffing out)
- his blanket (a dog & bone print – so appropriate)
- getting in to bed with whoever is last to wake up
- running around outside
- play dates with Misty on a Saturday (she’s a sweet black short haired kelpie, three times his size!)
- sitting in under my feet in the bathroom while I get ready for work in the morning
Of course we think he’s the cutest.
Enjoying small comforts
I was up quite late last night working on the laptop, and I was being kept company by little Ralph. He likes to curl up on my lap a certain way, which unbeknown to him of course, makes my arm ache. I could move him, but I don’t.
It’s these small comforts or should I say discomforts, that I wouldn’t trade for anything.