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Crafts and Recipes for an

Austen-Inspired Life Crafts and Recipes for an Austen-Inspired Life

Hollie Keith Photo by Susan Barnson Hayward by Photo Hollie Keith Crafts and Recipes for an For the enthusiast, So Jane will help you bring all things Austen into your home in a Hollie Keith has worked as an contemporary way—be it decorating, gift giving, editor for more than ten years and Austen-Inspired Life or simply creating elegant food for entertaining. is owner and editor-in-chief of LittleMissMarmalade.com, a blog that With 30 craft ideas and 30 recipes organized celebrates crafts, patterns, design and into six chapters bearing the titles of Jane more. She lives near Salt Lake City. Austen’s novels, you can put on a party for your friends and enjoy breakfast in Bath, via by creating Decorative Egg Cozies to keep their Soft-Boiled Eggs warm; or serve Honey-Lemon Teaspoons with Rose Petal

Keith Tea at the Middletons of . Enjoy a picnic that would love to have shared with Mr. Knightley, or create an I Heart Craft Mr. Darcy Pillow that all Elizabeth Bennett wannabes would love to cuddle up with.

So Jane—so creative and so fun! By Hollie Keith Photographs by Susan Barnson Hayward Contents Introduction...... 5 Emma’s Picnic...... 71 Emma Breakfast in Bath...... 7 Emma and Mr. Knightley’s Picnic Menu Northanger Abbey Paper Chandelier ...... 73 Cucumber Sandwiches ...... 80 Janeite Decoupage Letters ...... 8 Breakfast Menu Emma Paper Dolls ...... 77 Chicken Salad Sandwiches ...... 80 Jane Silhouette Placemats ...... 13 Spiced Hot Cocoa ...... 10 “Fancy That” Egg Sandwiches ...... 82 Decorative Egg Cozies ...... 17 Clotted Cream ...... 14 Sandwich Wrappers ...... 79 Cold Asparagus ...... 83 Doily Clay Ornaments ...... 19 Soft-Boiled Eggs ...... 15 Box Hill Picnic Plates ...... 85 Strawberries ...... 86 Patchwork Fabric Bowl ...... 21 Scones ...... 22 Perfect Picnic Suitcase ...... 89 Orange Cheesecake ...... 93 Raspberry Jam ...... 23 Apple Pastries ...... 25 A Rustic Dinner...... 95 Tea with the Middletons...... 27 Cloth Book Jacket ...... 97 Dinner Menu Sense and Sensibility Embellished Bookmark ...... 101 French Pottage ...... 99 Tea Towel For Guests ...... 29 Tea Menu Buttoned-Up Denim & Baked Apples ...... 102 Hand-poured Sensible Soap ...... 35 Crumpets ...... 33 Lace Wristlet ...... 105 Homemade Butter ...... 107 Margaret’s Vintage Orange Custard ...... 36 Quilled Fringe Flowers Oat Bread ...... 108 Fabric Garland ...... 39 Queen Cakes ...... 37 Serving Tray ...... 111 Rustic Fruit Tart ...... 113 Honey-Lemon Teaspoons ...... 42 Rose Petal Tea ...... 43 Decorated Tart Stand ...... 115 Tea Time Table Runner ...... 44 Lemon Drizzle Cake ...... 46

Netherfield Ball...... 117 Dinner at the Great House...... 49 I Heart Mr. Darcy Pillow ...... 118 Ball Menu Good Company Dinner Menu Stenciled Wine Glasses ...... 123 Regency Ball Negus ...... 121 Scented Diffuser ...... 51 Cold Ham and Cold Chicken ...... 57 I’d Rather Be Dancing T-Shirt .. 125 Poached Salmon ...... 127 Doorknob Place Fruit Pyramid ...... 58 True Love Blanket ...... 129 White Soup ...... 131 Name Holder ...... 53 Assortment of Cheeses ...... 63 Charming Chimes ...... 133 Apricot Ice Cream ...... 135 Lydia’s Trifle ...... 137 Regency Fox ...... 55 Pickled Cucumbers ...... 67 Templates...... Key to My Heart Pudding ...... 69 Children’s Apron ...... 61 Lovely Burlap and 138 Lace Wreath ...... 65 Instructions Step 1: Assign each letter a paper pat- Step 5: Repeat steps 2 and 4 for

tern. Find a combination that looks good. the remaining letters. Let sealer dry Janeite Materials overnight. Step 2: Starting with the J, place it face

5-inch cardboard letters in J, A, N, E, I, down on the back of its corresponding Step 6: Working with one letter at a

DecoupageT, E (from Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts) paper. Using the cardboard letter as a time, spray walnut ink on the outside Letters Variety of patterned and colored template, trace its shape onto the paper edges. Use tissues to blend and work papers (thicker works better) with a pencil. Cut out the letter shape. the ink for a distressed and antique effect. Let ink dry overnight. What better way to start things off than Craft knife or scissors Step 3: Pour some Mod Podge in a by making decoupage letters that spell plastic bowl. tip: If using as a table display, cover both sides the word “Janeite,” declaring to all who Mod Podge, in matte of each letter for a complete, finished look. visit your home what literary star is your Medium-sized plastic bowl Step 4: Use a sponge brush to apply favorite. These letters would also make Mod Podge to the front and back of an excellent table display for any Jane Sponge brush the paper letter cutout, making sure the Austen–themed party. Walnut ink in spray bottle sealer is covering all areas. Stick the Tissues cutout on the front of the J and press down to adhere. page 4 Breakfast In Bath Northanger Abbey page 5 Northanger Abbey page 7 CHAPTER 6 Pride and Prejudice “You shall all have a bowl of punch to make merry.” —Pride and Prejudice Netherfield Ball Menu

Regency Ball Negus

Poached Salmon

White Soup

Melon

Lydia’s Trifle

Apricot Ice Cream

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I Heart Mr. Darcy Pillow

Stenciled Wine Glasses

I’d Rather Be Dancing T-Shirt

True Love Blanket

Charming Chimes page 8 Breakfast In Bath page 9 Jane Austen’s mother, Cassandra, contributed a recipe for bread pudding to Martha Lloyd’s collection of recipes in 1808. Charmingly, Pudding it was written out in rhyme. This recipe is not much different from Mrs. Austen’s— 4 cups torn cinnamon-raisin bread pieces Vanilla Sauce bread, fruit (here apples 2 cups peeled and sliced apples 1/4 cup sugar rather than currants), 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar spices, sugar, butter, milk, 1 3/4 cups milk 1/2 cup milk and eggs as a binder. 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 7 x 11-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl combine the bread and apples. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the brown sugar, milk, and butter. Cook until butter is melted. Pour over bread mixture in bowl and toss.

In a small bowl, whisk together vanilla and eggs. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish and pour egg mixture over the top.

Bake for 40–50 minutes or until center is set and apples are tender.

While pudding is baking, prepare vanilla sauce by mixing together sugar, brown sugar, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Serve bread pudding topped with vanilla sauce.

Serves 8

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