Making something special!

I've been very busy over the weekend making a couple of extra presents for my lovely daughter who turns seven this week!

I recently had a trip to the Make Café and picked up some beautiful fabric which I thought would be perfect for some pretty skirts. (It was hard not to buy everything...they have such beautiful fabric!)

I managed to find an excellent tutorial here for a super cute & very easy skirt....complete with simple sizing measurement!

I bought a couple of plain t-shirts & appliqued a cut out of the skirt fabric and to complete the outfit I made matching button hair ties and got a pair matching tights!

I can't wait to see what the birthday girl thinks!

Pumpkin, Leek & Feta Puffs

Last night I made these delicious Pumpkin, Leek & Feta Puffs. I've had this recipe for years....I cut it out from a magazine and it is great in winter for something yummy that the kids will eat!

Makes: 20                                      Preparation: 15 minutes                             Cooking: 40 minutes

• 500g pumpkin, peeled & cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 60g butter
• 2 leeks, trimmed, washed & thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 200g feta, crumbled
• 1 pack flaky puff pastry sheets
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• sweet chilli sauce or tomato chutney to serve

1. Preheat oven to hot, 200dc. Lightly grease 2 - 3 baking trays.
2. Toss pumpkin in a baking dish with oil. Cook for 15-20 minutes until tender. Set aside to cool.
3. Heat butter in a large frying pan on medium. Saute leek & garlic for 4-5 minutes until leek softens. Stir in coriander.
4. In a medium bowl, combine leek mixture with pumpkin & feta. Season to taste & allow to cool.
5. Cut each pastry sheet into 4 squares. Place two tablespoons of pumpkin mixture on one side of each square, leaving a 1cm border. Brush edges with combined egg & milk. Fold pastry over & press together to seal.
6. Brush with remaining egg & milk. Sprinkle with either sesame or poppy seeds.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden & puffed. Serves puffs with sweet chilli sauce or chutney.
8. ENJOY!!!

All I Want For Christmas

 

Hi everyone!

I'm off to Christchurch this weekend for the "All I Want For Christmas Market".

It's very exciting as I am slightly addicted to christmas so can't wait to see all of the lovely stalls there!

I'm also offering $5 off every purchase over $10 for the day of the market too......Just pop over to my Facebook page to grab a coupon!

 

 

 

 

Happy Labour Weekend!

It certainly has been a while since my last post!

 

Time is flying at the moment with wedding preparations and lots more happening in our household!

 

To celebrate the long weekend I'm offering 20% off all items in my Felt store.

Just pop in LABOUR at the checkout.

 

Have a great weekend & hopefully you get to enjoy some sunshine!

Craft Invaders Market!

I'm off to Christchurch this week to have a stall at the Craft Collectives Craft Invaders Market.
I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks getting things ready so now I'm almost done! I can't wait to see what other lovely stalls will be there!

I will also be putting my Felt store on holiday until the end of August so I can spend some time working on getting my patterns ready to sell so you will be able to have a go at some of my designs!
As well as this I will be working on some of the decorations for our wedding in December....It's getting closer now!!!

Okarito & Rainbows

This week has been so crazy & busy!

We only had one night at home together this week between BOT, Fire Brigade, Creative Fibre & Friends of the School!

I spent almost 12 hours at Sophies school on Friday as Hokitika Primary had a Warm Up Winter Market which was an awesome success! It was great to see all of the crafts the kids had made and there was a heap of yummy food & hot drinks...A great excuse to break out and enjoy winter!

I was lucky enough to be able to escape down to Okarito (My favourite place) on Saturday as my Creative Fibre group were lucky enough to have been offered a bach for the weekend. It was great to sit down relax and see what everyone was making and share our creative ideas.

While I was down there I managed to get the first of my Rainbow socks made....I can't wait to wear these!

$8 Sale on Tonight!

I'm having an $8 sale over at my Facebook Page tonight!

Pop on over and grab yourself a bargain!

$8 SALE!!!!!