Christmas Craft Things

Well this is what I have been busy doing!

Getting ready in prep for the Christmas Market up here. I was so disappointed last year when I attended as a buyer and there was nothing really christmassie!

Cork Reindeer
Paddle Pop Christmas Trees
Alphabet Cube Christmas Man
Reindeer Candy Canes

SPOTLIGHT SALE

Well here is a pic of what I bought at the Spotlight sale. I went a little over board with the wool - but I am telling myself that we will need some knitted items for next year and when it was only 50cents a ball, well I couldn't really leave it there could I!

I also purchased some material - well 15 metres actually. I think that I can justify my spending by saying that next year I will have to drive over an hour away to go to a Spotlight or other craft store. And the wool will still be in my stach so I will have something to do.

My Op Shop finds!

Well what fun I had at the op shop the other day. Here is a few pics of my finds. By the looks of it none of the patterns have actually ever been used! I love the 1970's little dress.

The Sewing Machine is out of Retirement!...

Hi well I ahve been busy - not sewing but entertaining visitors. We have had both sets of Grandparents up for Amelia's first birthday. It was great to have them up - but needless to say I didn't get much sewing or crafting done!

As it is with your children's birthdays and MG's - all of the children you know have their birthdays at the same time. So for the girls I descided to make little dresses!

I turned a Bonds singlet into a dress and I want to make some more - But it is so hard to find the singlets up here (grrrr!)

I also made Amelia a pair of Ingrid's 'easy pants and added some stitching etc to a target top. She looks very cute in it - but of course wouldn't sit still long enough for me to take a pic. (so you all get to see a crawling baby instead!)

MY LITTLE FAMILY

Ok. The Essential Baby girls have asked for Photos of our Families.

So here they are.

Cross Stitching

Some of my cross stitches that I have completed! I do alot of them as gifts and therefore that do not get to hang in my house (sigh!!!)

The first big one I ever did - it has been hanging around for years and when I fell pregnant I decided that I would do a Noah's Ark theme for our babies room, So that is it's happy home now. Amelia loves it and I am sure she will learn all of the animals one day.










A tiny little cross stitch - I almost went cross eyed doing this! It is only about 2inches x 2inches. I love it. One of the things that I don't enjoy doing is the backstitching, So this had very minimal to do (well the hardest thing was actually holding onto the aida - as it came precut in a kit.










A gift for my husband for his 30th Birthday. I was able to keep it a secret for ages - infact I was about 1 week off of finishing it when he came home unexpectadly early from work and it was on the bed. Oh well - it was still a surprise (sort of) He said that I did very well keeping it from him for that long and he was starting to wonder if he was going to get something...

Just thought that I would post my fabric purchases from Spotlight the other day. Now all I have to do is make something with them (lol)











Little Nappy Cover for Amelia - Just can't stand seeing baby girls nappies!










Dress for me - Wrap/with a long wrap around tie!









Another dress for me! Another wrap dress - but with 3/4 sleeves









This piece I picked up for $2 a metre so I got 3 (lol) Doesn't show up very well but it is a pick polycotton with little with flowers = thought maybe a dress for myself and something for Amelia - as long as we wear them on different days, I am sure it will be fine - Right??