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| Dolls Quilts listed here needing a home |
Happy Friday!
Scrap bag swap
My scrap bag swap parcel arrived!
It arrived from wombatspicnic. Its always exciting to get a parcel sitting on your front door when you get home.
I sent off scraps to stitcherynz and here is a photo of the bag I made for the Scrap Bag Swap
I am excited to start making things with all my scraps!!!
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| Master B loved the box |
It arrived from wombatspicnic. Its always exciting to get a parcel sitting on your front door when you get home.
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| even all the packaging was pretty |
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| all the scraps |
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| beautiful detail on the front of the bag |
I sent off scraps to stitcherynz and here is a photo of the bag I made for the Scrap Bag Swap
I am excited to start making things with all my scraps!!!
my semi productive week
Last week I felt like I barely touched the sewing machine. Did plenty of cutting and planning.
The weekends weather was glorious so we got stuck into the garden and laid down pea straw on the whole garden. I was feeling really discouraged with our garden after this happened last year after we had just got the garden in order and laid pea straw. So after waiting and deliberating we got stuck in!
Here are some before and after photos of two places in our garden
Last night I quickly made up a reward chart for the boys to encourage personal responsibility. I cut out some pictures from magazines for each task since Master W can't yet read and Master B is learning to read- so we incorporated words and pictures. I brought some round magnets and placed star stickers in each column for the magnets to be placed on top. Today has started well, hopefully their excitement for using it continues!
And I am excited.....I just signed on to be a part of this months 3 x 6 Modern Sampler Bee - Round 2 - BeeHive 2 click here or here or here to see some of Round 1's blocks! I am excited to get started!
Here's to a productive week!!
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| templates for the dolls using baking paper |
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| dresses for the doll I made here |
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| my work station |
The weekends weather was glorious so we got stuck into the garden and laid down pea straw on the whole garden. I was feeling really discouraged with our garden after this happened last year after we had just got the garden in order and laid pea straw. So after waiting and deliberating we got stuck in!
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| half of the pea straw left from Saturday |
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| February 22nd 2011 |
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| March 19th 2012 |
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| February 22nd 2011 |
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| March 19th 2012 |
Last night I quickly made up a reward chart for the boys to encourage personal responsibility. I cut out some pictures from magazines for each task since Master W can't yet read and Master B is learning to read- so we incorporated words and pictures. I brought some round magnets and placed star stickers in each column for the magnets to be placed on top. Today has started well, hopefully their excitement for using it continues!
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| Jobs chart for Master B and Master W |
Craftsy Block of the month
February's blocks are running a little behind....
Here is the Bulkan Puzzle Block. I am still using fabric from Jules Davis- Garden of delights
Chunky Chevron Block is looking like this.....
(insert sad face) The print square blocks are too small by 1/4 inch- not sure what happened. So I need to find some of that blue print fabric so I can cut the squares to 4'' to be the same size as the other squares so everything will line up and be perfect!
Now that my other fabric arrived I can use the other 3 prints from The garden of delights range for my March blocks.
If you want to check it out Craftsy and also photos of blocks other people have made you can find it here
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Here is the Bulkan Puzzle Block. I am still using fabric from Jules Davis- Garden of delights
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| Bulkan Puzzle |
Chunky Chevron Block is looking like this.....
(insert sad face) The print square blocks are too small by 1/4 inch- not sure what happened. So I need to find some of that blue print fabric so I can cut the squares to 4'' to be the same size as the other squares so everything will line up and be perfect!
Now that my other fabric arrived I can use the other 3 prints from The garden of delights range for my March blocks.
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| Jules Davis- Garden of Delights |
Its my day today!
Its my birthday!!
I woke this morning to breakfast in bed and gifts. Master B and Master W helped to open the wrapping paper. Master B wanted to open my lego and play with it!
We dropped the boys off to my parents for the day and I spent the day with Mr B at the Flower Show
I really enjoyed seeing so many beautiful flowers and gardens. I am feeling inspired to get stuck into my garden.
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| I found this label on a pkt of hot cross buns |
I woke this morning to breakfast in bed and gifts. Master B and Master W helped to open the wrapping paper. Master B wanted to open my lego and play with it!
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| My new lego sets |
We dropped the boys off to my parents for the day and I spent the day with Mr B at the Flower Show
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| Me with Mr B |
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| Really cool garden shaped like Canterbury and has an airport |
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| Loved this garden! |
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| want this gate |
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| Metal Flowers |
I really enjoyed seeing so many beautiful flowers and gardens. I am feeling inspired to get stuck into my garden.
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| Mr B brought Chocolate mud cake |
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| Me and my boys before bed |
I had an awesome birthday- its always nice to do things you wouldn't normally do like be child free for a few hours, eat lunch out with Mr B, have a roast for dinner and of course have birthday cake and the best part was the boys singing me Happy Birthday!!
