You Tart!

My sister has been home for the weekend so I felt the need for some good homecooking! This afternoon we have made a batch of Lemon Merangue Tarts... these are so delicious and was given the recipe from one of the girls at work who is a wonder in the kitchen so I knew I couldn't go wrong with these little yummies!

I've also accomplished making a bunting and and iPad case and sold 4 x wine totes! So looks like Miss Mollee is almost back in full steam! The Narrabri Markets are on in 3 weeks time and I hope to make there to actually hold a stall! I don't care if I don't even sell anything, I think it's a nice social outting for morning mingling with the other crafty stall holders and catching up with the locals.

Anyhoo! I better get back to my tarts as they're upto the 'cooking merangue' part and don't want them to burn!!! Ciao!

:: Dust Collectors ::

I heart dust collectors... there, I said it! I love having beautiful things around me that remind me of certain times and stories, and basically just some awesome homely eye candy. Don't get me wrong, I love flicking through the pages of Country Style and seeing these gorgeous homesteads where every item is unique but yet they seem to bein a certain position spot and very pristine. If my dust collectors happen to harbour a touch of dust then... well... maybe I should dust but I think it shows a well respected item that you love to have on display. Below is my latest 'dust collector'... only $20 from an antiques shop in Guyra NSW that my mum and I stopped at whilst on our way to Armidale to visit some school friends.

This will sit proudly in my sewing area, or... on my buffet as you first walk into the cottage saying 'Look at my beautiful old sewing machine' even if my guests have no interest in sewing... I will tell them anyway!

So, Miss Mollee Designs is slowly but surely coming back to life. Over the last 3 days I have received three packages which all held gorgeous fabrics that I can't wait to start getting in to. Bring on the weekend! I just don't seem to have the motivation of an afternoon at the moment after work but I'm trying to be harsher on myself and force me to get cracking on things I love! Sewing! And drinking wine... with chocolate... and chips... Oh dam! There goes the New Years Resolution! Oh well, I'll try and be good!

So, 2012... let's see what you may bring for us this time round! 2011 was definitely the 'Year of Change' for us! I started my own crafty Facebook business - Miss Mollee Designs, started working fulltime again after doing a bit of casual work, quit my job and moved back to the farm, affectionly known as 'Mollee', moved into the old school house cottage, made the school house into a home and had Christmas at home with my family. All with the amazing support  of my husband and the uncondiontal love from our two dogs (who are more like our children than anything else).

This year I am throwing myself into my new job and at the same time searching for inspiration for my real passion - sewing and being creative. I'm also excited about the prospects of our own veggie garden, embracing the gorgeous surrounds of our humble abode and simply loving each day.

So come on 2012, show me the best year of my life yet to be lived!