Think Pink ...

...for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Well, that was an epic morning of biscuit decorating!

I also made a batch of pink Melting Moments...

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Do you think they look like boobies? ;)

Then there was a lot of pink icing thrown around the kitchen!

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Then the packaging...

Tying all those fiddly bows with long fingernails is tricky!

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I am sure Bianca's Pink Day will be a success! I need to put my feet up now and have a cuppa!

Cheers - Joolz xx

 

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Savoury casserole chops ...

I found this recipe on Facebook recently. It is a slow cooker recipe but I did it in my Le Creuset dutch oven in 1 and a 1/2 hours. I dusted the chops (I had 8) with plain flour and browned them in the pot on the stove top, then poured the sauce over the chops, bringing it up to a boil then put the lid on and placed in the oven at 180C. I stirred it and flipped the chops over a couple of times and seasoned with salt and pepper too. Another thing I added, and you might find it strange, a handful of raisins or sultanas and .... a banana!  Once tender, we had them with mashed potato, carrots and peas. Delicious!

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Nice comfort food after the chilly day we had - it got down to 10C at lunch time which is crazy seeing it is meant to be 32C on Sunday. No wonder everyone has the sniffles and flu.

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This afternoon I will be busy making iced, pink sugar cookies (similar to those above) for a Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser that my niece is having at her hairdressing salon. There is also a Girls Night In function being held in town but unfortunately I can't make that. Originally, a group of girls got together (about 15 I think) and had a night in someone's loungeroom, playing games and wearing pink and being silly - a few years later and it's grown into a function where about 150 ladies have a rollicking night out, raising $000's for the cause.

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Isn't this rose stunning?  Its from my sister's garden...

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Off to work now then the cookie factory will be in full swing this arvo!

Cheers - Joolz xx

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100%Cotton...

 

These are my yummy balls of cotton from Bendigo Woollen Mills. Lovely and soft and it knits up beautifully. Plenty of dishcloths in that lot! The green one is light teal. I ordered these online and although 2 were on back order, the other ball arrived in about 4 days so they are quick. Worth a look, all you knitters and crocheters!

Cheers - Joolz xx

 

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Cardigan Cushion ...

 I posted here about converting an old cardigan of Kirby's into a cushion.  I didn't get to it that weekend so...

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 I gave it a go today!  

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First I turned it inside out and tacked the opening closed so it would retain it's shape.

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Then, I pinned it across, under the arms then took to it with a pair of sharp scissors!

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 I attempted to use my sewing machine to sew the top opening shut - this did not work!  It was way too thick and heavy for the machine to handle.  Lots of swearing then happened!  Deep breaths!  I then threaded up a needle with yarn and back stitched my way across the top.

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Next, because the bottom of the cardy had a neat edge, I got some ecru embroidery cotton and just sewed it shut all the way across the bottom.  Neat as! 

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Then it was a matter of undoing the tacking, undoing the buttons and turning the cardy the right way out.  Stuff a cushion insert in there and button it up!

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 Ta dah!  All finished and ready to cuddle on the lounge!

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Probably the quickest craft project I have ever done.

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Cheers - Joolz xx