DIY Wardrobe art – photo wall art

How to turn a mirrored wardrobe into a photo wall art piece using large photo art applied directly to the mirror. We turned our old bedroom into a second tv/playroom with storage. The mirrored wardrobe made the room look like a bedroom still, so I came up with this idea… Firstly let me give you
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Chicken rollups with hoisin sauce – easy to make – a shortcut version of duck pancakes

Oh no… what’s for dinner tonight? I’m all for shortcuts, check out this easy dinner… it’s a take on a duck pancake that I love at Yum Cha and easy to do. Recipe: Serves 4 4 chicken breasts (one breast per person) 1 cup cornflour 2 eggs 1 cup bread crumbs
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Happy mothers day – Join the TOMFO more than money photo share!

This morning as I dropped off my little boy, the teachers at Kindy said, “Do you have “time” to sit down and have a croissant and jam for Mother’s Day?”… “I said “Sure, I’d love to!” In the back of my mind I thought, “Oh crap I haven’t read the newsletter, what a bad mother!”
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Cheat’s lasagne – Risoni, spaghetti bolognese + cheesy béchamel sauce (in the microwave)

My little guy won’t eat anything green, so it is a constant battle to feed him veges. This cheat’s lasagne is my friends recipe, I made it on the weekend, OMG yum! I love the bechamel sauce in the microwave too, easier to clean than a saucepan. MLG said, “What’s this mum?”, I said “It’s
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Repurpose an old book into a sculpture – idea 2

So… I’ve had a lot of feedback about the book sculpture, I was motivated to try another one. This time I didn’t cut the spine away, I left it in tact and simply did the fold as here. You will need: I hardcover book (I used approx 750 pages) Your folding skills and some time.
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Repurpose an old book- into a book sculpture

I love the smell of old books, I don’t like to see them go into the bin, so if you have an old hardback lying around that is no longer needed, try this easy idea to make your own book sculpture and continue the life of that beautiful book. So many beautiful shapes… You will
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The best cob dip recipe – yummy gooey goodness + easy to make

The easiest cob dip recipe to make, perfect for parties, when you have to bring a plate or bbq’s. Made with sour cream, ham, shallots and a cob loaf… too easy! When we are off to a party I say… “What do you want me to bring?” my friends say…”I need that cob
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Tomfo – Tomorrow’s Family Organiser – May postcard

Here is our pic for the month of May. It’s Autumn here, time to get organised and be ready to enjoy the wood fire, if you’re lucky enough to have one. Tomorrow’s Family Organiser is the perfect way to keep track of all those events and happenings in your busy family life. Vaccination jabs for
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They have become our sons as well… Anzac Day 2013

I once met the most amazing storyteller in Canakkale… He was a Turk, his grandfather fought at Gallipoli and as a kid, he and his friends would climb the hills and pick up spent bullets and shrapnel. As I sat on a tour bus he told us the story about how his ancestors protected their
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Things you should know about me if we are going to be BFF

So it’s been over a month and I’d love to be friends. I thought you might like to know a bit more about me… I got this idea from the very beautiful Ashley from Little Miss Momma, she’s gorgeous and I love her blog. I am a dreamer… and a thinker, I am always thinking,
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My marshterpiece – marshmallow pizza!

I originally posted this about a month ago, but then I saw the Pascall Marshterpiece Competition, where you could win $5K, I zipped down to the shops and picked me up some marshmallows and chocolate to make this to enter. You can check out the recipe here Yummy Chocolate Pizzas. I made flowers out of the
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Tomfo – Tomorrow’s Family Organiser – April postcard

Here is our pic for the month of April. You can purchase a 2013 Tomorrow’s Family Organiser online here. It’s difficult keeping track of everything. School assignments, homework due, library, sport, excursions, afterschool activities, doctors appointment, playdates, birthdays etc and that’s just the kids. Tomfo Family Organiser – has 5 columns for busy family members,
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Jamie Oliver’s Fiery Noodle Salad with Chicken Satay Skewers – my short cut

This recipe by Jamie Oliver is so good and one of my favourites at the moment. I have made this about 5 times and had the best bbq compliments, even got called Mrs Oliver! Ha, thanks Jamie! If you haven’t got the book check it out here Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals I did this without the
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The “Yahtzee Challenge” play before dinner every week night – are you in?

So… one of my friends (Yahtzee Queen or YQ for short) told me that they play Yahtzee every night while dinner is cooking. Every weeknight? I couldn’t believe it … “Really?” I said, “Yep, we used to do it at my parents house when I was a kid and now WE do it, sometimes the
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This is where our dog lives – we made him a doghouse + daybed!

Introducing our backyard! Our Murph lives here. This is zoysia grass, (you never have to mow it, was a pre-request from my husband and will always be clumpy like a hobbit’s hill) – we live on a hill, so that’s a plus to not have to mow that! Here is our Murph when we
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A quote, a quote! my kingdom for a quote – from Dad

When I was a kid, my dad would always quote quotes! At the time my friends and I would say Good old P, wind him up, he’s on a roll again”, as you do when you are young. He was there when I had my first art show, with my amazing mum, he was there
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My first Easter hat parade as a mum – (who has to help make one!)

Hello everyone, and thanks to Sarah Preston for having me guest blog on Tomfo. My friendship with Sarah goes way back in time, and when I think of her she always makes me smile. My pen name is Grace Lee. I am relatively new to the motherhood thing. Not new to families though – I
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Cook a frittata and make these dyed grass eggshells at the same time with your kids

This is one of my go-to weekday meals or bbq “bring a plate” dishes. My mum is gluten free so this recipe is also perfect to take when we all catch up as a family and it’s pretty healthy too! While the frittata is cooking, dye the eggshells and plant some bird seeds in the
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Dyed Grass Eggshells

We used the eggs from our Zucchini and Tomato Frittata to make this Dyed Eggshell Garden for Easter. While the frittatta was baking we got the things we needed to make this cute garden. We cracked the shells ever so carefully, (usually my little guy loves to squash them with his hands so they
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DIY mason Jar Lights using kids artwork

Try this easy idea, using tracing paper and some black and white variations of our marble art post, we created these fab mason jar lights with battery powered tea lights. You will need: Kids artwork (we used our marble paintings) Tracing paper Ruler Knife Sticky tape Mason Jars (or something similar) Battery Powered tea lights
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FAMILY ORGANISER GIVEAWAY WINNERS

Thanks to everyone for your support of our new blog Tomfo. The winners of our 25 Family Organisers have been drawn, they are: Jennifer Crawford, Brenda Bannah Young, Bernadette Binning, Natalie Stoute, Kerry Hall, Lia Wood, Belinda Harrison, Janice Wong, Kim Houstein, Amanda McCann, BL Mac, Christine Jones, Brett N Katie Smith, Vicky Cameron, Emmalina Lautaimi, Joanne Ros Pompei,
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Marble Painting – fun with the kids

This is a fun and easy thing to do with the kids. My little guy loved it. We made some fab pics and spent the day in the sun. One of my goals this year is to make more time to spend with my little guy and my big guy, we did this together on a
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