{this moment} #5

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Joining in with the fun over at Soulmama and Blogtoberfest.  It's still not to late to join in.

My Creative Space : #4

I have been busy getting a few things off of the needles so they manage some wear before the weather warms up (or the kids grow out of them before next year)

Amelia asked for a new beanie.  "A pretty one please Mum, the same pattern as my school beanie"  How could I say no to a request asked so beautifully.

Knitted in the yarn that I dyed at Tangled Yarns with Kelly during a 'Dye another Day' Dying course.

 
She is happy with it and I am over the moon with how it knitted up.  I'm off to check out what the rest of the creative community are up to.

Pattern: Queenie - by Woolly Warmhead
Yarn: 8ply Hand dyed Superwash
Ravelled

A rainbow : #3

These are the little cakes that went along to school to help our little girl celebrate turning 7 with her class. 

Being born at the end of September always means that no matter what state we live in her birthday is always going to fall in the holidays.

These were easy to make. The original idea came from a pin on pinterest.  I was never able to find the original source so if it is you please let me know so I can link to you here and update my pin.

If you would like to recreate these:
Sky = Blue Icing
Clouds = A tin of canned White Icing (the colour said 'cloud' : perfect)
Rainbow = Sour Straps, these are from Woolworth's and come precut.  I cut them in half again and pushed them into the clouds.

The hardest part of making these was trying to get them up to school.  We only live 6 houses from the front of the school but unfortunately it is Magpie nesting season and there are 3 trees with nests on the way and magpies and I do not see eye to eye. 

A slumber party : #2

A low key birthday party was in order this year.  She decided on a sleep over, she did not want anything too over the top. (how I love this kid) 

I don't think I would have normally agreed to a sleep over at such a young age.  But I know both of her little friends parents and we live within a stones throw of both of their homes.

They made pizzas

and drank pink cordial (very grown up in a grown up style flute)

Enjoyed Banana Splits with homemade strawberry and chocolate syrup (more on that at a later stage)

They wore matching PJ's to bed made from a Holly Hobby Sheet set that I picked up many years ago on an op shop hunt.
 

They all past out after the necessary jump on the beds and a movie.

 Pancakes were the order for breakfast, they ate them as quickly as I made them.

 We just sent two little girls home and I have one tired little one left here and that is a sure sign of a successful slumber party.

 I believe that it is the little things and I'm certain that these three girls will remember there first sleep over for years to come.  Keeping it simple meant it was alot less stressful for this Mum too and even the little man enjoyed his night.  She did not have a cake last night as had also celebrated her birthday before school broke up for the term with these same little friends, but I will share those tomorrow as they are very special.

Jumping on the Blogtoberfest Wagon : #1

 

I've decided that I need a kick in the Blogging bottom.  What better way then to sign up for 31 days of blogging.  I'm not going to be cut up if I don't achieve the whole 31 days, lets be honest, I have not blogged for a month and blogging has become the last thing that I manage to do. 
I really am at the point of what to share first or should I just start afresh?

I would also like to get back to blog hopping and am looking forward to visiting and finding some new blogs. I find that the funnest part of this fest to be honest.
So to start you off. 
We now have a 7 year old in the house.  SEVEN: how on earth did that happen.  And since she is the name sake of this wee blog I think that it is fitting to share a photo of her first.

Happy Birthday sweet girl.   

Knitted Socks

Off of the needles and onto the feet of my wee little man.  Completed with a trip to get new boots.

He is in love with them.  To the point of wanting to wear them all day and then putting them back on after a bath (Gross I know but I am basking in the success that he still loves the things that I make for him)

I made these in Spotlights Sock Yarn.  This will be the one and only pair in that yarn.  They are not wearing that well and I fear that they will felt before long. 

I have plans of casting on another pair for him this weekend. 

What are your crafty plans this weekend?  To see what others have been up to this week head over to Creative Spaces.

Cute little knits

I recently heard about a little man that was born a little too early and that his Mum was not well.

Julie decided to start a little collection for the family with the thought that some things would be for the little wee man and others would go to an auction.

I went straight to the stash boxes and patterns and knitted up a cute little blue Milo and a Baby Puerperium Cardigan.  I then tied them both together with a little beanie (although the beanie ended up more 12 month sized then newborn, it will give him something to grown into)

 So that is my creative space.  I have been using some of my own advise and have been busy creating.  How about you? For more creative spaces pop on over to Kidspot - Vintage Voices

When Julie received them she jumped straight on the phone to personally thank me. I think that we were on the phone for an hour and got off with a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart that I had done my good turn (I was a brownie and a guide and still try to achieve that motto of a good turn daily)

If you would like to join me in a good turn and bring a smile to a few sick little one's face, please see yesterdays blog post.