Hush Puppies

Hi everyone - again! I've just bought some new shoes that I wore to a dinner and so many people fell in love with them! They are from Hush Puppies, and I thought that everyone might love them too.

And another thing from Typo - I heart it - 

 

Rainham Ruins

As I talked about in one of my posts - about 2 posts ago - this is the most beautiful place in the world...

Rainham

 The thing that people never seem to realise about in old houses is that they need to be kept the same, though small changes are allowed, you can't change anything more.  Rainham has a river, a mountain, cows, a kangaroo called Skippy, a train line that has cute little steam trains nestled on it, and a house that needs to be kept.

 MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

 

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas! I can't wait to blog in the new year (I will be blogging every now and then), and have a great Christmas!
xxx

G

By the way, Typo, the awesomestshop in all the world, must have lost so much of their stock because I've been getting Christmas presents from there...

TYPO!!!

My mouth is watering

The Mcfly Clock

Round The World Globe

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Peach and mint Christmas sorbet

1 day until Christmas! I'm sorry about the ultra long wait for the next post, I've just walked into the house after a long, fun, tiring and beautiful weekend in the country. We have bought an amazing old house from the 1830's (!) and it is right next to a ruin and a train track that always has pretty little train running down it.

 Now, onto the actual subject, this Christmas is going to be hot, 35 is the temp for the day, so here's a little treat to serve under the sun. The peach and mint sorbet has peach, mint and orange juice in it, though it sounds like a kids drink, it actually tastes quite alcoholic. It's still really nice!

8 ripe peaches

1/2 cup fresh orange juice

4 fresh chopped mint leaves

1/2 cup honey or less

2 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup water

Boil your peaches in water and simmer for 10 minutes. Once cool, add the sugar and the juice. Mix that mixture up in the blender and then add all the other ingredients.

If you don't have an ice cream maker, use a thin cooking tray to pour the mixture into and leave in the freezer for about 2 and a half hours. Once it's frozen, break it up into tiny pieces and blend in the blender for a second time and pour the thicker mixture into a plastic container and freeze for as long or as little as you want.

:) Hope you like (:

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wit and Whistle and DIY

Wit and Whistle have this very awesome to from stamp for your Christmas packages.

Quick! Buy it before Christmas or you'll have to use it next year!

 Talking about packages, here's some DIY for you. Do It Yourself wrapping paper.

A big roll of paper
A potato or two
Cookie cutters
A few paints

Simply cut your potato into 2 and cut, using your cookie cutter, through one of the halves. When you have cut through them completely, hold on to the top of the shape and dab it into the paint.
 Once you've done that, blob your shape - the panted side down, onto the paper and keep adding more paint onto the shape every time you use it.

Add glitter onto the top of the wet paint if you want and even stickers may stick.

But don't forget simple brown paper packages done up with coloured sticky tape and decorated with drawings!

Have fun and Merry Christmas!

Christmas ice cubes

An almost merry Christmas to everyone! I thought you might enjoy some of these ice cubes in your champagne, water or fizzy, but these aren't just any ice cubes, make them out of rosemary, rasberries, mint, even daisy's.

It's really simple, all you need is an ice tray to slot into your freezer, and the things you want to put inside . Run water into the ice tray, and then drop the chosen things into the tops of each ice-slide and freeze until the next day.

 Have fun!

Once again, Your Eyes Lie

Sorry, I'm in love with Your eyes lie! These are their purple floral denim shorts.

Super awesome

Find from their website the perfect match. Hope you like them as much as I do!

Peace and joy Christmas cards

23 days until a boiling hot Christmas Day in Australia at the beach! The countdown has begun for us, and we're all waiting for the feast the most. Everyone needs one of these for their family cards, and here it is, and an almost merry Christmas to everyone!

 Click Here

Once you download this freebie, make sure print it out onto a piece of card in a coloured printer and cut. Have fun! :)

BTW, I got the idea from eat drink chic!

Your Eyes Lie Matches

Your Eyes Lie have come up with this!

 

So cute!

Also from Your Eyes Lie

And I think the fox face raglan sweat shirt goes perfectly with these...

Dressmaking

I made this dress for our formal, and I love it!

Sorry, really random close up of the peter pan collar here. I downloaded the printable pattern off honestly.

I made it and love it, it was so easy!

The Otherist

I don't know about you, but i heart The Otherist!

According to the description of this Wonderland Plate, a lone wolf marches across this oval porcelain plate leaving tracks in its wake. Created by ceramicist Élise Lefebvre for her Wonderland collection, the perfectly formed woodland creature seems to have partaken of Alice's infamous "Drink Me" shrinking elixir and ended up miniature sized.

 Anyone else love this too?

A bronze Titmouse Swallow

Best in Park

I'm in love with these stripey collars! Best in Park sells collars, leashes and all other awesome doggy things.

Ha Ha!

Change

 

Isn't it annoying when someone suddenly decides to change the theme of their birthday party a week before it starts? OK, we finally agreed of a cooking birthday party, based on the kids making all their breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sounds fun!

1st course is popcorn, with toffee or salt flavoring.

2nd is pizza from scratch

3rd is... guess what? Sundaes!!!

I'm so excited!

What we're planning is to have fruit and ice-cream in it, plain and yummy! I'll be happy to show you millions of photo's on the day, but right now - planning. We'll have taste-testing games and eating competitions.

All in our awesome tiny house that contains this awesome tiny room.

 By the way, do you know Maisy?

The birthday girls gonna' get some big suprises on the day!

Dia De Los Muertos Party

Another awesome freebie from funkytime, the dia-de-los muertos party printables! Make sure you have pinatas and lot's of neon flowers, because Mexico is calling you!

Have fun!

Birthday Party!

Happy Halloween everyone! 

My sisters party is coming up, the theme as outdoor movies. As usual we're getting going with invitations early and having fun with decoration ideas, but I'll show you the actual party on the day (probably after). You can download some stuff off other websites like I did, and here they are. Eat drink chic, make sure you cut out the valentines bit 'cause it's meant for valentines day not movies. Have fun!

Lolly Packet Toppers

Lolly Bag Tickets

Movie Kit lolly Bag Things

By the way the cake is a chocolate cake, yummy!

Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups plain flour

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

125g melted butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

Icing

1 1/3 cups icing sugar

1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder

20g butter, room temperature

Method

Preheat oven to 180. Lightly grease a 6 cm deep, 20cm round cake tin. Line base with baking paper.

Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Combine buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla in a jug. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour in buttermilk mixture. Mix until light, creamy and smooth.
Pour mixture into the prepared cake tin, and bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Turn out onto a wire cooling rack and cool.
To make the chocolate icing sift icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl. Add butter and 1 tbsp of boiling water. Stir until smooth. Spread icing over cake. Top with blueberries. Allow icing to set. Slice and serve!
ENJOY!

Neon Gift Wrap

I don't usually put stuff up from other blogs, but this is awesome gift wrap!

 Download it from Funkytime.

Here it is - Neon gift wrap.

Chinnamons and Chinatown

Keep calm and Make Tags

Hi everyone! Sorry about not blogging for ages, but here you are finally!

Use these as cards, tags,business cards, save the dates, invites, whatever. Print on a 90mm - 52mm cut business card sheet.

Here they are