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Beer in a Glass - A Quick and Easy Gift Idea to make for a Man

Anjie Davison — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:22:10 -0700

This is a quick and easy gift idea to make, well put together! All you need is a beer glass and two pairs of socks, a black pair and a white pair. For the white pair I bought sports socks, turned inside out, the texture resembles bubbles perfect for the beer's frothy head. Now all you do is roll and manipulate the socks into the glass until you are happy they look like a pint of Guinness.

*To avoid disappointment, for the recipient, include a bottle of beer as part of the gift too!

Gift Idea, Mini Christmas cake Made in a Tin Can

Anjie Davison — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:27:19 -0700

Christmas preparations have got the better of me, where has the time gone? My friend Sue suggested, for one night only, we turn her son's games room, at the bottom of their garden, into a 'Winter Wonderland'. We would invite friends for mulled wine, mince pies, a get together and a chance to buy unique gifts. We planned it, made and baked things and It all went extremely well, quite overwhelming really!

How to make an Animal Hat with Pom Pom Ears

Anjie Davison — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:23:08 -0700

With lots of animal hats in the shops I thought I would create one like a bear. I could have knitted one but I decided it would be interesting to try and customise a plain shop bought beanie. I bought a hat from a discount store for a £1, and with a couple of buttons, oddments of wool and scraps of felt I fashioned me a bear hat. I made three pom poms, two for the ears and a smaller one for the nose. I cut two circles from the scraps of felt, these go behind the buttons so need to be slightly bigger than the buttons. When I was happy with the position of the features I sewed them on.

Easy Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Anjie Davison — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:55:40 -0600

Ingredients

How to Make a Tin Can Lantern for Christmas, Halloween or Wedding!

Anjie Davison — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:26:55 -0600

What you will need to make a lantern

Mosaic at the Back of the Shed

Anjie Davison — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:27:50 -0600

While searching in our garden shed for something (mosaic nippers to be precise), for a friend, I found some mosaic pieces. I have to brace myself for this task, the shed is full of garden furniture and old toys, you get the picture a general dumping ground. Well right at the back, along with the nippers, I found mosaic pieces I had totally forgotten about. My friend Susie and I use to teach mosaic and so needed to have examples to show students. Finding the pieces made me want to dabble in mosaic again, but as they say be careful what you wish for!

Apple and Ginger Crumble

Anjie Davison — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:37:20 -0600

Picking up a few windfalls in the garden and having bought a tub of stem ginger 'shavings' from the local market I thought the two ingredients would compliment each other in a crumble.

APPLE AND GINGER CRUMBLE

900 g/2lbs dessert apples + 1tbs water + 1tbs sugar

1tbs or more chopped stem ginger

225 g/8 oz plain flour

115 g/4 oz butter

115 g/4 oz caster sugar

1tsp ground ginger

Preheat the oven to 190 C/375 F/Gas Mark 5.

Butterfly World St Albans revisited

Anjie Davison — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:15:36 -0600

It was a weekday but with this glorious late september weather and everyone at home a family trip was on the cards. We decided to go to Butterfly World for the afternoon, only a ten minute drive from where we live. The final Phase and main structure, the Biome, has yet to be built but don't let that put you off going there's still lots to see and do especially for children.