Simple Baby Card

Crafty things have been sparse in this neck of the woods recently, helping plan a Beaver camp is time consuming! It is now all over (the sun shone and the kids had fun) and I can recover with some time in my craft room :) One of my friends had a baby on Friday so today's task was a baby card. This...

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17/52

Big E: Doing the Low Ropes course at Scout Camp Little e: Rediscovered the Brio today and now the living room is covered!   Joining up with Jodi again this week for  "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013." Off to collapse into bed and recover...

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An Award!

Last week I had a lovely surprise, I was passed the Leibster blog award by Helen from Grosgrain Green, a super talented lady who makes gorgeous clothes! Along with the award I was given 10 questions to answer, here goes...! 1. Why did you start sewing/making? I always fancied making my own clothes...

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16/52

Big E: Amused that he had just hit himself in the head when twirling his arm round as fast as possible! Little e: Gardening (planting sticks) with the hens! Joining up with Jodi again this week for  "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."...

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Craft Swap!

I took part in The House of Pinheiro's recent Craft Swap, it was my first time taking part in one and it was really quite exciting (maybe I don't get out enough...!). I was paired with Kate who blogs/blogged here and after a few emails I bit the bullet and got making! The swap was nautical themed and...

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15/52

Big E: Fuzzy Face! little e: Dressed in her Chinese outfit playing music lessons! Joining up with Jodi again this week for  "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."   &nbs...

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DIY Skirt and Hairband

This skirt is not exactly the vibrant colours required of the April stashbusting challenge but it did bust some stash and provide a gorgeous little girl with a handmade birthday pressie! I bought the fabric two years ago (almost) to make a similar skirt and hair clip. This time I managed to cut...

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14/52

Big E - Hiding from Daddy during a game of hide and seek! little e (who refused to have her hair tied back this morning...) - drawing on a slate she found in the garden. Joining up with Jodi again this week for  "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013...

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New Curtains

Last weekend was spent wrestling what seemed like miles of fabric. The finished product was worth it though!  I wasn't sure how the wool tartan would be with the velvet (ish) fabric but it turned out great. It was a nerve wracking experience though, the wool tartan is the most expensive...

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