Squirrel...

Yesterday I received this little guy in the mail from the lovely Andria of Shagpile! I had my eye on it at In.Cube8r, but when I went in to re-stock my cube a few weeks ago it was gone!! I tried to forget about it, but he just kept popping back in to my brain. I decided to have a little look in Shagpile's Etsy Shop and there he was, just hanging out with cute brooches, scarves and necklaces...
He's super cute in real life and so was the packaging!
Love it.

Kevin...

So after procrastinating for AGES I have finally made Kevin (or Kylie)! I'm pretty pleased with him and I will be making more in the next week or so.

Materials:
Torso - Souvenir Tea Towel (of course)
Arms, Legs & Head - Grey upholstery fabric I picked up on sale at Lincraft earlier this year
Eyes and Nose - Wool felt
Ear and tail fluff - Grey Sheltand fleece (from Hovis in the UK)
Filling - Crest-a-lon Fibre Fill

I was wondering... Does it need a mouth?

xo

New Studio...

Here are a few photos of my new studio in McCrae on The Mornington Peninsula. I love my big window and natural light! Oh, and check out those built-in lamps - awesome.

The Lovely Things...

Just received a parcel in the post (birthday present to myself!) from Where The Lovely Things Are! Two beautiful necklaces... the wrapping was so nice I was tempted to just keep them wrapped for a while! They are just so lovely in real life, I can't wait to wear them!

Sea Change...

I have finally made my sea change! Well, I'm still in transit in Rye but we're moving in to our new house in McCrae on the 10th of September (in ONE WEEEK!)

A New Cube...

Yesterday I moved in to a 400mm2 cube at In.Cube8r in Fitzroy. I love having a cube but I'm not completely happy with my display or stock selection, but it's okay as I have the cube for 3 months and I can change it around as much as I like! I think it's needs a bit of height, maybe at the back... also I didn't have time to finish some 10cm zipper coin purses... which is a shame as they are quite popular. But I made a heap of them today so I will pop them in on Friday.

In.Cube8r, 321 Smith Street (near Johnston Street) Fitzroy, VIC.

xo

Custard Tarts...

A few weeks ago I made these Portuguese Custard Tarts for a picnic at the Zoo with my friends... they went down such a treat! Here's the recipe...

Portuguese Custard Tarts

Ingredients:
1 1/3 sheets of puff pastry
3 egg yolks
1/2 C caster sugar
2 T cornflour
3/4 C cream
1/2 C milk
Strip of lemon zest
2 t vanilla extract

Method:
Preheat oven to 200C. Spray a 12-hole muffin tin with oil. Cut sheets of pastry in to 12 squares and press in to muffin tin, then chill in the fridge. Put yolks, sugar and cornflour in to a bowl and whisk. Heat cream & milk in a pot until it just comes to boil, pour over eggs & stir in zest & vanilla. Return to the pot & stir over medium heat until mixture almost comes to the boil. DO NOT BOIL. Remove from heat immediately and take the zest out. Divide your custard between the 12 pastry cases and bake fro around 20 minutes or until tops are browned and pastry is crisp. Cool on a wire rack. Take to a picnic to impress your friends.

Thanks Kate McGhie!