Another Fragrant Gift Idea - A Year of Gifts

If you can't tell by now - I love fragrant gifts !  Just adore them !  So here is another quick and easy gift idea for you as a part of our A Year of Gifts - We are over half way through the year now and it's time to step up our gift making in readiness for the silly season.

These are a sweet little idea using empty tea bag style bags.  They are available in MY STORE.

You copuld fill them with lots of different things including bath crystals, potpourri or lavender as I have chosen to do.  (Mostly because I have an abundance from my garden)

I have a very easy to follow instructional video on my CHANNEL.  Make sure that you subscribe whilst you are there as I am uploading videos almost every day.

I hope you are having a lovely week.

Hugs,

Fee xxx

Pomander Sachets

Every girl loves a handbag !  And these little handbags are super sweet and sure to make the recipient smile.

Each one is filled with Lemon Scented Rice and home grown dried lavender and makes for a beautiful combined fragrance.

You can decorate them any way you wish

I have a FREE tutorial on how to make them HERE on my YOU TUBE CHANNEL.  You will also need the FREE downloadable PDF Template.  DOWNLOAD IT HERE.

I hope you enjoy making them.

Hugs,

Fee xx

An Ugly Duckling

When I am out thrifting I am always on the look out for something that just needs a little loving.  Something that needs to be turned from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.

As soon as I saw this frame I knew what I wanted to do with it.  2 years ago I saw a similar collage in a beautiful scrapbooking shop in Queensland called Bella Paperie.  Ever since then I have been looking for the perfect frame to create my own.

I lovingly painted it, sanded it and waxed it

It really was a labour of love.

 Then I collected a lot of my vintage laces and trims

Along with some beaded and sequined pieces

And some vintage brooches.  I collaged them on top of some gorgeous Stamperia paper

And then it became this.  It is now hanging on the wall in my little studio.  I am totally in love with it.

I made a process video if you want to see the different stages.  You can watch it HERE.

Hugs - Fee xx

So Busy ....

I seem to have been so busy the past few weeks.  I have slowly been ticking things off my To Do List.  I have been treasure hunting a few times and found some amazing goodies

Like this gorgeous framed print from Gail McCormack

I've also been upcycling some cat food tins

And this old Pudding Tin

I've also been budgeting, baking and menu planning

You can watch all of my antics over on YOU TUBE.

Hugs - Fee 

The not so patient PATIENT ......

It’s one week today since I had surgery and my patience is wearing a little thin.  I’m over not being able to at least try and get things done.  I’m not always super productive but I do try every day to get more and more done.  I have a massive list of things I want to attempt around the house like finally putting a cover over the glass on the front door area for privacy.  I’ve only had the plastic to do it for about 3 years !!  Sitting around and watching videos almost all day of other people doing DIY or Craft or just livincg a beautiful domestic life with a touch of frugality into th mix is making me want to burst out of these bandages and just get on with it.  I am being reminded constantly that I need to be patient.  I AM patient in so many ways but not when it comes to me being made rest or be idle.

The animals of course are keeping me sane.  They are always close by.  

Marlow especially is always by my side.  Watching over me.

Luckily before the operation I made a few videos ready for you guys.  This one is for a lovely set of 4 gift cards and envelopes in a sweet little box with a perspex lid.

You can watch the tutorial HERE

Hopefully everything will be back to normal really soon and I can get back to doing a few things on this ever growing list I have been making.

Hugs,

Fee xx

It's Giveaway Time

I have decided to share some of the goodies that Kaszazz have given to me and am having a give away.

Just watch the video about the give away and follow the instructions to enter.

It's available to anyone Worldwide.

 Closes and will be drawn 9pm AEST Sunday 30th June 2019

1 Entry - Comment on This Video

1 Entry - Comment on Blog Post 

1 Entry - Comment on Facebook Post

10 Entries - Share on You Tube and leave a comment here letting me know

10 Entries - Share on Facebook and leave a comment on that post to let me know

10 Entries - Share on Your Blog and leave a comment on my Blog letting me know that you have done so.

You can watch the VIDEO HERE 

Hugs,

Fee X

Short & Sweet

A very short and sweet post today as I am posting one handed.  Surgery went well but rest is required which I am not particularly good at.

Here is another great gift idea for you.  It's a cactus mini garden in an upcycled teacup.  A very short instructional video can be found HERE.

Hugs,

Fee xx

Newsletter is Published - Thrift Shop Haul

It's only a few days until the shortest day of the year here in Australia.  For us here in Tasmania it means we get a few minutes of extra daylight each day/week until we reach the warmer months .......  It's almost the turning point for winter for us - It sort of feels like we have reached the half way mark and things will be brighter from now on.

Things have been busy in the craft room.  I had a bit of a tidy up in my papercraft section and am much happier with it now.  

I go into hospital for my hand and arm surgery tomorrow and I have been busy banking videos so that I can still entertain you in the coming weeks.  I really enjoy the you tube concept of teaching craft and look forward to making new projects for you in this way.  I seem to be able to express myself better I think.

In the past week I have uploaded a video on how I made myself a planner from what I had lying around in the craft room, I also showed how I make my pumpkin soup and today I uploaded my weekly catch up newsletter as well which also included my thrift store finds this week.  You can watch them HERE.  Just subscribe to the channel whilst you are there and click on the little bell and you will receive a notification when I upload a new video.

Tonight I just finished a video for making this gorgeous acetate fronted boxed filled with sweet little vintage cards.  The video for these will be coming next week.

For now I had best turn the computer off and head off to bed.  I have a very early start in the morning.  I am hoping that tonight I can actually get some sleep - It doesn't come easily to me these days.

Until next week,

Hugs,

Fee xx

A Beautiful Soap Box

Last weeks project for A Year of Gifts are these beautiful soap boxes to gift beautiful TILLEY soap in.  They are super easy but so pretty !!  You can watch the Tutorial HERE.

I've also made a newsletter video and also made some lovely Rhubarb and Apple Crumble.  Each of them has an accompanying video !

I also released the June Papercraft Club yesterday.  It's for a gorgeous 12 page Birthday book.  Each page has a calendar for the month, a Birthday List and a pocket to hold cards.  The kit contains everything you need to make the booklet as well as 12 accompanying cards and envelopes.  It also give you access to the private video class to make it.  You can see the kits HERE.

I am officially 1 week out from my surgery and have so much to try and get done in that time but sadly my body is not co-operating very well !  Oh well what I can manage is all that will get done and the rest will have to be done by someone else.

Have a wonderful end of week.

Hugs,

Fee xxxx

Project 18 - A Year of Gifts

The 18th project in A Year of Gifts has been released today.  It's a video tutorial to make a beaded shepherds hook bookmark.

You can watch the video HERE.  Don't forget to subscribe whilst you are there and click the little bell and you will be notified every time I upload a new video.

Hugs,

Fee x

The Pantry

I feel so disorganised in so many corners of my life.  I have been letting things go.  I know that my energy levels and physical abilities restrict me a lot but it's hard to feel in control and have the ability to plan meals when everything is in chaos.

I thought about this a lot last night when I should have been sleeping.  This morning I woke and had planned to move mountains today but instead I managed to clean out our large pantry.  I am totally wiped now but at the same time I have a feeling of satisfaction.  

My weekly grocery delivery will arrive later this afternoon and now I can easily put things where they should go and rotate items so that I do not have to waste them (I had a big bag full of wastage today that made me feel really bad)

My plan is to ensure that our grocery dollar stretches as far as it possibly can.  We are on a very limited budget these days and it's important to get the best value for our dollar as we can.  I feel much more in control now and have begun a menu plan which will begin tomorrow.

I videoed the whole process ( But cut it back to just over 6 minutes) so that I can share with others on my channel.

You can watch it HERE if you are interested and you will get to meet MARLOW the latest edition to our family.

I am really hoping that tomorrow I can tackle our baking pantry.

Hugs,

Fee xx

In The Kitchen and a FREE Tutorial for You !

I have spent a little bit of time in the kitchen this week.  I have been refilling and rotating some of my ingredient tubs to give them a nice freshen up.  When things like dates begin to get low I like to empty them out, clean the tub and put the fresh ones on the bottom to ensure the older ones get used first.  I seem to use a lot of dates !  It could be because my hubby loves date scones and date and walnut loaf.  They don't really get a chance to be stale but I still like to rotate them,

I have a really sweet tooth.  I would much prefer dessert to main course.  It has been my down fall.  As my mobility has dropped my weight has risen so I try not to keep sweet treats in the house because I have absolutely no will power !  My sweet tooth craved some orange cake earlier in the week.  It's a really simple one which requires a whole orange whizzed up in the blender, sugar, butter, eggs and flour.

Instead of making a larger cake I decided on smaller cakes this time and used these lovely muffin wrappers.

They baked up really well

I then added some orange butter cream made with orange juice and then sprinkled with some grated peel.

They were divine !!  We still have some in the pantry and I think I will be having another one today for afternoon tea.  Even though it has a whole orange in it including the peel you can't tell.  It's just a lovely flavoursome cake. 

I've been making some little fabric shabby flowers - I make these all of the time and set them aside for when I need them to embellish a project.  I decided to make a tutorial in case you wanted to make some too.

They are really simple and use upcycled clothing that I find on the $1 racks at the local thrift shops.

The tutorial is on my channel HERE if you would like to watch it.  Don't forget to subscribe whilst you are there - I am uploading little tutorials all of the time.

Hugs,

Fee xx