Day 52 Duck on the hat

Been ultra busy but still made something every day; even though I didn't post... here are all 3 posts for you to enjoy & if you feel like it, comment :-)

This was done using acrylic paint. It is a great medium since it can be used on practically anything including glass, ceramic, wood, metal, canvas and plastic. The effect is permanent.

Day 51 Bucket or sun hat

The hat gave me some trouble while sewing it. It was a larger pattern than I expected or needed so I had to do plenty of alterations... at least you can correct larger garments!

Whatsmore the sewing machine wouldn't work, but a quick check with wires and plugs and it was OK. The funniest part was convincing myself that my dear son would wear the hat without objection. Instead we made a game out of it, me putting it on, he removing it after 2 seconds flat :-)

So I added some elastic covered by fabric; and on it stood!





Take care & thanks for your support x

Day 38 High Chair cover WIP

Started the high-chair cover but it needed much more work than I envisaged (wow what a word!) Here are the photos of the work so far... There are some good instructions here: http://racheldenbow.blogspot.com/2010/05/high-chair-seat-cover-tutorial.html

Day 36 High-chair Cushion Pattern

The changing of the clock to summer time not only brought an hour less (yep I overslept ;-P) but also an incredibly beautiful day calling you outside to get a dose of Vitamin D! So I didn't have much time to be creative. Time... always less and less.

I need to do a cushion for my son's high-chair. The one supplied isn't exactly what I expected. I sat down and sketched a pattern.


The pieces in blue is where the harness goes. Now, I need to get the measurements right and accurate, some material and buckles for the harness. I have not decided on the material yet - if I'll buy the Dacron separate or get some proper quilted material. Maybe I'll opt for the latter option, seems more practical.

Night and sweet dreams x

Day 15 A day in my life

SUNDAY,

me with BABY dressed as DRAGON for CARNIVAL;

hubby been at WORK;

got a CAKE RECIPE from Mum.

Today I decided to draw a day in my life. The words in capitals above show the various components of the drawing!

Good night to all x

Day 9 Baby felt shoes ready!

As planned, I have continued – and been able to finish – the felt baby shoes. They look ultra funny and ultra cute and was nearly giving up. The beautiful ladies at Prudent baby did a wonderful job with the tutorial and I encourage anyone who is willing to do the shoes to follow their step-by-step guide.

It’s been fun to do and complete this project. It’s been a while since I’ve done some sewing and I think you would have to have some experience. Here are the photos of some of the working and the finished pair.






Oh! And sent the photobook for printing :-)

Take care lovelies x

Day 8 Felt baby shoes pattern

Hello everyone. First of all thank you to those lovely people who are reading these blogs and for your feedback. It means a lot to me!
This freezing morning I scanned some old photos and prepared a photobook to give as a gift. I’m sure it will be a wonderful surprise.
Today I’ll be starting some felt shoes for our son. I found the pattern and instructions here:

www.prudentbaby.com/2010/01/diy-baby-shoes-recycled-from-old-jeans.html

I will not use denim here but green felt, which I bought yesterday along with some tools and other craft material.
You will need:
Pattern
Material
Scissors (one for fabric material, one for paper)
Elastic
Safety pin
Sewing machine
Thread

Print out the pattern and check if it will fit your little baby’s feet (preferably with socks); adjust accordingly. Cut out the pattern. It is useful to fold the fabric in half where you need 2 pieces of the same pattern piece. Pin the pattern to the fabric before cutting out. I left an edge for seam allowance and hopefully for a better fit.






I will continue this tomorrow. I will sew the pieces together and hope to finish it.

Take care always x