Baking up a storm!

Last weekend was the christmas fundraiser fair at Imogens art space and boy did we have an amazing time!
To mix it up a little I made about a zillion things for our make shift cake stall (no fair is complete without the obligatory came stall). I couldn't decide what to make initially so borrowed a friends copy of the frankie sweet treats book and please pardon the pun....went nuts!

We're talking rocky road, gingerbread men, caramel corn, toffee apples, choc peppermint cupcakes with crushed candy canes as sprinkles and fail safe fudge!

I know I'm a little being in the blogging but I promise you the photos have been taken it's just a matter of me finding the time to write the words!

Enjoy the sweetness!



and so we begin the rocky road adventure..



caramel corn was the hit of the day...the baking day...in MY house by my HOUSEMATES!

candy cane sprinkles!

the carnage the was laft after gingerbread men were made

Bleeding Heart Markets

Just a wee re-cap of last Fridays market venture. The rained stayed away and I managed to buy one part of my sisters Christmas pressie. It was fun if a little slow but I had loads of visitors {thanks mum, cousin and other ladies!} so it was pretty fun all round.

My sisters handmade decorations, you can find her on etsy at TheFloatingWorkshop

Mini trees for your mantle or Christmas table! $35 each and can be found on my etsy.

New cushion covers made from vintage pillow cases and vintage zippers, everyone loves an icecream! Will so be on my etsy shop..

Art work and screen printed goodies by Nikki at UptightButDangerous

Dear Santa

I know I'm a little old for this perhaps but I truly miss writing a letter to Santa, telling him all about how good I've been over the year and how much I truly truly deserve that thing that I desperately want. So anyway, to make myself feel better because I know this year is going to be looking a little on the skinny side of things present wise I've made my own wishlist, picture style.

{I'm very aware that this is completely 100% self indulgent but please, everyone likes looking at pretty things! so put those judging eyes away and enjoy!}

Lovefoxxx Joking at Melissa Australia

rock on muppet fans, at threadless

Beautiful earrings by amerrymishap on etsy

If only it was cold here for Christmas I could wear these cute as mittens from BirdaKnits on etsy

Patricia Valery made this most amazing party dress ever...I do love it so

What could quite possibly become the greatest addition to my house...ever! This and other gems can be found over on etsy, made by lino cut boy.

uh, do I even need to give this any reasoning aside from the fact that It's the cutest flippin pterodactyl ever and I love dinosaurs! Thankyou ecoLEFTZ 

Loving the crappiness of this shirt, I'll be back Cairo Vintage!

I'll be honest, I could go on but I won't because it's waay past my bedtime and I still plan on squeezing in some reading time {nearly finished book #3 in the Game of Thrones series, if you're not already, jump on board!}

Summer Lovin'

....Had me a blast at Noosa a few weekends ago with the girls, sunshine, delicious cider and a rather territorial kookaburra.

kickin' it beach style!

the view from our beveraging verandah

old mate

just a few photos to make you jealous xx

Christmas Markets!

Just a quick one before I head into town for the Bleeding Heart Christmas Markets today kids.

Don't forget, 

Bleeding Heart Gallery,

166 Ann St,

Brisbane.

And to get you in the mood, here's a sneak peek of what's to be expected from my wee stall...

I will also have treats from my sister Ash, timber christmas decorations and brooches as well as creations from my mate Nikki, from uptight but dangerous.

There are also 21 other stall holders and delicious coffee awaiting you so get on board!

Party time, excellent!

I love Waynes World, for all the trash and big hair and baseball caps.

This has nothing to do with my last two weekends though {which is what this blog is about} except for the fact that they were both mucho excellentay!

This first was an all round winner of a weekend that began with my sister, mum and I going to a handbag sale and then sliding over to the Kit and Nancy yard sale...hello awesome new YELLOW uni bag and kitschy vintage kitchen scales! I also then mounted a raid on my youngest sisters bedroom {which was mine before I moved out} because I knew my old cane kids rocking chair was still about but hadn't spied it in a while. I was on a mission to save it and save it I did, from an old computer monitor that was squishing it and god knows what else has made that wardrobe its home!

i am going to ROCK uni, yellow style!

now holds the more miniature of our cookbooks on the kitchen bench

all my saturday treasures.

Then it was all about the Christmas craft seeing as I have been asked to have a stall at the Bleeding Heart Gallery Christmas Market,
 Dec 2nd, 10am - 4pm
166 Ann Street, Brisbane.
 {if anyone was keen to pop by?}

me looking super attractive in my working hat and loving the fact that it was 1 million degrees, in the SHADE! {i was not in the shade..}

the trees

the helper Millie

delicious.

I just found this recipe and actually cannot wait to try it out, I'm almost at the point where I want to get in my car a drive to the nearest 7-eleven and pay through the nose for a packet of overpriced tim tams just to give it a go! {did I mention that it's 11:03 PM on a MONDAY night...}, tim tam tarts?! Come on!

Anyway, for the good of the world please go and check it out at Chantelles blog, fat mum slim.

Macarena!

Not really, more like Macaroons, but it was my first attempt and I feel as though it was worthy of a song.

Now this is going to be the shortened version of my epic adventure but only because I'm STARVING and beginning to slur my words here, my typing has hit a land slide and is quickly heading down hill.

Anyway, my family was having a pre Christmas, Christmas dinner and for dessert I decided to try my hand at the ever elusive macaroon. I won. Take that hard to bake sweet things!

Ta daaa!

Strawberry fields

It might not be a field exactly but our strawberry plants are coming along nicely {as is the rest of the garden!} and as proof, here is our first harvest!

I've also been eating the snow peas, lettuce, basil, mint, bok choy and shallots and I'm counting down the days to when the rocket {from seeds} and tomatoes will be ripe for the pickin'!!

It's getting to be that time of year!

I love Christmas, so much! I'm not even kidding. 

Last year I made {from scratch} gingerbread men for all my work peeps and other besties and gingerbread reindeer as gift tags for all my family. I also managed my first ever stocking and my market stall was full to the brim with handmade felt tree decorations and garlands.

Anyway, this year my sisters and I are joining creative forces, I can't give much away just yet but here are some photos from last years markets to get you curious!!

All the felties are made by yours truly, the ceramic decos by my sister Ash and the timber trees {painted green and gold} are done by us both {with some Dad help}. The timber trees have been a feature of our Christmas' since forever and we decided to give them a bit of a come back tour this year. They stand about 40cm tall and come with or without decorations {each branch had a small hole drilled into it so you can trim your tiny tree} and are painted green with the star being gold and a slight mist of gold around the branches as 'tinsel'. We love them and hope that they'll be a hit outside our family too!