The new blog has launched!

Sooooooo the new and exciting project/blog I have been working on is up and running! I will leave this one up for a bit but will probably shut it down after awhile. The new blog is a little more "mature"(it was the only word I could think of) and suits where I want to take my blogging a lot more. Go check out Nothing Too Fancy See you on the new site!

News coming.......

I know it has been forever since I posted on here, but I have been busy planning, researching and thinking up a new project.....all will be revealed soon!!!!!

Too long between posts!

I know, I know it has been forever since my last post, but I promise I really was busy!  Between the end of the semester for uni (yep 1 semester down, or it will be come Thursday afternoon and I have done my last exam), working two jobs and moving house - life well, got away!

But we are all settled into our new place now, with only 2 rooms left to unpack, and now live 2 blocks from the beach and 2 blocks from the cafe's!

I do have one new crafty project to show you. As we are back living in unit I lost my backyard and therefore my garden, which lets just say was only a step from a disaster, I wanted to try again so alas I did! I made some self watering pots out of soft drink bottles!!!

I planted radishes, rocket and chilli plants (even though they are out of season) as they were the seeds I had on hand so fingers crossed they work!

Ok, back to the study for me, enough procrastination!

Cupcakes with a twist

The picture pretty much sums it up, just 2 ingredients - a vanilla cake mix and a can of creaming soda!!! I literally added nothing else! Now I will admit these are not an original idea, I have seen the idea floating around Pinterest (now isn't that a great way to pass time) for a few months and finally decided to give it a go. Result? Soft, moist cupcakes (or mini bundt cakes in this case) with a subtle hint of creaming soda!

Go on give them a try - they are super easy just combine the cake mix with the can of room temperature soft drink (I used just less than a can actually) and bake as a cake or cupcakes or little bundt cakes for about 20mins on 180°C. Easy as!!!!!!!!!

Another baby shower gift

I am for sure all our friends and family are having babies in the same 12 month period. This time is it my cousin in Brisbane, so instead of the my usual sewing gift I decided this time, as we are coming into winter, to get the needles out and knit away. I used a very neutral tan colour, as we don't what she is having! I nearly didn't part with the vest I fell in love with it, and it's soooo easy to knit up.

Here all the links for the patterns for you to create your own masterpieces. Beanie pattern, booties pattern, and vest pattern all are free. I used Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply rustic wool, so soft and warm.

I've been cut!

Not from a job list or the like, just my wrist. I had a cyst removed a week or so ago and it has really been pretty straight forward - but I have to say I can't wait for the stitches to come out on Tuesday so everything can really get back to normal.

I was naughty I was meant to leave all the dressings on till I went back but they had to come off I was SOOOO itchy!!!!! Look at how good the wound is - sorry had to share :)

Busy, Busy , Busy!!!!!!!

Do you that moment when you suddenly get a moment when you think 'My God, how did life get so busy?' Well, that is exactly the moment I am having - between full time uni, the newish crazy we will call you when we need you job, hockey and some exciting news I am about to tell you about - I am, well, busy!!!!!

Uni is going well and so is the job, oh and we won our first game of the winter season of hockey 10-2 so that is off to a flying start!!!!! So what exciting news has led to life been even busier - www.quitewrite.com.au My partners new business venture and I am the one behind getting the website off the ground (plus making posters and flyers to handout!).

If you need someone to write an article for you, or website content, or proofread what you hope is an award winning, money earning manuscript she is the girl! So check out her website and 'like' her page on Facebook you won't be disappointed!!!!