Handmaiden

Fresh Dill For Lunch

My newly growing dill is enjoying this rain. I have cut some to mix into my salmon sandwich. What are you having for lunch.
Sharon

Felted Cushion with 3D Flower

I attended Wendy Bailye's workshop on how to make a felted cushion incorporating a 3D flower. The fact that I made it in one piece with no sewing is amazing. Now that I know the basic method I can make lots of styles.

Made with a slit in the back so that I can add a 40cm insert and made from this beautiful Purple Rain wooltop from Open Drawer.

Sharon

Gluten Free Baking

I don't think you can beat this Gluten Free Orange Cake recipe

but was looking around for some muffin mixes to try for afternoon tea with my sister who is a coeliac.

Came across these 3 products at a whole gluten free section at Leo's Grocery

Celebrate Health's Raspberry and Chestnut muffin mix needed 3 eggs and I used canola oil instead of butter

I added frozen raspberries and it was light and delicious and made 12

The Orgran Chocolate muffin mix used 1 egg and oil and was also light in texture but I found I would have liked more of a chocolate taste.......so would add cocoa, it only made 9.

I would buy both of these again

The blueberry muffin mix is yet to be made. Now I have a stash of afternoon tea in the freezer for my sister.

Sharon

I'm Back

Just wanted to let you know that I have had the violation of trademark withdrawn and Typepad have officially given me the go ahead.............thanks to all my supporters and followers out there and your kind words.

Sharon

The Last Hoorah - My Final Blog Post

Out of the blue I was issued with an infringement notice of violating a trademark and given 2 days to change by blog name and hence my folder name - meaning all my links would go. Its too much for me to take in right now and very disappointing that a commercial business with the same name thinks that my craft diaries would be confused with their business. Maybe I can still sway them otherwise but in case you come looking for me and I am not here you will know why.

So to all of my readers and to those of you I have connected with over the last 3 years I bid you farewell.

Sharon