The Crafty Mummy

Madeit Lovelies: Kids Winter Clothes

May 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

Winter is certainly coming here at my place so it got me thinking about clothes for the kids. Madeit has lots of lovely kids clothes so I just had to share some of the lovelies that I found over there. Click on the pictures or the links to visit each store and browse more. Remember everything on Madeit is handmade by Australian sellers, and many can do custom orders if you see something you love that is not the right size or colour.

{A gorgeous set from Dream Time Designs}

{I can just imagine this pinny with a long sleeve T and tights – from Penelope Boo Designs}

{One for the boys from lolli & Bean}

{Love this cute made to order winter dress from Horris & Deedle}

{Another cool boys top from Sunshine Boys}

{One more set – this one for boys from Bubby makes Three}

Crafty Kids: Lego Creationary

May 18, 2013 1 Comment

More Lego.

We don’t really need it but the kids LOVE it!

This time it was thanks to Aunty J. Mr Happy has a birthday soon so a couple of weeks ago (yes, why wait until his birthday, right?) she gave him a Lego game, Creationary.

I’ve looked at the games before but the kids haven’t been that keen on them so as yet we hadn’t bought any. But naturally we had to play this one within hours of receiving it. It was fun!

The idea is that you draw a card and roll a dice (made of Lego, of course) to work out which item you have to build. Then you have to try to build it while the other players try to guess what it is. There’s a few extra rules and options but that is the basics.

Mr Happy was thrilled to have a box of Lego with little compartments to store all the pieces in. In fact, a couple of mornings I have found him just playing with the pieces and building random items.

I love this game for the way it made them build without a set of instructions to follow. Too often, especially when they were younger, they would only build their Lego exactly the way the books said to. This didn’t have a book so they had to use their imagination. So great!

If you’ve considered Lego Creationary but not been sure, I would highly recommend it. No, this is not a sponsored post. I just wanted to share something we’ve found and enjoyed as a family. (But the Lego Shop link below is an affiliate link so you can shop if you want to.)

Another Crochet Ripple Blanket Finished

May 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

I love crochet ripple blankets! After making my first very colourful “rainbow” one, I made a second one with a lots of cream and various other left over bits of yarn. This blanket has a more standard colour palette, but one that I love and I think is really classic – red, navy and grey. [...]

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April Quilt Block

May 13, 2013 1 Comment

The April quilt block from the Craftsy free Block of the Month class was a challenge for me. I haven’t pieced curved seams before. I haven’t created a circle in a block like this before. I haven’t appliqued around a circle for a long time. I haven’t used the blanket stitch on my sewing machine [...]

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New Craftsy Classes

May 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

One of the new things I am enjoying this year is the free Block of the Month quilting class over at Craftsy. I have been loving creating the blocks bit by bit, and I had planned to share the April block with you this week but somehow the week got away from me! Look out [...]

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Mother’s Day Gifts: Bags & Purses

May 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

Today I’ve gathered a few more Mother’s Day Gift ideas for you. This time it is a collection of bags to make. Click on the pictures or links to see the tutorials. {Bee in my Bonnet has a tutorial for these cute lunch bags} {Reversible tote from Happy in Red} {Sew a super practical personalised [...]

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Sarah Emily Design Discount Code & a Winner

May 8, 2013 1 Comment

Did you love the work of Sarah Emily Design that I was giving away last week? Lots of you told me their favourite colour combination to enter to win one of the canvas sets from her Madeit store. Did you browse around her store though? She has some other lovely things there like this cute [...]

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Seat Belt Cover Tutorial

May 5, 2013 9 Comments

After sharing my Padded Seat Belt Cover post last week, I got a lot of messages asking how to make these. Today I’m going to share how I made mine, plus show you a second one I made out of gorgeous Umbrella Prints fabric for the Trimmings Competition. Umbrella Prints make printed organic fabric and [...]

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