Pram rug and thrifted shirt shorts.

My wonderful mother arrived this week to help out while Dave is in Japan.
She brought Ben this gorgeous pram rug that she knitted. I love the colours, and it is so well made and finished. Thanks Mum.
Ben is wondering why we have covered him up with a rug when the weather is hot and sticky????
At Monday Craft this week I made Ben a pair of shorts from a thrifted shirt. I traced around a pair he already had instead of using a pattern, and use the side seams that are already on the shirt as the side seams for the shorts.
This is such a cheap and esay way to get a funky pair of shorts.
$3.00 for the material, and $0.00 for a pattern.

Monday Craft is back!

and now I actually have some craft to blog about!

This week I made a bag with some IKEA fabric I bought a while ago. Yes, I know I make these Tiny Happy shoulder bags all the time, but they are so easy. I did however shorten the handle so it is more like a handbag.
And I also made a cosy for the coffee plunger. It works a treat!

School holidays....

are in full swing. It seems getting time to blog, is hard to find.

We had a lovely Christmas and New Year, celebrating with various friends and family, and have spent most of the holidays being social, sharing meals, and trading children for sleepovers and playdates. Last week I actually went grocery shopping with 6 children!, and lived to tell the tale.

Sarah received some plain t-shirts and fabric crayons for Christmas from her Nana. This is her first design.

School goes back in 2 weeks, and Monday Craft will start up again, so maybe I will actually have some craft to blog?

little bag.

A little bag I sewed up for Ben at craft today.

He seems to like it.

IKEA, you rock!

Some of the Monday Craft girls took a little trip to IKEA this week. Their fabric is particularly good at the moment.
A little bit of this...


...and a little bit of that.

So much to choose from.

Pippi and I both got a bit of this one. It reminds me a bit of the 'Truffala Trees' in The Lorax.

And head on over to the Retromummy fabric sale if you're in the market for some. I am always on the lookout for cute boy fabric, and just found some sweet car and bear fabric, just perfect for my little man.

Oh how I've missed you...

I have been trying to stay away from op-shops in recent months, as I tackle some of the 'stuff' in our house. This morning I spent almost an hour in one, and came away with only three things, (two pillowcases, and this gorgeous girl).

Pretty darn good I thought!!!

Look at the colour of those eggs. Can I say how clever our chooks are at laying big, beautiful, yellow yolks, and eating all our scraps? Someone remarked recently that they are the fattest chooks they have ever seen.

Can I say how clever our kids are at never finishing their dinner...

My very first zip ever!! I have been putting off making anything with a zipper for years now, which kind of limits what you can make. Well this week at Monday Craft I was a very brave girl and decided to have a go and.... it really was not that hard.

Recycled kid's clothes.

Monday Craft had a bit of a 'recycled' theme today.

Pippi made these pants for her Ben out of the sleeves of a men's business shirt. He looks so cute in these funky pants, very 'Zoolander' we thought!!

Then using the idea from the Soulemama book, I made some pants for my Ben out of an old t-shirt of Dave's. I copied the style of a pair that Ben had grown out of.

They are so soft and comfy, just perfect for crawling.

Could this boy...

...be any sweeter?

Head on over to the Monday Craft blog to check out the latest creations.

Busyness

A big thanks to my button swap partner Casey for these buttons, ric rac, and fat 1/4 , they are great!!

A simple Steiner 'doll' I made for Ben after reading this great book about Waldorf-Steiner toys for babies.

A giant library tote I made at Monday's craft group, also doubles as a baby carrier (he is standing up, LOL!!). Good thing I double stitched all the seams.

And Ben is wearing one of the many bibs I have made him using the pattern in Bend the Rules, so easy.

Monday Craft...

...was lots of fun.
Some doily love by Pippi.

A few bibs by me...

...and modelled so well by their recipient.

Also some knitting lessons, scrapbooking and crocheting were happening.