THREE THINGS I LOVE - PRINTABLE CALENDAR EDITION.

It's 2014 people so lets kick off the new year with some cute and free printable calendars.

Here's the three things I love printable calendar edition.

1. Get this pretty patterned Printable 2014 Calendar from Oh the lovely things.

2. If Instagram is your thing then this Customizable Instagram Calendar from Going Home to Roost is perfect for you. Use Bonnie's gorgeous photos or download the blank template and add your own.

3. The beginning of the year is always a bit grey and gloomy here so this  'Year of Colour' Printable Calendar from Design is Yay! would help brighten things up.

I'm leaning towards the first one myself, what about you? What's your favourite?

THE BEST OF 2013 - YOUR FAVOURITES AND MINE.

With only one day left of 2013 it seems like a good time to take a look back at some of the most popular posts on the blog as well as a few favourites of my own.

First up, the most popular.

1. I still love these Stamped Clay Magnets and it turns out you do too. They're number one by a mile. Hop on over if you missed them the first time or maybe fancy having another look.

2. More clay. This time Embossed Clay Star Decorations. I made them with christmas in mind but I think they'd make fantastic party decorations in general. Tie them to gifts, a bottle of wine or make them without the punched hole and scatter them on your table.

3. My Faceted Clay Tea Light Holders are still going strong. I'll be honest I wasn't sure how long they'd last, that's the problem with experiments but five months on and they still look great.

4. Painting Abstract Art with Melted Crayons. I've been meaning to make another one of these all year. They're so quick to make, you can have a new piece of wall art in a couple of hours. Give it a go.

And now here are my top four favourites.

5. Sweet and simple Cinnamon Sugar Pastry Stars.

6. Who knew you could make your own Perfect Bound Notebook so easily? I know I didn't. Thanks to the fantastic Damask Love for showing me how. They're on my must-make-more list.

7. Another favourite was making these Diy Custom Eraser Stamps. All you need is a bit of patience and practice. I loved how they turned out.

8. And finally Nutella and Hazelnut Pastries. The perfect breakfast treat. Need I say more? Nope, didn't think so.

Happy New Year Everyone. Thanks for reading.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Happy Christmas Everyone.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has read, commented on, shared or pinned this blog. I really do appreciate it.

Wishing you a wonderfully festive holiday and a happy new year.

CINNAMON SUGAR COATED CASHEWS.

Hi everyone. I've been wanting to share these amazing Cinnamon Sugar Coated Cashews with you for so long. I've been making and giving them as gifts for the last five years and I (and hopefully all the people I've given them to) can't recommend them enough. They're delicious, make fantastic gifts and are also really easy to make. If you're looking for a last minute gift to give to someone this christmas these cinnamon sugar coated cashews might be the answer.

Cinnamon Sugar Coated Cashews,

Ingredients needed:

1 egg white

I tablespoon of water

350g of cashews

200g sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to gas mark 1 or 140c.

2. Grease a baking tray.

3. In a bowl whisk the egg white and water together till frothy and white.

4. In a separate bowl mix the sugar, salt and cinnamon together.

5. Add the cashews to the egg white mixture and fold in.

6. Next add the sugar mixture to  the cashews and stir until evenly coated.

7. Spread the sugar coated cashews onto the baking tray.

8. Bake at gas mark 1 for 1 hour stirring them every 15 minutes.

(adapted from allrecipes.com)

Easy, right? Pop them in jar, tie with some festive ribbon and you're all set.

I'd like to say they last a couple of weeks in an air tight container but the truth is I've never found out. They're just too delicious to have lying around and not be tempted by that sweet crunchy cinnamon shell.Try them and you'll know what I mean.

AROUND HERE.

Recipe inspiration. Poached pears, filo and rose pistachio praline from Falling Cloudberries.

High tides at Caldy.

Dark skies over the Welsh Hills.