Summer has gone.

 

How Terribly awful that I haven't posted on my blog since July! This is a travesty. Even worse is the fact that I don't have anything interesting for you to read...
Well It's been a lovely long summer and the boys have had a whole term back at school. I started my own school back up in October so I have been busy busy busy as well. It's all go in this household. Got to see my lovely mother in October and my cousins wedding. But as of late its been back to the daily grind. Sleep, eat, mum, repeat. ;) Uni is going well. Calling it uni makes me feel young so I will continue to do so for as long as I can get away with it. Law School is just as I thought it would be and I am learning to like it. My first assignment this term is due Wednesday, so that why I am writing here...procrastinate much. No, in all fairness I have been working on it all day and need a change of pace and a G n' T. Craftwise I have done nothing exiting at all. OMG that's a complete lie. I forgot to post about my first entry in the Chew Stoke Harvest Home. I bagged a few prizes. despite my best efforts I didn't get any firsts, doh! But two seconds and a third aren't bad for a first go. Millie on the other hand won first prize in the dog show for boniest puppy!! and then 6th place over all. That's my girl. She now has some lovely rosettes to show off. Now autumn is in full swing I hope to post a bit more frequently on here. back to once a week at least. Such a lazy bones! bye for now.

Warm Bread.

My first bread that has turned out actually like bread. It was very yummy. The hardest part about making it was telling if it was done. I saw a tip online that said to take it out the tin and tap the bottom, if it sounds hollow it's done. Super simple! We don't have a bread machine so just a bit of kneading (which I let my kitchen aid do.) and and hour in the airing cupboard and then cook. Fabulously easy. I've also been super busy trying to get my first college assignments written. It's also half term so I've got two little ones to look after now. Looking forward to Halloween now. :) 

Going Conkers! Conker Decoration tutorial.

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 Conkers are awesome! They are seeds from a horse-chestnut tree. They come out at this time of year. and at the moment they are everywhere! I came up with a cute idea to use them to decorate for Autumn. For the Project you will need.

• Conkers
• String or yarn
• Scissors
• and any beads, preserved leaves, or other autumn things you'd like to add. (I didn't put any on my first one.) 

You Will also need something to drill a hole in the conkers. My husband used his drill to put holes in mine for me. :) 

If you got you conkers like these ones here you can easily remove the outer casting by pulling  it apart. MIND THE SPIKES!

Conkers grow in this spiky outer casting until they are ready to drop. Half the fun is peeling them open to see if you got a nice one!

The casting just breaks away easily.

Once you have got all you conkers peeled and ready it time for the holes. Make sure the holes are not too big or small for the type of string your using and that a knot won't slip through it.

Then cut your string at various lengths and thread them through your conkers. Tie a tight knot in the bottom and trim the tail. You can now add any other things you have like autumn coloured beads or preserved leaves. Once your have threaded all your conkers on there strings, tie them together at the other end, or tie them to small twig if you like.

Then the Last thing to do is find a nice place to hang your cute autumn decoration. I hung this one on our porch light. I've got lots more conkers and just got a bunch of leaves so will have to make a few more. :) hope you enjoy and Happy Autumn!

xx