golden crispy crunchy carbs

i learnt this recipe ages ago at a middle eastern cooking class.  i made it a few times and then it languished alone in the bottom of my recipe drawer and finally got lost.  this week the temperature dropped 10 degrees for a couple of days and i suddenly had to make the yummy golden crunchy potatoes and [...]

free the elephants

on etsy….

barkingbirdart, terbearco, inretrospect
sarayard, neverenoughhours, leatherprince
on felt….

katieca, snuggleb, papillon

 
on a vintage cotsheet i rescued from an oppy…

and how cute is this guy??? he’s a beautiful FREE embroidery pattern thanks so much to corinne.  just click on the picture or here to get one for your very own

how not to dance

ahhhhhh!!! i know it’s not smart or clever but  i am guilty of breaking at least one of these rules.  seems that at least one guy was watching when we got up on stage coz $5 a bottle wine made us the best dancers ever… don’t laugh, you watch it and then tell me you’ve never [...]

crochet crime

crochet bikini anyone?  well, maybe it’s a bit brief to even be called a bikini.  i have no idea how i ended up looking at these beauties

image: what not to crochet

while i was looking for a picture of cate blanchett in her granny square dress.  weeeeell, actually that’s not true.  i found what not to [...]

oops, i was away for a while huh?

seriously, i haven’t said ‘hi’ for over a month?  man, that’s pretty stink.  i had to move stuff round because we are painting, and i couldn’t get my sewing machine out to play with.  don’t ask me why that affected my being able to post, but it did.  i know, s-t-r-a-n-g-e.  and now i don’t know [...]

my creative space

jeepers, you made me blush, which is a bit of a strange feeling when you’re alone, but thanks for picking my space from last week as your fav’ space last week kirsty. 
this week i’m trying to objectively read my promo cards.  it’s a bit tricky sometimes to read what it says and not what i [...]