Showing posts with label 365 challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 365 challenge. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2009

365 day challenge SCRAPPED!!!!

Yes folks, that's right, I'm bowing out. I think I was, shall we say, a tad over-ambitious! If I didn't have 3 kids I'm sure it would have been a lot easier!!
Instead, I'm aiming to make 1 thing per WEEK, and if I'm lucky, I might manage more. I still intend to keep posting the stuff I've made here, so don't worry!

First week at school has been a little hectic, but I'm pleased to say DS5 loves it.
Here is a pic of him on his first day, looking very smart in his uniform:

I ended up going to the Queenscliff Hotrod Festival the other week, as I said in my last post. I decided to get dressed up for the occasion:


Here is a pic of a little fascinator/cocktail hat type thingy that I made. I saw one similar somewhere and thought it was really cute! I'm rather pleased with how it turned out!

Other than that, the only thing I've really been able to make in the last week are some very yummy butterscotch scrolls:

They go down a treat and are sooo simple to make!

Here's the recipe:

Butterscotch Scrolls

Dough:
30 grams butter or marg
2 cups SR flour
3/4 cup milk

Filling:
75 grams butter or marg
1/2 cup brown sugar
cinnamon, for sprinkling

Method:

Rub butter into flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add milk, mix to a soft dough.
Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead lightly.
Roll out rectangle 1 cm thick. Spread with butter (or marg) and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up as a swiss roll and cut into slices with a serrated knife. Place onto greased and lined baking tray. Bake at 220 C for 10-12 mins until golden and cooked. Dust with icing sugar.

Enjoy!!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Further behind!

Well, my 365 day challenge has so far been a may-jah flop!
I am thinking of re-starting on the 1st of Feb, as my eldest will have started school then, and routines will be back to some state of normalcy.
I did manage to make something last week-a penguin brooch for my sister's 14th birthday.
I can take absolutely no credit for the design however, as I am a naughty, naughty copycat-it is a blatant rip-off of a pin made by Lupin. I hope she doesn' t mind!!!
This is the pin I made....

Inspired by this one made by Lupin...

Thursday, January 8, 2009

I'm a lazy bitch

Okay, so I've been a totally slack cow-I meant to post this about 3 days ago, but blogger wouldn't co-operate, and then life got in the way the rest of the week! This is my wall hanging...I think it's finished, but I'm in two minds about maybe whether I should put another black layer on the back of it, and around the little hearts?
What do you think?
I have done bugger-all else this week craft-wise. My kids were nuts, but our Christmas visitors have gone now, and the kids are a lot more settled. I've been doing a huuge declutter and trying to get the house ship-shape before school starts. It's getting there!
I think I am going to re-start my 365 day craft challenge, because I've just had no time whatsoever to do much of anything.
I got a new camera today-yay!! This one has a macro function on it, so I'll be able to take way better shots of my goodies. Did that just sound as dirty as I think it does? By goodies, I mean my crafty wares! OOh, I think that's even worse!!
I think I'll stop now!
I will be back.
And I will have something to show n tell, I promise:)