Wordless Wednesday........................

psst......can't say anything it's wordless wednesday.

Weekend crafting...........

It happened again this crafting thing on the weekend! The girls got a new dresses made from this tutorial @ we play with dolls. Very easy, very sweet with a little added embellishment so they didn't look quite so twinish.

If it happens 3 times in a row it means I should probably stop and spend more time with my family. Let me know if you have been crafty this weekend.....I would love to see it.

Day 7- Fabric

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to be the winner of one of Retromummy's giveaway's of there are many. I never did get to write my post and thank her very much. So here it is 'Thank you very much Retromummy'. I won some Heather Ross-Far Far Away fabrics. There was a bit of a problem with the postal services involved. It took more than 2 weeks to get from Sydney to Noumea which is a 2 1/2 hour plane flight. I am constantly bamboozled by the New Caledonia OPT. I know we work on Pacific time here but that was ridiculous.

Anyway it is here in my hot little hands and I need to make something from it. It is a wonderfully soft fabric so I think I will firstly make a skirt for Juliette and then see what other inspiration comes my way. If you go to retromummy's blog right now you will see she has another giveaway going. That girl is just tooooooo generous!!!!!!!

Stripey jumpsuit................

I just refashioned a jumpsuit for Martine that I found in the basket of Barbie clothing.

Very cute & very 40's don't you think??

Clothes for Martine..............

Here we are clothes made and a whole new ensemble at that. I didn't think I would get that achieved! I know the garments are only small but they are fiddley and can take sometime to do. She got a quick and easy frilly skirt and a wee crocheted cross over top to wear with those fab boots.
I do just love these girls they are so made just to model stuff. I went shopping last night and bought Martine some undies, I'm not going to fiddle around with things this small but all the shots I see of the girls they all look so gorgeous. While in the process of doing this I saw a new girl that I think I will put on my wishlist for my birthday. I really do think it will be wishful thinking that I will be able to get her but we can only try.

p.s if you would like a closer look at the clothes just click on the image.

Red boots..............

I bought these fab red cowboy boots for Martine some time ago and haven't gotten around to making her anything to go with them. I have gotten all inspired again after reading about Buttontree's jetsetter friend. She had a whole lot of cute gear in her bags. So I am off to sew after a coffee with the husband. He is working from home this afternoon.Hopefully I will have show and tell tomorrow.

Cute French stuff...................

Some cute french finds to show. The kids get these little cd/booklets. The cd has a number of quirky french songs and the booklet has the words so we can sing along and very cute pictures. We purchase them hoping it is aiding their learning( and ours) of the French language but I think it helping their dancing round the lounge room skills more.

Yesterday at the supermarket I came across the aisle that has all the Christmas tins/chocolates and I found a Martine tin full of lovely biscuits. There was a few different pictures to choose from. After much deliberation I picked this one as my daughter loves horses and I thought one day she might use it to store stuff in as I do with many a tin.

And I have been busy finishing hand made stuff for people to take back to Australia for Christmas. Meet Fifi Bluebelle and Daisy May and below the Peg doll circus.

I will hopefully have a photo of my softies for Mirabel up this afternoon. They are nearly all completed except for the little final touches. I need to get them completed as they are hopping on an aeroplane with somebody on Saturday.