Sunday Crafternoon

We borrowed this book from the library, its the first week of the school holidays and we had a very wet and cold weekend so it was good to have something to keep the kids occupied and me too!  We started on Saturday afternoon and the kids have asked to do crafternoon everyday since!  And they are big enoughnow to give them the craft box and they can get on with it themselves while I do some of my own craft.

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So this is what I made while they played with buttons, cut up fabric and fiddled about.  Lillie chose the buttons for their letters while Marco flicked buttons everywhere!  

I was given this crochet lady by a friends Grandma who moved into a retirement home, along with the pattern so may have to give it a go now I've found a very small crochet hook.

We've just taken a window out of Lillies room so now I can fill the new wall with some crafty art from our crafternoon sessions.

London quilt

 

We were recently sent a lovely pacel from my Aunty in England.  It was a pile of London themed patchwork squares so no time was wasted and I got straight to work sewing.

 

I labeled some of the things as wondered if the kids would know what a phone box was as there aren't any left round here and it broke up with black a bit too.

 

And the union jack turned out lovely!

And I discovered double sided iron on batting, it was great hardly needed any pins and it didn't move one bit!

Looks like I should have been weeding the garden instead of sewing!!!!!

Doily lampshade

 

I picked up a pile of old doilies from the hospice shop, hand washed them deliciately but a few holes still appeared after being washed.  I'm just learning to crochet so I'm starting to look at these doilies differently, so much work involved.



 



Then I covered a bare wire lamp shade for Lillie's room. Ta Dahhhh!

Linking up with Max for Op-Shop Show-Off

Chopping boards - Op-shop show-off

I found these old chopping boards with the original care stickers on from Marks and Spencers.  They have never been used and don't have a mark on them. Label said do not chop on flower side, keep for show and chop on plain side.

 

Nice and compact and retro for the caravan, might even hang them in there.

 

Linking up with Max for Op-Shop Show-Off

The missing tooth



 

The wiggly tooth has finally fallen out but she swallowed it in the night!  She came in early in the morning and wondered where the tooth was, think she thought that the tooth fairy may have already taken even though it wasn't in the tooth pillow.  So we hunted all through the bed and couldn't find so she must have swallowed it.  She didn't seem too bothered but got straight to work writing this note!  I axadentlei swollowed my tooth!!  So cute!

 



 

 

 

Now we're trying all kinds of excuses not to eat this and that cos the tooth has gone.  Nice try Lillie!

 

And the tooth fairy left a note and money saying its ok to swallow but next time hope it doesn't happen as she needs teeth to built things around fairyland. 

Campervan. Op-Shop Show-Off



I found this great campervan at the local church op-shop for $3.50.

The kids love it and its of the same era as our dolls house so we have all the people and pets to go with it.  You just climb onto the roof and whip the boat off and it opens out to a boat jetty with deck and full kitchen!

 

 





Lillie was putting them all to bed, having a bit of trouble with the blankets that she already had saying they were all way too big and could I make some smaller so i crocheted some in the same-ish kind of colour scheme!!

 

 



There is even a built in dog box in the back of the van. That's actually Queenies corgie not the dolls house dog!
 

The fully equiped kitchen with freshly caught fish baking in the oven.

Linking up with Max for Op-Shop Show-Off

Little blankets

I have some merino that I thought I might make some real baby blankets to sell but just wanted to test the iron on tear off paper I bought to put behind applique.  So decided it was better to make something useful rather than test a patch of merino.  And I couldn't make one with two children!!! Didn't want any fights so there is a girls version for baby Anna-Maria and the boys for baby Joe.  They are backed with cotton knit and don't they look cosy!

 

The kids have been carting them round all weekend with different toys and the iron on tear off paper worked well so now i have to get sewing.

This is how it all started.  My brother had a new baby and we made a blanket for him then everyone said why don't you make some to sell. 

 

And here we are meeting baby Jed and delivering his  blanket.