Nigella eat your heart out...

A & I were watching TV yesterday afternoon & Nigella Lawson was on doing her stuff in the kitchen, we happened to catch her making Honeycomb or Hokey Pokey as she called it. He started to say how good it looked & that we should try & make some for ourselves. I knew by his tone that if I didn't help him make it then & there I would never hear the end of it, so Hokey Pokey we made. & it was a great success.

It sets in about 15mins & its rock hard - A wanted to get the hammer out to break it up but I convinced him the rolling pin would do the trick!!

It ended up being easier to break it up with your hands, much to A's disappointment.

Yummy looking colour hey...

& a taste test...
DELICIOUS & even better with ice-cream, or ever better dipped in melted chocolate!!
Here's the recipe - super easy & very quick.
5 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons Golden Syrup
mix together in a saucepan & then put on the heat until melted & bubbling. Don't stir while its on the heat just swish the saucepan around a little to mix if needed. Then a
1 & 1/2 tablespoon Bi-Carb Soda
stir quickly but gently as it will foam up quickly & then pour onto a prepared greased pan/dish.
Leave it to set/dry for 15mins & then break up & enjoy.
Use a large size saucepan to make it in as it foams up alot, I'd say the mix triples in size.
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Treasure Hunting...

Some treasures from our op-shop visit...

The cutest pair of earrings...very cute!

lots & lots & lots of buttons...like I need anymore!!!

A beautiful Pink Chenille Bedspread which Miss T & I are going to turn into PJ pants using this little piece of history....

What stylish PJ's these lovely ladies are wearing!! We will make the pants ONLY & make them a little shorter...fingers crossed they turn out. ;0)

A very pretty tablecloth...Miss T seems to think that Ma can turn this into a skirt!! I did fail to mention that little bit to Ma when telling her of said purchase :0). Be prepared Ma!! We saw skirts made from old tablecloths just like this one on sale in the city for $90. OMG but they were very pretty, but not $90 pretty.

& these little beauties...i just think they are beautiful. The leaf is made from what looks to be cooper & the other from some sort of beady stones, just glittery & pretty.

More tomorrow...maybe even some exciting news...

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DT Kits @ Scrap with V

New kits for July are on sale over at Scrap with V...

http://shopping.scrapbookingwithvanessa.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=590_963_1911&products_id=13590

Go & have a look-c.

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lots of new challenges....

A new month means some fantastic new challenges...

The first one is a sketch by Wendy for Crafty Sketches

http://craftysketches.blogspot.com/

you have until the end of July to get this LO done & emailed to here..

craftysketches@gmail.com or loaded in the gallery here http://www.craftysketches.com.au/sketches/index.php

Below is the LO i did using the sketch, I flipped it around & made it a masculine style instead. Just to be a little different! the pic is of S while we were away at Easter.

When I showed S this LO he said 'I look old & tired' I laughed at him & said 'well your always tired & yes honey you are getting on a bit, your on the way to 40!' He didn't see the funny side of the getting old bit & had a not-so-nice comment about not even being close to turning 40. I think i have finally struck a sore spot :0)

& another beautiful sketch from Kim over at http://forum.scrapwithv.com.au/index.php, this one is the monthly sketch. Its such a pretty LO as it is :0)

You have til the end of July to get it done & in the gallery.

The next sketch is for A2Z Scraplets...http://a2zscraplets.typepad.com/a_2_z_scraplets/ You have till the end of the month to get this lovely sketch done.

July 123 Criteria is....
altered photo - either digitally altered or manually altered (eg sanded, journalled on)

Use paint on a stamp (s) for your layout

Use Polka Dots

Email your entries to challenge_123@hotmail.com by the last day of July!!!

Here is the Challenge for July WHITE WITH 1

Dominant colour WHITE

WITH - PURPLE

WITH - CIRCLES

Please email me your entries by midnight 31st July to be in the running for this months prizes.

JULY CHALLENGE for Black with 2
Dominant Black

1. Maroon

2. Mustard Yellow

stamping and NO flowers

...entries close on the 28th of the month...

and when sending in your entries you will be required to give us a list of products you have used . If we don't obtain the list we wont be able to blog your entry so don't forget to add that list ...

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a sad day in our house....

My lovely little fish has past...

yes I woke up this morning to find his very cold, dead little body at the bottom of his tank. I think we did all right, I've had him for about 18mths & this would have been his second winter. Apparently that's good in fighting fish years, or so the man at the pet shop said. I had to go there last week to get some medicine for poor little Vin as he had a bung, bulging eye ball - also apparently the fish man did know what he was talking about when he said that there probably wasn't much we could do for poor little Vin at that stage in his life but i got the medicine anyway & tried to save him... alas he's now somewhere out in near Morteon Island, I would think, as I flushed him this morning.

Is tomorrow to soon to get another :0) I was very fond of that little fish.

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ALL NEW GLIMMER...

*Glimmer Mist** is the **same great product with a* *Fabulous NEW Look!*

& don't you love these new '09 Winter colours!! mmmm...so pretty!

go here to have a look-c at all stuff nice.

http://www.mytatteredangels.com/

xx

A week in review...

what a week...

school holidays & the kids are busy with holiday stuff & friends!

So I've been busy fiddling around!

Some LO's to finish up the S.W.V CC

http://www.scrapwithv.com.au/

This one is using the sketch designed by Janine. A pic of my Dad while on holiday in New Zealand! It fitted perfectly with the Winter Wonderland theme.

Marshmallow toasting LO is for the DT Chall, there was a lot of criteria to fit onto one page but I think I got it all on there. You had to use...white CS, 6 brads, 4 different ribbons, transparency, 4 different pp, no square or rectangle shapes apart from your photo & snowflakes. I think it worked out OK!!
The rest of the week has been busy, two days work this week & other stuff in between. I found a very cool new blog to stalk!!
http://peptogirl.blogspot.com/
She makes dome very cool & cute stuff including this next little guy!!

Is he not the cutest thing you've seen in the last minute!! ;0)

He is now the keeper of all things cutty in my scrappin tool bag & he even matches!

What a happy little face! Miss T & her friend made one each but i didn't get a pic of theirs, but they looked just as good. He is made out of felt & hand stitched together & is actually supposed to be a sunglasses holder.

Then to some baking....

These little beauties disappeared pretty quick!!

100's & 1000's, jelly babies, banana lolly flowers & choc icing....mmmmm...YUMMO!

I must make some more.

Also...over at Scrap with V, a new group of DT ladies have joined. They are very talented girls do have a look at their work on their blogs & in the gallery. JUST FANTASTIC!! I've got them all linked up in the side bar there to your right :0)

Kristy, Sandrine, Tania, Tarym, Brigitte & Martina - WELCOME GIRLS!!.

xx