I’d like to wish all of my readers a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful and safe New Year! It is going to be a beautiful day, weather wise for Christmas this year. It will be about 28 °C (82 °F) here which is cool enough that we can enjoy a hot Christmas lunch but it won’t be too cold. We will be able to have a lovely Christmas lunch outside under our veranda (patio). Because it’s not going to be too hot we will be having some roast meats and vegetables. Plus this year I have made a … [Read more...]
DIY Nail Polish Organizer (Using a Photo Frame!)
Lean how to use a photo frame to display your nail polish collection with this cute DIY Nail Polish Organizer. You won’t believe how quick and easy it is to make! Over the last couple of years I have been storing all of my nail polishes in a small gift box. When I first did this I had thought that it would be great because I could grab the entire box and take it to where I want to use it. The problem with this is that every time you pick up the box half the nail polish bottles fall over! It … [Read more...]
DIY Spooky Halloween Candles (Quick and Easy!)
These DIY Halloween candles are great for a simple last minute Halloween decoration because they’re so very quick and easy to make! We never celebrated Halloween when I was a kid. We might have had some decorations up at school but that was about it. That’s because Halloween wasn’t a big thing in Australia back then so there was not much made of it. Celebrating Halloween is much more popular nowadays. I saw quite a few kids out trick or treating last year which was fun. This year might be … [Read more...]
Easter Goodie Bags (Last Minute, Super Easy How To!)
These last minute Easter Goodie Bags are super easy to put together but they look so much more personal than pre boxed Easter eggs! Normally I give my nieces and nephews some pre boxed Easter eggs for Easter. But this year I wanted to make their Easter gifts look a little more personal. I didn’t want to go to a lot of expense though because I know they will be more interested in the chocolate than the wrapping! Plus I already had some Easter eggs of various sizes I just need to work out … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and I hope you have a happy and safe New Year. Well there is not long to go now before the big day. I think that I have most things organized! I just have some presents to wrap but it has become a tradition in our family to leave most of the wrapping until Christmas Eve. This Christmas is going to be a hot one for us here in Australia! We have had a mild summer so far but the Christmas period is giving us our first heat wave! … [Read more...]
Beautiful Paper Christmas Decorations
The whole family will love making and decorating the tree with these gorgeous Paper Christmas Decorations. They are so easy to make from coloured A4 paper! It seems to be a bit harder to get into the Christmas spirit this year. I don’t know why but everyone I talk to says the same thing. I think that it has something to do with the cool summer that we have been having so far. Normally we have experienced a heat wave or two in the lead up to Christmas but this year the weather has been very … [Read more...]
Crunchy Nut Honey Joys with M&M’s!
It’s a while since I have eaten honey joys; they used to be one of my favourite snacks as a kid! We didn’t have them all the time, but at birthday’s and school fetes they always made an appearance. Honey joys are a delicious sweet, crunchy treat and they are also quick and easy to make. Regular honey joys are made with plain Cornflakes but I decided to use Crunchy Nut Cornflakes just to give them a subtle twist. Traditionally honey joys don’t have any chocolate in them either. But I wanted … [Read more...]
My Top Tips for a Deliciously Moist Christmas Cake
There is nothing better than tucking into a yummy piece of moist Christmas cake on Christmas Eve! Today I’m sharing a few tips to help you ensure that your Christmas cake turns out wonderfully moist and delicious! I was making my Christmas cake the other day and I realised that there are some things I do that are not in the recipe. They’re not vital to the cake making process but they do ensure that my Christmas cake turns out really moist. Most of the things I do are due to the advice … [Read more...]