Kawaii Candy Corn Gift Bag
I’m a bit of a wimp when it comes to horror movies. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve watched a scary film, and I can’t say I enjoyed it… nor…
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Woven paper baubles
A quick update; The two amazing ladies who created the templates for this project have just released a wonderful book full of gorgeous projects just like this one. I’ve written a review and show one of the…
BB-8 template
I got my nerd on last week. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, my husband is something of a Star Wars fan. Don’t get the wrong idea, our walls and shelves are not plastered in…
Stormtrooper pop up card
DM is a huge Star Wars fan. Munchkin had watched all of the movies (mainly through closed eyes) before she was 5 months old. So for his birthday it seemed appropriate to make him a Stormtrooper…
Heart Gift Box Template
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here is a free printable gift box for you to make up. Or for any reason actually. It’s sweet packaging for birthdays, anniversaries or any reason you need to give…
Small paper bag advent calendar.
For Munchkin’s first Advent (we didn’t do one last year) I wanted something she could have a great time opening and, most likely, destroying in the process. So I came up with the concept of…
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In Print…
So in the midst of our move to California, something really cool happened. And in the resulting chaos, I took enough time to do a quick happy dance, posted it on social media and continued…
Woven paper rocket
A few weeks ago I was sent a copy of a gorgeous new paper weaving book by Anna and Lena Schepper. They’re the two geniuses behind the woven paper baubles I made a few years…
Inspirational reads: I love paper
Due to a series of unfortunate events this past weekend, I found myself (not unhappily, I should add) wandering the streets of Paris alone for a few hours. Finding myself at the Pompidou, I immediately lost myself…
An Easter morning tea with two toddlers
One of the best things about being a mother to an 18 month old toddler? Being able to do all the fun things I love doing, for her! We altered our plans to go to…
Wool and the Gang – a knit party
This past Friday, I held my first Wool and the Gang Knit Party. It was great fun. Ten crafty ladies arrived for champagne, snacks and some fun chunky knitting action. They’d all pre-ordered their kits,…
Lounging Munchkin Style
Whilst out shopping last weekend we stumbled across these little foam chairs for children. Munchkin immediately fell in love with them. It was just her size! And light enough that she can push…
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Chocolat Chaud – Hot Chocolate
The other day I had a friend visiting from Australia, she managed to arrive just in time for Switzerland to decide that Spring was completely overrated and that it wanted to return to Winter. It rained…
Fresh flowers & bees; a 1st birthday cake
A few weeks ago we celebrated Munchkin’s first birthday with two splendid parties. For the first I made a Miffy themed birthday cake and for the second, we went with a fresh flowers and bees theme. For…
Gluten-free Vanilla Sugar Cookies
One of the most talked about parts of Munchkin’s birthday party were the cookies we gave away as gifts. My wonderfully talented friend Nikki from Toute Sweet took some time out with her friend Summer…
Gluten-free Raspberry Friands
I had an itch. I needed to bake. It had been so long that my Kitchen Aid had a light coating of dust! The cover of What Katie Ate has been giving me cravings for friands for…
Gluten-free profiteroles (choux pastry)
There were a few things I gave up on finding when I found out I couldn’t eat gluten anymore. One of them was profiteroles and a good choux pastry. But a trip to my…
Chocolatey decadence. Gluten-free brownies
Gluten-free brownies are awesome. No. Seriously. They are. Why? Because they’re basically all chocolatey deliciousness and there’s not much in the way of flour. I made two batches over the last week. One…