First, it was this funky little bracelet from Scavenging which brought a smile to my face. I 
like the idea of turning a credit card into jewellery, it just appeals. And it looks pretty smart too. I don't own a drill, but next time one of my cards expires I'll be looking into it.
like the idea of turning a credit card into jewellery, it just appeals. And it looks pretty smart too. I don't own a drill, but next time one of my cards expires I'll be looking into it. 
Then, these cute patterns caught my eye over at Heart of Light. I particularly like the tunic-style one - can see it being the kind of dress you wear all summer.
However, as I've found out with my first slightly-too-ambitious sewing project I probably ought to start with something a little simpler. Which was why I was pleased to come across a step-by-step 
guide - with photos! (how can I possibly go wrong with this?!) to a simple circle skirt on Burda style.
guide - with photos! (how can I possibly go wrong with this?!) to a simple circle skirt on Burda style. And finally, I tried Lara bars for the first time recently. Pretty good, I thought - tasty, filling, but not too much so, not too sweet, nice simple list of ingredients. BUT, super expensive for a small snack. So, I started musing on how one would recreate one. The aforementioned simple list of ingredients seemed to predispose the snack to guestimated copying.
Luckily, others had trodden the same thought process before me. Delighted to find out the always-wonderful Clotilde of Chocolate and Zucchini, and the new-to-me Enlightened Cooking, had already done the experimenting part and come up with some recipes. Chocolate and Zucchini's here and Enlightened Cooking's here. I am definitely definitely going to be stocking up on bulk fruit and nuts and trying these out for next week's lunchboxes. Yum!
Happy (long) weekend to you all!
Photos: bracelet from Scavenging; pattern from Simplicity; skirt from Burda Style; bars from Enlightened Cooking
2 comments:
Those dresses do look pretty - I could imagine you wearing one. Can you wear the other thing you made? (I'm not sure if it ended up as a top or dress?) Lara bars look interesting - not quite so healthy but equally yummy using nuts and dates I have a great receipe for fairly healthy date brownies if you like..........let me know, they rock!
Ps lucky you having a bank holiday...............enjoy the long weekend
The skirt is lovely, although you would have to make it a little longer or your knees would show :)
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