Colour'N'Carry

A new idea I have been working on for kids - a messenger bag with room inside for colouring books, note pads, stickers etc and a velcro closure see through pocket under the messenger flap for pens, crayons and pencils. All packed and ready to go on outings!

Horses....

Bunny and Ted....

Pirates....

Owls......

As always, you can find them in my store!

Baby girls blanket

Trying to restock the shop with a few items post Christmas! This uses up the last of my beautiful soft mink.

Lots of new ideas to try in 2012, just glad to be reacquainted with Janome for now, as it had been a while!

A new look to end the year.

A huge thanks to Mavis at Mavis Graphic Designer who has given this blog a fresh fun new look as  the winner of a blog makeover giveaway I won and have managed to update my madeit store with it too.

I am really happy with it, so I just wanted to say thanks Mavis!

PS Feel free to grab my brand new button too!

Handmade Christmas

Some of the Christmas goodies the girls and I have been working on for their teachers, swim and gymnastic coaches, friends and neighbours. I love a bit of home baking, and what better way to show some Christmas spirit than with something handmade of the edible variety!



mini puds



Chocolate rum and raison cake -
my version of the Christmas Fruit Cake - yum!

Christmas cookie cutter shapes

I love to package them all up beautifully....

... with a little handmade card too.

Hope your Christmas is a little bit handmade too!

Handmade Christmas Swap!

Joide at The Haby Goddess recently ran a red and white themed handmade gift Christmas swap.

Here was my effort for Lesley....

 and then wrapped because I do love wrapping a noice parcel... complete with red and white candy canes....

and my lovely gift received yesterday from Cathy!

A good (machine embroidered!) tea towel is always handy. Gotta say I do love a Christmas one too.

I love the little paper photo frame for the tree, and of course no handmade gift is complete without the handmade card.

(Nb, I made my card above too!!)

Thanks Cathy, I love a parcel in the mail and participating in a swap is always a bit of fun.

Quilt cover

This is my first attempt at a quilt cover, no pattern or insturctions, I just winged it!

A friend had an odd sized quilt bought overseas that no linen could be bought for in this country, so I offered to help out and custom make a cover for her baby girl.

I am happy to report it went swimmingly, no mistakes, no unpicking, it fit like a glove and there was no dramas with buttons or buttonholes. All things considered, for me this is amazing!

Woollen softies

I know it's been a while, not sure what's been taking up my time! ;)

So softies, made from a woollen blanket I started embroidering yeeeears ago, and finally decided to make them into something instead of a half finished blanket that was never going to end.

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