Babies, Persian love cakes, rosewater and macaroons…
Although I was up to my neck in dirty nappies and baby vomit (I had a week alone with the two kids whilst my husband traveled interstate for work), I couldn't let the day come and go without making a...
View ArticleThe baby’s arrived… Zoe’s nursery showcase…
It's about time! Finally I'm able to provide a tour of little Zoe's nursery (she might be little, but her double chin is increasing in size daily, and the tops of her legs look like a stack of bagels!).
View ArticleRusted wire fence and sewing patterns…..equals, artwork!
This upcycling project has dragged on for more than a year now...it is now on the wall and out of my head! Some of you may remember my excitement in February 2012 (more than a year ago), when I...
View ArticleThe egg cup, such versatility…
I found myself enjoying a very impromptu coffee in Barwon Heads this week. What started out as a drive (to allow the kids to sleep longer before going home), ended up injecting this beautiful splash of...
View ArticleI’ve been decorating again… I have an obsession with vinyl wall stickers
It's time to spill the beans... I'm addicted to vinyl wall stickers! There, it's out. Not that it's been an easy obsession to hide... you try hiding a 1.5m x 1m black bicycle on your hallway wall, four...
View ArticleThe Christmas decorations are coming down from the top shelf
Does everyone store their Christmas decorations in the highest, most out-of-reach place in their house? It makes complete sense, you would happily bet money that you are not going to need them for at...
View ArticleApartment Therapy must have liked my upcycled kids apron…
So much so that Apartment Therapy featured it in a recent post about buying or DIY kids aprons...Gran would be so proud to see her Liberty print shirts featured like this. If you want to read the blog...
View ArticleMy workshops provide a great excuse to bake some cakes… and brownies, and...
Most of you would be aware that I started a new business six months ago www.theinklingeffect.com.au which has been sapping a lot of my apparent spare time ('cause there's so much of that floating...
View ArticleHot cross buns and Easter eggs…
What would you say if asked what Easter smelled like? I would say hot cross buns... I'll have to confess our house has been smelling like Easter a lot lately (but more about that later). If asked this...
View ArticleRaw cocoa balls, clean eating at its best
Instead I made the cocoa balls as well as some dairy, gluten and sugar free blueberry muffins. The blueberry muffins won't make it to Hey Bernice, they tasted like they were free from all those things,...
View ArticleAn Australian Christmas menu…
We recently hosted 17 adults and 9 babies for a Christmas lunch, the perfect way to road-test a new house (especially the kitchen!). The secret to it running smoothly... good preparation (and a kitchen...
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