goodbye kindy

Today I'm a little sad, just a little. Today is Asher's last day of kindy. Now who let my little rednut go and grow up so quickly? Asher has LOVED his kindy, it has been such a wonderful nurturing, supportive and FUN place for him. A place where they allowed him the freedom to explore and develop his quirky little mind and grow into the engaging little dude he is. They value similar educational ideoligies to us, which is so super in such asmall town. So of course we had to find a befitting way to thank the kindy for the fabulous experiences they have provided Ash with. When Tully finished kindy she gifted them a pixie, but nope ash didn't want to give them a pixie! An alien was much more befitting.



So off Ash and the alien trotted this morning along with 7 little bundles of easter eggs with a little thankyou for each of his teachers. This afternoon we will go along to see the kids sing the goodbye song to all the kiddies heading off to school, and I will try really really hard not to shed a tear, whilst my little man beams with pride.

and the winner is.....

Moi according to the random number generator. (Sorry I couldn't figure out how to link the actual image of the generator.) Email me your addy and I'll finish off your babushka and send her off on her way. Yep, not finished sorry, I've been struck down with a lurgy and combined with being 35 weeks pregnant, I'm moving a wee bit slower than normal.

I do have a little alien dude all finished which I'll be sneaking up over at my store tonight. Alfred is his name and he features a super soft and fluffy purple tummy. Cute!

alfie and ally alien

It seems to have taken me simply ages to stuff these two little green dudes. Sick kids = demanding kids which obviously = very little crafting getting done this week. But I think they're all on the mend now (touch wood) and I've given my partner in crime firm words that this weekend I need a wee break from being "Muuuummmmm" for a couple of hours. Only problem is that my preferred sewing machine (yep I have two:)) is visiting the sewing machine doctor and isn't due back until after the weekend. Bummer, but then again I will have time to finish some painted tee's for a super patient mumma and cut out a gazillion new softies which is one of my favourite parts of the softie making process, playing with fabric.

So Alfie and Ally; a bit cute aren't they. Well they'll be stocking over at pint on made it tomorrow night at 9pm SA time. Their friend Alfred will be joing them in the store later in the week. He hasn't quite got his act together as yet and will be making a bit of a random appearance. Although, I "might" announce his appearance on my facebook page. Not "liking" my pint page yet? Well I'm planning on a bit of a giveaway on here once I get to 200 on there, so why don't you go and "like" me. Ta, I appreciate it

busy fingers

Man it's been cold! So cold in fact, I thought it was going to snow the other day rather than rain. brrrrrr! So what's been keeping me busy? Well still getting ready for the market I've been going on about for ages. I really want to have lots of stock, so that's what I'm doing.

The last few days I've been working on pixies which i haven't done much of lately. In fact, i think i've only made one this year! After working on polly dolly's they seem so small! Weird really as I've always thought them to be a good size but maybe they could be a tad bigger.

I have this little miss just about finished sans wings, and a few more waiting for some stuffing. All are unnamed as I'm a bit lost for names at the moment which is definitely a reflection on the inability to find a suitable name for bubba in tum. Nothing! I have nothing!

What I do have however is quite a few polly dolly's, unnamed of course!



Some aliens, unnamed but waiting patiently for a few more friends.



And a basket full of monties.



See, busy fingers. And quite showing it too, i might have to brave the chill and head out to purchase some Burts bee's banana and almond hand cream that I've been promising myself. yum factor!

An alien named Crystal

Tully has a brand new friend, she's an alien. She found her in her bed mid last week and now sleeps with her nightly, eats most meals with her, takes her to the shops and has even had to spot clean her a few times. All her other pixie and poly dolly friends have been abandoned to spend their days at the end of her bed or the floor, whilst her new friend whom she has christened Crystal has the prestigious spot at the head of her bed.



She tells me she's her favourite! The best I have ever made!!! Well, who would have guessed. Crystal was really just another prototype and I decided to make her a girl for Tully. Apparently, I should have put a flower in her hand but thats ok, as most days Crystal is bejewelled with many stunning knecklaces. In fact, Crystal is so loved that another order has been put in for one for her birthday! Mighty praise indeed!!