bebé Piper

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the babe that came from this belly.  And what fun I had.

 I knitted her a little mohair wrap and crocheted a little headband.  Miss P was three weeks old in these photos.  She was the perfect princess and continued to sleep like this with another blanket on top of her for her Mum for another three hours after I finished taking photos of her.

Itty Bitty Granny

An Itty Bitty Granny was turned into a little badge this week and sent on it's way as part of a swap for SIT that is coming up very very soon.

Crochet using a 1.25mm crochet hook and embroidery floss halved.  It is the smallest thing I have ever crochet and I can now see why these are so expensive.

I'm looking forward to going and meeting a few new crafty bloggers and catching up with some real life and blogging friends.

Hello Kitten...

Welcome to our home

You are going to be very loved and cared for.

You have your own little bed that has been specially crocheted for you*

Now would you PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE sleep at night.

Frank Sinatra (Franksin for short) was welcomed into our home on Saturday 28th January.  A very loved and fluffy addition to our family.

*Wool in its previous form can be found here

{pinterest make me challenge} Coin Purse

The first of the handmade Christmas gifts are completed.

I came across a challenge last week on Blossom Heart's Blog and thought why not.  I have 1000's of things pinned on Pinterest and I it have become my biggest time waster since it's invention.  I lay in bed and pin from my iphone when I should be falling asleep (and I wonder why my husband won't buy me an ipad for Christmas)

The pattern for these is from Gabby's blog.  My version has a little mistake in them (I am only fairly new to this crocheting thing)  I think that they look great though and are just big enough to hold in your hand or pocket and keep your money safe in your bag for tuckshop.

These girls have been fantastic for my little miss and I really like the idea of the buddy systems in schools.  Fingers crossed that Amelia meets some lovely girls next year that she can look up to.
Ravelled

Joining in with the Pinterest Make Me Challenge over at Mummy to Five

{My Creative Speace} :: Crochet and Rest

The boy in the house has decided to share his germs.  If I appear to be dying that that is because I am. I am not a very good sick person or patient.  Would rather be doing the caring for (but then that gets a little old too) 

A home day on the couch was called for.  Icy Poles and ice cold lemonade to sooth the throat, ABC kids and crochet in our pj's.  Just what the Dr ordered. 

Joining in with Our Creative Spaces.  Head there for more healthy peeps who whinge less.

{Creative Space} Going round n round...

Onto the next colour.

Looking forward to seeing this grow into a blanket for the newest member of our extended family.

For more creative spaces pop in and visit some of the growing list at Our Creative Spaces.  And if you have a spare four days up your sleeve pop around some of the Blogtoberfest Bloggers.

My Creative Space...

...today is filled with 50 little circles awaiting the next stage in the construction line.

I will get there (and should be doing 100 other things other than starting something new)

-20

Friends have headed over to Canada for a residency position.

They have sold up most of their house and belongings and have taken the plunge for her husbands work. Such a brave move.  I sat one night not long before they left and googled where they were headed.

FREEZING is what comes to mind - oh my -20 degrees is the maximum daytime temperature during the height of winter and a beautiful summers day is as cold as it gets here in Brisbane, BRRRRRR.

So with that I decided that they would find room for a lovely hand knit each and got to work.

I knitted this loop cowl

and a little sister for the little sister.  The third one I will blog a little later when I get a photo of Baden in his.

Hoping that this helps to keep them warm.  Hope to see you in three years to defrost.

Please follow the links to pattern and yarn details if interested.

Hottie...

I was lucky (or quick enough) to be one of the first 20 people to comment on Cam's blog post and nab a spot in the Hottie Challenge.

Mine is finished and being Express Posted tonight to Melbourne with the hope (fingers crossed) that it will get to The Hottie Challenge/CurlyPops Headquarters before Thursday.

So here it is.  I had lots of fun doing this and thinking of what I was going to do.  I felted a thrifted vest that I picked up whilst opshopping last year (with the plans for big things) 

Blanket Stitching and a  crochet flower, complete with original zip that doubles as it's opening. 

This hottie is functional and hoping that it will keep someone warm on a cool night.

I am going to have to head back to the opshops and see if I can find another one so I can make one for us.

The Hottie Challenge is raising funds for The Margaret Pratt Foundation, which raises funds for Heart Lung Transplant Trust.

If you are in Melbourne, I would suggest getting yourself down to the opendraw between  Friday July 1 to Sunday July 24, 2011 to check them all out.  They are going to sold - fingers crossed someone likes mine to pay $$$ for it:)

A little on the COOL side...

I know that you are all going to think that I am nuts.

Yes I do live in QLD, but we are experiencing a rather early and cool start to winter and yesterday had the coldest day in the capitals history since 1916.  What has happened to Global Warming I ask.

I went to pick Amelia up from school and her little lips were all shades of blue.  Our buildings and homes are not designed for this type of weather (it topped out at 12 degrees)

What was a Mum to do before she went to bed on Thursday night when she caught the weather report at 9.30pm reporting that we would be in for a weekend of rain and similar weather?  Sit and make her a blue beanie to wear of course.

The maroon one would have clashed with her blue uniform.

The Crazy Aunt Returns...

Yes, the crazy Aunt stricks again. This time she has been crocheting.

This is going to be in the mail tomorrow - late but better late then never (lucky that the birthday girls mumma knows me well and knows that I would never miss her little girls birthday) 

Baden came to help me during the photo shot.

I love this little blanket, the colours look so good together.

Happy 1st birthday Vivi - Even if Aunty Kylie is 2 months late.

No-one told me...

...that crocheting was addictive,

...that I would spend endless hours looking at Ravelry

...that I would be dreaming of colour combinations when I should be sleeping

...that I would be staying up way past my bedtime...

In my Creative Space this week is a little more hooking.  For more Creative Spaces and hours of inspiration head over to Kootoyoo

Crochet Blanket

A little love on its way out to Laidley Kindergarten.

When I heard that this Kinder had muddy waters through there Kinder my heart broke.  I know first hand how hard it is to establish a centre and the years it takes to collect and make resources.

Hoping that this little blanket will bring a much needed smile to some little ones when they eventually get back into their centre, they have started the year in the High School Hall.

Pattern is Summer Garden Granny by Lucy of Attic24 and used left over yarn.  A great stashbuster, I might have to do some more and get rid of some of the yarn that I have lying around here.

Premiers Flood Relief Raffle - CLOSED

Doing my little bit.  It is not much, but every thing will help at the moment.
For my part I am running a Raffle/Giveaway.
One scrumptious Salad Sandwich with Cheese and Devon.  Low on cholesterol and made by me from washable yarn for easy care.

For your chance to be in the winners barrel this is what you need to do:

* Donate $5 to the Premier's Flood Appeal

* Come back here with your reciept number and leave a comment under this post with the number - if you    don't have a google account to comment please send me an email at mealybugcreations (at) hotmail (dot)

com

*Please be honest - this is for charity and there will be people keeping an eye out on reciept numbers for  us. One $5 donation doesn't give you entry into all the giveaways occuring.

* Good luck - I will pay the postage to you.  International entries welcome. Entry closes Wednesday 26th January 2011 at Midday.

Thankyou from the bottom of my heart.  I live in this once beautiful state and am proud to call myself a Queenslander.  With your help we can help people get there lives back together and move past this heart ache.

And if a crochet sandwich is not your thing, there are more auctions and raffles happening in blogland - make sure you keep an eye out on Toni's blog where she will compile a list over the weekend.

Felting Fun...

A quick Christmas gift that I whipped up a few days before Christmas for my Grandmothers.  Seriously, the longest part of these was waiting for the washing machine to do its thing and felt them.

I used two balls of Noro Kureyon and Lucy of Attic24's Hexagon Crochet pattern.  Insperation came from Kelly of Tangled Yarns ready for Christmas.

Two rounds in the washing machine (front loader) with a few tennis balls and an old towel - next time I will find an old pair of shoes to add in there as well as the front loaders are a little too kind for this sort of treatment.