I can't wait to make this with Hugh. He's going to love it. For the full tutorial (not that there's much to it - couple of rubber bands, a box or two and a pencil just about covers it) have a look here...
Op-Shop Inspiration: Bookmark This
Today's post comes from my gorgeous friend Felicity Loughrey. Mum to 2 cute-as-buttons boys, Felicity writes for Vogue, interviews major, handsome-as-hell celebrities like Matt Damon for GQ, and, being the wonder-mum she is, also blogs at Lustaday.
I have a terrible tardy habit with libraries. There are some libraries where I really shouldn’t show my face. But everyone wants their child to grow up in a home filled with books. The answer: the op-shop. On half price days, children’s books can be picked up for 50 cents. It’s hard and heavy work to find enough books to equal what you would spend on just one full-price tome.
This is what happens when Gen X have kids. They go bonkers when they find a Gremlins book in the op-shop, convincing their kids that it’s not scary at all. Check out Phoebe Cates hair and that blue dress.
Another great thing about thrifting for kids books – you find treasures you had as a child. I was a huge Robin Klein fan. Penny Pollard’s Letters was a Year 4 favourite of mine. And I totally remember this cook book.
Convert that attic now!
Sigh.... Doesn't it just make you want to climb up in to the rafters and start gyprocking?
Make it: Bathtub Puffy Paint
This is my golden ticket to "Coolest Mum Alive" status - and it'll clean my bath as well!
Click on over to Chalk In My Pocket for the full step by step how to details...
Pretty girly rooms - Part 4
Love love love the not-pink wall colour! And the vintage sleigh bed... sigh
This wallpaper covered bedside table looks great with the wallpaper. And there's something about a mosquito net...
Laurence Pasquier Giveaway thanks to Pretty Dog!
Guess what? Pretty Dog's new online store is opening on April 22, so no matter where you are you'll be able to strut your stuff in their goodness! Thanks to the gorgeous girls at Pretty Dog, you have a chance to win this DIVINE Laurence Pasquier deep lavender silk blouse (below), valued at $350! And that applies to everyone, everywhere because, you guessed it, they're happy to ship the prize internationally - whoo hoo! (I wish I could enter!)
To be in it, just like their Facebook page, sign up for their emails here or follow their Tumblr or Twitter and then report back in the comments below to let me know you've done so. Competition closes next Tuesday (29th) at 12.00 PM (EST). What are you waiting for? Quick! Go!!!!!!!!!
Chewy Choc Chip cookies
Oatmeal, Coconut and Choc Chip Cookies
This chewy cookie recipe I just found over at Momtastic looks divine. She suggests enjoying them as a sandwich with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream in the middle and roll the exposed sides of the ice cream in mini chocolate chips - can you imagine! In the cooler times of the year, she eats them warm right off the baking sheet and dunks them in milk! Okay, I'm sold.
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with silpat or parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda, set aside.
3. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugars and salt until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs one at a time until just blended. Add in vanilla and mix until it is no longer visible.
4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, turn the mixer on low and slowly add in the flour until just incorporated. Using a spatula, fold in the coconut, chocolate chips and oats one at a time.
5. Use a 2" ice-cream scoop to place the dough, 2 inches apart, on the baking sheets. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until cookies are set and the edges are golden brown.
Note: I made these on the weekend and I have to tell you, they are SUPER sweet. I used normal sugar which might have helped, but also used normal coconut which in my simple world would have balanced things out? I'd recommend cutting back on the sugar for the perfect cookie - depends how sweet your tooth is I guess. HOWEVER, in saying all that, they are so chewy and delicious and there were no complaints from any of the people who scoffed the whole batch in about 20 minutes...
Note: I made these on the weekend and I have to tell you, they are SUPER sweet. I used normal sugar which might have helped, but also used normal coconut which in my simple world would have balanced things out? I'd recommend cutting back on the sugar for the perfect cookie - depends how sweet your tooth is I guess. HOWEVER, in saying all that, they are so chewy and delicious and there were no complaints from any of the people who scoffed the whole batch in about 20 minutes...
Etsy find! Best Bus Rolls
I think we've all seen enough bus rolls to do us for a lifetime. But I had to show you these ones I found on Etsy...
Family Rules
Dreams for your girls
Always Remember
Dreams for your Boy. All Available here.
And here's a cute idea: A friend did this for his wife for their anniversary - he had a bus roll custom-made with all the destinations he and his wife had travelled to together. Awww.
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