Oops I did it Again:(

I just finished packaging up a swap and forgot to take a picture of it. Oh well, on to something else then. Above is a photo that I did remember to take. Again another fuzzy picture. I really should take the time to read the instructions for the camera I guess. This is from a felt heart swap, and this particular one is now at it's new home in England. It was another quick and easy profect. A little felt, a few beads, buttons, a few sequins, some ribbon and some embroidery thread and you're practically finished before you even start. I have another one of these coming up soon so maybe I can take a better picture then. For now, this will have to do.

More Swapping Goodness

Yet another Swap-Bot project. This one was something I had not seen before. The swap was to make 3 Button Fairies to send to 3 partners. A button fairy is essentialy an ornament made out of wire, buttons, a face, and some wings. Above is a picture of the three I made for my partners. I ended up making the wings out of felt using the outline of dragonfly wings. Each one was made with a different theme based on the preferences of those being sent to. They were a fairly quick project and turned out ok I think.

These are a few of my Favourite Things

To be honest, food is one of my most favourite things....I mean.....Ya gotta eat? Right?? Well if you're going to eat, chocolate has got be somewhere at the top of my list. This recipe was prepared for the same Swap-Bot recipe postcard swap I mentioned earlier. This recipe has been around the block and I'm not sure how far it dates back. I got the recipe from my neighbour Rosemary M. when I was a little girl in Thunder Bay. She was an uber mom way back before it was "Martha Trendy" to be so. She made clothes for her family, quilted, baked almost everything, gardened extensively, knitted mittens and caps for her family on her knitting machine, was a very good cook and had a real interest in being self sufficient. She never had any daughters, and maybe because of it, she was very nice to me as a child. She passed away quite a few years ago now, but leaves behind a lovely family, and to me, a few recipes and a love of Thornton Burgess childrens books. Rosemary gave this recipe to me back in about 1977. I think she said she got it from a ladies magazie like Canadian Living. In any event, this recipe has been used a lot! If you like Chocolate and Cheesecake, you'll probably like these. They are practically no fail too. At least I've never had a problem with them....