Back again!

I'm back....been busy in our little part of the world of late. I'm back at work (boo!) after a year of maternity leave.  I was so dreading going back and leaving my little babba but really it's not that bad.  I've been back for 2 weeks now and seem to be getting used to the routine.  I shouldn't really complain as I'm only at the nursery 2 days per week.  I do miss my gorgeous boy but know that he's in good hands when not with me!

The weather in Edinburgh has been crazy recently!  Last weekend was lovely and sunny and actually warm!  However this week has been full of thunderstorms!  Thankfully we made the most of it last weekend.  My little garden is doing well and we got the paddling pool out for Leo.

Hope that you're having a lovely weekend!

Cath Love!

The home delivery network man brought a big box of Cath Kidston goodness to my little house today!  I treated myself (and Leo) to a few treats from the sale!

I love it all but think the crochet hangers and my blackberry case are especially fab! And no I'm not toilet training Leo but I thought that the pants were so cute so will keep them for when the time comes!

I also got a lovely surprise yesterday when I came home to a vase of beautiful flowers-Peonies- from Max.  I had them in my wedding bouquet and they have been my favourite ever since.

A little bit of a catch up!

Gosh it's been a while since I've been on here.  It's been a busy couple of weeks filled with cooking classes, playgroup, babysitting and bits and bobs.  And it was my birthday!  I had a lovely day filled with presents, cake and cuddles from Leo. Couldn't have asked for better!

This is the first year that I've had a little garden all of my own and I just love my little space! Here are my new gnomes!

And I even have a few strawberries....

Have been doing some crafty things but nothing finished to show you at the moment so I'll sign off for now.

Famous Felties!

After reading Mollie Makes (fab craft magazine), my mum bought this book. It has so many cute little friends to make!

We started by making a little chihuahua dog brooch each and then I made the russian doll- not sure what I'm going to do with her yet! Here they are, now they are famous!

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I want to make Mushroom Girl next!

In other news, my little bubba (not so little now!) is now 10 months old, I don't know where the time goes!

Here are my two favourite boys!

Mum's Cath Kidston Quilt

You may remember a while ago I gave a sneak peak of my mum's patchwork quilt.  I helped by sewing the patches together on my sewing machine and then she did the backing, quilting and edging by hand (all the hard bits!) and now it is finished! Think that patchwork is harder than it looks, well done Mum!!

Yummiest Gingerbread Ever!

At my cookery class on Tuesday we made the most lovely Gingerbread.  We each got a piece to take home but I knew that I had to make my own one at home and share the recipe.

Here it is! My mum and I had some with a cup of tea and it was so yummy!

Recipe is for a 2lb loaf tin. Preheat oven to Gas 4.
50g treacle
50g syrup
100g butter
100g brown sugar
175g plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 egg
1/4 pint milk

Melt treacle, syrup, butter and sugar.
Mix milk and egg together
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and add in the wet to make a batter like mixture. Pour into loaf tin and bake for 1hr. You could put icing on top too....mmm.

Finished Projects!

I'm very excited to be able to share some projects that have been completed in the last few days! 

Firstly, some birdies!  These were blank wooden birds purchased from ebay.  My mum and I then painted them with some tester paints in duck egg and yellow.  Mine have silver dots (we used a cork!) and were then strung together with twine to hang up.

My mum wanted hers to hang outside so we gave them a good few coats of varnish and then they were done!

What do you think?!

Next on the list is my round crochet cushion.  I'm very pleased with the result (especially as it's my first crochet project!). Its backed with purple fleece and a green leaf cord fabric on the back.

My last little project was inspired by Wood & Wool Stool (google it!). This is a little old milking stool that my Grandma gave me. Its sage green (not a v good pic).

 And here it is again but wearing a new cosy cover!