New Online Fabric Shop

I was just searching for stockists of the Ottobre Magazine and I just came across a new online fabric shop here in nz called Snip Its

They are the nz agents for Ottobre Magazine and

 Young Image Magazine

..... but best of all they specialise in European Jersey Knits and Interlocks......



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And the lovely Farbenmix ribbons



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 they have just opened so there is more to come,

but go check it out for something different

Snip Its

My Creative Space This Week

I have a number of projects on the go at the moment

The first is a cushion finally finished

I started this butterfly cushion before Lil Miss was born.

It kept me busy with needle and thread in those last few days.

All I needed to do, was stuff it and sew up the gap.......

 that took me nearly two years!!!

I'm so glad I have finally ticked that off my mental list

That rest are works in progress.

My Olearia Cardigan is past the sleeves, and I only have four more repeats of the gathers before I can move on to the sleeves.

My hands are giving me grief at the moment, so I'm taking this slow, knitting a few rows in the evening and at school pick up.....

My last active WIP is a pair of trousers for Middle B

I promised him I would finish these in the school holidays,

just been and gone! woops!

And one more thing I also finished a playsuit this week 

blogged here

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Not the Prettiest but Practical

Lil Miss has all these pretty clothes, and alot of them I find myself reluctant to send her outside in so after reading this post 

here at Dee Construction,

I thought a playsuit/overall was the perfect solution.

It fits the bill, does the job.... so that's all that matters right?

Mike and I had a joke, that if it was white and had a hood.... it could pass for a medical examiners suit at a crime scene.

The pattern is the same one I used for her footed PJs here,

I guess thats why its looks more like a jumpsuit.... than overalls

I'm thinking I probably should have added a collar

then it may have looked better... maybe for the next one.

 Still so far she's had fun running around after the chickens,

playing in the mud pit our boy's made

which is now full of stones, much to Mikes frustration

when mowing the lawns







The pink fabric was not a deliberate choice.... it was actually thrifted from a cast off given to me, it was originally a adult skirt with pink tulle overlay.... I think, I'd hope, part of a costume?

The fabric feels semi waterproof, and is a lycra blend.... so it has enough stretch to fit over her clothes.... the fact that it is bright pink.... let me reiterate, definately not my first choice!

Pickled Onions

We spent our weekend taking it slow, pottering around the house cleaning, Mike started a beer brewing and we pickled onions.

Mike and I, sat there tears running down our faces, topping and tailing and skinning a large sack of small onions.....

 believe or not it was quite satisfying. 

Middle B came to investigate..... and we asked if he wanted to help.... of course money was discussed, the offer was 3cents a onion.  So with every 10 onions peeled he earnt 30c.

By the end of it all, Little J had joined in....

and we had all laughed cried, and shared stories together.....

 Middle B had earnt $2.10c and Little J... 90c.

This is something Mike and his Dad used to do, and apparently his household was famous amongst his friends for the pickled onion and cheese sandwiches

So keeping up with tradition, our kids are pretty excited about trying one once the 3 weeks is up! 



Considering they love gherkins, capers and pickled smoked chillis.... I won't be surprised if they enjoy these just as much......

so we will see!



Loving this week

Of course like many I start this week with:

Loving the winter wonderland we woke up to Monday morning

We knew it was coming, and we knew there would be more than the previous snowfall, so we prepared ourselves on Sunday and stocked up on a few essentials for the next couple of days.

Many wheel barrow loads of wood was stacked inside, playdough was made and movies ready for when chaos and fighting broke out.

Loving this creation by Big J

Complete with removable skull and brain

Last of all loving that I won Mousehouse's giveaway here

and it arrived the other day

I am looking forward to creating something with the apple fabric. and when out and about the waterproof bag

will be perfect for my homemade wipes... 

I already have used one of the gift tags..... and to my surprise the cute little crocheted apple has a bell in it, lil miss has loved that!

Linking up with others at paisley jade here

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I have just finished the third hat in the last couple of weeks

And now I am snuggling up and sitting infront of a roaring fire

keeping warm and starting a new cardigan for my lil miss.

All the while technology, cleans our dishes, washes nappies and dries our clothes, I'm so glad the polar blast didn't leave us without power...lucky!



The pattern is Olearia by Tikki and I plan to do the allover gathered version, which I know will take a bit of time.... so we will see whether I change my mind or not :)

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Snap Wrap Take Two

So as promised here is the second version

of the dress that I drafted here

This is the Snap Wrap, Ran out of Fabric Vest!

Ideally if I had more of this fabric, it would have made

a cute dress...... but hey that's life, so I settled for a vest

This girly is getting harder and harder to get non blurry photos of,  these were the best of the bunch.... and unfortunately for me... (blush)

they were the ones that show off the

 lack of cleaning, my oven door receives

Bribery consisted of ice cubes, she loves them!

Anyway the good thing about this was, 

I got the bodice out of two fat quarters.

Good for stash busting

And for a change I added simple epaulettes.

I think I'll be sewing more of these,

in different versions

ready for summer.... ahhh summer can't wait!

Linking up to the usual

Tea Rose Home Link Party

http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/

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