What is Upcycling and The Benefits of Upcycling As Pillarboxblue is full of a wonderful range of upcycling tutorials, I thought it would be useful to add a post that explains what upcycling actually is and the benefits of upcycling. What Is Upcycling? Being the creator of a successful upcycling blog I get asked loads of…
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I Won The Amara Interior Blog Awards Best Craft Blog
Amara Interior Blog Awards Best Craft Blog On Thursday night I won the Amara Interior Award for the best craft blog 2018. I’m still buzzing from the win! I’d just like to take this opportunity thank all my readers and followers for their support! You can see all the Amara Interior…
3 Ingredient Vegan Blackberry Ice Cream
There are loads of wild blackberry bushes on my daily dog walking route. This year they seemed to have done really well and many of them have started to ripen. I love foraging and using wild berries to make homemade stuff with, such as my elderflower champagne. Instead of using the blackberries to flavour…
Homemade Elderflower Champagne
Homemade Elderflower Champagne The Elderflowers are in full bloom, so its time to make some champagne. The tiny flowers of the elder tree are covered in a natural yeast and when combined with sugar and water they will ferment creating a botanically brewed champagne. Elderflower champagne is really easy to make, delicious to drink and…
Homemade Rhubarb Cordial
Homemade Rhubarb Cordial When I was a little girl, my grandfather would pick a stick of rhubarb from his garden and hand it to me with a bag of sugar for dipping . I loved the taste of the tangy sour crisp rhubarb tamed by the sweetness of sugar (the original Tangfastic) . The…
Norwegian Waffles for May 17th
On Sunday we will be having waffles, not that we didn’t have waffles last Sunday. This Sunday is the 17th of May which is Norway’s National day. Not only is it a public holiday in Norway, but a day of celebrations, parades, food and drink. If you have read my about me page you will…