Saturday Spotlight

Welcome to the last Saturday Spotlight for the year!

It will also be the last for a few weeks as I'll be away travelling in Asia! 

First of all some crafty features:

DIY cork coasters from Emily Franceschini, DIY Paper Lamps by Hooked on Homes, DIY Scrabble Tile Coasters from Simply Darrling and Little Fishy Soft Toy from Vicky Myers Creations.

And some tasty things too!

Smoky Pecan Pimento Cheese from Yesterfood, Jalapeno Bacon Devilled Eggs from You Brew My Tea, Cajun Shrimp Gumbo Fritters from Southern Krazed and Breakfast Bake with a Hash brown crust from Living with Erica.

Hope you enjoyed all those features! 

I'd like to wish everyone a very 

Happy New Year!

All the best for a fabulous 2015. I hope you'll continue to stop by and link up your projects each week!

Meet Mitch the turtle!

Meet Mitch the Turtle!

He arrived at our house a few days ago from the WWF.

Through the sales of my new ebook of eco-friendly shopping bag patterns and tutorials I am now sponsoring a turtle through the WWF with a monthly donation.

$1 from each of my ebooks sold contributes towards this.

Mitch also brought with him this rather cool fold up shopping bag:

Upcycled from old plastic bottles !

I decided to call him Mitch thanks to the suggestion of a good friend. I few days ago here in Cairns, 6 turtles were rescued from being tangled in a ghost net off the coast by a Customs Boat. You can read the story here. The customs boat was called The Dame Roma Mitchell, so I took the name Mitch from that as it seemed a good fit! Thanks Michelle for your great naming suggestion!

 I wanted to once again thank those who have already bought my e-book and so contributed towards sponsoring this endangered animal and so helping to ensure their survival.

If you would like to purchase a copy of my e-book for just the cost of a cup of coffee - click here!

Thanks for your support.

Merry Chrismas

Here's wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

We're spending the day in and around the pool on a hot summer's day.

Hope you all have a fabulous day wherever you are and whatever the weather!

December 24th

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

December 23rd

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

December 21st

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Saturday Spotlight

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Here are this week's features from the Round Tuit linky party.
For the last time this year, it's Christmas features once again! First of all Christmas crafts:

Crochet Christmas Stockings from Howling at the Moon, Christmas Penguin from Paper Seedlings, Mad for Plaid Reindeer from Our Secondhand House and  Mini Christmas Tree from Wesen's Art.

And of course some Tasty Christmas Treats:

Yule Log from Platter Talk, Santa Cupcakes from Simplee Thrifty, Graham Cracker Christmas Trees from Homemaking Hacks and Rice Krispie Treat Wreaths from Moms Need to Know.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

December 19th

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

How to make a sparkly Christmas cushion cover

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Today I'm sharing another of my Christmas sewing tutorials. This one shows how to make a
 Sparkly Christmas Cushion Cover.

This is also one of my super simple 5 steps in 15 minutes tutorials that anyone can have a go at - even complete beginner sewers!
Happy Christmas sewing!

December 17th

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Puffy yo-yo wreath tutorial

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Today I'm sharing another of my Christmas tutorials.
This one is for a puffy yo-yo wreath made with scraps from old clothes.

A cute ornament the kids could make themselves!

Happy Christmas Sewing!

December 14th

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Saturday Spotlight

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Now time for some more great features from this week's Round Tuit linky party.

First of all, some tasty Christmas treats:

Christmas Mice from The Gracious Wife, Christmas Wreath Cupcakes from More than a Mom of Three, Snowmen Cherry Cheesecake Cookies from This Silly Girl's Life and Frosted Reindeer Cookies from Oh My Sugar High.

And next some more Christmas Crafts:

Pallet Wood Rustic Christmas Coasters from Scrapality, DIY Reusable Fabric Gift Bags from Better in Bulk, Simple Scrappy Christmas Stocking from Little House Living and Bell Christmas Tree from Moola Saving Mom.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Eco Friendly Shopping bags - the perfect Christmas Gift!

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

I had a lovely surprise yesterday to see that one of the pattern testers for my new e-book posted about it on her blog. Niki from Roonie Ranching shows the gorgeous bags she made from the patterns and tutorials in my e-book. She was such a big help as a pattern tester and I'm flattered she wrote such a nice post about my book,  so THANK YOU Niki!
Go here to see her post

I also have to mention another lovely lady at Wesens Art who bought my ebook, made the bags and posted about them too, THANK YOU!!
Go here to see that post

My e-book would make a great Christmas present for someone who sews.

It includes 5 sewing patterns/tutorials to make a selection of eco-friendly upcycled bags to use for shopping. Helping to reduce the use of those nasty plastic bags.
It is a bargain price at just the cost of a cup of coffee, and I am donating $1 from every book sold to the WWF to help protect our amazing environment even more. 
It's the perfect gift that gives that little bit more!
Happy sewing and upcycling!

I shall be linking this post to many of the fabulous linky parties whose pretty buttons are on the bottom of this page and whose direct links can be found on my linky party page.

December 11th

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Christmas Handibag tutorial

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Today I'm also sharing another of my Christmas tutorials.
This one is for a Christmas Handibag. I've been using mine lots over the past few weeks as I Christmas shop.

 I think I'm done now but still have this handibag in my handbag just in case I find some other presents to buy!
So here is my 
Christmas Handibag Tutorial

Happy Christmas Sewing!

December 7th

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!