Starting tomorrow, and running until end of trade the 15th of September, all my chenille quilts in Handmade Heaven will be 20% off. As of the 16th of September they will be pulled out for the Spring/Summer season. So go and grab a bargain while you still can!
I was invited by the lovely Kylie of Chasing Purple Dreams to attend a workshop for PMC on Saturday. PMC is precious metal clay and it's fabulous stuff. A lot like plasticine in that you shape it any way you want and then allow to dry. It works much like clay that you can then use an emery board filing off rough edges and finishing off your piece. The exciting part happens when you fire it in the kiln. It burns the extra moisture and clay particles off and you are left with (in our case) fine silver. Wonderful stuff! And oh, the possibilities! Kylie took heaps of action shots, so I'm sure she'll do a better job of explaining the whole process. Anyway, it was a fun day, and we came away with a unique piece of jewellry. Thanks Kylie! And thanks Miss 13 for modeling my piece so well!
To check out more info on PMC head over to May Bartrum's website, the lovely woman who taught our workshop.
Week 3: Enthusiasm wearing thin. Suck it up Selina.
I am still waiting on details from 11 of you before I can go ahead with sending out partners. I have received word that at least 1 of you did not get an email. If you did not get an email from me, please check your spam to see if it's there. If not, please let me know and I can send you that email again. Thanks everyone!
So the sign ups are closed and the email asking for your details has been sent out to everyone who joined in. If you have not received that email , please let me know. Also, if you have received that email, and no longer wish to join in, please tell me as soon as possible. Thanks!
I came across this magazine swap in my blog travels and thought it was a fabulous idea. I've signed up for it, check it out here and see if it's your cup of tea too!
I am up to my ears in chenille this week, and loving it! I've got that many custom bunny orders on the go I've had to put all the cut pieces in little baggies to keep them in order. I do love the challenge of custom orders, having to put colours together that someone else wants rather than what I would do myself. Makes you see things differently.
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Oh, and have you signed up for my stocking swap yet? Go here for all the details. Sign ups close tomorrow.
Have you signed up for the Great Stocking Swap yet? Go to this post for all the swappy details. It should be lots of fun! Sign up closes on Friday the 27th of August, so get signing!
For those that have signed up and haven't sent me your email address, could you please do so, so I can get details sent out to you as soon as the sign ups close. Thanks.
I am so in love with this bear! I'm very tempted to keep him, but really, how many chenille bears do I really need? So Randall is heading off to Handmade Heaven. He would make a fabulous Christmas gift, don't you think? Did you also know that Handmade Heaven has layby? Just perfect to start putting all your handmade Christmas gifts away now.
I seem to have found a bit of an energy boost from somewhere. Maybe the regular exercise last week helped? Anyway, I found myself getting all domestic over the weekend. I made jam. I made homemade baked beans in the slowcooker. I made a batch of lemonade scones to go with the jam. I made homemade laundry powder (more to come on that one!) and I made one of my childhood favourites, date cake. I think I have altered the recipe over the years, because I was sure the recipe came from the Bundaberg branch CWA cookbook, but when I looked in there yesterday, it was vastly different from how I have been making it.
Oh well, this is now my version,
Selina's Date Cake.
preheat oven to 180c (or 160c for fan forced)
2 cups SR flour
250 gram bag of dried dates, chopped
1 1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup raw sugar (I have always used raw sugar in my baking unless caster sugar is called for)
3 tbs butter
1/2 teaspoon bicarb of soda
Put chopped dates, boiling water, sugar, bicarb and butter into bowl, mix and let sit.
Allow to cool.
Add flour and mix until combined.
Pour into prepared loaf tin and bake for 45 to 55 mins.
Enjoy warm with lashings of butter.
Let me know if you give it a try!
Also, have you signed up for my Stocking Swap yet? Go here for all the details. I'd love for you to join in!
