Green Sheep

Do your kids have a favourite bedtime story?
The current favourite bedtime story in our house would definitely be

"Where Is the Green Sheep" by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

To add a little something fun and different to this much-loved story, I decided a small prop was needed. 

Green Sheep is my very first attempt at a small crocheted creature.

 He's a bit squishy and not perfect,
but I think he is just right for a little 2 yr old to hold while we read the story.

 The opportunities for finding the Green Sheep around our home are becoming an endless list in my mind.
I know the Green Sheep is going to be an excellent distraction if little Miss Evie is having one of
'those 2 yr old moments'.

You can find the pattern details here 

Blueberry Pikelets

I  do my very best to encourage my girls to eat healthy food as often as possible. 

I usually add good/healthy ingredients into treat-y food.

They are into pancakes (as they call them) at the moment. 

Technically these pancakes are pikelets.

Pikelets

Preparation time: 10 mins
Total cooking time:15 mins
Makes: approx 16 pikelets

Ingredients:
1 cup self-raising flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1/2 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice
1/2 - 3/4 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
30grams butter, melted
extra melted butter

Method:
1. Sift flour, sugar, and bicarb into a medium-sized bowl. Add juice/vinegar to the milk to sour it; allow to stand for 5 minutes.
2. Make a well in the centre of dry ingredients, add egg, 1/2 cup milk and the melted butter. Mix to form a smooth batter. If the batter is too thick to pour from the spoon, add remaining milk.
** this is where I add a handful of frozen blueberries and gently stir to mix through.
3. Drop 1-2 tablespoons of mixture into the base of a greased pan, about 2cm apart. Cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until the underside is golden brown. Turn pikelets over and cook for 1 minute. Remove from pan.
4. Enjoy your pikelets on their own or serve with butter and jam.


You can find another simple pikelet recipe here.

Weekend

cherished memories: time together, time alone, imaginative playtime, frolicking on the foreshore,creative moments, pottering in the garden, cooking in the kitchen. 

Lovely weekend.

A Thrifty Find

of the fate-ful kind....

I have been thinking and pondering the idea of making one of these for a couple of weeks now.

The thought of cutting and ironing a whole lot of material was putting me off a little.

I popped into the local opp-shop last week for a quick look, and my-oh-my, 

I had to muffle my squeal of delight when I saw this

all ready, all cut, all joined into long lengths!
I truly trust the Universe.

They are of the jersey/knit type fabric and are quite narrow, which I think may be a good thing being that this will be my first attempt at crocheting a rag rug.

I'm telling myself to be patient - I have a small pile of unfinished projects to complete before I start this one.

Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday wishes lil' Sister.

Wish I was with you to celebrate.

xx

It's chilly outside....

but this is where I've spent my Saturday afternoon;

Enjoying 2 of my favourite things,
and unwinding in preparation for Mother's Day tomorrow.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Mum's out there!

x

Inside My Caravan

This is what my caravan renovation looks like on the inside so far.....

As you can see I have removed most of the panels from the walls and doors from the cupboards. 

There is still a lot more to do!
It is already looking much better without the interesting wood panelling! 

I usually have my little helper with me while I work, so to keep the little helper occupied I set up play things outside on the grass - but it's not long before the little helper continually needs or wants something and I have to stop and start!  

I'm hoping that my little helper will be occupied over the weekend by her doting Dad (he has a couple of much needed days off ), which will hopefully allow me to get some work done - uninterrupted!

The blue tarp that is covering the broken window has been finally removed - we now have a brand new window! 

Crochet Bunting

An easy crochet pattern to decorate the girls' bedroom:

Cute wooden heart buttons added for a bit of love.

Pattern for bunting was found here.