Cornwall Crafts - hand made brooches

My hand made brooches have proved very popular, I have summer colours and evening brooches to wear with evening dresses etc...
Other colours are available - please contact me for further information.

If you are intersted in purchasing locally hand made Cornish Crafts please email me at   sheepdelight@yahoo.com

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SOLD

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Cornwall Crafts - all hearts !

I have a few items left to sell - if you are intersted in purchasing locally hand made Cornish Crafts please email me at   sheepdelight@yahoo.com

£1.00 plus postage

£2.50 plus postage

 

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Country Recipe’s by Christina V

I have a new recipe booklet.  If you wish to purchase a copy, it is £1.00 plus 1st class postage.  Please email me if you are interested, or alternatively I will have some copies at my stall. 

 

These recipe's I created were as a result of gluts of produce from my allotment.  One year is never the same, for food gluts, but these recipe's certainly assist if you have to use up your produce.  I have tested all the recipe's and I am happy to give advise if needed !

 

Thank you !!

 

e.g.

Strawberry Jam Recipe

Blackberry and Apple Jam Recipe

Apple Chutney Recipe

Pickled Onion Recipe

Apple Crumble

Rhubarb Crumble Recipe

Cream of Pumpkin Soup Recipe

French Onion Soup Recipe

Courgette Fritters Recipe

Onion Fritters Recipe

Seaglass cards & jewellery

Sea glass is broken glass that has found its way to the ocean where it is transformed into frosted treasures by the natural tumbling action of the tides. Sea glass washes up on beaches all over the world. There are a few different terms for sea glass such as, beach glass, driftglass and mermaids tears.  The glass makes its way in to the ocean from shipwrecks or old coastal dumps, but most comes from rubbish left on the beach.

 I only work with genuine sea glass that I have found on the beaches in Cornwall, while out walking my Border Collie Dylan.  

Lemon balm

This is my 1 year old lemon balm, grown from seed.  Makes a lovely tea, helps calmes nerves and hyper children.  Use aprox 4 leaves, in just boiled water - leave for 3 mins, then remove leaves.  I add 1 tsp of sugar - but can also use honey to sweaten.  It is very refreshing, the calmness effects works quite quickly.  The plant is a perrenial, but will die right back in winter.  But has survived last year's snow - so quite hardy.
You can dry the leaves or freeze them for winter use.

Herb Harvest

Not quite crafts, but due to demand, I have decided to start up my herb side of my activities.  It has been a good year for my herbs, I think maybe it may be the dry weather we have had - a lot of my herbs are the mediteranean type, which prefer the weather on the dryer side.  I have listed some below if you want to contact me with any requests, I can deliver in the West Area of Cornwall. m: 07941 226714.


I am reseaching into buying plastic packs - to enable them to be posted. Thanks Christina.

　




　

Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Perennial ~ Height 1.5-2m ~ Hardy A tall, handsome herb with soft green feathery leaves and large umbels of yellow flowers in late summer. The whole plant has an anise flavour. Both the leaves and seeds are used in a variety of dishes including fish, stir fry and rice dishes, pork and salads. A tea can be made from the crushed seeds.

Bay leaf Laurus nobilis Perennial ~ Height 3-10m ~ Hardy An evergreen shrub or tree with dark green oval leaves and creamy yellow flower clusters in spring. A first rate culinary herb. Fresh or dried leaves are ideal for stews and casseroles or flavouring marinades.

Chives Allium schoenoprasum Perennial ~ Height 30cm ~ Hardy A clump forming herb with slender bulbs, cylindrical hollow leaves and pretty pink to purple globe shaped flowers in late spring or early summer. The leaves and flowers have a mild onion flavour. Fresh leaves can be snipped into salads or used for butter, sauces, soups and vegetable, egg or cheese dishes. For culinary use it is preferable to prevent flowering by cutting off flower buds - this will encourage leafy growth. However, the flowers are edible.

Common Mint Mentha spicata Perennial ~ Height 30-60cm ~ Hardy The classic garden mint with mid-green spearmint scented leaves followed by small mauve flower spikes in mid to late summer. The leaves have a good flavour for general culinary use in sauces, soups, salads, vegetable dishes, sweet dishes and drinks.

Oregano (Wild Marjoram) Origanum vulgare Perennial ~ Height 45-60cm ~ Hardy The dark green leaves of oregano have a strong flavour. Ideal for pizza's and pasta dishes. They are oval, aromatic and followed by clusters of dark purple-pink flowers in mid to late summer. Use the leaves with meat or vegetables. They are particularly good in Mediterranean dishes.

Mint, Chocolate Mentha x piperita citrata 'Chocolate' Perennial ~ Height 40cm ~ Hardy A compact and rich peppermint with dark brown/purple leaves and the smell of After Eight Mints. Purple flowers appear from summer through to autumn. A good container herb. The leaves can be used in tea, iced tea and salads and are also good in deserts.

　　

Mint, Apple (variegated) Mentha suaveolens Perennial ~ Height 60cm-1m ~ Hardy Apple mint's oval leaves are soft, slightly furry and, as its name suggests, scented with apple. Pink to white flowers follow in summer. The leaves have a subtle taste. Good for mint sauce and jelly and also for adding to vegetables and salads.

Parsley, Curled Petroselinum crispum Biennial ~ Height 30-60cm ~ Hardy Curled parsley has distinctive bright green, curly, serrated leaves. Umbels of yellow-green flowers follow in the second year. This herb is widely used as a garnish or to flavour dressings, butters, sauces and stuffings. It is a good source of vitamins and iron. Parsley leaves coarsen in the second year so for culinary use it is best grown as an annual.

Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Perennial ~ Height up to 2m ~ Frost Hardy An aromatic evergreen perennial shrub with upright branches. The leaves are short, dark green and needle-shaped. Small pale blue flowers appear from early spring to early summer. Rosemary adds flavour to meat dishes, particularly lamb. It is a good all rounder - sprigs can be added to stews in the winter or to the barbeque in summer. It also combines well with tomato based sauces, can be used for oils, vinegars, marinades or to make a tea. Leaves and flowers can be added to pot pourri and insect repellent sachets.

Sage Salvia officinalis (broad leaved variety) Perennial ~ Height 60-70cm ~ Hardy A strongly flavoured evergreen herb with a shrubby habit. This is the non-flowering variety which has aromatic grey-green leaves. Lack of flowering shoots means that the bush remains dense with attractive grey leafy shoots all year round. Sage goes well with meat dishes, especially pork. The leaves can also be used in savoury stuffings or to make tea.

Sorrel Rumex acetosa Perennial ~ Height 60cm-1.2m ~ Hardy This is the large or broad leaved form which has pale green stems and thick lance shaped green leaves. Small, inconspicuous greenish brown flowers appear in spikes from early summer. The leaves have a distinctive lemony flavour. Young leaves are excellent in soups and sauces or can be added to salads.

Thyme, Common Compact Thymus vulgaris compactus Perennial ~ Height 30cm ~ Hardy An essential ingredient of bouquet garni and many French dishes, common thyme has small mid-green aromatic leaves and pink-mauve flowers in summer. It is also good for soups, marinades, oils, vinegars, stuffing, casseroles, baked vegetables and tea. Dried leaves can be added to pot pourri.

Oregano, Country Cream Origanum vulgare 'Country Cream' Perennial ~ Height 30-40cm ~ Hardy Country Cream has very attractive cream and green variegated leaves with masses of pretty pink flowers in summer. Use the leaves in Greek, Italian and Mexican recipes. Both the leaves and flowers can be used to make tea.

　

Mad about crochet

I have decided to start up my crocheting again.  I am still learning the skill, and designs etc...

I have been poorly recently, with a bad cold - so it is nice to sit in bed and keep your brain occupied - while your body recovers.  I find it very relaxing and calming.

So I have produced a few items while I am recovering.