Emily Shaw

Emily is a former ACPA award winning editor and journalist turned stay at home mum and blogger. She lives on a farm in regional NSW with her husband and their seven children where she spends the time she should be doing housework reading books, writing and sewing.

Make Your Own Pot Pourri

  This is a tried and true craft that anyone can make. To make your own pot pourri, you will need: Flowers – I used roses but other strong smelling flowers like lavender are great too Scented oils like peppermint (optional) Ceramic dish Paper towel  What to do: Collect flowers and remove from stems. For

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DIY Pot Pourri Hearts

  These DIY Pot Pourri Hearts are an old fashioned gift with a vintage design that are sure to impress that special mother in your life.  You will need: Homemade pot pourri (tutorial here) 10cm length of hessian or linen Ribbon Lace Buttons Sewing machine or needle and thread Scissors Template below  What to do:

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Godparents And Guardians

  One of the most common myths surrounding Godparents is that they automatically become the guardian of their Godchildren should their parents pass away. This is erroneous. The roles of guardians and Godparents are very different. Godparents If you have been asked to be a Godparent you are being entrusted with the responsibility for that

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Holy Week: Build A Church

  St Fara convinced her Dad to build a convent. At the heart of every convent is the Church of Christ. You can build a church! You will need: Church template below this post Paper and/or cardboard Colouring in materials Glue or sticky tape Scissors What to do: Print out template. Colour. Cut. Turnover and

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Holy Week: Fasting For God

  Good Friday is a day where, like Ash Wednesday, we fast between meals and abstain from eating meat. This week is also an opportunity to fast from any activities that take our attention and focus away from Christ and the living out of our vocation. Over the course of Lent we have fasted from many activities

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