Uni is over for me, the last assessment handed in, classes over. I've had my eye on a pattern for making bucket hats for a while now but had no time to get experimenting. So while under pressure to get all my assessment and readings done, I ordered the patterns. The first hat is seriously …
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Burp cloths and blankets
A very dear friend of mine had her first baby recently. I thought for months about what I could make for her. My sewing skills are still limited, although I am hoping to improve that soon. She said that she had enough blankets but this beautiful bear fabric seemed destined to be a blanket, so …
What I actually did for the advent calendar
I ended up buying a wooden kit advent calendar, and decorated it with my little assistant. He was very patient during the process although he did wander off before we were done. There are little drawers to fill things with. The bigger ones are big enough for a small car, but the highlight for him …
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Advent calendars
Browsing back tonight to find a book review that I wrote (Last Child in the Woods) I also stumbled upon another post that was good timing for this part of the year - Cute ideas for Advent calendars. I wrote this two years ago, looking forward to a time when my little person would be able …
A simpler Christmas
We're doing a scaled back version of Christmas this year - the little one won't cope with our usual busy day, and with not working, I don't have much money to buy presents. But that's making for a much less stressful time. I'm trying to do some hand crafted presents, and some baking over the …
Mumma, Did You Know? 