Creativity let loose continued.....

I have some time to catch up on posts as Miss Poppet still isn't herself after being sick, just lazing around on the couch napping really.  She's still been quite grizzly too and not eating a lot, she even doesn't want to play or go outside or do any of her favourite things.  She took me by surprise and was sick all through her cot again yesterday afternoon, just when I thought it was all over.  I ended up calling Plunketline (what a fantastic service by the way, they never make you feel like a over-paranoid mother) who said she could be lethargic for up to 2 weeks after being sick.  My gosh, I hope she recovers quicker than that!!!

Anyway, onto my sewing.  I've been on a bit of a fabric buying spree from Sew Addictive Fabrics on Facebook.  It's all so gorgeous I can't help myself!

(Look she's walking!  Although walking has gone out the window since she's been sick so hopefully she'll continue once she's better.)

This another round neck dress but I made it with ties instead of buttons and a larger A-line dress part so she doesn't outgrow it so quick.

This is an apron style dress which I found a great tutorial from Everyday Chaos.  I made some changes to it, instead of a rectangle I made more of an A-line dress part and as I use french seams to keep it tidy I made my own bias binding to finish the armholes.  I also added some lace to the bottom of the yoke, this was actually to hide the stitching from the back yoke piece - if I were to make another I'd make the back yoke piece larger as it just wouldn't come down enough to cover the front seam of the yoke to make it look top-stitched (and provide a tidy finish). 

I really love how this dress turned out, it is so summery and almost dressy.  It actually started out as a peasant style top but I found after cutting the first piece I wouldn't quite have enough material to make the whole top - whoops!  I'll blame that on pregnesia.

I came across that the other day - it's so me.

Pregnesia - noun [preg - nee - zhuh]

Definition: short term memory loss, forgetfulness, absentmindedness, inability to complete simple functions correctly (eg milk into pantry rather than fridge) caused by growing another human. 

Time frame: Indefinite. Long term.

Cousins

Miss Poppet just adores her older cousin Miss Moo, she follows her around and always wants to do what she is  doing. The other day we managed to get a snap of them riding the rocking horse together, so cute!  Unfortunately, the lighting wasn't ideal where the rocking horse is located, but this photo is still one of my favs!  I hope that as they grow up together they still remain so close.

This page was created with Pasko Creations Harminous Elegance which you can nab from Cool Scrap Digital.  Pasko has also released a couple of quick pages on her blog.

Plan aborted

Well, the plan today was to walk down to Music and Movement, take some photos of my daughter, niece and friends, have a lovely shared lunch with the family and perhaps catch up on the washing this afternoon.

Instead I woke up to Captain Awesome handing me Miss Poppet saying "I think she's spewed in her cot, I've got to go to work".  Sure enough, upon closer inspection there is vomit all through her cot (along with the peas and chicken from dinner the night before) and to prove it wasn't just a once off my poor baby starts vomiting again.

At the moment she is taking a peaceful nap on the couch and I keep having to shoo the cat away cos he just wants to cuddle up too - I don't blame him, it's raining here so it's the perfect day for cuddling on the couch, even if it smells.  Thank god, my morning sickness has gone!

Creativity let loose.....

So here's what I've been doing the last few weeks.... lots and lots of SEWING!  I really do wish I had more time in the day to fit in all my crafty projects, I used to use my daughter's nap-time to get into them but lately I've been having a snooze myself (growing babies really takes it out of me).  Here's a few projects to feast your eyes on:

Ruffled nappy cover for  my niece - after I made a pattern and figured out how to make one of these I found a great tutorial and pattern on Prudent Baby so now I'll be sure to google before I start to make!

Round neck dress - I love love love this dress, my daughter had a massive growth spurt and only wore it once though!  Perhaps if the next Huhu is a girl she will get lots more wear out of it.

My crochet roll is made out of leftover bits from my stash, the outside is a completely different fabric.  I've wanted one of these for aaaages and finally got around to making one.  It's excellent to keep all my bits and pieces handy, my hooks organised and easy to roll up and sneak into the handbag for those crocheting opportunities while out and about.  I may eventually get around to doing a tutorial on how to make one of these too.

Made for my niece, a gorgeous little dress and skirt, I should be getting good at these by now!

Well, there is actually loads more photos to load of my sewing BUT had a Playcentre meeting tonight which went a bit longer than I thought it would.  Should really be off to bed now and re-coop for music and movement tomorrow...so TBC again!

New Kit: Happy Family

Pasko Creations have released a new kit - this one is a clean and simple style kit which is very versatile.  As you can see, depending on which elements you use pages can still come out looking busy!


I love this photo of Miss Poppet, we took an afternoon trip out to the beach and she had fun eating sand and watching other kids run around...obviously wanting to join in but she still hasn't quite got the confidence to get up and walk yet.

This kit is available at Cool Scrap Digital

MIA

Gosh, I know I keep saying this but I've been busy lately... done heaps of sewing, some crochet, did a couple of websites (E-Weez and Wild Daisy Flowers), started baby's blankie (yup, we have another Huhu on the way) as well as keeping busy with baby groups and Plunket stuff.


Finally have finished Miss Poppet's photo scrapbook of her first year - now I'm not too sure if I should keep going or not?  What do you think?


Here is the final result:

I've just realised I should probably add in a First Easter, a First Christmas and a Christening one too, oh well, I'll get there one day!

More to come on the crafty front with some photos of my sewing projects - TBC....