tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80169273917880201322024-03-06T04:46:26.007+11:00the creative musterLaura Varsanyihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996490956884798148noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016927391788020132.post-62732618817108100012020-04-01T22:33:00.004+11:002020-04-01T22:33:58.594+11:00The Canberra home where everything is for saleFor a limited time you can buy my ball cushions from the <a href="http://www.bijouxhome.com.au/" target="_blank">Bijoux Home open home or online shop</a>. You can find some limited edition boiled wool ball cushions in wine and charcoal along with many other irresistible designer pieces including a wall of art that I just wanted to take home!<br />
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Read more on <a href="https://hercanberra.com.au/cpstyle/canberra-shopable-home-bijoux/" target="_blank">HerCanberra</a>.<br />
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<br />Laura Varsanyihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996490956884798148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016927391788020132.post-90513105468645202662020-04-01T22:07:00.000+11:002020-04-01T22:19:16.026+11:00Ball cushionsI have launched a lovely range of ball cushions in a myriad of colours in <a href="http://www.creativemuster.etsy.com/" target="_blank">my shop</a>. They are room-changing cushions and once you go round it is hard to go back.<br />
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So much more sculptural than your average flat square cushion!<br />
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These modern ball cushion references luxe French minimalism in such a playful way.<br />
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You'll be amazed how much better a spherical cushion looks and the interest it brings to your room.<br />
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Can be used as a decorative piece or as a comfortable cushion. <a href="http://www.creativemuster.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Shop now</a>.<br />
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Check out this gorgeous modern dinosaur themed birthday party created by Jacquelyn of <a href="http://www.beijosevents.com/blog/" target="_blank">Beijos Events</a> for her son Court.</div>
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I loved seeing the beautiful photos on her blog and in particular how wonderful my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/217800347/green-perspex-dinosaur-brontosaurus-cake?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">big green brontosaurus</a> and navy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/251501004/navy-blue-perspex-number-cake-topper?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">blue number 2 cake toppers</a> looked on the cake on that beautiful sunny day.</div>
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Jacquelyn has let me share some photos here on my blog from the day. Her styling is second-to-none and you can see more details from the party <a href="http://www.beijosevents.com/blog/dinosaur-party-court-turns-2-roar/" target="_blank">on her blog</a>.</div>
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Cake toppers <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/creativemuster" target="_blank">available to purchase here</a>.</div>
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I love autumn, pumpkins and country towns. Put those things together and you get the <a href="http://pumpkinfestival.com.au/" target="_blank">Collector Pumpkin Festival</a>. This was my second year attending and it is just such a lovely day out.</div>
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I <i>have</i> to eat the pumpkin scones and I <i>have</i> to eat the pumpkin soup. This year we lined up for the soup a little late in the day and only got one cup, but it was the last one. Lucky, lucky last!</div>
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There is lots to do at the festival apart from eating including craft and food stalls, music, races and for the kids cool activities like building a scarecrow and the hay bale maze. Good old fashioned fresh air and fun.</div>
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We came home with a bag of pumpkin scones, clothes covered in hay, tomato saucy faces and hair blown sideways. </div>
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I recently created a recipe for <a href="http://www.jll.com.au/australia/en-au" target="_blank">Jones Lang Lasalle</a>'s clients to use across their websites.<br />
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The addition of choice chips from your leftover Easter stash makes them a cross between a coconut rough and a classic ANZAC biscuit.<br />
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You can check out the recipe via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/enex100/photos/pcb.10154163694054190/10154163681234190/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Enex100's Facebook page</a> or <a href="http://waggamarketplace.com/recipes/chunky-choc-chip-anzac-biscuits/" target="_blank">Wagga Marketplace's website</a>.<br />
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We recently held a 70th birthday dinner for my Dad and 70 of his friends. The venue was the beautiful <a href="http://www.thepialligoestate.com.au/" target="_blank">Pialligo Estate Winery</a> with its beautiful gardens and food. We enjoyed dinner as the sun set and the kids explored the vast grounds. </div>
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He has always loved liquorice all sorts so this was the theme of his cake (by <a href="http://www.cakesofyourdreams.com.au/" target="_blank">Cakes of Your Dreams</a>) with a blue and green colour theme for the decorations (all from <a href="http://www.spotlightstores.com/party/c/party" target="_blank">Spartys</a>). My sister made the beautiful name place cards.</div>
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There are some foods I will never give up and one of them is potatoes. This potato salad recipe has evolved over a few years and it is always a hit.</div>
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You will need:<br /><ul>
<li>2kg waxy washed potatoes skin on</li>
<li>6 eggs</li>
<li>small bunch of chives finely chopped</li>
<li>whole egg mayonnaise</li>
<li>1 tsp seeded mustard</li>
<li>juice of half a lemon</li>
<li>greek yoghurt</li>
<li>salt and pepper</li>
<li>cornichons</li>
<li>green apple</li>
<li>a few salad leaves (optional for colour)</li>
<li>bacon (optional to add saltiness)</li>
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<li>Cut the the potatoes into large 2inch pieces and boil them until cooked.</li>
<li>Hard boil and peel the eggs. If you run them under cold water until they are cooled they are much easier to peel. Cut them into quarters length-wise.</li>
<li>Dice two green apples and about 12 cornichons into little pieces.</li>
<li>Mix up the greek yoghurt, mayonnaise, wholegrain mustard, lemon juice, salt, pepper, chives to make the dressing.</li>
<li>Put the potatoes, apple, and cornichons in a bowl add half the dressing. Carefully combine to coat the salad.</li>
<li>Put the egg slices on top and drizzle with remaining dressing. It looks so nice to add a couple of chive flowers for colour.</li>
<li>You can add fried bacon pieces or crunchy grilled pancetta over the top too for salty crunch. </li>
<li>Pulling through a few green and purple leaves adds really nice colour.</li>
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The weather has been a bit up and down in Canberra lately and sometimes I notice whispers of autumn. A yellow leaf, a cooler morning, the midday sun starting to slice through the north windows.</div>
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I have been loosely following the blood type eating plan by <a href="http://www.dadamo.com/" target="_blank">Peter D'Adamo</a> with great results but I'm struggling to get back on track after Christmas. It is so easy to reach for a ham sandwich when I should be eating vegetables. </div>
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We really felt like chips for lunch today and the girls love sweet potato so I made this chunky sweet potato chips. As sweet potato contains a lot of water, the trick is not to get them too sweaty and soft, try and get them crispy. Here's how.</div>
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Really easy recipe for sweet potato chips:<br />
Sweet potatoes scrubbed but not peeled<br />
Rice bran oil<br />
Garlic powder<br />
Dry polenta<br />
Salt*<br />
1. Preheat the oven to about 230C with a heavy based non-stick backing tray in it.<br />
2. Cut up the sweet potato into relatively same size chunky chips. Leave the skin on but scrub it clean. That is where all the vitamins are and they help make the chips more crunchy.<br />
3. Cover them chips in oil, garlic powder and polenta.<br />
4. Take the hot tray out of the oven and spread the chips out nicely. Put them in the oven and after about 10-15 minutes turn them over. Cook another 10-15 minutes. They'll just look and smell ready.<br />
5. Salt them and eat.<br />
*Salt them at the end not the beginning otherwise the salt draws the moisture out during the cooking process which can make them more soggy.</blockquote>
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There will still be lots of fun and new things coming out from me this year. More blog posts but also more craft and party supply.<br />
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We recently had a party at home to celebrate my husband's birthday. It was a beautiful afternoon with lots of old friends, oldies, and offspring.<br />
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We started with some Hungarian mini-langos and corn on the cob. After the BBQ and salads we ate a huge cake I made inspired by his favourite dessert from <a href="http://eightysix.com.au/" target="_blank">Eighty Six Restaurant</a>, the caramel popcorn sundae.<br />
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Langos is really easy to make, but not particularly healthy (no big deal!). It is essentially fried bread dough that you then rub with garlic and top with sour cream and cheese. I'm a purist and I just like to rub with garlic and sprinkle with salt.<br />
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It is a really popular snack in Hungary that you can easily buy from food vendors. There are many variations, but I used <a href="http://honestcooking.com/hungarian-langos/" target="_blank">this recipe</a> as it seemed the simplest and was really happy with how they turned out. My grandmother would have fainted over their irregular shapes but they tasted great.<br />
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The birthday cake was a chocolate cake with caramel meringue buttercream and caramel popcorn. I used <a href="http://call-me-cupcake.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/chocolate-cake-with-caramel-buttercream.html#.VpOG0bw7JTc" target="_blank">this recipe</a> and it was delicious. I especially loved the caramel swiss meringue buttercream and the addition of coffee to the chocolate batter made it a perfect pick me up.<br />
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Because some words are so apt that you don't need to finish saying them for people to know what you mean.</blockquote>
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I have been observing with enjoyment the use of the terms 'bae' (meaning babe) and 'hun' (honey) in social settings. I thought it would be fun to created some monochrome cake toppers with these words. Because some words are so apt that you don't need to finish saying them for people to know what you mean. And sometimes people don't want a number on their cake, especially if they are a total babe - age doesn't matter!<br />
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They are really cool little cake toppers and elicit lots of smiles. Birthday boy seemed pretty happy with them too.<br />
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You can <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/creativemuster?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">check them out and purchase them in my shop</a>.<br />
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If you are looking for school holiday craft activities for the kids, head over to the <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/" target="_blank">Barkly Square</a> blog where you will find a fun <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/whats_on/whats-on-home/kids-crafty-crowns-school-holidays-at-home/" target="_blank">tutorial for making these double sided crowns</a>. The threading, shape cutting and gluing activities are great for developing fine motor skills. Better still, these crowns are made using easy to find household items such as folder dividers and yarn.<br />
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When I was about 15 I started making gingerbread house every Christmas. I became more and more ambitious every year culminating in a Martha Stewart Victorian house facade with candy windows and internal lighting from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Decorating-Holidays-Christmas-Martha-Stewart/dp/0609803360/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261885425&sr=1-9" target="_blank">this book</a> (similar instructions <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/921210/how-make-gingerbread-house-facade" target="_blank">here</a>). It was a particularly hot and humid Australian summer that year and those poor old windows slowly dissolved into puddles of liquid sugar and wiring - a great excuse to eat it early and a lesson for me in candy making.<br />
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This year I made a mid-century house and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I was inspired by <a href="http://craftschmaft.com/2009/12/25/a-merry-little-christmas/" target="_blank">this house by Melbourne-based Craft Schmaft</a> and <a href="http://creativeroom.ca/gingerbread/houses/eleven/" target="_blank">this house by Nick Milkovich Architects</a>.<br />
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It was a little bit easier than a traditional house as there was less focus on intricate white icing. I made a template first from cardboard. I used this <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/gingerbread-house-dough" target="_blank">dough recipe</a> which has been the best to work with, tasted the best and looked the best. I will be reusing it every year. See below for my icing recipe.<br />
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<b>1. </b>The icing has to be just the right consistency. I always use the <a href="http://www.aww.com.au/" target="_blank">Women's Weekly recipe</a>:<br />
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<em>Beat 1 egg white just until it can hold a peak. Gradually add 2 cups sifted icing sugar whist mixing on low speed. </em><br />
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I also add half a teaspoon of lemon juice. I find this gives me a good consistency that holds the pieces together but also makes great icicles at the very end of the process.<br />
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2. Build. Wait. And then decorate. If you can let the walls and roof mortar dry completely before decorating you will avoid the common problem of the roof sliding off the house because the icing is not dry. Lots of lollies on the roof can contribute to this.<br />
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3. Practice piping icing patterns on a piece of cardboard. I almost always use a zip-lock bag with the corner cut off to pipe the icing. The more I cut off the corner the larger the line of icing. I spoon the mixture into a corner of the bag and seal it carefully. If you need to stop you can just put that bag into another icing bag and to stop if drying whilst you tend to something else.<br />
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If you are not confident with swirls and hearts, practice dots and lines. They can go a long way. It is much easier to do patterns after the zip-lock piping bag has warmed in your hands.<br />
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4. Lollies. The key is to use simple classic lollies. The other secret is never to use the same lolly twice on the same house. So if you use jelly beans on the roof, don't use them anywhere else on the house. I can't do without mint leaves and candy canes.<br />
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5. Don't worry about the myriad of imperfections you create along the way. Hide them by making snow dribbles and icicles. In a previous year, the chimney I made was really bad so I made a big dribble of icing around the top that hid the gaping cracks.<br />
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6. Icicles! These are the key to getting that special look. They are so much fun to make and add miniature scale magic to your house. You do them at the very end when the icing in the zip lock bag is warm from your hand. Check out my mini-movie below to see how to drop icicles off your gingerbread house.<br />
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Finally, if you still need something extra, a sifting of icing sugar is the vaseline on the lens and looks like snow over your little domestic creation.</div>
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My favourite of the blog posts I recently created for <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/" target="_blank">Barkly Square</a> is without a doubt this festive Middle Eastern-inspired muesli trifle. Not only does it look gorgeous, it is thoroughly delicious and healthy to boot. </div>
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You can prepare it the night before and serve just as present opening is wrapping up.</div>
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<a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/recipe/recipes/breakfast-muesli-trifle-with-cherry-pomegranate-and-dukkah/" target="_blank">Check it out now</a> on the Barkly Square blog.</div>
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If you are stuck for gifts for your friends you cannot go past this quick and easy body scrub tutorial I created recently for <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/" target="_blank">Barkly Square</a>. </div>
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It smells so lush, just like a mojito. It is so natural, you could eat it! </div>
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I recently created this lavender and blueberry popsicle recipe for <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/" target="_blank">Barkly Square</a>. They are so great after a big meal, and a little but grown up too! Check out the <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/recipe/recipes/lavender-and-blueberry-yoghurt-popsicles/" target="_blank">recipe and pics</a> over on the Barkly Square blog.</div>
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The overall effect of these giant gingerbread cookies is really fun. They are great for gifting a collection of little presents that you can put inside and tie up all together. </div>
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You don't need much in the way of supplies to make these. Though I do recommend finding heavy duty kraft paper at a packaging store or similar rather than using the stationery grade brown paper. It will be much more durable.</div>
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- Heavy duty brown kraft paper<br />
- A crayon<br />
- Scissors<br />
- Sewing machine and white thread<br />
- White paint and paint brush<br />
- Hole punch<br />
- White ribbon<br />
- Foil wrapped chocolates or lollies (I mainly used <a href="http://www.qualitystreetchocolates.com/" target="_blank">Quality Street chocolates</a> because I love their bright shiny wrappers)<br />
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1. Create templates of the shapes you want to make. I made a gingerbread man and woman, tree and star. The easiest way to do this is to find clip art that you like and bring it up on a large screen TV. Put one sheet of paper over the screen and trace gently with a crayon. Fold in half and cut to get a symmetrical template.<br />
2. Take your heavy duty kraft paper, fold a piece in half then trace around your shape.<br />
3. Loosely cut around the shape, leaving one side folded. This will keep it from sliding when you sew the two layers.<br />
4. Using a zig zag stitch on your sewing machine, sew 2cm in from your traced line, leaving about 20cm or more opening on one side of the shape. Set your zig zag stitch so it is wide and and the stitches are close together. This will make the zig zag stitch more obvious, like a line of cookie icing.<br />
5. Now cut the shape out properly along your crayon line.<br />
6. Stick your chocolates or lollies on. I used small pieces of sticky tape looped back onto themselves - poor woman's double-sided tape!<br />
7. Paint the rest of your icing designs onto the shapes.<br />
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You can make these in any size. They would be great stuffed with peppermint bark and with guests names on them as part of table place settings. My kids love the giant sizes we made, they found the whole process really fascinating.</div>
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Tired of those pesky tissue paper bon-bon crowns? Head over to the <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/whats_on/whats-on-home/diy-australiana-gum-leaf-wreath-table-decor/" target="_blank">Barkly Square blog</a> to see my tutorial for making individual table setting wreaths that can double as crowns for your guests this Christmas!</div>
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When I was a kid, my mum, sister and I all had the same leather flats with an ankle tie fastening. They were made from super soft leather and we had them in different colours. Mum had the most colours and I remembering telling her it was unfair. She said her feet had stopped growing so it was ok for her to have more than me. I'll have to remember that when my girls get older!</div>
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It was a definite shoe highlight in my life. Even though they used to stain our feet, they were butter soft and the knot fasten looked just like a bow at the ankle. So feminine! I think we bought them somewhere in Melbourne circa 1988.</div>
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Lately, I've been wishing I could buy them again and searching shops for something similar, or at least some flats with a bow at the ankle.</div>
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I was shopping in Country Road recently and was delighted to find the <a href="http://www.countryroad.com.au/shop/woman/shoes/sandals-and-thongs/sarah-tie-up-sandal-60183177-100" target="_blank">Sarah Tie Up sandal</a>. I instantly recognised its potential as 'the best sandal ever'. </div>
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The fabric straps are removable and I've been making new straps in colours and patterns to go with all my outfits. I can even wash the straps if they get dirty. </div>
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I particularly love the red raw silk straps that I made and can't wait to wear them for Christmas. I might just need to go and buy a back up pair of these sandals!</div>
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<li>Cut two strips of fabric parallel with the grain measuring 9 x 180cm each. If your fabric is short you can join it to get the length but don't join it in the middle as it might be obvious once you are wearing them. If you have to join, do it 3/4 along then the seam will be hidden in the wrapping lengths.</li>
<li>Fold one strip in half length-wise and with right sides in and stitch down the length. Repeat for the other strip.</li>
<li>Using your large safety pin, pin one side of one opening and feed the safety pin through the length of the tube you just created. This will turn the strip right side out. Repeat for the other strip.</li>
<li>Press the strips with the seam right at one edge. A water spray makes this easier.</li>
<li>Fold the raw edges of the short ends and press.</li>
<li>Top stitch the short ends of the strips</li>
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You can shop them online or head to <a href="http://www.tipyoureit.com.au/" target="_blank">Tip You're It!</a> to see in them in person. Remember, all my decor pieces are limited in number, so if you love it, buy it.</div>
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I recently created some recipes and projects for iconic Brunswick shopping centre <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/" target="_blank">Barkly Square</a>.<br />
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The theme was Australian summer with a hint of Christmas. One of the recipes is this fresh tuna Nicoise salad. You can check out the recipe, complete with photo instructions, on the <a href="http://barklysquare.com.au/recipe/recipes/fresh-tuna-nicoise-salad/" target="_blank">Barkly Square blog</a>. I hope you enjoy it!Laura Varsanyihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996490956884798148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016927391788020132.post-56005415149782323782015-11-29T10:28:00.002+11:002015-11-29T12:16:00.836+11:00NEW RED FELT MINI EMBROIDERY HOOPS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Introducing an innovative new embroidery hoop that allows you to stitch your fabric into the hoop.</div>
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Made from super-soft 100% wool felt. In red just in time for Christmas!</div>
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Making your own professional-looking invitations doesn't have to be complicated or time consuming. If you keep the copy simple you only need one main visual element.<br />
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For my dad's birthday invitations, I recently used a beautiful vintage wallpaper that I bought but had no idea what to do with. I scanned in a large piece of it and used it to print envelope liners. Then on the back of the very simple invitations, I printed the same pattern. You could even use your favourite fabric or wrapping paper pattern in the same way.<br />
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His favourite colour is green and it is a summer party at a vineyard so I think it came together nicely.<br />
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I made the invitations in MS Word and printed on card stock 4 invitations to an A4 page. Then I sliced them with a guillotine.<br />
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Remember if you are scanning for printing to follow these non-negotiables:<br />
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1. Set your scanner to scan at 300dpi.<br />
2. Scan as a JPG file. It is the most flexible image file type to work with.<br />
3. Make sure the material you are scanning is completely flat but putting a book on top of it before closing the scanner lid.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Neck ties are in the food splatter firing
line every day and they are never quite the same after dry cleaning. These
repurposed silk tie bracelets are right on trend and look gorgeous layered with
other jewellery. Finally a use for all those beautiful de-commissioned silk ties!</span></div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">This project makes use of the
thin end of the tie that usually stays hidden. Take two ties and, from the thin
end, bend them ΒΌ of the way up, making two loops.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Intertwine the loops. You will
need to snake the end of one tie inside, outside and under the other, then
outside and inside again so it is back where it started. You are creating what
the rope-tying world calls a square knot.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Pull the two ties away from
each other and the knot will tighten. Do not over tighten.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Measure it around your wrist
and pin where it meets. Cut both ties at that spot.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">You will find that when you lie
it flat the top lengths stick out on each side. This is because the top lengths
have further to travel around your wrist, being on the outside.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Now you need to French seam the
ends closed. Line the two matching pieces of tie up and sew along the edge.
Then turn that seam inside out and stitch a running stitch along to encase and
hide the first seam. Repeat on the other side for the other tie ends. You can
do this with a sewing machine or a needle and thread. It helps to trim back the
old interfacing inside the tie by about 3cms. Then it will be less bulky to
sew.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Take your piece of elastic and
cut it to a length that is twice the width of the tie fabric. Thread it through
both ends of the bracelet and stitch the two ends of the elastic together. This
makes the bracelet a cinch to put on and very comfortable.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Make another one, they look
great layered.</span></li>
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If you've loved my miniature embroidery hoops, then you'll likely go gaga over the new gold glitter perspex versions.<br />
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Each time I go into Canberra's newest children's store <a href="http://www.tipyoureit.com.au/" target="_blank">Tip, You're It!</a>, I just want to move in. Owners Che and Trevor have filled it with the most desirable kids' decor and clothes. Going in there feels like my favourite Instagram feeds have come to life.</div>
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Each month Che and Trevor offer a local product maker a 'pop up shop' space. It's such a nice way to showcase smaller businesses and keeps new traffic coming into the shop. </div>
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You'll be able to see some of my limited edition mirrors and wall sculptures in Tip, You're It! for the month of November.</div>
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After dropping my stock off, we hung around the shop taking some pics and thinking about what ask Santa for this year. A couple of Cosmos dresses by <a href="http://www.suchgreatheights.com/" target="_blank">Such Great Heights</a> were far too nice to have to wait for Christmas and the girls wore them home receiving compliments from every second passer by.</div>
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