I can’t begin to tell you how excited I was to be asked to join in on the Spring has Sprung 2013 blog tour being hosted by Jane of Lil Pip Designs and Cass from Cass Can Sew. I’ve never been involved in anything like this before but absolutely adore Spring time and thought what a great way to do a little craft or create a recipe. This was of course months ago and when the reminder came around about a week or so ago I just about jumped out of my skin and, as usual, had nothing prepared.
I remember seeing a really cute idea for sewing pom poms onto a cushion cover which I’d pinned from Pinterest and thought that would look so cute in Spring colours. I have heaps and heaps of crochet cotton in every colour under the rainbow and decided to keep it simple with orange, lavender, yellow and pink. This cushion cover was 50 cents from the op shop and the green embroidery thread used for the stems is a variegated green. This project didn’t take long at all and I’d love to do a more detailed embroidery project using this method and frame it.
This is a little spot I have on the front verandah where I can watch the world go by and have a cup of tea, which doesn’t happen often but with Spring in the air, I’ll certainly be making the most of it and trying to get out there.
The cushion is so easy to do. Just
make pom poms in the usual method, leaving extra long pieces of thread once the pom pom has been tied. Embroider stems directly onto the cushion and then thread one length of that extra thread onto an embroidery needle and thread through the cushion. Repeat with the other side. Tie a knot and your flower has been formed.
You know me and how I make the most of every opportunity to have a cuppa and something sweet and I whipped up these Pom Pom no bake treats. Nothing fancy. Just your basic biscuit truffle mix made with all the broken biscuits at the bottom of the bikkie barrel and some condensed milk and rolled in coloured shredded coconut. One with a cup of tea is just perfect.
Pom Pom No Bake Treats
- 250gm biscuit crumbs (can include iced biscuits)
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup coconut
- 395gm can condensed milk
- shredded coconut for rolling (can colour with food colouring, if desired)
- Mix all of ingredients together.
- Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes before rolling.
- Take spoonfuls of mixture and roll into balls.
- Roll into coconut and store in refrigerator until required.
- Will keep up to a week.
Lil Pip Designs
Things for Boys
Monday 2 September
Cass Can Sew
Sew Cook Laugh Live
Tuesday 3 September
Sew Delicious
Mend and Make New
Wednesday 4 September
The Janelle Wind Collection
Domesblissity
Thursday 5 September
Max California
Sew Jereli
Friday 6 September
sewpony
Sweet Little Pretties
Saturday 7 September
Blossom Heart Quilts
Actually Amy
Happy Spring! Your pillow is so fun and I love that you made a Pom Pom Treat!
Hello Anne, Your verandah corner is delightful. I cant even remember when I last made a pom pom!
Spring has sprung here too Anne…what a happy cushion you have made…and all with something nice to eat! If I was closer I would drop by for a cuppa!
Oh it is gorgeous!! Thanks so much Anne for joining our little Spring has Sprung blog tour. It has been so much fun bringing it all together, with everyone doing something a little different.
LOVE!!!
Such a cute little project. Would be a great one for kids too! And that sweet treat looks delish!
Thanks so much for being part of our spring series lovely xo
The cushion is a great idea! I love making pom poms, Anna & I make mini ones using a fork. Those coconut treats look yummy 🙂
I love this cushion!! It's so cheerful and simple, my favorite kind of a project 🙂 But I got to ask, what is a "bikkie barrel"?
It looks great, Anne!
And those no bake Pom Pom treats sound yummo!
I can't decide which I like more…the pom poms or the treats! Both are intriguing!
Great looking pillow and at a great price for you too. Those treats look yummy for sure.
I love that the pillow and recipe look alike! They're both lovely and it's so nice that spring is on its way to you!
So my oven died and at the moment I have no cash to replace it for another two weeks, I love no back going to try these how fun!! The pillow is gorgeous!
Congrats on being included in the spring theme, that's so exciting 🙂 Love the adorable pillow and the no bake treats! Great post.