African Flower Hexagon Blanket

Yay! It is finally finished!






I started way back in November.....






The pattern is from here: http://www.craftpassion.com/2011/04/crochet-african-flower-paperweight-granny.html
I used a size 5 hook and the yarn is Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, bought from Tangled Yarns in Newstead, Brisbane.







I decided to edge them all in white then do another white round joining as I went.







I have to say it was very satisfying seeing all the little stacks of flowers grow!






It is the most colourful blanket I have attempted so far...






..... and I am delighted with how it turned out! I can't wait to start my next project... what will I do next? Have to sneak off to Pinterest for some inspiration!


Have a great weekend!
Tiff

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Sweet Garden Cushions

Look at these lovely garden cushions I made for my Prep class.....






One of my friends showed me a Pin she had just made from: http://www.lilblueboo.com/2013/02/simple-round-situpons-sit-upons-from-vinyl-tablecloth.html & I was smitten!!!!






I raced out to Spotlight to grab some fabric! In the original post vinyl tablecloths and ribbons from a bargain shop were used but I bought waterproof fabric & some bias. I used a dinner plate as a template and got busy! I wanted to keep costs down so I cut up an old blanket to use as wadding and two layers seem to work well. I also bought some fabric that might be more inviting for boys but haven't made that up yet.






I am looking forward to taking them in to school for my Preps to use!

Happy weekend friends!!!!

Tiff
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Sugar sugar, honey honey......

Well Easter is over, but even before that I was thinking my family were all consuming too much sugar - we do love to bake....
plus there is all the hidden stuff in foods that sneak in the pantry.

So I bought this cookbook for some more healthy baking options.....







Then I stocked up ingredients......






And, thank goodness it is the holidays, got busy in the kitchen.







This easy homegrown basil & cashew pesto is yummy on toast for breakfast and was excellent added to meatballs served with steamed quinoa.







I made a berry and coconut smoothie for afternoon tea - just a cup of frozen berries, half cup of coconut cream and half cup of coconut water.






Also delish with roast vegetable and feta frittatas! I even made my own onion relish without sugar!







I have even made an extra effort to fit in more walks!

I have to say after a few initial headaches I feel pretty good, and now I only miss my sugar hit in my coffee, a craving which hasn't lessened and one which I am not sure I can overcome!

Could you give up sugar? We will see how we go.....
We are attempting a few dietary changes here and some positive changes are better than none I think!

Tiff
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Crochet tags

When the kids went back to school I went looking for some bag tags and the idea that that I might make some adult crochet ones occurred to me......
















The luggage tag was my first idea....






I sewed some plastic on the back so I could slip the name card in....







These were very easy basic crochet shapes with flowers from the May Roses pattern on the Attic 24 blog. I am pleased with how pretty they turned out to be. I am now experimenting with some other colours.

Happy week friends!

Tiff
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Qld Floods - again....

There should be meters of grass where that water is!!!!!







Luckily the fence kept the a lot of rubbish out.






Wearing my special safety shoes for the clean up! May have chipped my pedicure!






The river still rages!






The wooden planks that were shelving floated away!








There is just sticky mud where the gravel should be!








Got a lot of mud out of main building on Sunday, but not quite all of it!








The leaves were covered in silt so you pick up plants and it goes all over you!







Still a bit to do but the sun is shining now!
Keep safe friends!


Tiff
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Location:Rivermill Nursery