Linkup Party Likes #22

 

Hello everyone, how are we all today.  It was Mother’s Day in Australia yesterday and the weather was perfect for me to spend the day outside fixing up the veggie garden.

Poor thing has been neglected by myself and needed alot of TLC.  It was perfect weather for it too.

                

Scrambled eggs on toast for all us for breakfast, yummy Subway Seafood Sensation for Daddy and I for lunch and meatball for the girls, then it was Piri Piri Chicken cooked by Daddy for dinner.  Spoilt!!!!

 

 

With the cold weather coming in I thought I would have a look through all the linkup parties and see if there are any tutes for Winter.  And here is what I found:

1. Projects around the world shares a great little pattern for a Newborn Beanie.
2. And you know how much I love something that has been upcycled, like this Pumpkin Spice Cardigan DIY over at Scout’s Stitches
3. Quilting is something I have still yet to try and its great to see one that has been made for a boy, like this one over at Oxford Impressions
4. This pepperoni roll looks very yummy and perfect for those cold winter lunch times.  You can find the recipe over at Talking Dollars and Cents.
5. I love these sleepy sacks and I used them on all of my kiddies through the winter months.  Here is a great tutorial to make your own over at The pursuit of happiness.
6. Another yummy dish and I so now want a clay pot.  This chicken dish is great for a cold winters Sunday dinner. Thanks for sharing My Turn (for us).
7. I love this fabric and I have this giraffe material in the mustard colour in my fabric stash.  Head on over to Sew easy being green to find out how to make them.
8. And finally, here is a great tutorial for a casserole carrier I found at Love Bugs Lane.

I think it is time for me to go and sit outside in the warm autumn sun and finish a crochet order I have.

Have a great day!!!!

What's on the Menu

 

With all this lovely warm weather we are having and the fact that it doesn’t get dark till 7pm, Hubby and I decided we wanted to try and have more bbq dinners.
One of my favourite things as a kid and still now is a good old skewer with lots of meat and veggies on it.

You can put anything on a skewer, mushrooms, onion, capsicum, pineapple, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, haloumi cheese, eggplant, chicken, beef, pork or lamb.
And don’t for get to add some yummy marinade. What do you like to put on your bbq skewers?

What’s on the Menu

 

I found a box of cereal hiding in the back of my pantry the other day and as the girl’s already had 2 other boxes of cereal on the go I thought I would use it to make some biscuits.

Back when I was working I use to make a muesli slice with a recipe a lovely work colleague had shared with me. It was called a 1 Cup Health Slice as you used one cup of each ingredient.

Here is the original ingredients:

• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup raw sugar
• 1 cup sultanas
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup natural yoghurt
• 1 cup diced apricots

And all you do is mix it all together in a large bowl, then transfer it to a rectangle slice tin and bake in the oven for 30 mins at 180C.  Then when its cooked you just cut it into squares, wrap and pop it in your lunch for morning or afternoon tea.

For the biscuits, the cereal I used was very similar to Kellogg's Just Right, so I just replaced the sultanas and apricots for 2 cups of cereal.  I also did not have any raw sugar so I used half cup sugar.

Then just place a spoonful of the mixture on to the tray and place it in the oven for about 20 mins or until golden brown.

So what do you think girls?

                

I think they really liked them!!!

 

Happy Cooking!!!!

Tutorial Wednesday–The Ponytail Hat

 

I bought Miss J a ponytail hat for her birthday but when it came to Miss G’s birthday I couldn’t find another one in another colour.

So I set myself the challenge to make my own.  And wasn’t it a challenge.  Not only had I not made a hat before I decide to make my first hat with a pattern I adjusted myself.

Although I am happy with the end result, I did make a few mistakes and did a bit of unpicking.

For the pattern I used a simplicity Bucket Hat pattern that I downloaded from somewhere ages ago so sorry can’t tell you where I got it, which I have rescanned and you can download from here.

Now I’m sorry it’s not the best and you will have to join the second and third pages together as it wouldn’t fit in the scanner.

So what do you need to make your own hat, you will need a top and underneath fabric.  Miss G wanted Hello Kitty fabric which was in my scraps and I was lucky to just have enough for the top.  I used white for underneath and some interfacing that was of a medium thickness.  Using fusible interfacing would be much easier but mine was too thick for this. Oh and some velcro about 2 inches long.

First I cut out all my pieces out:

 

 

Then, I sewed the brim of the hat first with the right sides facing each other, leaving a small section to turn the brim right way out and top stitched and attached the velcro.  Now I assumed that there was hem allowance already in the pattern:

Next I sewed each of the crown pieces at the centre back seam.  Then I sewed the top of the hat.  Sorry I hope I am making sense and you should be sewing the 2 fabrics separately:

I don’t know what I did wrong but when I was pinning the top of the hat on it was like it was too big so I pinned it on and then adjusted it till it did fit:

 

Now you should have 3 sections of the hat to sew together:

Now I sewed the 2 pieces together. First I placed right sides together and sewed the half circle where the ponytail will go thru:

Then I turned the fabric right sides out and top stitched:

For the bottom of the crown I actually overlocked the pieces together so that I could have a practice on my new babylock but if you don’t have an overlocker you could just use your zigzag stitch.  If you don’t have a zigzag stick sew it all together leaving a small hole so that you can turn it right side out and then iron it flat.

Now all you have to do is pin the brim of the hat to the top part, sew and then turn down (brim is pinned upside down on the outside of the hat with the under fabric facing you).  You can top stitch it again on the right side if you wish but I just ironed it down.  And here it is:

I don’t think it turned out too bad!

As long as Miss G is happy with it that is all that matters.

Love my cheeky monkey models

Now this is the first time I have adjusted a pattern so please be gentle and I would love to hear your feed back.  If you have any problems with downloading the pattern please also let me know as this is the first time I have used Scribed.

Good luck and Happy Sewing!!!!

Homemade Pizza

Homemade pizza is the best I reckon especially as you can put on it whatever your hearts desire.  My husband and I like a thin base too so when making your own you make your base as thick or thin as you want too.

A very good friend of mine shared here pizza base with all her friends on Facebooks so after giving it a try, this is the only way we make our pizza bases now.

And here is the recipe:

Tracey's Pizza Base

2 Cups Plain Flour (or pizza/bread flour)

8g Satchel Dry Yeast

1 Tsp Caster Sugar

1/2 Tsp Salt

1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil

3/4 Cup Warm Water

Method

1. Mix all dry ingredients then add oil and water.  Mix to a soft dough.
2. Knead on floured surface till soft and pliable
3. Put back in bowl and cover with cling wrap.  Put in a warm place for 30 mins or till it double's in size.
4. When doubled, punch once to get air out.
5. Remove from bowl and knead gently for 1 minute
6. Roll to desired thickness and size and add sauce and your choice of toppings.
7. Place in oven for 20-30 mins at 200c

I find that as I like a thin base there is enough dough for my two little girl's to make their own pizza.

MMMM guess what we are having for dinner!!!

Enjoy!!!!