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Welcome to my blog. I am a middle aged woman in Scotland who has decided to take a mid life gap year. I started my gap year in April and I have had lots of extra time to potter about and enjoy my...
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Well we went to our local craft fair yesterday and it was very busy. Unfortunately there were already five stalls selling bangles, so have hit on a trend perhaps but I am not sure it is going to be a...
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Here is a nice Christmas recipe! I am going to enter these mince pies with boozy homemade mincemeat in Cake of the week's Baking with Spirit competition! Mini mince pies and...
View ArticleFreezing mince pies
Here is what to do if you want to freeze your mince pies, ready for unexpected guests at Christmas!Freeze mince pies uncooked – just pop your tin of filled mince pies in the freezer until solid, then...
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Sloe gin and Walnut loaf from Delicious Magazine.
Sloe gin and Walnut loaf from Delicious Magazine.I have made this rather yummy looking fruit cake from December's Delicious Magazine. It is now sitting under the bed in the spare room being fed with...
View ArticleGin and lemon tart for alternative to Christmas pudding!
We love Christmas pudding but not everyone in the family feels the same, so we like to offer an alternative pudding as we all like pudding! This year I will be making gin and lemon tart, which is like...
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Christmas gin and tonic soap!
Here are some Christmas soaps that I made as presents this year. They smell of gin and tonic (well mostly of lemon!). They made nice little stocking filler presents but the rules and regulations...
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New year, new ideas
Well it is a new year now and so on to the next hobby! I had a very appropriate birthday card from my friend Janie this year.We all enjoyed the gin cake on my birthday and while it was a huge cake it...
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I have a new idea for seeds which involves tea cups! The plan is to buy teacups and mugs from charity shops and upcyle them with the addition of some seeds. I will sell the cups with seeds and some...
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Succesful craft fair at last.
We booked a stall at our local summer food and craft fair. It was a lovely sunny day and as we live by the sea it was a good start and we thought that might encourage tourists to the fair. The other...
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Latest Craft news for 2014
Well, what a year it has been! I have done several more craft fairs since I last posted on here and have been reasonably successful so far.I have now become addicted to fabric and have lots of new...
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