well hello dolly

 

Hello there !

I've been thinking about a little giveaway but was also

thinking I'd like to turn it into a bit of a game .

 

What I was thinking was I'd put a linky thing on here

and get you to do a post about your doll .

 

It could be your first doll , your last doll , your favourite doll

your daughters favourite doll .

It could be a doll you made or a doll you really hate.

It could be a doll in a toy shop or a doll you always wanted.

It could be about a doll collection or a doll maker .

Anything about dolls .

 

What do you think ?

 

I can't do this without you as I don't want to put

a linky on here and have no one link up I would just look daggy !

 

Would you play ?

Would you help spread the word ?

 

I'm thinking I'll put the post up on Friday night and leave

it up over the weekend and use a generator to pick a winner

of the fabric on Sunday night .

 

Thoughts please would be much appreciated xxx

come and sit awhile

 

Come in and sit and I'll tell you a little story about a very sad chair.

 

This is the chair that sits by the phone in a doorway.

This is the chair that everyone sits on when they are on the phone .

This is the chair that everyone sits on to have a quick chat

when they aren't staying for long .

 

 

This is the chair that everyone puts their phone , wallet or hat on

while they quickly duck into the bathroom .

This is also the chair that people put their phone , wallet , hat , schoolbag

and lots of other things on so they don't forget their things

on their way out .

This is the chair that people sit on when they are really grubby.

 

 

This the chair now .

 

 

This is chair that will be admired .

 

 

This is the chair that will never be taken for granted again.

 

 

 

liking tarts

 

Hello and good morning !

Do you like a good tart ?

I found a really easy recipe for pecan tart and tried it

and it was so successful I thought I would share it with you .

If I'm going to get fat you may as well too .

 

 

The recipe I found had you making the shells

pfffft that's what supermarkets are for ,

 I bought premade pastry shells and used 16 little ones .

 

Heat the oven at 180c.

Put your premade shells on a baking tray .

Arrange some pecans on the bottom of the shells.

In a jug whisk together

1/2 cup maple syrup,2 eggs , 1/4 cup brown sugar,

20g melted butter , 1tbsp plain flour and 1tsp mixed spice.

 

Pour mixture over pecans .

Bake for about 20mins.

Let them cool (they set a little more when they cool)

Dust with some icing sugar and serve with icecream or cream .

 

Or leave them sitting on the bench to cool and they just disappear .

 

I love recipes that are so easy but make it seem like you worked hard.

 

g'day hoo roo

 

Say g'day to Hoo Roo !

The pattern for HooRoo has finally made it into my bigcartel shop .

 

 

Hop over and check her out if you like .

Have a great weekend !

 

Wholesale enquiries are welcome .

If your local doesn't stock my patterns just say

" excuse me please could we have Clare's Craftroom patterns here "

postcard swap update

 

Hi again , back already .

 

I sent out the emails with the partner allocations for

the postcard swap this morning please let me know

if you have any problems .

 

I had a couple of nice photos of postcards to post here

but booger in all it's wisdom has decided I must use

Picasa to upload my own photos and I really think

this is a horrible way to do things !

 

Do you know how this all works ?

 

I'm just wondering about private blogs.

There are blogs about that are only for invited readers

so I'm assuming these blogs first have to upload to Picasa which

then takes away any privacy for them then .

 

I like being able to load a photo straight from my computer

so I'm really not impressed with this .

 

I'm really interested in your thoughts on this

am I over reacting and should just get used  to it ?

or just suck it up princess ?

 

I'm off to do some gardening that will cheer me up xxx

prepare. act .survive.

 

Australia is a beautiful land of great extremes .

 

This year there are fires and heat wave conditions.

 

 

Last year we had floods .

 

Do you know what to do in emergency ?

You would be very surprised at how little people do know.

 

 

 

I'm no expert but I know those who are .

Please for the sake of your families read this plan

from the N.S.W. Fire Brigade and N.S.W Rural Fire Service.

 

If you are prepared you stay safe and help those who

help us stay safe too .

 

We have had very dodgy internet with all the heat but

I should be able to send partner allocations for the postcard swap tomorrow.

kicking off the year with an easy swap

 

Hello there and welcome to 2013 !

Are you staying home or traveling ?

Did you manage to get any time off ?

 

I mentioned on facebook about a postcard swap and

got a great response .

This will be the easiest swap ever !

 

All you need to do is let me know here if you would like to play.

Send me an email with your address.

Pick up a postcard from your home town or somewhere

you are on holiday .

Write a few chatty words on the postcard , whack on a stamp

and post it to the partner that I pair you with .

 

It will take you a few minutes and a couple of dollars , that's it !

 

What do you think ?

As it is minimal cost it would be nice to have bloggers

from all over the world playing !

 

I'll give you a week to sign up and then I will let you

know who your partners are .

 

You then must post your postcard within the week .

 

Tell your friends , the more the merrier !