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On Holiday!

I'm currently on a long-awaited holiday this week! I haven't had any short story inspiration in a while but you can read my older work in the stories tab if youre interested. I have a sewing project in progress and may do a post about my trip, so I should be back to normal posting next week!

Opshop/ Thrift Shop Haul

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  Blouse (will try and recut this) Sundress Framed art and mini cake tin Baking tin- if anyone knows what you are supposed to bake in this let me know, it is very shallow! Flower shaped plates- dream find! Doona cover to make a Gunne Sax/ Laura Ashley inspired dress

Nostalgia: Yowies

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Earlier this year , my parents found my Yowie cabinet in the garage and brought it around  to me.  Approximately 25 cm tall by 22.5cm wide , this cabinet had pride of place in my childhood.  I won the cabinet in a competition run by Cadbury.  The prize included a large selection from Series 1 and 2 of the Yowie chocolate collection. As far as I know, the cabinet was custom made for the competition. It came with around 50 plastic toys to assemble yourself, but not 50 Yowie chocolates, which was probably a wise decision. If you are unfamiliar with Yowies, they  are  a kind of Australian Kinder Surprise. Named for and shaped like the mythical Australian cryptid, the chocolate shell broke open to reveal a plastic egg containing the pieces of an endangered Australian animal. The first  3 series were very high quality and many had moving parts.  Yowies originally come from Aboriginal legends. They have other names as well. Generally, the description is that of a hairy creature, similar to Bi

Shortbread Frogs and Other Friends

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I made these shortbread frogs recently. I used a frog cookie cutter from eBay. This is the recipe: https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-shortbread-cookies/ I also made these bread hedgehogs. You can find tutorials online if you want to make some. This is my go-to recipe which seems to be good for making shaped rolls: https://makeitdairyfree.com/vegan-hot-dog-buns/ Bread frogs I made with the recipe back in 2020. You can see more baking on my Instagram