Alphie the Comforter and Branston the Curious

I love days off! I get to listen to wicked 80s music on my computer, go on facebook and twitter then go out to eat. Then I got to come home and whip this up!

I am an Aunty to a gorgeous little niece, Casey and also a nephew, Nathan. "Alphie the Comforter" was made from Fleecie Dolls by Fiona Goble and was nice and easy for someone like me who is learning to sew! He is sitting in a piece of

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Red Whoopie Biscuits......

I have done a "mash up" of Red Velvet Cookies and Whoppie Pies to come up with my fantastic new biscuit.


Honey Jumbles

What an old school fave...cinnamon, ginger, and mixed spice.....better than just normal gingerbread....




Branston Pickle

He looks like the dragon out of Never Ending Story.....(and yes that is our cats name, from the English pickle!! Is that

Doris the Owl

This is Doris. Doris is about 30 minutes old. I made Doris on my day off today. How cute!!

She is from the book More Softies by Meg Leder. It is a nice and easy to follow book and has some fantastic ideas. I have done a few of the softies from it now. I know that this is not a cooking book or foodie book, but it is a beautifully crafted book.
Now, before I get too far into these creative