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Winners announced!

Given the number of entries to my giveaway I decided you could each receive a pattern 🙂
Bern, Anne, Melissa and Sue will soon receive their PDF patterns – thank you all for entering.
Bern – I can’t seem to find an email address for you on your profile so if you could let me know what it is that would be great.

I hope everyone has a blessed and peaceful weekend. We will be celebrating the beginning of Advent, that beautiful time in the church as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Our Saviour.

Stuff in progress…

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Thanks to Hilary’s help in finding me a suitable pattern – a lovely log cabin cot quilt. This for my sister’s first baby, due in January, very exciting!

She has painted the room a lovely green and the baby furniture is white, so the fabric colours I chose to compliment the existing colour scheme. I think it’s going to look gorgeous.

I’ve taken up my courage and am trying another knit. It’s so enjoyable to be knitting again and so far, so good – no mistakes! The pattern is “Little Annie” by Tikki. I’ll keep you updated on it’s progress, but don’t hold your breath, it’s pretty slow going for me.

I’m also waiting on a painfully slow supplier for some fabric to dye and sew into dresses for a custom order.

What are you working on this week?

Quick reminder – the giveaway will be drawn tomorrow so if you haven’t entered yet you still have time!

White & dark choc chip cookies

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125g butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 cup plain flour
1 cup SR flour
1/4 teaspoon bicarb soda
1/4 cup white chocolate dots (add more if you like)
1/4 cup chopped milk cooking chocolate (add more if you like)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream the butter and 2 sugars together. Add egg and continue to beat. Slowly add flours and bicarb. If mixture is a little dry you can add a splash of milk and mix in.
With a wooden spoon mix in the 2 chocolate types.
Spoon very generous teaspoonfuls onto a greased tray and press lightly with a fork.
Bake for around 10 minutes at 180 degrees (C)
Cool on a wire baking rack.

“I give you my heart” giveaway!

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My newest embroidery pattern is finished and available to purchase!

Would you like to win a PDF download of the pattern?

Just tell me what you would use your finished embroidery for (framed, on a pillow, quilt etc?)

I have 3 to give away.

For an extra entry post this on your Facebook page then come back to tell me you have done so.

For an extra, extra entry blog about my giveaway then come back to tell me you have done so.

For an extra, extra, extra entry become a new follower of this blog.

I’ll draw the winners a week from today. Good luck!

My Madeit shop is alive again!

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To be honest, I’d forgotten I had a Madeit shop and it was totally empty. Most of my customers used to be from the U.S. so my Etsy shop was more convenient, but now almost 100% of my buyers are Australian (which is wonderful!) So, I’m very happy to have it re-stocked in time for Christmas.

Hand dyed rainbow dress

Hand dyed tiered skirt. Fully customisable in size and colour 🙂

PDF Embroidery pattern.

I have more listings to add including some new embroidery patterns – yes they’re coming, but it’s slow work, in my case picture snail pace 🙂

I’d love for you to pop over to my Madeit shop and take a look. Have a good sticky beak while you’re over there, it’s changed a lot since I first opened the shop and there are so many beautiful things from so many talented artisans.

Healthy treats!

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When I saw Cathie’s Healthy Chocolate Oat balls I had to give them a go, being a fan of
1. Anything chocolate
2. Anything sweet and shaped into a ball!

They haven’t disappointed either – they are totally delicious! I rolled mine in coconut, don’t they look festive?
One point to consider – if your food processor is cheap and tired it won’t like making these at all! Recipe here.

Gossamer Dreams tonight!

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Just a reminder that Gossamer Dreams is on tonight at 8pm. I recommend you take a look early and plan your purchases as these goodies won’t last long! I have a hand dyed dress and skirt on offer 🙂

Gossamer Dreams previewing tonight!

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Here is a small collection of just some of the items in this months Gossamer Dreams stocking.

Riverside Dolls

Inkidink

Cherish Designs

You can preview Gossamer Dreams tonight from 8pm and pick out what you want for tomorrow night (if you’re quick enough!) This is the last stocking for the year with beautiful items from the regulars and lots of guests (me included!) It would be a great opportunity to nab some unique handmade Christmas gifts.

Cornflake slice recipe (very,very easy!)

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Mother in Law’s recipes are great – these ladies who cooked on wood stoves (and my MIL still does) and fed the hungry hoards (my MIL had 10 little ones to feed) really knew what they were doing.

We “modern” homemakers can learn so much from their ways. This corn flake slice recipe is from my Mum in law 🙂

Another aspect of older recipes that I love is they were built around ingredients every Aussie housewife would have in the pantry – no special shopping trip for fancy ingredients.

You may not have Corn Flakes in your pantry but they are readily available and one of the more affordable cereals.

Corn Flake Slice (very, very easy!)

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

125 grams butter
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup cornflakes
1 cup desiccated coconut

Method

Preheat oven to a moderate (around 180 degrees celsius or 170 fan forced).
Melt butter and honey together.
Add to mixed dry ingredients.
Place in a shallow slice tin, press to even and flatten out a little.
Bake in the oven until golden brown (about 15 minutes) and leave in tin to cool.
Turn out and cut into squares.