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How to Make a Dolly Varden Cake
You may remember seeing this beautiful Blythe doll siren a few months ago. A couple of people have asked me how I made it so I thought I’d post a - How to make a dolly varden cake – here on the blog. I found a dolly varden shaped cake tin on ebay and baked a chocolate mud cake in that which saved a lot of time shaping a round … more

Noro Knitted Big Blanket
I do love Noro yarn, back in July last year I made a Noro knitted big blanket from Jane Ellison’s Noro #9 (Noro for Kids) pattern book. It was used so much that I decided to make another one. The second blanket got put on hold for my ripple crochet blanket but I’m so glad that I persisted (yes I did get a bit distracted). When I saw the colours … more

Felt Flower Sachet - Homemade Gifts
Our school is having a big fete later in the year and I put my hand up to run the craft stall. Although I have quite a bit of time I’m getting started on making crafty items for the fete already as I know time will fly by. These little felt flower sachets from Purl Bee are so sweet and would also make great homemade gifts for Mother’s Day. You can … more

African Flower Cushion
This project has been on my wish list for a while to add to my crafty blog. Hexagons and african flower crochet seem to be very popular at the moment. As I was making my african flower cushion I noticed a few pop up on Instagram and the like. I was originally going to make this gorgeous bag pattern but may have to make this one later. When I looked through my … more









