Knitted Mini Heart

With Valentines' Day just around the corner, I was inspired to have a go at knitting a mini heart.  After a few false starts and drawing myself a pattern, here are the results.

If you would like to have a go, here is the pattern I followed.
Row 1 Knit, Row 2 Purl and  repeat.  Knit 2 hearts, sew together and stuff.

Bird Cakes

A tasty treat for the birdies and really simple to make.

To make 4 bird cakes all you need is one 250g pack of lard, bird seed, 1 apple, some bread crumbs, plastic cup/yoghurt pot and some string.

1.Prepare the plastic cup by piercing a hole in the bottom of the cup and threading through the string.
2.Cut the lard into small pieces and melt over a low heat, it does not need to boil.
3.Remove from heat and pour in the bird seed, apple,and bread crumbs mixing well.
4.Pour the the mixture into the plastic cup ensuring the string stays central.
5.Leave to cool and place in the fridge for a faster result.
6.Cut away the the plastic cup.
7.Find the perfect postion in the garden and let the birds enjoy!

Acrylic paint and pencil .....a bit of colour.

I really enjoyed this, it's been ages since I did some painting and maybe it shows! But great to get the paint brush out and use some colour.

Pencil Drawings

The fruit and veg patch - a few life drawings made in the summer - I hope to add a bit of colour in the next few days.

Knitted Cushions

At the rate I knit this felt like a long job, but well worth it, so I made 2!

Tea cosy obsession

I am a novice knitter but this simple knitting pattern, meant I could play around with the colour and design. They are also double lined for extra warmth and cosiness, as I can't get enough of a good cup of tea!

Jam Tarts

To get things started - here are some tasty Jam Tarts I made today - a 20 minute job with some left over pastry.
To make Jam Tarts you will need pastry, jam, butter for greasing and a 12 tart mould.
I used shop brought pastry this time but you could make your own.


1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C or Gas.Mark 4.
2. Lightly grease the tart mould with a little butter.
3. Roll out the pastry to 0.5 cm thick, then cut out circles from the pastry using a cutter or cup.
4. Place the pastry into the mould and add a teaspoon of Jam onto top of the pastry. Try not to over fill the tart as the jam will over flow and burn.
5. Bake for 15 minutes.
6. Cool and Enjoy!

The start....

I love making and creating things - it could be anything.  This will be a record of the things I make.