Blogtoberfest Day 27 - DINNER

Blogtoberfest Day 27

Dinner

Gluten free pasta, pesto stirred through, with cherry toms, feta and fresh basil
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Thanks Ange for the inspiration!

Blogtoberfest Day 25 - JAR SWAP

Blogtoberfest Day 25

OK somehow i managed to loose a whole other day? So i have even more to catch up on!

Just before i left on Thursday i posted a gorgeous parcel out to a lovely friend of mine Tammy. it was my end of the bargain for the TNN "Jar Swap". I received her two kiddies to make for and here is what i came up with

For Cody a "message in a bottle" theme i used. I made him a felt treasure map with a treasure "pocket" at the end for hiding treasure in ( i filled it with treasure stickers) then i filled the rest of the jar up with extra stickers, buttons, iron-on patches and an eye patch and earring :)

heres a closeup of the map

For Ayla i made a "Picnic for two" in a jar :)

I hand stitched a picnic blanket and made an assortment of felt picnic food for her :)

They were received well and i have been told that both kids love them so yay! mission accomplished :)

Blogtoberfest Day 12 Gluten Free

Blogtoberfest Day 12

Since having Flynn just over two years ago my body hasn't been acting the way it used to. Through trial and error i have discovered that i am allergic to culture ( yogurt, sour cream etc) and Gluten.
No this was a huge blow for me as i ADORE all the yummy gluten full goodies that are bread, baked goods, pasta etc etc. It has taken months and months of being half arsed and "cheating" but i have come to the realisation that its just not worth it, The repercussions are just soooo not worth it ( hugely uncomfortable, bloated ( like 6 months pregnant bloated) and all the lovely "down below" extras.

So i have come to accept my plight and me and my husband have been experimenting a bit with different gluten free alternatives.

Here was Sundays night dinner:

Chicken breast stuffed with pesto and cream cheese on a tomato and garlic bed, with vege/brown rice pasta with pesto and Parmesan, and fresh basil all over the top .

OMG YUM!!!!!!!!!

Now that i have tried Gluten free pasta i would never go back to normal stuff, it is DELICIOUS and i no longer get the horrible full sore tummy feeling afterwards :)


Oh and one more reminder of the Summer Yarn swap i have set up, check out the button at the top right courner of this blog for details ;)

A Feast!

I have been busy making lots of felt food for christmas orders! Here is the feast i have made this week:



Close-up


Ive got 3 more finger puppets to make tonight and then im done with those too and up to date on orders PHEW!

Im alive!! + what ive been up to

I am alive!!

Have jest been in the midst of moving for that past month from wellingotn up to Oakura in Taranaki. I am now beachy again hehe

Sooooooooooooo, recent crafty things ive been up to.

I had a go at some differnt felt food bits and peices.

Cupcakes:




Pizza ( with stuffed crust even!):


Chicken Drumsticks:

Lunch Box :)

One of my friends little boys had his 3rd birthday recently and i wanted to make him some felt food. So i came up with this idea :



a whole Lunch box!!! there is a sadwich, cheese, crackers, kiwifruit, strawberries, a muesli bar and dounut :)