Comfort Food

 Green Smoothies ground to a halt last Friday 

after 25 days (with Saturdays off).

I came down with a head cold and sore throat.

I am hardly surprised as half the kids I teach have been coughing

and sniffing for the past few weeks.

So all I want is comfort food.

Lovely Tomato soup and yummy bread!.

I am coming right and I plan to go back to Green Smoothies 

next week when I am 100% .

I have a lovely new book full of Avocado based smoothies that I am dying to try out.

In the mean time I have been working away.

Filling orders and getting ready for a big art show.

I will show you more pictures soon.

You can now find my designs at:

The Pop Up Design Store in Wellington

We have a winner........

Master O drew out of the bowl.................................

Debbie who has 3 sons and one daughter who likes pink pixies.

Congratulation's Debbie.

A Mushroom Pixie and a Pink Pixie will be flying your way shortly.

Pixie Giveaway

The season is fast approaching when my Pixies all start leaving

home to go to new homes.

I have seen them on trees, 

on mantle pieces,

hanging from door knobs, 

hanging from car mirrors.

Sitting on window sills.

Wherever they go I know they make people smile and

they spread happiness.

So I thought I would have a giveaway.

All you have to do is leave a comment below telling

me you favourite Flower Pixie Colour.

Next Sunday 25 August at 7.30pm

a winner will be drawn and two Pixies  

a Flower Pixie and a Mushroom Pixie will be sent to the winner

wherever you are in the world.

So please do leave a comment letting me know your favourite Flower Pixie colour.

Day Seventeen

Earlier this week I had an order for a Mushroom Pixie.

I was all out of these little Pixies.

So I sat down on Monday night and sewed a few.

I finished them off yesterday and one is winging its way to 

Wellington right now.

The other 3 are hanging out on my empty cotton reel pile looking for new homes.

If you would like to purchase a Mushroom Pixie 

just click

here

I am still going strong on the Green Smoothie front.

You should try one if you get a chance they are much yummier than they look!

Have a wonderful day

Alex O

Day Fourteen

So it has been 14 days since I started having Green Smoothies 

for lunch and dinner. 

I have taken 2 days off due to going to birthday socials 

and wanting to be able to eat and drink freely.

I must confess this cleanse is proving to be quiet easy and I am feeling really great.

Plus my jeans are not so tight!

I got this great book from the library that has been hugely helpful.

I have really been head down in the studio sewing like a crazy person.

I had 3 big shop orders that all came in at once.

I have not had a chance to come up with new designs.

But here is a new version of my fox cushion.

I am calling it 

"Foxes at 50 paces"

Day Four..................................

So it is day four of the cleanse.

I have homemade muesli for breakfast and a green smoothie for lunch and

another for dinner.

I find around 4pm I get hungry so I am having hummus

on celery or carrot sticks.

So far all is going well.

Today I made a detox smoothie.

DETOX SMOOTHIE

1 tablespoon of Chia Seeds

1 cup to 1 to 1 and a 1/2 cups of Kale

1 Celery Stalk

1/4-1/2 cup of Parsley

Fresh Mint I used about a 1/4 of a cup (You can use more or less)

1 Apple

1 Kiwifruit or Orange or both

1 1/2 cups of water

Blend away

This is lighter than the last smoothie recipe and it is very refreshing.

I also dropped off at the 

The Garden Party on Ponsonby Road

a new range of Hottie Covers made just for them.

Hydrangea Hotties!

If you get a chance do go take a peak at the Garden party they have some lovely stock.