In the Garden

 

I little while ago the girl’s decided that our veggie garden needed a scarecrow, so with Daddy’s help they made one.

They used one of Daddy’s old flannel shirts and an old pair of jeans from mummy.

The hat was left over from my husbands 30th birthday (we had a country theme) and a pair of old garden gloves.

I think they did a fantastic job.  Worked for awhile but I busted 6 King Parrots eating the tomatoes today lol!!!!

Happy Gardening

Going to the Movies

 

Girl’s night out.  Checkout this new movie A little bit of Heaven starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal.

A movie about a  a guarded woman who finds out she's dying of cancer, but when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.

Click to checkout the trailer HoytsALBOHtrailer

Have a great time!!!!!

Linkup Party Likes #21

 

What a very wet weekend we just had her in Jimboomba.  I thought the poor dogs where going to float away in their dog house if it didn’t let up.  A few road closures around the area but nothing major.

I have been working on a few Bunny Beanies for Easter.  I thought I might do something different this time and add a bit of fabric to the ears.  What do you think?

                      

I tried one on Ethan to see how the ears would sit.  Yep he wasn’t very happy with mummy, not even a biscuit would make him happy lol!

I also finished a new hand sanitiser and dummy pouch set that I will be selling on Made It:

 

I finally got through all the blog posts that I have been following. I had 1000+ and must admit I had to mark a few as read as it was going to take forever. 

But I still managed to checkout all the lovely things you have been making:

  

 

           

  

1. Love the fabric Kassie from Mommy to a little lady{bug} has used to make these cute toddler boots
2. I wish I was using my sewing machine more when the girl’s were little.  I just love the little crochet flower added to these adorable shoes by Somewhere in the Middle
3. I so have to make one of these little guys.  Loving this little birdy by PaperTurtle. The pattern is free from Lion Brand
4. Little Stitches for Little Ones by Amy Butler is a must have on my book list.  It has inspired Zween, a blog about making and sharing to use these gorgeous vintage fabric to make a changing pad.
5. Found this great tutorial over at The Mother Huddle. This would be a great project for a young girl to make. 
6. Who Doesn’t love Dr Seuss.  I remember my Dad taking me to the library when I was little and borrowing out Dr Seuss books.  I have bought the whole collection for my girls.  Will have make these great hats by Kitchen Fun with my 3 sons.
7. What a great way to brighten up a plain dress. Tutorial is found over at Show, Tell, Share…
8. OMG how cute are these.  I had a similar pattern I came up with for a pair of sandals my niece use to where that looked like these.  Just loving Crochet Dreamz work.
9. I bought some lovely pre cut squares from Little Starfish Fabrics that I hoping to make into my very first quilt. Love the gorgeous fabric JAQS studio has used in this one.
10. And last but not least, I have seen a few things that Scrabble squares have been made out of but never coasters.  What a great idea.  You can find the tutorial over at Pops and Podge.

Well I have a few things that I should be doing and the Little Man is wanting mummy’s undivided attention so must dash.

Have a great week and I look forward to seeing what you have all been up to next week.

Have a lovely day!

What’s on the menu

 

I was watching Australia’s My Kitchen Rules the other week and the Melbourne contestants managed to make a very bland Kofta. 

(photo from MKR website)

How is this possible, it’s not that hard to make and you only have to let them marinate for an hour or so, so that the herbs and spices blend in with the mince.

I try to let it sit in the fridge all day and then I cook it in the sauce for about an hour and a half on low. So yummy.

So after watching this episode I had to make it for myself in my tagine. Doesn’t it look yummy. I like to serve it with couscous so you can soak up all the yummy juices.

I use the ingredient's from one recipe for the Kofta and the sauce from another.  I like to roll the mince into large meatballs and then brown them in the base of the tagine.

Once I have done that I then remove the Kofta and add a little butter and throw in the onions. 

Now to add the spices and the tomato paste (tomato paste is not in the recipe but I like to add a tablespoon or 2).

Time to add the tin of dice tomatoes and let it simmer for about 10 mins.

Add the Kofta, pop on the lid and then let it simmer on low for around 1 hour or so.

 

Now just to serve with couscous and bon appetite!! I’m drooling just looking at the picture lol.  Wash down with a lovely red.  I like a good Merlot.

Here is the recipe:

Lamb Kofta

• 1kg lamb mince
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp chopped corinader
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp ground cardamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika

And for the Sauce

• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• 1 onion sliced
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 tbsp parsley finely chopped
• 1 tsp ground paprika
• 1 tsp basil finely chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

Enjoy!!!!!

I found it at the library

I thought I was going to have to wait for this book for a while but no only after a week of waiting I got the email to let me know that it was waiting for me at my local library.

What am I talking about, ‘You Sew, Girl!’ by Nicole Mallalieu is what I’m talking about and I just love this book.  Not only is this a great book but the author is an Aussie oi oi oi!!!!!

This book has some great projects for you to tackle, from belts, hats and pouches to dresses, cowl tops and skirts.

The book has two sections, the first is about Skills and the 2nd is the projects.  The first part, Skills, is not only about the equipment and gadgets to use but also about patterns, paper to cardboard, making multi-size patterns, drawing a full pattern from a half and transferring the pattern markings.

It also goes into well illustrated detail of the techniques you will need, eg making bias binding, sewing even allowances, buttons, zippers.

And the best bit of all is that the patterns are on A3 sheets which as you already know I just love. 

I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy of this lovely book and even added to your book must have list, I know I have.

Happy Reading!!!!

In the garden

 

Happy Valentine’s day!!!!

Here are some beautiful roses from my garden just for you.

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you all were spoilt rotten!!

Link Party Likes # 20

 

So how was your weekend.  We took the girls bowling with a our friend Mel and her son Jack.  It was the first time for the girls and they had a ball.

 

 

 

With Valentine’s day tomorrow I thought I would have a look at what everyone has been creating for that someone special.

I will be making a cup cosy for Jorja’s school teacher and for Grace’s two Kindy Teachers we thought we would have a go at these cute little envelopes I found over at Clever Charlotte:

If your not ready for valentines day here are a few great ideas you could try:

Little Wonders Days created these cute little hearts and birds with Salt Dough:

She also has this great tutorial to create scratch off paint:

And who would love to receive one of these delicious cupcakes for valentine’s day.  You can find the recipe over at Hoosier Homemade:

Need something to put your pressie in, well here is a great DIY heart shaped box by More Style Than Cash:

Shindig Parties TO GO! have some great free pintable's to go with your yummy cupcakes:

And for all you chocolate lovers out there, Homespun with love has a DIY Chocolate Bath Salt tutorial for you:

How about something special for Mum, Dad or the Grandparents from their little ones.  Detail-Oriented Diva has this lovely framed idea:

 

Need something special for the dinner table, A Farm Wife’s Journal has this lovely tutorial for a Candy Hearts Table Runner:

And last but not least, these are the cutest things ever, Valentine Teddy Marshmallow Pops.  You can find the tutorial over at DollHouse Bake Shoppe:

I hope you all have a lovely valentine’s day with that someone special.  I know I will.

Have a great day!!!!

(p.s.  all pictures have been taken from the relevant sites)