Show your crafts (WIP or finished)

Great thread! I've only just seen it :doh:
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Does baking count as a craft? I've made an apple and Rosemary cake to use up some of my apples. Think I'll regard it as a practice version - I forgot to turn the oven up in time, so it's probably a bit soggier than it's meant to be as well as getting a bit overdone on top at one end.
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Looks yummy. Have it as a pudding with cream or custard then it won't matter if it is a bit soggier than usual. Oh and it's not overdone its caramelised!
 
Betsy said:
Looks yummy. Have it as a pudding with cream or custard then it won't matter if it is a bit soggier than usual. Oh and it's not overdone its caramelised!
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Thank you! We've just had a slice with our afternoon cuppa 😋 I'm not too bothered by its sogginess, but thought I'd try to dry it slightly on top of the Aga. As you suggest though, may be a good excuse for custard tomorrow dinnertime!
 
Betsy said:
Wow just Wow! Don't need to say anymore but WOW!
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Aww thanks! I’m just following a pattern though - there’s no way I could produce this otherwise!
 
Betsy said:
I can only crochet a Granny Square and not very well. I have no hope of following a pattern!
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Sure you could with practice! I taught myself watching lots and lots of You Tube videos, buying lots of yarn and making some mistakes along the way!
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Does baking count as a craft? I've made an apple and Rosemary cake to use up some of my apples. Think I'll regard it as a practice version - I forgot to turn the oven up in time, so it's probably a bit soggier than it's meant to be as well as getting a bit overdone on top at one end.
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Baking is most certainly a craft. I love the sound of apple & rosemary - I will have to try that.
It’s the taste that counts not how it looks and as @Betsy said, there’s always custard.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Does baking count as a craft? I've made an apple and Rosemary cake to use up some of my apples. Think I'll regard it as a practice version - I forgot to turn the oven up in time, so it's probably a bit soggier than it's meant to be as well as getting a bit overdone on top at one end.
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Made a couple of Spiced Apple Cakes with your apples @Qualcast&Flymo.

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RedLoredAmazon said:
Are those loaf pan liners!?!?!?! Where did you find those? I haven't seen them before and those would make it much easier for clean up when I bake bread.
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They certainly are loaf pan liners. You can find them in most large supermarkets and Hardware shops here in the UK. You can get them off of Ebay and probably Amazon too. I get the 2lb loaf tin liners and put a little fold in them for the 1lb tin.

Just looked up Amazon USA and found these. These are the ones I have.

Amazon.com: Aovie 40 Pcs Straight Edge 2lb Loaf Tin Baking Parchment Paper Liners Disposable Bread Tin Liners Baking Tin Liners Mini Loaf Tin Liners Kitchen Craft Non Stick Cake Tin Liner (40pcs, white) (40pcs - rectangle, white): Home Improvement

and these

https://www.amazon.com/2lb-Pack-Non...07289824&sprefix=2lb+loaf+tin,aps,285&sr=8-22
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Looking tasty! Are you saving one for Christmas? (Though I imagine with 3 strapping young men in your house, one cake would just about do for afternoon tea-break!)
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Yes I'm going to freeze the large one and bring it out on Boxing Day. I've made a Christmas Cake and had to put a note on the tin that reads "CHRISTMAS CAKE DO NOT EVEN THINK OF EATING!" or there would be none left before it even got decorated! My boys have bottomless stomachs especially son no 2!
 
I wasn't feeling very motivated today, but I wanted to make something, so I started this bracelet. Sorry about the image quality, its what you get when your too lazy to get you camera and use your laptop camera.
 

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Betsy said:
I knitted this jumper for my niece a 3 years ago. First time I had ever done intarsia knitting too!


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Knitting the heart in with the jumper and having 2 different colours of wool on the needle at once is intarsia. I found it very difficult to do and it took so much concentration that the heart section took nearly 10 days as I could only knit a couple of rows at a time.
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That's amazing! I did some knitting but couldn't manage 2 colours at once. Switched to crochet and still avoid colour work, so difficult. Well done it looks great!
 
RedLoredAmazon said:
Recipe please!
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Don't really have a recipe as a lot was improvised but it was just my favourite sponge recipe for the base then for the icing I just made ganache using double cream and dark chocolate with a scoop of nutella then put some of that to one side for the smooth drippy bit on top and then once it was cool I added a couple of tablespoons of icing sugar to the rest of the ganache and whipped it until it went light and fluffy. Then I added chopped hazelnuts to this mixture and piped it onto the cupcakes. Sprayed it with gold glitter spray, spooned on the smooth ganache and poped a forraro rocher on top.
 
everyone is so talented! Love this thread :luv:

Here are some of my completed projects during lockdown;
this is a wall in my kitchen, where i have been painting all the cities i have visited together with my husband.. i have a few more to add (all before covid), and hopefully once we can travel freely again, will be able to add more!
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Keeping with the wall painting, I did this wall in my daughter's room during lockdown as she moved into her own room;IMG_0686(1).webp

and then i made this cushion for her room too, made with lots of sample scraps we had from when we were deciding what we wanted for curtains;
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