Happy Easter

Hoping your having a lovely Easter and enjoying a hot cross bun....or two!

YUM

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Happy Valentine's Day

 

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Love Potion

As Valentine's Day aproaches it's got me thinking.....

If your like me and need a little help in the love department why not try a little magic? 

Get out your cauldron and whip up a batch of Love Potion to get the "juices" flowing!

adapted from www.magic-spells-and-potions.com

Rose LOVE Potion

Three hearts of precious wild pink rose
that under sun and starlight grows;
Three silver spoons of honey gold
awakens powers of the old;
Three silver spoons of brandy wine
you shall be mine, you shall be mine.
You shall be mine till I you free
This is my will, so shall it be.

Method:

Put all the ingredients in order into a pot reciting the spell and then, with a SILVER spoon, stir them together on the last three lines. 

Then you have the Love Potion ready to use.

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Or if a delicious cocktail is more your type of potion then this recipe is sure to cast a spell....

 

LOVE Potion Cocktail 

• 30ml  strawberry or vanilla vodka
• 15ml white crème de cacao
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
• scoop of vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup ice
• strawberry for garnish

 

Method:

1. Pour the ingredients into a blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour into a chilled glass.
4. Garnish with a strawberry.

If the mix is too thick, add berries or milk; too thin, add ice or ice cream.

SOoooooooo goood !!

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Perfectly Pretty Purple

Ahhh....*sigh*... how I envy all you lucky girls born in February.  AMETHYST is your birthstone and it's an oh so pretty hue.  

If you're LOVING this colour as much as I am here is some inspiration on how you can Pack a Punch with a Pinch of Purple!

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The Sketchbook Project 2012

Sketchbooks for the 2012 Sketchbook Project have to be post marked by 31st January and I've finished just in time!......phew.
The theme I chose was TREE HOUSE.


I've always loved the idea of living in a tree house in one of those amazing Morton Bay Fig Trees with the crazy big roots.  It would be like living in "The Faraway Tree" (but with all the mod-cons, of course).

Morton Bay Fig Tree, Sydney

  Anyway.... below are the little artworks that went into my sketchbook.  I love using ink and making mixed media collages.  I like gathering up all sorts of bits and bobs - that on their own might not be that interesting, but put them together make and they make something unique.

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Being in the ZONE

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Resolution # 2 - Take a Leap

The beginning of a new is like having a fresh start.  Forget about what happened / didn't happen in the year that's past and keep moving forward.

This year it's time to turn over a new leaf and take a leap.....

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