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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 [...]
Mother’s Day is coming and there are some fantastic ideas around the Blogosphere for gifts to make for Mum. Today I have a collection of gorgeous cushions that you could make from the free tutorials. Click on the pictures or the links to find the instructions. {Applique cushion from Anna Joyce on the Design Sponge} {Cushion with [...]
Here in Australia we have pretty strict laws about kids and car seats to keep them safe. This is fine with me as I’ve heard plenty of gruesome stories about what can happen to kids in car accidents. My Little Miss (9) has finally moved out of a booster seat now that Mr Happy (almost [...]
Introducing Violette, the felt doll! She is a beautiful Russian doll made from felt and she is all hand stitched. My Little Miss named her Violette because she includes so many shades of purple. I was lucky enough to be asked by Katia from Plushka’s Makery to try out one of her new patterns. She [...]
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was sure I needed a rocking chair. I had lovely pictures in my head of rocking them to sleep, and reading them stories as they grew. So CraftyDaddy dutifully bought me a glider rocker and I loved it. Later it sat in Baby #2′s room and [...]
A very excited little boy raced out of class on Friday afternoon to tell me that his tooth was wobbly! The first wobbly one! Half an hour later as we ate afternoon tea, it came out! He was so pleased – finally! So many of his friends had already lost teeth so I think he’d [...]
Back before school finished for 2012 I had these great ideas for my Shop. I’d sew a bunch more pencil cases and coin purses – perfect for kids to take their lunch money. I’d add some chair bags because mine are bright and big and sturdy, and every year my kids have had to have [...]
Did you play the descant recorder when you were at school? I did. This year my Little Miss will start learning as well. So we have bought the recorder and she has produced all the usual squeaky noises around the house for a few days. Being keen to protect this musical instrument and prevent the [...]
My niece, Miss E, came to visit the other day so we could work on her first skirt ever. She has sewn a little before and was quite familiar with Grandma’s sewing machine but this was her first time following a pattern and making an item of clothing for herself. Her mum is an excellent [...]
Yesterday I wrote about how to make the first part of my Kids Kitchen Set – the tea towel and the pot holders. Today we’re going to make the apron with the remaining pieces to finish the set. What You Need One apron – the kind that has a loop around the neck as well [...]
