Every now and again I remind my girls that I can sew. I have actually been sewing for a very long time. I made many of their little dresses and clothes when they were younger, have made the concert costumes... Continue reading

My gorgeous girl came home with her school photo the other day. While looking at it, it dawned on me that this would be the last school photo she brings home to us. She's in her last year of school...... Continue reading

I've taken a short break from my New Zealand wool ripple blanket to crochet a blanket for someone special. In preparation, I had bought cotton yarn in two colourways, one for a boy and one for a girl, waiting the... Continue reading

Thank you to everyone who created their "Happy Birthday Ribbons Galore" pinboard. I've loved looking through the pinboards and seeing your favourite Ribbons Galore products. It's been a fun way to celebrate Ribbons Galore's 7th birthday. So now onto the... Continue reading

March is Ribbons Galore's birthday month. Seven years ago, I opened the virtual doors to a new little online store selling a small range of brightly coloured ribbons. Seven years on, I'm very happy to say, we're still here with... Continue reading

This new collection of grosgrain is beautiful, I love everything about them, the colour combinations, the thickness and quality of the ribbons.... They are available in a variety of 9mm, 23mm, and in some designs 38mm widths. They are a... Continue reading

It's not like I needed another crochet project, but when Mel Goodsell announced she was hosting a RIPPLE-ALONG... I just felt I needed to join in! While I have been happily crocheting my african flowers, Mel had been posting pictures... Continue reading

After many months of development the new Ribbons Galore is now open for business. I'm really excited with the finished website, and I'm still learning how to "drive" it. Here's just a few new and improved features you'll find.... You'll... Continue reading

HAPPY NEW YEAR Here's wishing you a happy, healthy and creative 2013. The Sydney new year's eve fireworks did not disappoint this year. We watched the 9 o'clock display and the midnight show from Lavender Bay. Before the fireworks got... Continue reading

I'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe 2013. Thanks for dropping by my blog in 2012. In 2013 I hope to share more ideas and crafty-ness with you. RIBBONS GALORE NEWS: Thank you to... Continue reading

Lots of new ribbons have been arriving at Ribbons Galore, here's a few, and there are more coming next week. [Click on the image to see more details of each ribbon]. There'll be more new ribbons added soon, with three... Continue reading

I returned home from my parent's house recently with a huge bag of basil... beautiful fragrant lush green basil. When I'm in possession of such a large quantity of fresh basil (whether I've grown it myself or raided my parent's herb garden), there is only one thing I can think of to preserve it, MAKE PESTO! Pesto... It is a delicious combination of basil, garlic, toasted pinenuts, parmesan and olive oil, and it is VERY VERY VERY EASY to make. Basically this is how it's made. Wash the basil and carefully inspect for any freeloaders looking for a free meal... Continue reading

I've been making this recipe for a little while now. {In my opinion} its a delicious and healthy snack, full of goodness, protein, fibre, lower in sugar (the white sugar type)... and it's delicious :) It makes a good morning tea for the girls to take to school and it's a nice snack with a cuppa for afternoon tea... it gets me through the afternoon without snacking before dinner. I tend to make this recipe up as I go along, and have been wanting to write it down. I've finally done that, so here's the recipe. - - - -... Continue reading

I offered to make a cake for Phoebe's soccer team... with only a few hours to make, bake, cool and decorate the cake. I decided I needed a simple, very quick and easy decoration for the cake and turned to my paper crafting skills.... to make mini bunting for the top of the cake. To make the bunting, first I printed out the wording I needed for the bunting, cut it out (twice as long as I needed each letter). I folded each letter around the bakers twine, and stuck these together with a little double-sided tape. To finish I... Continue reading

I recently received a huge bucket of lemons. These lemons came from my parents lemon tree which obviously experienced a very good season and some tender loving care from my father. There was a abundance of lemons; lovely, uneven, spotted, unglossy, bright yellow, juicy, full of seeds lemons. They were beautiful, I love home grown foods and I'm now suffering from a severe case of lemon tree envy! I'm going to plant one somewhere in our suburban garden VERY SOON. In the mean time I have had my bucket of lemons sitting in my kitchen. I have used them in... Continue reading

I recently received a huge bucket of lemons. These lemons came from my parents lemon tree which obviously experienced a very good season and some tender loving care from my father. There was a abundance of lemons; lovely, uneven, spotted, unglossy, bright yellow, juicy, full of seeds lemons. They were beautiful, I love home grown foods and I'm now suffering from a severe case of lemon tree envy! I'm going to plant one somewhere in our suburban garden VERY SOON. In the mean time I have had my bucket of lemons sitting in my kitchen. I have used them in... Continue reading

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We went out on a whale watching trip while in the south west of Western Australia. This was the my first whale watching adventure, we saw humpback whales and I loved it... here's a few photos from our morning with... Continue reading