Hello swappers- I just wanted to remind everyone that most of the tea cosies should be winging their way to their new homes this week. When you receive your parcel please let us know and e-mail a photo to me (Sharon) cdetroyes at yahoo dot com so in a bit I can post a "parade" of the tea cosies. The photos I have received so far are a reminder of what a creative and artistic blog "family" we have. Every time I open a swap parcel sent to me it is like a long distance hug and the talent is just amazing!! We are already thinking of the next swap, so be ready for more fun! Sharon
Making ginger beer from scratch
We had a nice supply of ginger beer going over Christmas. It's a delicious soft drink for young and old, although there is an alcoholic version that can be made with a slight variation on the recipe. Ginger beer is a naturally fermented drink that is easy to make - with ginger beer you make a starter called a ginger beer plant and after it has fermented, you add that to sweet water and lemon juice. Like sourdough, it must ferment to give it that sharp fizz. To make a ginger beer plant you'll need ginger - either the powdered dry variety or fresh ginger, sugar, rainwater or tap water that has stood for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate off. You'll also need clean plastic bottles that have been scrubbed with soap, hot water and a bottle brush and then rinsed with hot water. I never sterilise my bottles and I haven't had any problems. If you intend to keep the ginger beer for a long time, I'd suggest you sterilise your bottles. MAKING THE STARTER In a...
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I received a beautiful cosy from Hannah. I will send pictures in the next day or so. I have sent mine and it should be arriving soon unless my local post office has more "malfunctions"!
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You asked the other day for suggestions for future swaps. How about slip-cases for glasses (spectacles)? They are small and easy to post and one can be very creative in design for them. They can also be made using a number of different crafts (quilting, embroidery, crochet, knitting....etc!)
ReplyDeleteFor an example see this site
http://www.rustyzipper.com/shop.cfm/rz/type~Accessories%20-%20Glasses/gender~Womens/glasses.cfm
I have send my tea cosy to Mary today. This was so much fun. Thank you. A suggestion - A pin cushion.
ReplyDeleteLilymarlene and Sandra those are two really good ideas. We have so many good ideas that we will have swaps for quite a while! I hope everyone had a good week-end and we are keeping a nicle list of all the ideas so let us know!
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed out on this swap as it's just my cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you for listing The T-Cozy on your blog roll. It is much appreciated and I've added your lovely site to my blog roll, as well.
Warm regards,
Susan
Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI recieved the coolest patchwork tea cosy from VOUS! It is very retro, 1930's colors...my fave and it has heart and teapot buttons on it....buttons buttons..luvem.
Do I have to get tea on it??
Hugs, Christine
(photo coming)
I mailed mine before the deadline but haven't heard that it was received yet... : )
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ReplyDeleteI've been having lots of problems with trying to access yahoo recently to email so have finally decided to just leave a comment here. I received a beautiful tea-cosy from Renee on Monday (Thanks Renee! I love it!). Will send a photo to you, Sharon as soon as I can.
Thanks again, this was great fun!
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