Monday, March 29, 2010

Cake Stall baking Part2

I asked my nephew how did sales on my afgans go...he started out with a very thoughtful look on his face and said there were only 3 left. What the heck does that mean - didnt they sell out like I expected them too. He then went on to explain that this year they only had three tables and could only pick two things to buy which he said was a bit slack. Last year they had heaps more more home baking for sale - well it's the sign of the times really, I said they may have done it differently this year so everyone had a chance to buy something.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Cake Stall baking


My nephew's school is having a cake stall tomorrow and he asked me if I would bake something for him. Hey Carolann I got a weeks notice - when I told my sister about your short, virtually non existence notice, we had a giggle and shock our heads....KIDS!!!

Thinking, thinking thinking...I hadn't made these for sometime and my recipe wasn't the best. So what do you do at times like this - GOOGLE. I found an easy peasy one via the Woman's Weekly and voila

CHOCOLATE AFGANS complete with swirly icing and a walnut on the top


Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Isn't it amazing

how the amount of rubbish you put out each week reduces when you don't have money to spend on crap and have to dispose of the packaging lol.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Jean Bags

I've got this sure fire money making scheme(lmao) to make and sell jean bags made out of old pairs of jeans. Recently I made one for Al and some peeps have made some very nice remarks about it.

It just seems to fit with my recycling mentality and using what is available around me. I'm trying not to use new materials(buying stuff from a fabric store) for the lining but will make exceptions if it has that wow factor.

I'll add some photo's soon

Thursday, March 4, 2010

What have you done lately?

After reading the comments I have followed some very sound advice and moved no. 8 to no.1.

Not a heck of alot but here is the "To do list" so far:

8. Take better care of myself
1. Make tomato chutney
2. Clean up the garden before the colder weather sets in
3. Design and print personal business cards
4. Organise mini albums from trips, special events from the past few years
5. More baking and experimenting
6. Take photo's of last years layouts and add them to my blog
7. Make and sell bracelets
9. Make myself some new clothes for winter
10. Dye my hair
11. Make more jean bags

Anyone got any panadol I've now got a headache