Taking my three to a park on my own is stressful as the twins go one way, keira goes another and no one ever wants to get back in the car (think big tantrums and throwing themselves on the ground). So I save the park for weekends…………………when retro daddy is on hand. I get to […]
{Keep Reading...}first rolled hem
July 22, 2010 By 10 Comments
Well, this is a little embarrassing since I’ve been using overlockers for a few years now – but here is my first ever rolled hem. It was so easy! Why I haven’t done one before I’ll never know, but there is no stopping me now. I did have to pull out the manual and fiddle around […]
{Keep Reading...}a crafty retreat giveaway
July 20, 2010 By 10 Comments
Sonia is a sweet lady who lives down the road from me! I first met her way back when I was pregnant with Keira and needed a new craft – haha no I’ve never needed a new craft but she ran a beautiful scrapbooking store and I did a day long class and had a ball. Now I’m […]
{Keep Reading...}baby and toddler crochet hat patterns
July 19, 2010 By 14 Comments
Or I could have called this post ‘What to do when your gorgeous model is at preschool?’. Thanks to George for stepping in today, he was very co-operative and stood still for me. So at last, here are more of my crocheted hat patterns for you. These will actually be named Operation Christmas Child hats […]
{Keep Reading...}Boys love quilting too……..
July 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
Well in this case my boy loves quilting when 50 metres of batting arrives on your doorstep wrapped in plastic. It was obviously just calling out to be played on, rolled around on fall off He sure loved that batting! The reason I have so much batting is that it’s only 2 weeks till the […]
{Keep Reading...}bear with me
July 17, 2010 By 10 Comments
Well I’m changing around the look of my blog so bear with me as I DIY it! I’ve been wanting bigger pictures and more white so hang in there. I also found this great tutorial here on how to make your own blog header….genius! Who knew I could make my own header……..
{Keep Reading...}plum + berry crumble
July 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
Don’t come to my house on a friday night expecting anything fancy for dinner! I do my shopping on a saturday so it’s use what you have in the fridge/freezer/cupboard when it comes to dinner time. But last night I had a real craving for some fruit crumble and ice-cream. So using what I had in the […]
{Keep Reading...}my crochet hat for big girls
July 15, 2010 By 20 Comments
Well I’m finally getting around to writing up my hat patterns and I’m starting with the big girls first. Now this hat will fit age 5/6 upwards – I’ll just put it out there that we have big heads in this family so Keira probably wears a size 6 on her head. This will fit up […]
{Keep Reading...}a little baby knitting book
July 15, 2010 By 7 Comments
I love this little book which arrived in the post today. Baby Knits 50 Beautiful Patterns has just been released here in australia and caught my eye on fishpond last week. It is actually a Marie Claire book originally printed in france that has now been published here in Australia. That means classic french designs with […]
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