Tulip Cottage

Little fabric houses, can be hanged with a satin ribbon or stuck next to a houseplant with a bamboo stick.  They have a cute little bead door knob :)  Yellow flowers...  ...a...

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I love good comforting food on Sundays, but preferably something that doesn't require me to spend my entire morning at the stove chopping, stirring and cooking. And of course it shouldn't cost a...

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These little teddies in two sizes are getting ready for the next fair :)  I like the pink ones and the one with little flowers. Which one is your favourite?

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Now I'm busy preparing for fairs, sewing for the Friday Country Market and trying to stock my Etsy shop. Not bored at all! So I'm trying to make a few items that won't cost an awful lot and mak...

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I'm sure you are getting bunny poisoning by now on the blog with all the bunny pictures lately! Now, this little lass is the last one in a long row of bunnies in the recent weeks, I'll be turnin...

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Finally I took the big step and registered on Etsy and opened a new shiny shop. And what else could be my first listings than a few bunnies? :D  They all have the same style dress but in dif...

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Spring has finally arrived here in Ireland as well! With the warmer weather my flowers started blooming :) I have to confess most of them are in pots as I'm still working on the garden layout (...

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I went for a nice quiet walk the other day and really loved the colours in the wood. It was very cold though, really felt like autumn! It was nice, but I still can...

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I still have a few more pics of the bunnies I made for the fair. Some of them are still available to buy ;)  This pink one with jeans made of an upcycled pair of jeans is just adorable. She ...

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This is a lovely moist chocolate cake we made with my little one for her big sister's birthday. It's fairly quick and easy. And absolutely delicious!!  INGREDIENTS: 6 eggs, separated 6 hea...

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A few more pics of the bunnies I made before the fair.  I love this blue fabric! It's so pretty.  She is very vintage looking :) Especially with her vintage button!  The twins :) ...

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I made a lot of different bunnies for the fair I went to. Here are a few pics of some of them.  Miss Poppy in her red dress was one of the first bunnies to sell. She is just gorgeous!  P...

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The blog has been a bit quiet recently but I was very busy preparing for the very first fair of my life. I made a lot of bunnies, some other type of bunnies and  few hanging decorations.�...

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These two little cheerful fellas can't wait to find a new home!  They wear a cosy fleece jumper to keep them warm.  With something orange to keep them happy and smiling :)  A hea...

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Easter is nearly here so the bunnies are popping up everywhere! Look who turned up in our cottage!  She choose a lovely floral dress from her ardrobe with lace trimming. Her brown but...

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When I was a kid and we went to the market with my Grandma I could always smell the fried dough (or langos as it was called) all through the place. Freshly fried, dripping with fat ot or oil, wi...

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St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching!! I found some scrap green and grey felt in my magic black box and my imagination kicked in. The result:  The base is made of thick grey felt and a gree...

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Mother's Day is only a few days away! These little hearts are 100% hand stitched and can make a pot of lovely flowers into a unique gift :)  Made using red felt and floral print fabrics,...

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I love savoury treats! And this one is soooo tasty! And so simple. And stays fresh for ages. Not that it stands any chance in our house of being around for ages... If I make a trayful they are u...

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  St. Patrick's Day is nearly here with all parades and celebrations! Little girls (and big ones too ;) ) can be very wearing this lovely hairband with a shamrock. Made of polka dot/ small p...

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If you like pancakes but hate the standing in front of the hob for endless hours and flipping pancakes this recipe is for you. It uses a basic pancake mix with added yeast but is ready so much f...

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Today my little girl's school are sporting the local GAA club's colours to celebrate their success. So I quickly made her a headband in their colours last night :) Isn't she stylish? ...

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There was terrible draught coming in under the front door in our cottage. Especially now, that is so windy. So I quickly cut up some old thorn jeans stitched on some fabric scraps to put colour ...

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We were getting a bit bored with just the usual bread so I tried to experiment a bit with different ingredients. This one came up as a winner so far. :)  Ingredients: 900 g flour 1 tsp sal...

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When my little one's birthday was approaching I was trying to come up with some ideas what would be the best present. She has a lot of toys. Enough dolls. I can make only summer clothes but summ...

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