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2016 round up and plans for 2017
Happy new year, folks! My 2016 round up has slid into 2017 which is a bit annoying but I doubt the world will implode as a result.First up, cakey creations! I have to admit to feeling disappointed with...
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Banana, date, honey and walnut cake
Hands up if you love banana cake! If you do then you've come to the right place. I love putting borderline mouldy bananas to use.I came across this banana, date, honey and walnut cake recipe at Jean's...
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white chocolate cake with passionfruit curd and chocolate dipped strawberries
Hey, long time no blog. 2017 has been utterly rubbish so far, hasn't it? I was so determined to start the year positively, despite a gut feeling of impending doom, but it's just been one crap thing...
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bad ass t-rex and an octonaut gup
Thank you for all the kind comments on my previous post; you're a lovely bunch! I genuinely wasn't fishing for compliments. Sometimes you just need to vent and admit that life has been a bit sh*t and...
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french fancies
Man do I love a french fancy. They're pretty and pink, dainty and sweet. Perfect afternoon tea food. What's not to love?!I remember watching an episode of the Great British Bake Off where they made...
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barfing sarah giraffe dress
One of my childhood best friends, Sarah, is a bitter (single) lady. Whenever she sees a loved up couple, whether it's in person or on tv, she rolls her eyes and remarks "BARF!" It's hilarious and I...
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caramelised apple and cinnamon cake
How on earth are we in September already?! Crazy. Anyway, here's a cake I made for my sister-in-law's birthday back in April. It has an autumnal feel so I guess it's appropriate that I'm sharing it...
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knitted: turquoise blaster cardigan
It feels like an eternity has passed since I finished and photographed this project. May, I think? Anyway, I managed to finish knitting a wooly cardigan just before the start of summer. Smart, eh? I...
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lady skater lovin'
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few years, you've likely heard of or made yourself a Kitschy Coo Lady Skater dress. I bought the pattern early on last year and I am utterly ashamed...
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two moneta dresses - floral and polkadot
After the storming success of my Kitschy Koo Lady Skater dresses I decided to try another jersey dress pattern which dominates the online sewing community: Colette Patterns' Moneta Dress. I initially...
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my birthday - a pink house and knitting stuff
It was my birthday at the beginning of month and I took the whole week off work to enjoy it. Annoyingly I immediately caught a cold and consequently spent most of it feeling rubbish but that didn't...
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millionaire's shortbread cake and a duff for dad
October has been rather busy and cake filled for my family. My birthday is at the beginning of the month, swiftly followed by my friend/future sister-in-law then my Dad a couple of weeks later. As a...
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a marvel-lous moneta
Haha, see what I did there? This is the dress I made for my birthday at the beginning of the month. If you can't wear a dress emblazoned with superheroes on your birthday, then when can you?!Anyone...
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kitty feet - my first hand knitted socks
I think we all need to take a moment to admire my feet. Not a statement I make often, but look at the little kitty faces!Earlier this year I decided it was time to learn how to knit socks. My Granny...
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roarsome moneta
Another Colette Patterns' Moneta dress. Sorry, not sorry. For my fourth incarnation I used a cute lion print jersey I purchased from Elephant In My Handbag, added a black peter pan collar and in seam...
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mincemeat cake
Still got jars of mincemeat left over from Christmas and have no idea what to do with them? Bake this cake. It tastes like mincemeat pies but it's a cake, therefore even better!It's so good that I...
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the forgotten bakes of 2017
Hey folks! It's been a few months (other than my brief post a few weeks ago.) I'm surprised anybody still visits this space as it looks somewhat abandoned. However despite the tumble weed it appears...
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the forgotten knitting projects of 2017
Hi folks, I'm back with my knitting round up. I managed to blog two knitting projects last year, my Blaster cardigan and first pair of socks, but here are the rest. Enjoy! Steven SeagullHaha, see what...
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the forgotten sewing projects of 2017
When I started compiling my forgotten makes and bakes of 2017 at the beginning of the year I didn't think I had much sewing content left to share as I was sure I had blogged most of my projects........
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lately...
Now that I've finally caught up with 2017's blog content I can finally move into this year. Hurray!2018 has been quite a big year for me so far, mostly because... I bought a little house. All by...
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