Win a Craftsy Class {Giveaway}

It’s no secret that I love Craftsy. I subscribe to a number of classes and find myself going back to them regularly. I like to have them playing on my iPad when I’m in the sewing room, working on my projects.

Did you know that Craftsy currently has 361 classes in their catalog? That’s a whole lot of knowledge and inspiration. New classes are being added all the time in many different categories including: Quilting, Cake Decorating, Sewing, Food & Cooking, Photography and Knitting.

The other week, I received an email asking whether I’d be interested in running a Craftsy class giveaway on Samelia’s Mum.

Why yes – of course I am interested! I am sure my friends would love the opportunity to enter in the hope of winning a Craftsy class (to the value of $59.99).

Entering is very simple. Just follow this link and enter to win a Craftsy class!

This giveaway is open internationally (YAY!) and closes 10 April 2014.

 

Do you have a favourite Craftsy class that you return to often?

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Sweet Basil

One herb which I absolutely love and just HAD to plant in my little garden is basil. Sweet, fragrant, luscious basil.

Rain. Sun. Rain. Sun.

Repeat this about 7 more times and that has been the average day for the past couple of weeks. This rain and sun combination is one which my basil plants seem to love and thrived on.

 

 

With an abundance of basil, my first thought is usually to make pesto… which I did, using this recipe. YUM!

The other night, I made a basic pasta sauce – BUT, with the addition of basil, it was extra tasty. Now I don’t claim to be an expert in cooking, but I do know what my family like and will eat – so in this regard, I am an expert. My son gave it a 10 star rating, so considering it’s a 5 star system, this must have been good.

 

 

Do you grow basil in your garden?

Is it thriving like crazy now too?

Do you have a favourite recipe you can share?

 

Tulip Time

"Three little tulips I once grew. A white one, a pink one, a red one too..."

This is a little "tulip-inspired" project which I'm working on right now.





As it's a commissioned project, I can only share this sneaky peek.

Whether you're planting for the winter ahead, or keeping an eye on your garden, for the spring time bloom, it's tulip time.

We picked up this pack from Aldi the other day. The theory is we plant the whole thing - cardboard and all.






And in around 6 months time, we should have some beautiful emerging blooms.

I've never had tulips or daffodils in my garden before, so this is quite the novelty.

Any tips you can share with me - a flower bulb newbie?

Save a bee

Save the bees. Save the world.

Interesting find on Pinterest this morning.




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Do you have any if these planted in your garden?

Minecraft Cushion

It’s been a little bit of a cushion frenzy here, over the past week.

I made some pyjama pillows for an order, just before Christmas and posted a picture on my Facebook page.

The cushions received a fantastic response and as a result, I received about a dozen more orders for pyjama cushions.

My latest lot were fun to make. Little girl cushions are easy. They all seem to like pink and purple and like pretty girly prints.

 

 

Older kids and tweens are a little trickier. One cushion ordered was for an 8 year old boy. Too old for “little boy” prints like dinosaurs or trains etc, but too young for general masculine colours. So, I asked my 8 year old what he’d like if I made him a pyjama cushion.

Without any hesitation, his response was a Minecraft cushion. Perfect!

I traced the logo from one of his Minecraft books, transferred it with some double sided bonding paper (Vliesofix) and created a Minecraft pyjama cushion.

 

 

I’m quite pleased with myself.

And, I have an order from Sam to make one for him too. I guess it’s met with his approval.

Is your child addicted to Minecraft too?