Happy Halloween!!! Muhahahahaha.........
Look what I just picked off my mulberry trees, mmmmmm... going to have some of them on ice-cream for dessert tonight and the rest are going into the slow cooker to make apple & berry jam, delicious!!! Especially on hot scones with cream....drool :-P
Apple and Berry Slow Cooker Jam
1kg apples - peeled, cored and chopped
500g granulated sugar
grated rind of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons water or lemon juice
250g berries (e.g. raspberries, blackberries, mulberries)
- Put all the ingredients into the slower cooker in the order listed. Cover with lid and cook on high for 4-5 hours, stirring once or twice during cooking. By the end of cooking time the fruit should be thick and pulpy.
- Spoon into warm clean jars. Seal and leave to cool. Label and store in refrigerator for up to 2 months.
- (The jams low sugar content means that it does not keep as long as conventional jam and must be kept in the refrigerator.) Enjoy!
I have been busy beginning my Christmas sewing gifts, with this cute bag for my mum (who is computer illiterate and therefore it's safe to show you the photo!!!) and a Christmas placemat for the table. Also finishing off the newsletter so it will all be ready for you next week.
The Christmas Card Workshop is all ready to go and is open for bookings! On next Saturday, 5th November from 10 am until 4 pm. $35 for the day in which we will be making a whopping 24 Christmas Cards - that's less than $1.50 a card!!!! I am going to show you how easy it is to make cards in bulk and we will get them all done. We will share our lunch as we normally do for these all day workshops. Strictly limited to 8 places. You will need your basic tool kits, inks, foam mounting squares, corner rounder and pritt strong adhesive. If you have a cuttlebug, Couture Creations Bauble Tree embossing folder and cuttlebug ornament tag with bow you can bring them along so you don't have to wait, but don't feel you have to :-D
Next Week's Workshop is ... Faux Stitching $19
Monday 7-9pm; Wednesday 12.30-2.30pm and Thursday 9.30-11.30am
Stitches, stiches everywhere but not a thread in site! You all know I love to stitch on my pages, well on this page we are stitching everything, but we will be using a permanent marker instead of thread. Always handy for those hard to stitch bits and looks just as fab as the real thing! You will need one 4x6” portrait photo, your basic tool kit and a title.
Whoa - listen to that rain!!! Bugger have clothes on the line! Oh well, second rinse cycle courtesy of mother nature :-) Also means my rainwater tanks are filling up quite nicely.
Have a great weekend, think of me in the rain under a marquee at the Findon community centre tomorrow night!!
Happy Scrapping,
Mandy :-)
Sebastian is already getting into the Christmas spirit and he's been good!!
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