Thrifty Tuesdays

Giving credit where credit is due - I got the idea of Thrifty Tuesdays from Pip who got the idea from Paper.String.Cloth

I think that I will alternate with Toddler Tuesdays - as I have a little girl here how wants to be doing more and more every day and crayons just aren't keeping her occupied anymore - so keep an eye out next week for some recipes and craft for little ones!

Look at all of this op shop loveliness - and apparently the op shops have been thin - I am so moving to Albury/Wodonga if this is what they have to offer! Thankyou so much Leah - I love everything...

And look - my very own little purse filled with this lovely little iron on's (cant wait to make something for Miss A)








Some of my other favourites. I love this little knitted outfit (we have a few naked dolls around here at the moment)











And this little doll - how cute is she - Have a friend who is due to have a little one any day and would make a great gift. Humm what else - a piece of flannelette and a piece of cotton and two patterns for when I am back to being my NON Pregnant state again!

Thanks Leah - you are a gem and you had absolutely nothing to worry about.

A Quick and Chunky Jumper

This jumper is the quickest and easiest out there. Knitted on 8mm needles and thick and funky wool (don't ask me where I got the pattern from - it is currently a photocopy which came out of a book that I loaned from the library sometime last year!) Do you remember this wool - it is the wool that Tim did not like and called it "Moudy Orange" He now says that it looks ok - but he did not say that until he saw it on his super cute little girl (And how can any dad say that 'his' little girl is not cute!)Amelia did not want to stand still for me to take a picture of it on her so I hope that you are able to see parts of it. I messed up and made the body in a size 1 and the arms in a size 2 (big opps!) But I was able to extend the body a little with two rows of crochet. As you can see the sleeves are rolled up so maybe it will see her out for two winters.

La Hawaiian Girl

Welcome back to Flashback Fridays. Thought that I would just show you a pic of ME this week. A big thanks must go to my Mum and Dad who have been such good sports about having thee georgous pictures on my blog (love you both)

This photo was taken on my 2nd Christmas (I think!)
And to make it easier for all of you interested in Flashback Fridays there is now a webring set up (check out my side bar) Just click on next and it will take you to the next person in the ring who has signed up.

WIP - Rugs4Kids - Complete and in the Mail!

Sorry Joy that this is getting off late - I have dragged the chain with getting this done and the dreaded Morning Sickness has not helped at all! Kerry keep an eye out for it coming your way!

So here it is, my 7cm. It was getting a little too purple! So I thought some pink was in order. It is a machine wash 4ply knitted double and I knitted a little butterfly pattern into it! So Cute!

I ended up adding a poem! Changed slightly from this one here!

My Blankie!

This has been my favourite blankie,
Since the day that it was received.
Even though it is loved & treasured now
With dirt and just a little torn.

Mumma tries to coax me,
To let her wash out the grime,
But I sneak it out from the laundry,
Just in the knick of time!

Saved from suds at least for now,
It has my smell and the feel I love,
its my bedtime security.

Someday I will be brave enough,
To pack me treasured blankie away,
And will be a picture in my memory
Of that blankie that is so special to me!

The Love of Grandmothers

I always love going home to Mackay - cause I get to raid my grandmothers stash of materials. And on the weekend we went for a drive over to Tim's grandparents and look what I came home with. Now it is on loan - well I think it is anyway - but when we were leaving she said that she hopes to see many lovely things made on it and that she had many years of use out of it as she is sure that I will!

Expect to see lots of things made on it over the next few months - now I just have to work out how to accommodate it for a growing belly!

FlashBack Fridays!

Well here we are back at Friday again. I thought that since last week featured Mum that this week it would be Dad's turn. And that was a challenge in itself. Dad must have been behind the camera most of the time (So I will have to remember to hand the camera to Tim more so there are more photos of Amelia and I - as I seem to be the one behind the camera here.)

The first one is outside the house and the second would be Christmas I would say. Not the best photos of Dad. Looking back on the photos the little pink doll is very similar to one that Amelia now has - which she actually received as a Christmas gift as well!

Enjoy - off to check out everyone else's Flashbacks and will update with who is doing flashback Fridays next week!

Work in Progress Wednesday!

Topsey Turvey Doll is finished - I am really happy with how it turned out. It seemed to take me forever - maybe I should have started off my first knit doll making experience with something like this! She is Little Red Riding Hood at one end and Old Mother Hubbard (or maybe the Grandmother) at the other. She is complete with a bunch of flowers. Tim said that I could have saved a mint on wedding flowers and made my own bouquet out of these!

My other Work In Progress at the moment is this.


Yes Amelia is going to be a big sister! All is going well (except for the horrible morning sickness that I am still experiencing) and this would explain the lack of crafting and sewing getting done at the moment! I am almost 13 weeks so due February 2nd 2008!