Catch Up

I want get some other photos on here, to try and catch up on life this year... (I'm a poet, don't ya know it). So from now on there will be the occasional random post with a lot of recent and not-so-recent photos.

SUPERHERO DAY @ PLAYGROUP

This was a few weeks ago, for end of term. I made the cape in no time at all. It's fleece, with the V and the stars roughly stitched on. Two straps to tie around her overalls, rather than her neck (visions of toddlers strangling each other were going through my head...).

The eye mask was a craft project from the week before.

Dadda had the day off and was able to come too! And after a big day of saving the day... the superhero has some much needed sleep.

She got her first "semi-permanent sticker" that day. (I changed the name... I didn't like the idea of a "tattoo" on my baby :P)

ROMA ST. PARKLANDS

On a gorgeously sunny Saturday not so long ago we went into Roma Street Parklands and spent half the day just wandering around. Such a pretty (and big) place right in the city!

Of course, the day wouldn't have been complete without a babycino...

Mmm, so good!

We really love these kind of days, and always go home saying "We should do this more often"....

But the weeks slip by all too easily before we even think to go again.

P.S. Just for the record, posting photos on here is maddening!!! They never go where I want them to! :S

Navy Sunshine

I've been wanting to make one of these ever since I first came across it, only my little darling is much too big to appreciate something like this, and my husband may look at me strangely if I start carting one around with me..... So with the birth of a workmate's grandson, came the opportunity I'd been waiting for! 

I made a boy version... with a couple of bells inside (which sadly don't jingle very much thanks to the stuffing).

 It was a quick and easy project, and the ribbons were fun to pick out. If we're blessed with another baby, I'll definitely make one of these for him/her!

Rice Packs

For a 'secret santa' present last Christmas I made up a pamper box that included a heat pack and cooling eye pillow both filled with rice. I got the idea from this tutorial. I've since made two different sized rice/ice packs for our freezer that have already come in mighty handy for a certain toddler:

It's a bit hard to see, but there's a little face on the small bag.

Because they are filled with rice, the temperature isn't too cold on your skin and there is no need to wrap them in a teatowel. The rice is very good at molding itself around the injured body part- something ice packs can't, until they've gone all squishy. The larger packs have a removable cover so the grime that comes with injuries can easily be washed away. The little packs (perfect for baby boo-boos) are only one layer however- no cover.

Mum had asked me for one for their freezer also, and today I finally got round to making two up. I love them!

Pegs have never been dressed so well..

Seeing as my plastic peg basket had broken in so many places and was being held together with twine... I decided that it was time for something new! So I made a cutsie peg bag from this book.

Was very easy to make, though I found the actual pattern piece a bit strange. Take a look!

We Have Dirt!!

Yesterday was an exciting day - settlement day for our land! So of course we had to go for a drive to visit OUR dirt. Did I mention that it's ours? Well, apart from the bit of it that we owe money on... small detail. Aside from that, it's ours, yay!

This is from the front...

My gorgeous in her new backyard. 

And because we all need another picture of dirt.. from the back this time.

The $1 Blue Bling Bag

My girl is into accessories. And so after a difficult separation between her and a blue sparkly bag in Pumpkin Patch, I decided I would kit her up. Presenting.... Blue Bling Bag! (Try saying that fast even 3 times and I bet you'll say "blag"!)

It cost $2.50 for the blue bling, and I only used a bit more than a third... the lining and thread I already had. Gotta love what $1 can do for you! :D

I took a heap of photos trying to get one of Vienna and her new love, but she wouldn't stand still long enough!

On another note, I'd really like to post a bunch of photos of some stuff I've already made.. the timeline will be out of course, but what can you do! ;)

Loving the fabric!

Last night I decided my girl needs a fitted flannelet cot sheet to survive the rest of winter, as she only has a flat one that I've been trying to keep tucked under. So after a not-so-short visit to Spotlight and a beautifully peaceful hour all to myself (said girl was, and still is, fast asleep), we now have a fitted cot sheet. It was so easy! I just hope that it's going to fit the mattress nicely... seeing as she's asleep I can't exactly try it on.

This is the finished sheet folded up.

The tutorial I used is from HERE

I love the fabric. The green is much prettier in real life.

 

I bought enough fabric to make a top sheet as well (not like she'll keep it on), but decided not to sew it up just yet as I'm thinking I might back it with something nice and fluffy, probably the light purple, so it'll be super cosy (if she ever decides to use it). I can see I'll be visiting Spotlight again tomorrow!