In Australia we don’t really celebrate Halloween in quite the same way that its done in the USA. However, we do like to have a bit of fun with it, and this year I made some basic t-shirts, and then embellished them with some special glow-in-the-dark embroidery! The Pattern I used the Primary Tee by … [Read more…]
Last week I shared a Back to School themed outfit for boys, but this week, everything has gone totally girly and twirly and as pink as pink can be! Thank you to Seams Sew Lo for hosting this blog tour, please make sure that you read all the way to the end for the links … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Back to School Boys Blog Tour hosted by Little Gents. Make sure that you read all the way to end for links to all the other awesome blogs in this tour. Firstly, I have to say, that “back to school” is not what is really happening at my house – I live … [Read more…]
Veronica has been requesting more dresses this summer, but she’s always been a t-shirt and shorts girl, so I’ve needed to do a bit of sewing this summer to keep up with her demands. I’ve been keeping my eyes out for cute dresses that are good for everyday wear – nothing too frilly, but still … [Read more…]
This is my third post as part of the ‘Watcha Wearin’ January’ blog tour. Today I have Jonathan in some awesome coordinates that he just loves to wear. He’s wearing a t-shirt and pants that I made, both using patterns from Hallå Patterns. The Stardust Shirt I bought the Stardust pattern last year, I already … [Read more…]
I bought some new patterns during the recent Black Friday sales, I bought quite a few from Halla Patterns including the Stardust Tee, and the add on for that pattern, which has this variation called the Luna. I made up this version for Veronica, and took the opportunity to take some pictures of her wearing … [Read more…]
This Christmas I made outfits for all three of my children, I’ve already posted about the skirt and t-shirt that I made for Mathilda and the two skirts that I made for Veronica, so, to complete the series, here are the Christmas clothes that I made for Jonathan. I made a couple of different pieces … [Read more…]
This year I have found the time and motivation to make simple Christmas outfits for the kids. I wanted them to be quick and easy to make, fun to wear, and practical – meaning that they can be worn again after Christmas is over. I’m not a fan of single-wear outfits (unless its a wedding … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, today I am so very pleased to be participating in the Citronille Challenge hosted by Sew Mama Sew. For this challenge I made all three of my little ones something really fun. Super hero capes! The Challenge For this challenge I was given a pattern by Citronille. Citronille is a brand of unique … [Read more…]
My daughter, Mathilda, had a costume parade for Book Week at her school recently. I was a bit stuck for costumes to make for her because it needed to be an actual character from a book, and most of the books we read here have dancing hippos or dinosaurs in them. And she didn’t really … [Read more…]
Wow! I can’t believe that its been a whole year since I started my little blog! Just for fun, and because I’m getting a little better at doing this whole thing, here is just some of the things that I made this past year! Its been such fun, and I’m looking forward to another year … [Read more…]
In my last post I shared Mathilda’s birthday outfit, this post is about Jonathan. Jonathan has his birthday just one week after Mathilda, they are exactly 53 weeks apart. Jonathan has just turned 5. He’s recently become a little bit more particular about what he wears, although he still does love it when I make … [Read more…]
I have been absent from the blog for the last few weeks. Sorry about that, but I have a very good reason, and here she is: Mathilda is now 6! I made this outfit for her to wear to her birthday party. The party was a combined birthday party with Jonathan, because he turns 5 … [Read more…]