....Thank you....

....yes, thank you, thank you, so so much for your kind comments regarding my icky lurginess....

....I'm on the mend, its now day seven and all the worst is over (thank goodness), I've even had a chance to finish another 'watch brooch' and add it to my shop.....though i think i need to go and find my little nest on the sofa now and shut my eyes for a bit......doesn't flu zap all your energy?.....


....Huggy hugs friends....xxx

....note the added extra of a real 'second hand'....

(ticking not included unfortunately)

 

 

....And i wonder who that might be!.......answers soon x...

 

.....Hugs Pixie....

x

....The lurgy....

....Hello friends.......hope your all well......im not.....

....This is a bit of a naff post this time, as i am slowly recovering from a pretty horrible bout of Flu, its just a weak and feeble ''helloooo'', from an equally weak and feeble me......
....I dont even have a photo to show you to make this pretty naff and poorly post any more interesting....


....Just.....helloooo.....x


Back soon ..... cough cough cough cough cough cough aaagagggggghhhhh.choo....x

....A doll review, and a winner.....

....Hello friends....

....Now before i announce the winner of my little 'Crafte nook' giveaway.....oh yay I'm so excited....


....I want to share with you an artist that i think is just wonderful.....i have admired her work for some time now and really wanted you to see her work too.....for me, her designs exude peace and calm, they are gentle and they are kind....

....She is a doll designer, an artist, and a sculptor.....but i get a feeling that maybe making little dolls is her first love....

......I give you.....Maidolls....


....And these are some of her wonderful designs.....

 

....such beautiful faces....

 

....so gentle looking....

.....wonderful wall plaques too....

 

 

...So off course....i just had to have a Maidoll all off my own....

 

 

 

....And here is 'little My'....I bought her from the 'Maidoll etsy shop.....(there is a link further down)....

 

.....She arrived Wednesday morning all wrapped up in lots of bubble wrap.....

 

.....And i absolutely love her....

 

 

 

 

....She made friends with Mabel very quickly......i new they would hit it of....

 

.....She now stands on my mantle piece, where i can see her all the time....

 

.....Melodie, who is the artist who makes these delightful little people can be found HERE, and also HERE.....

 

 

....."Now 'Little My', would you like to do the draw for me?"....

(with a little help from Mr Pixie also)

 

 

 

....The winner of the ''Mad hatter watch brooch'' give away iiiiiiiiiiss....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

....Oh congratulations Lynne from 'pieceful'.....you are now the proud owner of this.....

 

....I hope it brings you joy....

 

....Thank you too everyone else that left comments to win this brooch, i only wish i could of made all off you one, you are all so dear to me and i would truly love to send you all watch brooches, but i think my little fingers would drop off from all that stitching.......so again...thank you everyone, your comments mean so much, it gives me the incentive to keep on crafting.......

 

HUGGY HUGS

Pixie x

 

....Im now going to go and have another look at 'Little My'....just love her so much...x

 

 

....Its a time thing...

....More watches on Etsy, and i am now tinkering with real watch parts......watch this space.....

 

....Huggy hugs...

 

x

....New Dm's.....

.....YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.....

 

....Happy happy....

x

 

ps.....dont forget dear friends that the draw for a 'Mad hatter watch brooch' is on Friday.....

xx

....Pixie vegan curry....

....Hi there friends, so this is my recipe for my 'vegan curry', some of you asked for my recipe so i have jotted down the 'Rough guide to a Pixie curry'  for you.  Mr P and i do love a curry, and we do tend to eat quite a lot of them, and because we are a bit partial we make our own, as i think curry can be quite a bit calorific.....plus its good fun to experiment with different flavours and ingredients.....

....So. Ingredients, (well what i used, but you could change anything to your own personal taste)....

....Plus, i like to keep my veggie ingredients large and chunky......and i tend to make a huge amount and then freeze what i don't use for another time....

...Also a good way of using up left over veggies....
....I used....

A red onion (sliced)
An Aubergine (egg plant) (chopped big)
Courgette ( also chopped big)
Some mushrooms (sliced in half)
A big handful of cherry tomatoes sliced in half

...The other stuff....

I teaspoon of 'Biryani mix' if you have it...

 

....when i am in London i like to stock up with all sorts of Indian spices, and these i get from an Indian supermarket, but if you cant get your hands on this, here is a close up picture of the ingredients...

 

 

..All the usual things....Cassia ( this is cinnamon ), black pepper, cardamom, chillies,cloves,caraway,mace....

 

1 tablespoon of Rogan josh paste
1- 2 teaspoons of sugar (depending on how you like things sweetish)
A carton of brown lentils
Some cooked Quinoa
Plus a good handful of spinach leaves
And about half to a cup of coconut milk (the coconut milk i used is the one that you can put in your tea or on your cereal, not the calorific sort of coconut (unless off course you want too)...

So start by frying your onion, then add the other veggies ( not the spinach leaves) add the paste and  biryani mix, add some water (just under half a pint, you can see in the photo how liquidy mine is)...

Add the lentils, mix it all together, turn to simmer and leave for ages, i think i left mine for about an hour to cook away gently until its all nice and soft and the tomatoes are squished down...

Then add in your Quinoa, however much you like and again cook just for a while, then mix in your spinach leaves

....Mega easy....really yummy....and super healthy.....

 

....Also good with Butternut squash, as this adds a little more sweetness....

 

.....This was good fun to write out for you, maybe i should do a few more recipes to share with you all.....

 

....Spicy hugs....

Pixie

x