Stash busting project bags
We have had a scorcher of a summer here in Wellington and it has been too hot to knit or crochet. To get my creative fix, I got my sew on and made myself some […]
Category: Handmade
Temperature Blanket Tah-Da!
I have just had a quick look back at my Temperature Blanket posts and realised that I never showed you the finished winter/summer blankets that my sister and I made from the 22nd March – […]
DIY Beeswax wraps
We are proud to be a gladwrap free household and have been for over a year. I have been making and using beeswax wraps for a few years now and they are a great alternative […]
Temperature Blanket update #9
September the 21st marked the 6 month mark since we started our temperature blankets. My official last row was green. Sister is 3 weeks behind on her blanket as she didn’t take it on holiday […]
Dishcloth Lovin’ Take 2
As promised, I have been furiously knitting more dishcloths, this time with a new pattern which is fast turning out to be my favourite as it is so quick and easy to knit up and […]
DIY Walnut Butter
A couple of weeks ago I was the lucky recipient of a huge bag of walnuts, given to me by a friends Mum who has a big old walnut tree on their property in Hawkes […]
Quick and easy porridge
Everyone has their favourite way to make porridge and I thought I would share mine with you. It takes 5 mins to make and is a delicious and hearty breakfast. Place 1/2 cup of rolled […]
Temperature Blanket Update #8
It has been a while since my last blanket update and we have had some real doozy weather here in the land of the long white cloud. I even got a silver row which means […]
Oh My Muesli!
I am trying to cut some sugar out of my diet and decided to have a play around with my muesli recipe and see if it would work without the oil and sugar. Oh my […]
Temperature Blanket Update #7
Well it has been nearly 4 weeks since my last update because apparently it has been too hot for my sister to do any crochet, as evidenced by the amount of Emperor and Plum in […]