Archives
These are archived posts from a blog from many years ago.
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Mermaid Tail
A while ago a friend asked if I could make her daughter a mermaid tail. We had seen one some time ago at a kids play center and her daughter had fallen in…
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Fabric Dolls House
So my Dear Niece turned 4 on the 27th April, and I decided to make her a fabric dolls house that I had seen a pattern for. Today is the 26th May and…
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The Cape….
DS17 is known for his ‘epic tasks’ and his latest one for me was his cape! He had wanted a cape to wear to shows for a long time, and we have made…
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The $15 room makeover!
Miss 5 was recently moved in to her own room, as we were hopeful that it would make a difference to her behaviours (explained in earlier posts). I a very happy to report…
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Art Folder
A while ago I saw a tutorial for a very cool art folder type thingy and really wanted to make it for my Nephew for his 5th birthday. So I set about looking…
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Has anyone seen February… I seem to have misplaced it??
I can not believe that it is the 2nd of March already. Where in the hell did February go?? I know that it was a busy month, but I didn’t think busy enough…
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The fabric stash…and project list!
The other day I started the massive task of washing ‘the fabric stash’. This little (ok, not so little) stash has built up over a while. Sometimes with projects in mind, and other…
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The button box…
It is near 40 degrees here today, and to pass the time being stuck in doors I thought it would be a good time to clean out the sewing cabinet. And believe me…
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First Handmade pressie!
Well this is my first handmade present for 2010. I am following a challenge thread on Simple Savings called ‘Handmade 2010’. It is a challenge to handmake some or all of the presents…
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Pear Muffins…failsafe
Okay, so we have started Miss5 on a failsafe (ish) diet and need snacks to send to daycare. Found this recipe and though I would give it a try. They were a hit…despite…