Where I Am At Right Now- Its March already!

Making : lists of meals and shopping needed for the next fortnight

Cooking : the stock standard I know they will eat and its full of good food dinners

Drinking : nespresso

Reading: NZ Gardener March 2015 addition

Wanting: more sunshine

Looking: at how big my boys are getting

Playing: guess who with the boys 

Deciding: what to do with my child and husband free weekend coming up

Wishing:  we had summer for 12 months of the year

Enjoying: monthly date nights with Mr B

Waiting: for photos to arrive in the post

Liking: the small fun projects that bring so much joy

Wondering: what I shall wear tomorrow

Loving: friends visiting and now living so much closer

Pondering: the quickest way to sew on kea/cub badges to blankets

Considering: making more feather hoops

Watching: my garden grow

Hoping: for a productive week

Marvelling: at the night sky

Needing: a thimble

Smelling: tomatoes from our garden

Wearing: clothes swap clothes- win!

Following: the ever changing skyline of the city

Noticing: I seem to stir at the same times each night.

Knowing: how long I slept for last night now I have a Fitbit 

Thinking: I should be getting to bed earlier

Feeling: tired

Admiring: birthday flowers

Buying: thread and fabric for quilts

Getting: the wood in for the fire

Bookmarking: winter crochet projects

Opening: post

Giggling: at the funny faces my boys pull

Feeling: so very proud of Master B as he is now a Cub.

You can find the list here

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half triangles quilt

I started this many many half triangles quilt last year (**cough cough**) so much for getting it finished in 2014. But you know what- that is okay. I love how this quilt has turned out compared to my original vision.

The random patterns created are fun and striking.

I hand quilted it is simple lines of cream, white, teal, green and navy.

After finding a large piece of fabric from my stash for the back, it has been a perfect choice with the colours from the front of the quilt.

Finished quilt size is 41'' x 53''

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liberty + doll's house

I have a small love of doll's houses after I finally got my very own a few years ago and enjoyed renovating it.

I'm pretty sure most basic doll's house furniture comes accessorize'd with polyester, plaid or any other random off cut of fabric they can find. It's only cute because it's so small but in the long term you ideally want cute and wonderfully made doll's house furniture accessories.

This is where liberty saves the day! I was asked by a friend who suggested liberty quilts for her daughters doll's house furniture. I of course jumped in and said yes!! This gave me the chance to use the small cotton batting off cuts to make mattresses, chair and couch inserts, pillows and of course quilts.

Hand stitching 1/2'' hexagons together is the easy part. Making anything this size is a challenge when only using 48 hexagons- who can honestly say they have fully hand stitched and hand quilted, made binding and then hand sewn on binding to a quilt no larger than 6'' x 5'' .....the answer now is me!

Hand stitching has thankfully become easier and the process become pretty quick when you are making more than one of anything.

How adorable are tiny 1'' square liberty couch cushions?

This was a labor of love, and...........I may have gone a little over board but something tells me these dolls house accessories are going to be loved for many many years to come.

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I finally have an online SHOP!

I'm so very excited to have finally (with the help of my wonderful husband) set up an online shop. 

This has been a long time coming but so great to have my creations available for others to purchase and enjoy!

Please go and have a look at my online shop http://shop.creativemama.net/

and of course I have a handy link to the shop from my blog 

And great news- for customers placing orders in March - Shipping is FREE everywhere!! 

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8 years old

Master B is 8 today! I look at my baby and wonder when he got so big and grown up.

Every morning when you wake your hair looks so messy but you don't mind at all.

You have started avoiding having your photo taken which of course makes it more fun to try and take your photo.

You are so adventurous and will give anything a go- even a waterside down a hill head first!

You have grown a few cm's over the holidays- its all the food, and sunshine!!

One day very soon you will be taller than me!

You are loving scootering and biking everywhere at the moment and enjoying the responsibility of using your very own lock.

You love to create everything you can with cardboard, glue, paper, tape, pens and paint.

I love finding your amazing lego creations in strange places around the house

I love the serious faces you pull even when I try and give you hugs and kisses.

I treasure our random assortment of family photos.

You make me laugh so much when you make yourself into a robot!

You are getting so good at playing UNO.

I love listening to you read aloud.

You are enjoying all the captain underpants books. 

We hope you enjoy all your birthday lego and will be waiting to see what awesome creations you come up with. 

Happy 8th Birthday Master B. We love you to the moon in back in a lego spaceship xxx

you can see the 5th, 6th and 7th birthday posts.

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to market to market on Sunday

Creative Mama will be at the Monster March Market with Les Pommes Rouges Creations on the1st March 10am-3pm.

Very excited to be showcasing some very cool hand stitched Embroidery Hoops I have been working on the past few weeks.

Check out the facebook event!

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