Food For Thought.....

Food For Thought
Ok, so I know my blog is about crafts but I thought I'd add a little 'aside' on my other favourite topic....food.

It's no secret that not only do I love eating, I love to cook but especially to bake things. So I thought as well as sharing my craft projects on the blog, I should also share some of my culinary creations for times of craft overload!

Here's my first creation to post, granted this isn't a recent creation, in fact this particular one in the photo is almost 4 years old now since I first baked this when we moved into this house......aah, back when the kitchen was sparkly new and I wanted to be a domestic goddess in our new country home. I was so proud of this first one I took a couple of photos!

I've always had a soft spot for carrot cake, so when I found this Delia recipe I just had to try it and I wasn't disappointed (and neither were my official tasters!) - I'd highly recommend trying this out, it's so moist and the marscapone is gorgeous, but if carrot sounds a little too healthy for you (even smothered in marscapone frosting) then never fear, just have a go at her Coffee & Walnut, another favourite of mine and just as moist and delicious - Enjoy!

The Famous First Quilt.....

Right, let's get the ball rolling...

Here it is - my very first, properly completed, project (although some will argue that as I'd never heard of 'blocking' at this point and towards the end it was a bit of a rush job....not like me I know!)

I decided in 2004 that I would save money by making Christmas gifts for our family instead of buying them and it would mean more too that I'd took time to make things. So off I toddled to some craft shops and ended up spending a fortune on all the things I needed (and didn't need if I'm honest!).

For my mum I decided to make a patchwork quilt - a bigger task than I'd anticipated but I'm so glad I did it now - and because I spent around £100 on the materials and tools and didn't have any money left to buy a backup gift I had no choice but to finish it this time! So I started it in June thinking I had plenty time to get it finished then start on other things, only to realise 6 months later....on Christmas Eve.....that it surprisingly took a long time to make! I was up until around 1am on Christmas morning finishing the quilt, acquiring a few cuts and pricked fingers from a mixture of tiredness and frustration - I can honestly say that blood, sweat and tears were shed in the efforts to finish the quilt....but finish it I did and I couldn't be prouder. And the cherry on the cake was seeing my mum's face on Christmas morning when she opened it, priceless.

Introduction...

Hi peeps!

I've wanted to write a blog for so long but have just been trying to figure out what exactly i wanted to write about! I've finally decided that it should be about something I'm interested in and that I can ramble on about and realised that my favourite subject was anything craft related....although my lovely husband will tell you I can ramble about anything and everything and could probably write a blog on ‘how to never shut up’….I suppose I should dedicate this page to him as the more I ramble on here, the less earache I’ll give him!

You may be wondering what crafts have to do with Beethoven or his 10th Symphony (the 'Unfinished' one) well, most of my family and friends will know that the reference is more to me as I hardly ever finish anything I start and therefore acquired the nickname ‘Beethoven’ from my parents in my childhood (thanks mum and dad!)

I have started MANY craft projects throughout my life and, excluding the odd little carrier bag holder or CDT projects at school, the only real project I ever finished was the patchwork blanket I made for mum as a Christmas present and I'm so proud of it I tell everyone still to this day (whether they want to be told or not). I thought it was about time I finished some of my other projects which I've started over time and continued starting (and finishing) new ones and thought I could blog on my journey to (hopefully) boast about the end products!

So here I am, Sarah ‘Beethoven’ Knight (most of you thought my middle name was Jayne didn’t you!) and here I’ll stay sharing my projects, successes, failures and ideas with the world one blog at a time...