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Tutorial: Cotton Rounds
Sunday was a huge sewing day – 4 projects finished. Cool! This was my first on Sunday morning, with a cup of tea. Cotton rounds aren’t too expensive at the drug store, but they are wasteful. This tutorial makes use of what’s in your scrap box and gives you an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cotton rounds. What You Need ruler piece of paper pen cotton scraps (flannel, terry cloth, diaper cloth) fabric scraps matching thread fabric scissors sewing machine First – decided on the size.…
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Recipe: Nutella Stuffed Cupcakes
Love nutella? Love chocolate cupcakes? Well, here’s a treat for you! This morning I felt like baking, but no way my husband was going to eat 24 mini cupcakes and 6 full size ones – so I baked away and brought them to my gym – the staff were super happy!! Ingredients cake mix box (plus ingredients to make) 1 cup nutella box of chocolate pudding mix white chocolate chips The secret to this recipe – it’s quick. The trick, however, is that the pudding…
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Tutorial: Headbands
Have some scraps of jersey knit fabric? You need to make headbands! These twist headbands are inspired by a Pinterest pin from Honeybee Vintage. They are quick and easy – I made 7 in 2 hours…plus, stopping to take lots of photos. They make a great little addition to any gift. Update – new tutorial – wide headbands! Check it out, too. Headbands Mine measure 4 inches by 18 inches – however, next time, I think I’ll do 6 inches by 18 to get a…
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Recipe: Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries. Yes, they are so good. Yesterday we had chocolate covered Oreo cookies – today, swap in strawberries. You can even have sprinkles, too. Ingredients Bakers white chocolate – 2 oz. 4-6 Strawberries sprinkles You will also need a double boiler – don’t use the microwave. Heat up the chocolate and dunk in the washed and dried strawberries. Cover in sprinkles, if you wish! These little berries pack some sweet and tangy flavour. The sprinkles add a nice touch. And, you can add…
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Recipe: Chocolate and Sprinkle Oreos
Chocolate and sprinkle Oreos. White Chocolate? Oreos? Sprinkles? What fun!! Ingredients Bakers white chocolate – 2 oz. 4 Oreo cookies sprinkles You’ll also need a double boiler, or your own homemade method for melting chocolate…I don’t suggest the microwave. Heat up the chocolate until it’s well melted. Dip in your Oreo cookie. Let it dry for about 10 seconds – then delicately dip in a bowl of sprinkles. If you rather, just sprinkle on the sprinkles! Let the cookies dry and parchment paper (if you…
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Recipe: Cucumber and Dill Salad
Cucumber and dill salad time. A fan of dill? I’m not a big fan of dill – I’ll pass on dill pickle chips all the time, yet dill in its fresh herb form is actually quite delicate. The flavour is mild. Try this cucumber, dill, and almond salad before you write dill off completely! Ingredients 1/2 a bunch of dill 2 cucumbers 500g of coconut greek yogurt 100g of chopped almonds First – peel and deseed the cucumbers. Thinly slice the cucumbers and chop the…
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Recipe: Square M&M and Oreo Cookies
Love Oreo cookies and M&Ms? No, you don’t…well, then pick something you love and add it to this square cookie recipe! But…if you do, then you’re in luck! Time to try these square M&M and Oreo cookies. I noticed some cookies like this on Pinterest one day and I though, wow…inspiration!! Time to bake up! They are easy to make and they go quickly. I start with my chewy cookie recipe: Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon backing soda 2 teaspoons corn starch 1/2 cup…
