Author: Kris

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    Mr. Snook recently revived his sourdough starter, so this morning we had homemade sourdough crumpets for breakfast. 😍

    Mr. Snook recently revived his sourdough starter, so this morning we had homemade sourdough crumpets for breakfast. 😍

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    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

    “This is the greatest damn city in the world.” Happy anniversary to us! We had amazing Japanese-Italian food at the much lauded @lumidining. Everything was so good. 🍷 Also, I wore pristine white Chucks… just as I did on my wedding day. ❤️👰‍♀️

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    Exciting #renovation day! Our new bedroom furniture was delivered this morning, and I’m loving how the headboard complements the blue wall. 😍 Then our bar and cupboards came back from the restorer, thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and looking lovely. That meant we could unpack a few more boxes, including our Museum of Obsolete Technology. 😂 And the landscapers have built a form for our floating concrete bench seat!

    Exciting #renovation day! Our new bedroom furniture was delivered this morning, and I’m loving how the headboard complements the blue wall. 😍 Then our bar and cupboards came back from the restorer, thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and looking lovely. That meant we could unpack a few more boxes, including our Museum of Obsolete Technology. 😂 And the landscapers have built a form for our floating concrete bench seat!

    Exciting #renovation day! Our new bedroom furniture was delivered this morning, and I’m loving how the headboard complements the blue wall. 😍 Then our bar and cupboards came back from the restorer, thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and looking lovely. That meant we could unpack a few more boxes, including our Museum of Obsolete Technology. 😂 And the landscapers have built a form for our floating concrete bench seat!

    Exciting #renovation day! Our new bedroom furniture was delivered this morning, and I’m loving how the headboard complements the blue wall. 😍 Then our bar and cupboards came back from the restorer, thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and looking lovely. That meant we could unpack a few more boxes, including our Museum of Obsolete Technology. 😂 And the landscapers have built a form for our floating concrete bench seat!

    Exciting #renovation day! Our new bedroom furniture was delivered this morning, and I’m loving how the headboard complements the blue wall. 😍 Then our bar and cupboards came back from the restorer, thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and looking lovely. That meant we could unpack a few more boxes, including our Museum of Obsolete Technology. 😂 And the landscapers have built a form for our floating concrete bench seat!

    Exciting #renovation day! Our new bedroom furniture was delivered this morning, and I’m loving how the headboard complements the blue wall. 😍 Then our bar and cupboards came back from the restorer, thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and looking lovely. That meant we could unpack a few more boxes, including our Museum of Obsolete Technology. 😂 And the landscapers have built a form for our floating concrete bench seat!

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    Twenty years married to my best friend… Everyone should be so lucky! Happy anniversary, Mr. Snook. ❤️💒

    Twenty years married to my best friend… Everyone should be so lucky! Happy anniversary, Mr. Snook. ❤️💒

    Twenty years married to my best friend… Everyone should be so lucky! Happy anniversary, Mr. Snook. ❤️💒

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    Spicy cauliflower tacos with street corn salad, courtesy of the Snook. 🌮❤️ #meatlessmonday

    Spicy cauliflower tacos with street corn salad, courtesy of the Snook. 🌮❤️ #meatlessmonday

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    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

    Landscaping update! The stairs are finished, and the stone pavers are being laid. They’ve also put in pads that will support the floating deck. Out the back, they’ve built a new retaining wall that will have built-in seating. I was excited to see some of the corten steel planters have arrived too! I just keep reminding myself that there will eventually be a LOT of plants that will fill in the gaps and turn it into a green oasis. ❤️🌱🌴🌳

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    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

    Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶

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    “Huevos al vapor” – I made @kenjilopezalt’s “steam eggs” using the Snook’s espresso machine steam wand. Yes, I managed to gunk up up the wand and I’ll have to figure out how to de-egg it. But wow, texture on these is *lovely*, and it took less than 1 minute. 😍🥚

    “Huevos al vapor” - I made @kenjilopezalt’s “steam eggs” using the Snook’s espresso machine steam wand. Yes, I managed to gunk up up the wand and I’ll have to figure out how to de-egg it. But wow, texture on these is *lovely*, and it took less than 1 minute. 😍🥚

    “Huevos al vapor” - I made @kenjilopezalt’s “steam eggs” using the Snook’s espresso machine steam wand. Yes, I managed to gunk up up the wand and I’ll have to figure out how to de-egg it. But wow, texture on these is *lovely*, and it took less than 1 minute. 😍🥚

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    I finished it! This is the Easy Eyelet Yoke Lite in my reclaimed @hobbii_yarn Twister. Such a fun knit, and really suits this yarn. ❤️🧶

    I finished it! This is the Easy Eyelet Yoke Lite in my reclaimed @hobbii_yarn Twister. Such a fun knit, and really suits this yarn. ❤️🧶

  • Marimekko cushions for the new couch

    I’m a big fan of the Finnish design house Marimekko. They’ve been making gorgeous fabric prints and homewares for 70+ years. The only problem is that their stuff can be very, very expensive (especially here in Australia). A few months back though they had a clearance sale, and I picked up a couple meters of the iconic Unikko print cotton at 40% off. Today I decided to use it to make a couple cushions for our new couch.

    We already had a pair of old IKEA cushions with covers that were starting to fall apart. The feather inserts were still good though, so I removed the covers to see how they were constructed. They were rectangular — 59cm/23.25″ long by 37.5cm/14.75″ wide — with a lapped zipper along the bottom edge. I decided to make the new covers a little smaller so they’d feel a bit plumper. (They’d lost a couple feathers over the years!)

    Old IKEA cushion

    At this point Rodd was like, “So are you going to reuse the zippers?” I realised that was an excellent suggestion, so out came the seam ripper.

    Unpicking a zip

    Once I worked out what size I wanted the new covers to be, I added on a bit for seam allowance and then cut out 4 panels from my fabric. I then used my overlocker to finish all the raw edges.

    Fabric panels

    I’ve installed a few zippers in my time but I’m by no means an expert. I found this tutorial from The Sewing Directory to be really helpful. Once I had the zipper joining two panels together, it was very simple to sew around the other three sides.

    Sewing the cushions

    And here’s the finished cover showing the lapped zipper! Why yes, I did sew one side of the zip with red thread and one with white, thank you for noticing. 😂

    Cushion cover with zip

    Here’s a cushion in all its plump glory. To buy one would probably be like $90 AUD, so my version came out a fair bit cheaper. (That’s discounting my own labour though, which you should never do if you’re actually selling stuff you create!)

    Cushion

    Don’t they look lovely on the new couch? I might need to make some more…

    New couch with Marimekko cushions