Willow Ranch Studio

So what's the big deal about handcrafts? For thousands of years prior to the industrial revolution, when people wanted something that...

This easy from-scratch tomato sauce can be made with simple kitchen ingredients and is delicious used as a pizza sauce, as a condiment for meats, or added to meals for flavour - or many other uses!

Honey... What does that word make you think of? Toast, pancakes or scones drizzled with honey? Breakfast food such as Weet-Bix,...

This song was chosen because we love listening to music in other languages. We try to be discerning about which songs we listen to, of...

There are over 20,000 species of bees around the world. The most well-known species is, of course, the European honeybee. Honeybees were...

No need to buy canned spaghetti anymore - just make it at home! This is altered from my grandmother's recipe... And it's so healthy and...

Back in October, I did a blog post about Molly, one of our mallard call ducks, who sat on a clutch of 14 eggs and hatched out 7...

When you look on the shop here at Willow Ranch, some of our items are knitted toys and blankets. Most of these knitted products are made...

Music is a gift from God; He created music and beauty, and He gives some people the talent to be able to compose music. If they use their...

Just imagine - a cold winter morning, a warm snuggly blanket pulled over your lap, a steaming cup of hot cocoa, a slice or two of hot...

Two and a half weeks ago, we drove about four hours south to a place called Ballogie, west of Gympie. Why did we drive so far? I was...

Willow Ranch has appeared on two different occasions at the Agnes Water Handmade Markets. The first one was a twilight market, on the...

We personally don't celebrate Christmas, but we do know that for most people it is a time for giving gifts. Some people give big...

Pizza is one of those foods that everyone loves. And people are funny about their pizza too - some people eat it with their fingers, not...

KAM snaps are very useful for many sewing projects - baby clothes, bibs, nappies, ladies' sanitary products, toys, bags, organisers, and...

Flopsie is a Maremma sheepdog. She is about two and a half years old - I got her when she was eight weeks old. She was such a cute fluffy little puppy!! So innocent.... or mischievous?? She started life as an indoor dog, as we didn't have an area outside set up for puppies.... About four and a half months old, lying on the only couch she was allowed on When Flopsie was almost eight months old, in September 2022, we moved out of our house and into a little cabin on the churc

Ireland - its people, its scenery, its history, and its music - holds a certain allure to many people. We enjoy listening to some Irish...

I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, whether I'm making savoury or sweet snacks, delectable desserts, beautiful breads, exquisite...

In early September, one of our ducks, named Molly, started sitting on a clutch of 14 eggs. She is a very good mother duck - she...

My name is Holly, and I am the owner of Willow Ranch. I love pretty things and places - just look at this photo! I have a very wide range...