cushions delight

It's been awhile since I've been on my blog. I am a hermit in the winter just like bears are, but I can say I didn't stop making anything. I have to always  keep my hands busy.  So this is what I have done.

These two are my favorite ones . So I am making a throw to be at the end of my couch . 

I love trying new stitches and patterns and the thing about cushion covers are, that they are quick to make and you feel that you have created something great and fast too. Somethings when you crochet things you can get bored especially when they start to take to long to make. Wow how great do these look . Very happy with these and they look great on my couch. 

These cushions have made my lounge look great . The great thing about making these is what ever colour combination you choose they will make your room look good. 

White chocolate 21st cake

Well I couldn't believe I made this . I have to keep looking at this photo to remind me that yes girl you did this be proud and own it. 

I have to admit It took me all day to complete this with a few swear word and very sore feet. 

The cake itself is a devil chocolate cake  with a Raspberry and white chocolate ganache filling 

The outside icing is just a white chocolate ganache . I melted white chocolate and place this on baking sheets and spread this out . Just before it was hard I measured and cut each slice the same for the sides of the cake. I then filled in each top of the cake with red and brown M&M's  .

To stick the slices of white chocolate The leftover ganache I spread on each slice. I used fancy ribbons and lace butterflies to decorate . 

I have never taken classes for cake decorating but I must have learnt something from my mother. I don't think i could do this as a job . But if any of my friends or family ask I might be persuaded with a lot of greasing.  

BRIGHT BUT NO MORE DRAFTS

Granny squares

Well I have started another, just as I am getting into my two weeks off. However this may take a little while as I have a 21st to organize as my big girl is having a party at my place. 

I will be having to sort out the menu (All been finger foods) Her birthday cake ( So far I have iin mind is white Chocolate ) a photo board showing her 21 years on this plant (this will be fun trying to find the most embarrassing photos I can find) she will hate me fur sure.

Then in between this Clean my house do my chores and make dinner, and entertain my youngest. 

Will I find time to do these thing. 

 I will follow up on the progress and hopefully have great photo's to show you. 

Bye for now 

Corner to Corner Blanket

Hello my Friends! Well it been a busy week or so for me. As some of you know I work full time and pretty much only get the evening and weekends to do my hooking. It was a good end to the start of my two week off from work with finishing this lovely delightful soft and snuggle blanket. I have put this on Facebook to sell to any of my Facebook followers. 

It seems I have gone a bit bonkers on color lately and just love the brightness that this brings into the house and my very mundane life. Its wet and damp around here at the moment with that horrible season that I dislike so much (Winter). I am like a beer that hibernate's and stores it's food, but with me its all the wool on sale throughout the year. This is my chance to get a lot of my hooking done. 

The colours in this is from Attic 24 (Lucy Pack) which I order from England . I was so impressed by the texture and softness of the 100 % acrylic I don't think I will buy any other yarn now that I have had a taste of this. I will have to order more .

I have seen so many of these blankets lately on Pinterest that I had to make one. It was a struggle at first, with the very first three rows, I think I pulled it apart several times until I finally got it. That is one thing I am not good at, is reading patterns, I am completely useless at that. Well anyway,see I mastered it. 

You can find free patterns anywhere now on internet or if you are lucky like me you have a good friend that loves what you do and can show you how. My friend does this for me most of the time when it comes to trying something new. But this time I can say I mastered this without her, but it nice to know she is there and I love her to bits. 

Watch out for the next blanket which again I saw on pinterest that I have started. 

Yarn Bombing world.

Yarn bombing is hitting our town in all the colours . Last year my good friend got involve with the local village manager and some amazing ladies. They decided to make our town bright and colourful in the winter months.

 It was noticed that people were doing it Europe and brought it to our town .So this group from all ages meet up once a month ,then weekly as the winter was getting closer. It was a big hit last year 2013 ,so the group started it again.  This year my friend had the task of doing a couch and lamp shade. With just a little help from me of course. 

 

Where this sits, outside the local Lotto shop on the main road , The messages that we are getting from this delightful lamp and couch is amazing. My friend should be very proud of this . We should have made heaps of the lamp as we could have sold it 50 times over. HeHe

Well done to all the great knitters and don't forget the crochetors of Greerton Tauranga.

Tabbouleh Salad

This salad is one of my favourite. I love this in the Turkish to go meals. I had gone around to my mums place and she just purchased two lovely cook book from the Hairy Bikers I went home and made this. It was a very easy recipe .

1 tsp flaked sea salt

200g bulgur wheat

1/2 medium red onion, finely sliced

200g cherry tomatoes, halved

25g bunched of fresh mint, leaves  roughly chopped

40g bunch of flat leaf parsley, leaves roughly chopped

2 garlic cloves crushed

2 tblsp of leamon juice

freshly ground pepper

I used buck wheat and placed one cup of this in the rice cooker and water just covering the wheat. This cook the same as the rice did. I set it aside to cool. I then place the rest of the ingredients. Add the cooled bulgur wheat to this and mix all together.

if you enjoy this as much as I did then you won't to share it .