Creative Finds Blog

An Impossible Pie! If, like me, you're not a baker, but find from time to time that it is unavoidable...then I am here to tell you that this recipe is your new Go To! It's basically a coconut flavoured custard tart. The pic is from Donna Hay, and her recipe is a lemon/coconut impossible pie, and has a few more ingredients. 7 x ingredients and about 4 x steps and you'll be well on way to receiving accolades and requests for more with this one below. Here goes: 4 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup shredded coconut 1 teaspoon vanilla...

If you're as old as me, you might remember your parents inviting friends over for a slide night? I'm talking pre, pre, pre, Facebook days. Like 30 years pre-Facebook. For those of you Gen Ys and younger,  it was where hors d'oeuvre were served (think "pigs in a blanket"), cask wine was poured, and recent holiday happy snaps were projected onto a lounge room wall. I'm sure it was as just as excruciating as it sounds. I guess that's why there was plenty of booze served. While I'm not going to do the same to you now, I did take...

Office Kris Kringle? Secret Santa with your friends? Creative Finds has you sorted. Gifts under $30  (having asked around that's the average spend price)  are my speciality at Creative Finds. Here are my Top 5 Suggestions: Bamboo Straws (set of 10). Embrace and encourage the "say no to plastic" movement with these environmentally friendly, all natural straws. $15   -   2) - Crochet Pot (with plant?). Plants are so hot right now. Greenery is having it's place in the sun and rightly so. Helping eliminate free radicals, and providing oxygen and generally lifting the interiors of any space, pop...

Know someone spending Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere this year?  These 3 Gift Ideas are ideal for a White or Wintery Xmas.  Not only keeping your recipient toasty,  but warming the cockles of their hearts too. 1) Hand-warmers / Mini Heat Packs. $18 for a set of two. Made using Lupins rather than wheat, these little heat packs are designed to fit in the jacket pocket and won't stink or sweat like the wheat versions can.      2) Crocheted Beanies with Interchangeable PomPoms. Made in Sydney using Alpaca wool, these generous sized beanies are so soft and cozy. They...