This pink birthday cake is a two-tier cake with gumpaste roses piled on top.
Marvelous Marmite Cake
This Marvelous Marmite Cake is quick and delicious! It is the perfect mix of savoury and sweet and a must-bake for all Marmite lovers.
Paintings by Elmien Uys
Elmien Uys lives and paints in Piketberg, South Africa. These are some of her paintings.
Easy Crochet Footprint Pattern
This little crochet footprint pattern has been available on my blog since 2012 – and while the stitches were always correct, the way I explain my patterns has changed quite a bit over the years. Back then, I hadn’t quite found my pattern-writing voice yet. What felt “easy” to me didn’t always translate that way on […]
Crochet Rainbow Rag Rug
This crochet rainbow rag rug is the perfect beginners project. It uses only single crochet and chain stitches (US terminology) and a jolly big hook!
DIY T-Shirt Shag Rug
You can make your own shag rug from t-shirt yarn or cut-up t-shirts. It is luscious under foot and fun to make. And the price? Fabulously free!
Green Beans and Pancetta
This dish is a wonderfully flavoursome side-dish and goes really well with fish and mashed potatoes.
Paper Money Roses
Make the gift of money even sweeter by making this lovely rose with your bills. I might do this with my savings, who knows. I used R100 bills, but you can use any kind of paper money. The more colourful, the better!
Hello Kitty Party: DIY Ideas
To my mind every crafter should have a little girl in her life for whom she can make all things pink and frilly. Sometimes I am reminded of the fact that I don’t have one of those hanging around. This is one of those times. When I saw these photos on Elizma’s facebook page I […]
Deep Fried Chilli Balls
These deep fried chilli balls (gateaux piments) are made from split peas and they taste wonderful served hot or cold.
