I decided to have another productive weekend and continue my focus on baking and making things. I did say I would tackle bears this weekend but... well I am easily distracted and didn't take the cover off the sewing machine.
Baking...
I am still in love with my Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook so picked another yummy recipe from that - the lemon loaf. Oh my! Delicious! Reminds me of the lemon cake Lynne used to make years ago as it has a lemony syrup that you pour over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. I love that extra lemony sugar hit so this one is a winner for me and will definitely be baked again it at some point.
Making...
I got a bee in my bonnet about making something of a torn sheet (a victim of Olive practising her digging skills on our bed) that I couldn't quite bring myself to throw out. I think I must be watching too much Lifestyle Channel and reading too many home focused blogs and am getting a bit thrifty!
I took inspiration from Pinterest (that's a link to my board if you are on Pinterest and want to follow me and a button at the bottom of this post) and made something of my own - a wreath. Here were my inspiration images:
French ticking Christmas wreath and the original blog is Confessions of a Plate Addict
Fabric flower tutorial and the original blog for this one is Emily's Little World
I can hear some of you asking "So what is it for?" I don't know! It's a wall decoration of sorts which as we still don't have much on our walls beyond paint is a welcome homely touch. Super easy, satisfying and cheap. I spent $9 on the contrasting flowers and tie and used an old cardboard box as the wreath structure which I wrapped with 2 inch strips from the queen size fitted sheet - it took most of the sheet as I wanted to get a padded effect.
I am really pleased to have made something of the sheet, had a lot of fun learning to use a glue gun for the first time. Also very happy to find another method for making things that doesn't involve a sewing machine. I have had challenges fixing the bows to my bears so maybe hot glue will come to the rescue... but I need to check I can use it on children's toys first.
Photos for both below as I continue to try my hand at product photography. This time I played with Picasa which is Google's photo editing program.
It is Australia Day on Thursday (think barbecues, Lammingtons, Pavlovas and icy cold beer) and so we are off to Adelaide Wednesday night for a long weekend and to catch up with friends (and I think Dave wants a day to sneak off to the cricket too) while Allie house and dogs sits for us (thank you Allie!) So no baking for me next weekend but Dave has been making great progress with painting the house so we may even be able to reveal a photo or two soon!
I hope everyone has a lovely week ahead.
Corrinne
Lemon Loaf
Yum! I definitely recommend trying this...
Home made wreath using an old bed sheet and some quilters fat quarters
If I can make this... anyone can...
The cake looks delicious Corrinne. It gave me a little thrill to know that you treasure my old recipe. I love that lemon syrup topping so much that I put it on a lot of different cakes; they don't have to be lemon ....
ReplyDeleteWhen you fancy making bread, let me know. I saw a video of a french baker's method and it is so easy and fun! Success was instant and every loaf is perfection.
I love the garland. Inspired by the background on this blog perhaps? Is that a whole sheet? It doesn't seem possible.
Yummy cake and lovely wreath! I love the neutral colors! Thanks for the shout-out!...hugs...Debbie
ReplyDeleteI think I managed to keep hold of that recipe through university and then it vanished. This lemon loaf is a very good comparable! Re bread... I keep thinking about making bread but don't... maybe your recipe will spur me on!
ReplyDeleteThe wreath wasn't inspired by the background of the blog. Olive drove that decision by destroying the sheet in the first place. Yes it is just about a whole sheet - it is quite padded but less fabric could be used and if you want a padded effect use batting or something similar.