Baking Time!

Baking Time!

So today I had nothing to do, I went into work only to discover I wasn't actually supposed to be working! SO, I looked through all the books on our family bookshelf, and found a book called Cakes and Cookies For Beginners, which we've had since I was little. I looked through it and found Gingerbread Shapes, so I decided to make up a batch!
The first batch was pretty disastrous, turns out I misread the ingreidients and put in too little butter, which meant it didn't stick together like dough should! However, as soon as my mother was on hand to help, I was away, and I now have a massive batch of about 40 small butterfly, chick, bat and pumpkin shaped cookies! So I've been feeling like kind of the domestic goddess! I felt as though I should have been dressed more appropriately for the occasion though, perhaps in a patterned tea dress, stockings, some plain black heels and a frilly white pinny, just to look ever so cute and pretty! But never mind, there's always next time!

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Craft It, I Say! Craft It Good!

Craft It, I Say! Craft It Good!

So recently I've gotten myself into crafting... SO I thought I should share this rare creative streak with you, while it still lasts :)

My friend Emily's 18th birthday is coming up, and for ages I've been so stuck on what to get her. And really, I only thought of this a moment ago, but I know EXACTLY what I'm going to do. I'm going to take a sourjourn into The Real McCoys when I'm next in Exeter on Thursday, and I'm going to buy a plain beret second-hand. Then I will go to Bunyip Beads and pick up some cute buttons, and sew them onto the beret for ultimate cuteness.

I've also rediscovered my love of knitting, recently, and realised that I could make a bag suitable for everyday use, with little effort. I mentioned this to my friend Jess, and asked her if she wanted one making. She said yes, yes she would, so here's how I'm going about it :)

Materials;
2 skeins wool colour one (Yellow)
1 skein wool colour two (Gray)
6 false roses, two yellow, two white and two blue
1 metre of cream ribbon to thread through top
Assortment of yellow, gray, cream and blue buttons.
Yarn needle.
Knitting needles, size 4mm

Instructions;
Cast on 64 stitches in Colour One
Work approximately 150 rows in Colour One, using a shopper bag for size guidance
Cast Off
Repeat previous steps
Using Colour Two, stitch your two peices together at the sides and bottom, turn inside out to disguise stitching.
Cast on 15 stitches in Colour Two
Work approximately 165 rows in Colour Two, until long enough to create a strap.
Cast Off
Repeat.
Stitch handles onto top of bag carefully.
Using Colour Two, attatch roses, buttons etc randomly around the "body" of the bag.

Happy crafting!

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