Jasmine makes elderberry cordial.

This elderberry cordial made from the berries growing on our elderberry bush in the chook pen looks and tastes beautiful. It is so brightly coloured and Jasmine added ginger and a splash of pineapple juice.

Handsome Bunny cat and flowers for Christmas.

The garden is all ready for Christmas, I bought some nice geraniums at the markets last weekend and they look great. There is Bunny cat looking at my blue cat garden statue.

Jasmine makes guitar and cat biscuits.

Jasmine got a rock guitar biscuit cutter and a sweet treats receipe book from her friend Nicole and made some gorgeous lime shortbread biscuits.

The egg laying ladies and three eggs today....

Here are my four egg laying chooks and my small permanently clucky bantam.

Also here is my beautiful darling manx man checking todays eggs.

Purple capsicums and the view over the fence.

Jasmine took these wonderful photos on Sunday and they are just lovely!

The chooks are laying again an we have had rain!

The chooks seem to be laying again so it will be rosewater macaroons on the weekend and the lovely cooler overcast weather with a few showers has made everything lush and green.

New dreadlock scarves fully felted.

More beautiful 100% merino wool felted dreadlock scarves. These colourful and unusual scarves are approximately 145cm long and are $12 Australian dollars each.

Christmas at Home Cottage!

Only home made gifts under the tree this year: like hats from my own spun wool, soy candles, dreadlock scarves, felted needlebooks and dried fruits in riesling. We made the gift tags from the brown card that the gift wrap was rolled around .

Plenty of food at Home Cottage!

Sticking seeds and seedlings everywhere several weeks ago has certainly paid off! There is silverbeet to harvest, little tomatoes, so many herbs, zuchinni and button squash. The sweet corn is growing and there is heaps of Chinese stir fry greens growing with a few weeks to go until harvest time. The cos lettuces and parsley are still a bit small and I am hoping to harvest the pumpkin for New Year.

Home made and home grown lunch.....

A delicious lunch was eaten at Home Cottage today home grown from beetroot, tomatoes, violets, nasturtium and cucumber. It was laced with herbs such as lemon verbena, lemon myrtle, basil, spearmint, peppermint and parsley. So yummy!

Rainbow dyeing

A lovely lady named Kaye introduced me to a new dyeing method and from now on all my dyeing will be done this way. As you can see the rainbow colours are beautifully vibrant and I am so happy with the results!

Look who joined the family!

The newest member of Home Cottage is a rescued rabbit named Briggs. He, like all members of Home Cottage has to contribute to our mini farm and Briggs is Lawn Manager and in charge of herb fertilization. He has a beautiful 2 story home I call his 'Wabitat'

Blue Placemat with Autumn Leaves on Vine

Wet felted blue square with needle felted autumn leaves on a vine. This little placemat is 20cm x 20cm and is perfect for your morning cuppa to sit on and brighten your day!

$4 Australian dollars.

Handspun Merino Wool and Angora Goat Hat

My first spinning on my new jumbo flyer! The white on the brim of this beanie is 100% merino wool with tufts of felt and offcuts, spun together and the burgundy, yellow and pinks of the main part of this beanie is carded merino and angora goat. The wool was spun as a thick single and then felted in hot water to strengthen and give a rustic appearance. The colours are vivid and the hat is a one of a kind. Will fit any adult head.

SOLD

Blue placemat with 3 Flowers

Blue wet felted placemat - 20cm x 22cm with three needle felted flowers in one corner, 2 purple and one sage green, a seed pearl in the middle of each flower. Perfect for under your favourite cuppa or afternoon tea plate. All 100% merino wool. $4

Toffee and Caramel Dreadlock Scarf

This scarf is wet felted and handmade from merino wool and is in lovely shades of toffee, caramel and a natural green with cream too. Measures approximately 140cm long.

Price $12

Pink Cupcake with Blue Crochet Flower.

Cutie pie pink chenille handstitched cupcake, standing 10cm high.

Price $5

Rainbow and Sparkles Hat

This hat is made of handspun merino and corridale wool. There is every colour of the rainbow and some glittery thread in the wool mix also. The hat is 25cm long and would fit any adult head.

Price $20

Yellow Cupcake

Yellow cupcake handstitched with recycled chenille, standing 10cm high.

Price $5

Tree of Life felted wall hanging

This is a wet and needle felted wall hanging. It measures 35cm x 45cm.

Price $15

Pink Dishcloth

Pink discloth hand knitted with organic cotton, measuring 12cm x 10 cm.

Price $3

Pink and White Check Cupcake

Handstitched little cupcake, made from recycled chenille.
This little cupcake is 10cm high.

Price $5

Green Nature Hat

The wool for this hat has been handspun and is a combination of merino and corriedale. The hat measures 46cm long and can be worn by any adult head.

Price $20