Recipe: Cottage Pie
We love cottage pie for dinner with some fresh green veggies. Most folks call it shepherd’s pie. Technically shepherd’s pie is made with lamb and cottage pie is made with beef. The ingredients are naturally gluten free and I use … Continued
Christmas: Wine Bottle Hats
I’m continuing with some early Christmas gifts to make. Here is a cute little project that uses up bits and pieces of Christmas coloured yarn and turns them into wine bottle hats or cork cozies. A perfect little gift to … Continued
Embroidery: Mini Sewing Needle Case
The weather has been amazing for the end of October and the beginning of November. So I’ve tried to be outside as much as possible so not a lot of stitching has been going on. I started to make a … Continued
Embroidery: The Autumn Tree
The autumn tree progress in the past two weeks has gone from almost finished to completed. I enjoy seeing the stitches that others are using for this project. It frequently helps me decide what to choose next. So far I’ve … Continued
Recipe: Baked Bananas
What do you do with bananas that are just a bit too ripe to eat? Well, the usual go to recipe is to make banana bread but I decided to make something a little different. Baked bananas are so easy, … Continued
Embroidery: Mason Jar Blooms
Last week I started a small embroidery project of some blooms in a mason jar. This project was from Clever Poppy and for a short while the pattern was free. After using the light box to transfer the pattern to … Continued
Books: Christmas in Newfoundland
What better thing to arrive in the mailbox on a rainy day totally unexpected was a copy of Christmas in Newfoundland 2 by Mike Martin. Mike writes the series of light mystery gendre of books about Sgt. Windflower, who is … Continued
Pattern: Plastic Canvas Snowflakes
Here is the pattern for the small plastic canvas snowflake pattern. Here is the pattern for the larger plastic canvas snowflake pattern.
Embroidery: Autumn Tree Progress
I have slowly been working on the autumn tree embroidery this week. As well as stitching a leaf a day I also started to stitch the trunk of the tree. I was inspired on October 12 to see a wonderful … Continued
Recipe: Bone Broth
Bone broth is a healthy food to supply you with protein, calcium, iron, and other minerals. It can help with bone and joint health, and digestion. There are many different recipes on the internet. Read them all and choose the … Continued
Embroidery: Needle Minder
I get inspiration when viewing work from different crafters. Last week I viewed a few projects that used needle minders or a needle nanny. In that ‘I can make it myself’ mode I started thinking about what I could use, … Continued
Time to Make Some Suet and Birdcakes
The cooler weather is approaching, probably more rapidly than we will admit. Winter bird visitors to the garden are beginning to arrive. So it’s time to start making my homemade suet for the feeders. My favourite recipe for all season … Continued
Embroidery: Autumn Leaves
A new stitch along by Stitchdoodles has started for October. After downloading the pattern and transferring it to material with the light box I’m ready to stitch. You can find the pattern here if you want to join in, daily … Continued
Crochet: Afghan Kit
Last winter I purchased an afghan kit from Mary Maxim, worked on it for awhile, then realized there was a mistake so unravelled most of it, and started to redo it. Then the weather started getting warmer and it got … Continued
Crafts: Lace Lantern
I adapted an idea a friend shared with me and created a lace lantern using a glass vase from the thrift store and an old lace tablecloth. The glass vases come in different heights and can be purchased for about … Continued