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Hi all, I am delighted to have been asked to be a guest blogger for Maggie over at  Passionately Artistic . For those of you who don't know me let me introduce myself; I'm Dawn, I live with my fantastic hubby John, and I have 4 amazing kids. I am a newbie when it comes to the blogosphere.  Have a look around, see what you think.  Feel free to add yourself to my list of followers. Let me share with you how to make this easy peasy Me to You Happy New Years card Supplies:- A4 white card Me to You Stampers gift set Me to You papers Xcut oval nesting dies Silver adhesive stones Step by Step Instructions Using the Xcut oval nesting die I created an oval card blank.   Then covered the card with patterned paper Stamp ‘Let’s Party!’ on to a small oval die cut and embellish with a ribbon bow and shimmer dots. Attach to the card. Stamp the tags four times on to card and patterned papers then cut in half and paper piece the tags. Add colour to the balloons. Stamp 2012 o

Lavender Shortbread Recipe Makes 16 small rounds. Ingredients 150g plain flour Pinch of salt 100g butter 50g caster sugar 2 tsp culinary dried lavender flowers. Method Preheat oven to 160C.  Slightly crush 1tsp lavender flowers in a pestle and mortar to release the natural oils. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl with the caster sugar, butter and crushed lavender, and rub in using fingertips to make a crumbly mixture which can then be kneaded together to make a dough.  Roll out to 1cm thick and cut into individual rounds. Sprinkle with the remaining lavender flowers, pressing them down gently until they stick, then bake for 10-15 mins until the shortbread is just starting to brown. Leave for 10 mins before removing from baking tray, and sprinkle with caster sugar. Tips Some people recommend leaving the dried lavender flowers for decoration until after the shortbread is baked, but I find they just fall off. The amount of

Hi All, Well not long now.... It is about time that i posted my fabulous Christmas tree picture.  This year i decided to go for the fairytale gingerbread theme. See what you think?  Have you spotted the Five little snowmen  or the Felt Christmas Puddings ? Remember the wooden gingerbread men post i did?? Meet Gingerbread Sam The full effect This one is also gingerbread Sam..... My son Luke loves Fireman Sam.... I have been busy trying to get my assignments done before Christmas so i can relax, oh and baking the odd batch of mince pies (yummy).. So I am going to pop over and see what other fabulous goodies have been made this week at Wendys

Why is it that things taste better on a stick? All I know is that these marshmallow pops are yummy! They are also super easy to make and your wee little ones can help you. Eat these while sipping on some hot chocolate. Heck, plop one in your hot chocolate and use as a stir. Enjoy! Materials 6 Candy Canes (crushed) Lollipop Sticks Large Marshmallows Chocolate Chips (melted) Rolling Pin or Food Processor (for crushing candy canes) Method Start by placing a straw through the center of each marshmallow. Place your candy canes or peppermints into a food processor and process into small pieces, or smash up with a rolling pin Place your chocolate into a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave on high for 30-second intervals, stirring frequently, until melted. Let the chocolate set for about 1 min, and then sprinkle with peppermint crumbs Place in freezer until hardened. Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook |  Follow on Twitter