Sensational Sewing Challenge - Something Useful

This month at 'Sensational Sewing Challenge' the theme was Something Useful.  I made a felt bedside holdall. My mom found this idea while browsing on the web.  She cannot remember where though, so our apologies for not acknowledging this lovely idea.  The original holdall was made in material, but felt is so much easier and quicker to work with and this time of year, that worked for me!

This bedside holdall has a pocket for a bottle, toy, book or notebook and pencil. It is such an easy thing to make. I just taped 3 A4 Pieces of paper together for a pattern cut it out with mom's zigzag scissors and hand-stitched all the pockets and embellishments.  I am very pleased with how it turned out and will give it to my little sister, Gabrielle, as a Christmas present!

The new theme at Sensational Sewing Challenge is ‘Christmas’. So please hop over to Kelly's blog to enter your Christmas makes!

Love Nancy

A Giveaway at Beautiful Girlhood! {DON’T MISS IT!!}

My sister, Kelly-Anne, at Beautiful Girlhood, is celebrating 50 followers with a wonderful Giveaway!! She is offering one copy of a movie called Ever After - a Cinderella story. To enter you must leave a comment on her blog HERE.  Giveaway closes on the 25^th of November!  

M y views on Ever After...

Ever After is a clean, romantic movie based on the well known fairytale, Cinderella!  It is old fashioned, with beautiful dresses, horses and carriages, balls and lots more!

Don’t miss it!!

Love Nancy

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

On the 25^th October it was my Daddy’s birthday!!

We were all busy getting and making presents for him!!

I made my Daddy a little cushion out of felt that said NO. 1 DADDY! I also got him a packet of chocolate balls!!!!!

 

Rebekah opening Daddy’s present!  

Us girls took Daddy out to Mario’s for pizza!! It was soooo much fun!

Rebekah deciding what to have! A Hawaiian perhaps? Or maybe a margharita?  

Gabrielle devouring pizza!

 Waiting……

And begin!!

I love these photos of Rebekah!  She really enjoyed her pizza!

We went home to a delicious Chocolate cake and Daddy let us put on some of his precious Chocolate Balls when we got home!!

Me, Mommy, Daddy, Beth and Gabrielle!

I hope you had a lovely birthday Daddy!!

Love Nancy

My Birthday and Blog Anniversary!!!

On the 14^th of October it was my 12^th birthday!! And my Blog Anniversary!! My Blog is a year old now!! Kelly-Anne, (my sister), made me a gorgeous card!!!   

Isn’t it pretty?

We were staying with friends in Cape Town because Sofia was born at a hospital there, so I had my birthday there! They made me a trifle for my birthday! It was delicious!!!      
  

Me blowing out the candle!

My mom and Sofia were discharged from the hospital that day and we went to Greyton for the weekend (you can read more on Kelly’s blog) so that my mom could rest before the long trip home to Knysna. It was a wonderful birthday and I enjoyed it soooo much!! Thank you everyone for a lovely day!!

Love Nancy

Welcome Baby Sofia!!!

The long countdown is over, and it’s a girl!!!!  On Wednesday the 12^th of October little Sofia was born!!!  She is the most adorable little baby ever!!!!! Here are some photos of her!!

Happy!

All of us girls!

Crying!

Her sweet little hands!

Me holding sweet Sofia!!

...yawn...

Aaalmost asleep!!

I love her soooooo much!!!!!

Love Nancy

Kelly's Sewing Challenge - Accessories

This month at Kelly-Anne's Sewing Challenge, the theme is Accessories!!

I made a Button Necklace.

It was very easy to make!!

I have heard of this idea before, so I decided to give it a try!

Love, Nancy

Heidi’s Baking Challenge - Puddings and Desserts

This week at Heidi’s baking challenge the theme is ‘puddings and desserts’ so I decided to make a Malva pudding!



Malva pudding

10 servings

1 cup (250ml) caster sugar

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 tbsp (15ml) smooth apricot jam

1 ¼ cups (312ml) flour

1 tsp (5ml) bicarbonate of soda

Pinch of salt

2 tbsp (30ml) butter

1 tsp (5ml) vinegar

½ cup (125ml)

SAUCE

 1 cup (250ml) cream

½ cup (125ml) butter

½ cup (125ml) sager

½ cup (125ml) water, orange juice, sherry or brandy (I used orange juice)

Method   

Using a medium-sized mixing bowl and an electric or hand beater, beat eggs and caster sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in the apricot jam.

Sift the dry ingredients three times.

Melt the butter and add to the vinegar and milk.

Fold the dry ingredients and milk mixture alternately into the egg mixture.

Pour the batter into a medium-large greased, ovenproof casserole dish.

Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.

                                                                                                                                                            

 Melt the sauce ingredients together and pour over the pudding as soon as it is taken from the oven. Pierce the pudding with a fork to aid the absorption of the sauce.

Serve hot or cold with cream or custard.

Please hop over to Heidi’s blog to see if you can take part in her challenge!

Love Nancy