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{Link Love} The month that was

By ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Over at Creative Collective the lovely ladies are asking us to show our highlights from January. “What was it that really got you excited this month? What inspired you? Did you start anything creative? Have you got any creative goals for February?” My answer is, a dangerous new hobby. Scrap booking. *cue dun dun dun [...]

Crafternoon Tea Party

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments

Last weekend I invited some of my favourite people over to have an afternoon of playing ladies and a bit of crafting. I made scones and brownies, and put out Tim-Tams and Shortbread Creams, and had about 10 different varieties of Tea to choose from. We sat and chatted and played with the babies (Beck [...]

DIY Chalkboard Don’t Forget List

By ⋅ January 16, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

Over a few days last week I finally got around to doing something with a gold picture frame (op-shop find) I had lying around the house (forEVER). After the dog and husband had knocked it over several times and scared the bejeebus out of me, I decided I had to do something with it. Prompted [...]

New Crafty Toy & Project Life!

By ⋅ January 11, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments

Because the Christmas Markets last month went so well for me, I treated myself to a brand-spanking-new Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. This thing is AMAZING. Think laser cutter, but for paper, cardboard, vinyl etc. It has a tiny blade, and will cut your designs from the computer. These are really popular among scrapbookers, but my [...]

DIY Handmade Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments

By ⋅ December 26, 2011 ⋅ One comment

On Christmas Eve I tried my hand at some salt dough ornaments, inspired by this picture on Pinterest. Suffice to say, mine didn’t turn out as nice as that! They are still cute though. You only need 3 ingredients, salt, plain flour and warm water. Mix them all together to make a dough, roll it [...]

My First Christmas Ginger(Vanilla)bread House

By ⋅ December 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Last week I went to a new friend’s house (Rachel – Orange Whisk) with some other lovely handmade friends (Stacey – Cheeky Textiles & Jenny – Posie Patchwork) for a Gingerbread house decorating party! I’ve never done a gingerbread house before, because I really dislike Gingerbread. Luckily for me though, Rachel was kind enough to [...]

{DIY} Fancy Handmade Burp Cloths

By ⋅ September 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment

I had a day of movie watching and sewing today, it was lovely. I’ve been told by many mums that the old cloth nappies are fantastic for just about everything when you have a baby (wiping up messes, shielding yourself from rogue weeing, using as burp cloths and the like), and I was lucky enough [...]

Nursery Design Reveal – Part 2 (doing the sums)

By ⋅ September 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After revealing the nursery the other week, I promised a follow-up on all the bits and bobs, where I got stuff and how much it cost. So here it is! I’ve broken everything down into sections, to make it easier in my own head. DECOR Wall Decal – Etsy, LeoLittleLion, with shipping total cost $120, [...]

{Tutorial} DIY Cloud Mobile

By ⋅ September 8, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

As promised in Part 1 of the Nursery Reveal, here is my semi-step-by-step tutorial for making a very cute DIY mobile! You could of course adapt this to any age group, babies to kids to adults =) The tutorial photos were all taken on my phone, so apologies that they aren’t fantastic quality, and I [...]

More DIY Baby Shower Invitations!

By ⋅ September 6, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Katie, my Sister-in-Law, is due to have her baby about 3.5 weeks after me, and both our babies are the first grandchildren for all 3 sets grandparents! She’s having a baby girl, so we’re lucky to be able to get cute little outfits for a boy and a girl =) Her Baby Shower is in [...]

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