I made a few of these last year and they are so cute and easy and take no time to whip up. They also make a great gift for friends and family… all you need is a bamboo hoop (about $2 from Spotlight or Lincraft) or you could use one of your own embroidery hoops […]
{Keep Reading...}Crafty Christmas Idea 9….a little christmas outfit
December 7, 2008 By 7 Comments
Keira goes to her ‘kindy’ once a week and they are having a little concert where she needs to be dressed in red and green…..I decided a little tiered skirt and appliqued tee were the way to go and an afternoon of sewing produced this little christmas outfit which she just adores…. although it does […]
{Keep Reading...}Crafty Christmas Idea 8….festive bunting
December 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Well this is my first bunting and its cute, cheery and pretty quick to whip up….all you need is fabric, a triangle template (I used my template plastic which I am loving…long story below), bias binding ( I cheated and used some cheap stuff I had lying around but the wider binding was a bit […]
{Keep Reading...}Crafty Christmas Idea 7….Liberty fabric
December 4, 2008 By 4 Comments
I’ve had these special little pieces of fabric hiding amongst my fabrics for a while and decided it was time to cut into them and its the perfect time of year to give a little bit of luxury. I used some on yo -yo’s…I’m getting much better at these little guys… and how about button […]
{Keep Reading...}4 months…where did that time go…
December 4, 2008 By 12 Comments
wow has it really been 4 months since these little ones arrived???? I still have a little tummy as a reminder of their former home but I just can’t believe how quickly they are growing into such funny little people. Tillie is ever the drama queen having a cry when she wiggles off her mat […]
{Keep Reading...}Dan Zanes is coming to town!
December 4, 2008 By 1 Comment
I happened to find out today that Dan Zanes is coming to Sydney (sorry to the rest of Australia) and has a few concerts during the Sydney Festival ….. and now I’m definitely more excited than Keira that we’ll be going to the concert….there will be a lot of dancing going on and it won’t […]
{Keep Reading...}Crafty Christmas Idea 6…pegs
December 2, 2008 By 3 Comments
well not your washing line pegs…I went a little bit crazy buying 6 packs of scrapbooking pegs today at Lincraft but how cute are they…I’ve just used cotton yarn here but you could also use twine or ribbon….. you could hang cards, letters, stockings or use them on cards and presents… and since yesterday marked […]
{Keep Reading...}Crafty Christmas Idea 5…brown paper packages
November 30, 2008 By 1 Comment
If you’re going to make a lovely present you might as well wrap it up beautifully and if you bought something then you might as well wrap it up all crafty!!! I’m ditching the bright and cheap wrapping paper this Christmas to go all natural with brown paper and festive trims…I’m happy with the look […]
{Keep Reading...}wearing a baby
November 28, 2008 By 11 Comments
Earth mother I am not. Keira was breastfed, cloth nappied, slept in our bed till she was 2 (not so much co-sleeping but rather the only way to get sleep) and vegetarian until she discovered sausages and cocktail franks (to the point I have to put them out of her reach after a few) but […]
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