If you have visited my blog before you will know that I am a geek. Utterly. Completely. Geekily so. I love Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy,...

steampunk strawberry pincushion A little while ago on twitter the delightful Eirlys of Scrapiana tweeted about her pincushion vintage fabri...

I know I'm a little bit behind on blogging (read as 'hugely immensely behind on blogging, writing and crafting') but I'm w...

Tangerine Sweet Rolls Ingredients: Rolls: 1 1/4 oz. pckg. Yeast 1 c. warm milk 1/2 c. granulated sugar 1/3 c. melted butter 1 teaspoon salt ...

Ingredients for the Enchilada sauce: two bell peppers chopped (any colour will do) 1x chilli pepper (red or green) two cloves garlic (sliced...

A few days ago while procrastinating on twitter and chatting with a few of my best geek friends I got the worm of an idea to make a doll ins...

Melancholia is wistful and some might say wise. She is an expert on morose and obscure poets. She can often be found wandering aimlessly on ...

While we were away in April I sorted out a little craft kit for myself, with a few pens, pencils, buttons, needle, note cards, three moleski...

Sugar cookie dough truffles Ingredients: · 1/2 cup butter, softened · 3/4 cup caster/white sugar · 2 cup...

red riding hood doll I'm working on Selena of Apron Thrift Girl has blogged her Dream Share dreams for May and I thought I would jump ...

Miss Gertrude My dolls.. or Miss Gertrude got a mention on Indie Fixx yesterday in a post about some fantastic plush makers in the UK. I am ...

White owl cigar box filled with vintage ephemera. behind the sharpies is a stack of fabric & magazines I'm home. I have returned my ...

GeoTagged, [N51.47262, E0.48860] Boarding in about five minutes. I will tweet sporadically on the other side when we are in hotels and coffe...

running around like a mad thing today packing for our trip to visit my parents in Idaho. I'm sure I will a) over pack b) forget somethin...

Idaho Baked Potato Soup ingredients: 4 large baking potatoes (or 6 medium sized potatoes) 1/3 cup butter salt and pepper 6 cups milk (I used...

etc magazine This afternoon my friend Claire popped by for coffee, gossip and to bring me my very one brown paper wrapped copy of etc magaz...

brown paper book Here are a few snaps of the lovely Nightmare Before Valentine's Day Swap package I received from the lovely Jessica . I...

mmmmm Dark Chocolate Torte Ingredients: 2 cups extra thick double cream ( whipping cream will work too) 3 tablespoons caster/white sugar 2 t...

I have in a tizz the last two weeks so much to get done before we fly to visit my parents and I don't think I have gotten half the thing...

Malice posing with camera and skeleton key Malice lives on the edge of Valentine City in a crumbling castle with whispering ghosts. She crie...