CUPCAKES AND TOOTH FAIRIES

EAT TOO MANY CUPCAKES AND THE TOOTH FAIRY VISITS YOU MORE OFTEN

Yesterday morning my daughters school was shut on safety grounds because of a gas leak, so around 10.30 I had to go pick her up. So with my days plans out of the window we sat down to make a few things with felt. It took her ages to decide what to do and in the end she came up with tooth fairy bags and I made a cupcake pin cushion.



When I'm sewing I constantly put pins on the table and they disappear (damn that needle thief) so I thought I would make myself a small pin cushion to keep everything in a safe place other than the carpet (dangerous place to store them I know).



I had been trawling through the many websites looking for easy to make stuff and seen these the other day. So quick to make and my youngest found them ok.



The tooth gets put in the tooth part on the front and when the tooth fairy takes the tooth they leave the money in the little bag part :)



I'm back at work today after having 4 days off (long weekend) but I'm happy because I've only got 3 shifts then I'm off till the 21st of February. The kids are off school for half term so I booked the holiday so I could spend the time with them. So if the weather is rubbish (which I hope it isn't) I suppose there will be more felt crafting and the likes going on in this house whilst the kids are off.

BITS & PIECES

Cold, damp, foggy day today and the kids didn't want to venture out (and neither did I). So after much deliberation (searching through a few cookery books) my eldest decided to have a go at making puff pastry from scratch which in turn will then be made into Chocolate Palmier - looking forward to tasting them when they are ready.

My youngest decided on making a bag for herself so she could keep her sweets in it! So out came my box with bits of fabric and felt and she decided on the colours she wanted to use. I got my Quikutz out as well and cut a couple of shapes out of felt for her.



The fabric was a green gingham which made it easy for her to follow in a straight line when doing the running stitch. She attached the felt shapes on first before stitching up the bag.



Then using a safety pin with the ribbon attached she threaded the ribbon through and then tied a knot on the end so the ribbon wouldn't come undone.
And here she is with the finished bag full of her sweets - she was really pleased with it. Plus I can see her wanting to make a few more of these as they are so easy to make.



The idea for the bag came from the book 'Made By Me' by Jane Bull. Its a great book for young kids wanting to get into crafting.

HAD A BUZZZZZZY DAY

Whats going on with the weather?? We had snow forecast for today! Don't get me wrong we got some, all of 10 minutes which included hail as well... then low and behold rain for the rest of the day. So me and the youngest have stayed in today making soup... then I had a little play.

Yesterday I went into town on the hunt for socks - yes I know SAD. But could i find any that I thought would be suitable for making things - A BIG FAT NO! I did buy a small black and pink disney pair which are quite cute but tiny (0-3 months size). Looking forward to making something with them :)

BeeHold Beelinda!!!!
Introducing the new addition to the family ha ha.



This one I found a little fiddly to make especially the little antennae. I don't have the smallest of scissors and trying to shape the little things was a tad hard but I got there in the end.



The instructions in the book called for beads to be used for the eyes and by god could i find any!!! Been crafting for quite a few years and have accumulated quite a lot of crafty stash but to my disgust NO BLACK BEADS!!! So I had to turn to my button jars and there were only a few black buttons to choose from. (Note to self - buy black beads and more black buttons of various sizes).



I'm happy with the way she has turned out... Just wish I could have found some better coloured socks to use.



I'm sorry that the photos are not the best. But trying to get good shots when the weather outside is horrible and then the light inside is rubbish - it just means yuk photos.

IM A HAPPY BUNNY

Woooohooooo (stupid big smile on my face) my book arrived this morning from Amazon. And OMG I can't wait to make something from it. There are so many new things to make and new techniques to try I honestly can't wait.... sad I know!!!



This one I definitely will be trying!



And this one!



So on Friday I have a day off and I will be setting out to buy some small baby socks, and some colourful ones to add to the growing collection of my socks.

OK I will admit it now..... I'M ADDICTED!!!!!

PHOTO FRENZY

Here are the pictures as promised of the key holders that my youngest made the other weekend. She was so proud of them that she took them into school to show her teacher. I only had to do a few stitches to start her off and that was it... she was away sewing to her little hearts content. The ideas came from a book that I got her at Christmas called 'Made By Me' by Jane Bull. The instructions are very easy to follow especially for an 8 year old and the photos inside are great.



She doesn't have her own front door key at the moment so I attached mine to one of them. Apart from wanting to make a doll this weekend she also wants to make more of these little key holders.



She also wanted to make a cupcake for her sister but I ended up doing most of it for her. She did the sewing on top of the 'icing' and added the button, but then struggled to do the actual cake part. So that's when I stepped in and helped. But she was happy with the end product and so was her sister.



A FEW MONTHS AGO (in a land far far away)

My partner Anthony wanted to make a Sock Monster and as I had made a few... he was feeling left out. So out came his old socks (clean ones) and he came up with this little creature. Seeing as it was his first try I don't think he did too bad. It has pride of place in our bedroom with the growing collection of sock things/creatures/pets.



This one I made for Anthony as he wanted me to make him something special. I made the heart into a mouth and added a 'i' and 'u' on either side of it. Have to say he was a little chuffed with it!!

OFF TO WORK I GO

No time today for making anything as I'm working. I need to nip into town before I start work to try and buy some calico as my youngest wants to try and make a doll this weekend. She started sewing a few felt bits a couple of weeks ago and made some key holders that turned out great (will remember to post the pictures), and now she wants to tackle a doll - so watch this space it could be interesting.

Big smiley face - I treated myself yesterday and bought off Amazon 'Stray Sock Sewing Too' and I can't wait for it to arrive. It should be here sometime this week - so by the weekend I might have another 'New' addition to the stray sock family that is increasing in size.

Need to get off and get ready for work. So have a great day everyone and blog ya later.

OMG!!! A Card

Eeek.... I made a card! Ok it was during the Christmas holidays and the kids wanted to do some crafting. So out came stamps, card, glue etc and we had a blast making stuff. I stamped loads of images so the kids could colour them in and my youngest made some little cards for her friends. I had had these baby stamps (forever friends) for ever and never used them. So initially all I planned to do was stamp them for the kids and let them do stuff with them. But I thought I would make a card.
Bear in mind I haven't made a card in over 2 years and I certainly can say my mojo had left my creative side of my brain. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed making this card but I was so out of my comfort zone (not a computer in sight) that I have seemed to have gone back to when I started making cards - ie. keeping it simple.



The shading on the clothes was just done with normal pencils and for the clouds I used some of the filling I use when making my Stuffed Stray Socks.



I am thinking that one day maybe I will get my card making 'stuff' out and get into making cards again. I do hope it will happen soon as I'm enjoying being creative again whether its Stray Sock Sewing, Baking or Card Making.

I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat!!!!

Ok.... Not the real Sylvester, but a little pink one the I finished yesterday. Once again I got the instructions from the book Stray Sock Sewing by Daniel and once again I thought it was really easy to make.



I used trainer socks this time (bought from Asda) and I thought the pattern would be good for this little cat. The little collar that I put round the neck was just some sock left over and because i never had a little bell (maybe have to buy some) I just used a button.



I love the cute little expression on her face and I'm glad it turned out ok.

Yum Yum Yum

Its such a cold, damp miserable Tuesday morning and I need to start getting ready to go to work soon (sad face). I've had such a lovely weekend with the kids and Anthony. We nipped up to Kirkby Lonsdale on Saturday for a bit of shopping and a pub lunch. When I say shopping, it doesn't mean one of those spend spend spend moments. No! All I managed to buy was a new white butter dish that I have been after for ages. But believe me when I say... I could have spent a small fortune :).
Sunday was a chilled day at home as the weather once again wasn't great. But managed to do some baking... YUM!!!

Coffee Walnut Cake
Now I have to say I'm not a huge fan of coffee cakes but I had to give this a try. And it was bl**dy lovely.





I've already got a slice put away to take to work with me :).
Well I hope who reads this has a great day and pop back soon... as you never know when I might blog again lol.

ONLY ME

OMG - blogging again!!!

I'm going to try and blog at least once a week or maybe once a month. Whether its about anything that I've made or just the general going's on in my life. I've spent so much time away from here that its nice to be able to sit and waffle on about stuff.
Went out on Saturday night (great night by the way) and was feeling a little bit rough on the Sunday morning that my partner Anthony decided we should get some fresh air. So we got wrapped up warm and had a stroll down the promenade. Lucky for us we only live 5 minutes away from the sea :). Have to say it was a beautiful, if cold day but it was lovely. We both took our cameras out with us and I managed to get a photo of the stone jetty and the Art Deco Midland Hotel. I managed one decent shot as i was shaking with the cold too much to take any decent ones.



Friday night was a nice chilled out night when I thought i would have a try at making another 'sock' thing/creature/whatever. There was no instructions for this one but plenty of photos 'Stray Sock Sewing by Daniel'.... So out came some socks and 2 hours later 'Matilda' was born. I didn't expect her to be so tall - ended up being 16 inches. But with all the stuffing that it took to fill her - no wonder she stretched a bit lol. Have to say she is quite the moody one!!

Matilda







Well I need to get off here as I have to start getting ready for work. Such a long day today (sad face) and wont get home till after 11 tonight. So if anyone reads this... Hope you have a fab day whatever you are doing and hopefully will 'blog' you later. x