Sewing away....

I made a dress for my friend this week, as she was going to a 'pin-up' party. The pattern was suggested by the great girls at Thread Den, one they use at their classes. And it was super easy, even the boning, which I've never done before! It fit like a glove, just a bit of tweaking at the front to show some cleavage!

Whilst I was there her mum pulled this out of the shed for me to look at and see if I could teach her to thread it! I've downloaded the instructions, and ready to check it out! So cute!

I made this for a little friend turning 3, can't wait to see her in it. It's a vintage Simplicity pattern 5995, can't find one quickly on the net!

I started a different style of yo-yo. Not sure if I like it yet. And mine didn't turn out like the pic. Practice needed!

And my poor hand- one of a few burns I have from my new piece of equipment. On the to-do list are some oven mitts- for the ironing press! Occupational hazards- Holly has some of these too! I was definitely distracted, the TV was on, and it's pretty hard to burn yourself with an iron (well, I think it is, compared to the Singer press!)

Kid's crafts

Ok, i am having trouble.... I am trying to write, then add a picture, then write again. I can't make it happen, and it would be making me frustrated, but my cat is annoying me more, and I am having a glass of wine- teehee. As you can see, pictures arrive before the text, even though I wrote first. Help!

I will start again, as I know this happens and then I can say what I wanted to.

I started today, after a shocker yesterday, with the hope of giving my daughters room a 'thorough cleansing', as in gut it, clean, then repack. She has obviously learnt in her 4 and 1/2 yrs that mummy does this and I should stay out of her way, because she mostly did that. The fairy theme I started with at 2 is getting old, and she is having more say in the decorations,vintage Strawberry Shortcake is a fave, as is her knitted patchwork blanket (how can you say no when you have made it, and she loves it?), See pic of kid and cat.

The most exciting part of the cleanout is we need new canvasses for her wall, which I started with the fairy theme, but wanted to update. TAA-DAA the yo-yo maker has delivered the goods! With lots of help for my girl, of course, who picked all the buttons. See how excited she is?I got to work the glue gun. see 2nd 2 pics.

Please excuse the Bee Movie t-shirt, it was a gift that I am hoping she will destroy with textas and kinder haha. It's getting there!

There is another blank canvas next to it, she wants more yo-yo's, hmm, I will try and do something with it.