ho ho ho.....

Are you ready for it yet? The BIG day is getting closer and closer. The tree's been up for ages, we're halfway through the advent calendar and there's even pressies under the tree already. I have quite an extensive list still to make but thought I'd have a break from it and make some new santa sacks for the kids. I've been meaning to do these since Tully's first chrissy so since I needed to make Sage one, the other two got them as well.



They were super easy to make and have turned out just as I hoped. Sage's was first and thus the satin stitching is a little dodgey on hers and Asher's, but Tully's is pretty good. I'm thinking of ways of using these ideas for softies and even maybe embelishments on clothing....endless possibilities really.



And lastly, a little pixie I sent off on her way last week to a strawberry loving home. I do so heart her.



Now back to the gazillion pressies to make on my list.

more matryoshka's

It's funny how things creep up on you. I don't really know how but I have a bit of a "thing" for making matryoshka's at the moment. I've been painting quite a few of them on tops and now I've made a little soft one for Tully for her birthday. I found the pattern in a great op shop score, "How to make soft toys and dolls" by Sunset Books. It's been on my "to do" list for a while. I love how the dolls sit in little pockets and have a similar idea to the original matryoshka doll.

Tully got a set of Matryoshka dolls for Christmas and she is still really intrigued by them and so I hope she loves this doll too. Although, it has pretty stiff competition in a hideous plastic Sleeping Beauty princess that sings when you press a button on her back. Gosh could they be any more different? Tully loved the hideous plastic thing and requested it for her birthday. I really tried to turn her against it but no, she loves it. Oh well, I love the matryoshka's....

on my desk .......wednesday

Gee it's been nearly a week since my last post. Not sure where that week went. I think it was in a shower of hankies and whineing about being sick of being sick on my part. Yep - still sick. Turns out I have a sinus infection. Yucko :( So It's been a fairly unproductive week again.

On my desk today are a couple of little pixie gals getting ready to make an appearance along with a pair of duds for the asher boy that just need the elastic finished in them. They've needed that elastic finished in them for the last 2 weeks. Oh well, Asher doesn't care. The duds are completley ripped-off from a pair tikki made for him last year but hey she's my sis and she let's me.

Another of my sister's, Julianne, sent me this awesome bag for my birthday. I've used it already! Clever chicks my sister's!



Go and check out what is on someother desk's around the traps here

zip, zip, zipping

today the sun was out and asher was happy so the zippity do dah daks went on :D I just love them.
They are really stylish and the black hemp is just so lovely. They are a bit long but stay folded up and thus will last him a long time. They have a great flare to the leg which i am a big fan of for little boys pants. All the ones i find in the shops are terribly shapeless.
I love the second pose here. It's a bit John Travolata ..staying alivvvvvve




and would you check out that cheeky grin. Gee he's a spunky little dude

zippity do dah

Now with all those special presents for Tully, tikki couldn't go and leave the little asher man without something special, now could she. No way! Not with me harping for a new pair of pants all the time (hehe) And not only do i hassle her but i hassle for a pair of these in particular!

When i first saw this zipper fabric i totally loved it and desperately wanted a pair of pants for asher in it. Then cheeky little tikki made a pair but popped them up in her shop to sell. I wasn't allowed to buy them so hinted and harped a bit and lo and behold it all paid off and Asher got this devine pair of little duds. Not only do they have the zips but they are also made out of very special black denim hemp. Unfortunatley Asher wasn't up for a photo shot today so you'll all have to wait to see action shots. Now how lucky are my children!

a special present

Well tully has been truly spoilt once again! This time by her very talented auntie Georgina (aka tikki

Tikki made up this stunning little set for tully for her 3rd birthday. All right tully might have turned 3 in July but something like this is truly worth waiting for. I knew tikki had purchased this very special fabric from Kristen Doran a while ago and was puzzling about what to do with it.

Well this is what she made :)

She has made it in a larger size so Tully will get lots of wear out of it but it is still perfect now with the cuffs of the pants folded up. The dress has a beautiful little trim with owls on it as well.

Thepants are just so gorgoues too. I love the owl down the side of the leg.What a perfect spot for this little guy. The pants also have the same trim across the bottom but at the moment it's covered as tully is still a bit of a shortie for them.

The set also goes beautifully with the owl tee I made tully for her birthday. How cute is that. How special for a little owl loving babe, which i must admit i do foster as tikki did suggest cheeky girl