Cherry Blossom bag

I finally decided on a bag for this material and I absolutely love it. 

I cut up the wrong material for the handle but now I prefer it and am glad I did this.

The fabrics look so good together and its really comfortable to carry.

I also fit alot in it which is handy.

I also made a colour on the go for a friend with this material. It looked super cute.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

We took the kids into the city to see Santa and the christmas displays. We rode the train at myer which was again fun but sadly it seems this will be the last year as the kids were at the maximum height to ride. They looked so cute riding and I couldnt imagine them being too big to next year!

We also visited the window displays at David Jones and then into the magic cave where Santa was.

There were cute elf workshops and this was the cutest with the elf under a box waving his legs!

The santa at the QVB was the best this year as he sat in a Swarvoski crystal garden and a blue fairy would escort you in to see Santa - Fancy 

Check out my christmas Day dessert plate! 

Yes it was all for me. Yes it was after 3 plates of lunch including seafood, salads and hot carvery. And YES I ate it all (except for the rum ball!!)

Diet starts next year!

A christmas message

Best Christmas present ever!

Our gingerbread house

Our gingerbread house.

Pretty good for first time.

We spent a lovely morning together, assembling and decorating. The kids loved it and I enjoyed watching and helping. We had carols playing and they were funny trying the lollies while decorating!

It was interesting to hear them chat about it and decide how to decorate it. 

We filled it with lollies too!

It smells delicious. I think we will definately be doing this again next year. I am already looking forward to it!

christmas soft spot

I Love fruit mince tarts. I have a soft spot for them. As soon as they hit the shops they hit my trolley!

And as they have egg in them I am the only one in the house enjoying them.

My friends mum Jenny was making her own batch and telling me about them and I was eagerly listening to her explain the receipe as I have always wanted to make my own but thought they would be tricky (tricky actually translates to hard work, lengthy process!)

Well it just turns out that she had made too much filling and could spare a jar (you had to start soaking the filling a few weeks ago) and I of course snapped it up. 

So lovely of her 

Jenny gave me a receipe for a fruit mince slice which is easy but I really wanted to make the tarts. I used a pastry receipe from a Donna Hay magazine for a blueberry tart - thought it would be the same - and just sprinkled with icing sugar when they came out of the oven.

They sure looked good. They are not as soft as the packet ones but I am so proud I made them.

Mum has had one and there are 3 left, so I have had........... 

christmas Pjs

Another christmas, another set of christmas pjs.

This year I have really noticed an improvement in my sewing

They are loving wearing them which really makes me smile.
The shorts were a much better fit this year. I made the same design of dress, I really should try a new design.... soon

I have heaps of left over material. I didnt even use one lot as my girl changed her mind.
I am thinking of making some tree decorations as I think that would look just lovely, though it will probably be a next year thing!!

Her cake

After lots of thought my girl asked for an icecream cabbage patch birthday cake. Hmmm.....

Maybe not this year!

I gave her some Donna Hay kids magazines and finally she came back to me with the decision... an icecream barbie doll cake. This I CAN do.

And I added fairy floss for an extra treat which she really loved.