Castle and photography!

Today we spent the day at a reasonably local castle.  The girls loved it and went armed with their new cameras.  One of them took 46 photos, the other took 72!!

We went with my parents and had such fun!!

Teachers leaving presents

We could not think of anything original to buy for the girls' teachers, so decided that we should make something.  The girls were both excited at this prospect and drew pictures for me to embroider (I also embroidered a heart and "thank you" on the other side of the bag, as they love their teachers!!).  I then pinned the bag, including the lining in the first instance and the girls machined them, gleefully taking out the pins as they went along.  As they are only 6, they sat on my knee and did the sewing, but my foot controlled the speed!!

They then machined around the top including the handles.  They are very proud of their gifts!!

Just sitting - and block 4

Spent the last few days just sitting with my 2 daughters with tonsilitis!  I hate it when they feel so ill, so I have not got any crafting done at all - even when they are asleep at night!!
I still have some squares to show though, so here is square 4 - this one is also designed by Molly Mine.

I'm not so pleased with this one, I wish I'd picked a paler blue!  Lovely pattern though, as always!

Tonsillitis, carers and block 3!

Please excuse any spelling mistakes! Due to one daughter with tonsillitis and my Mother-in-law's carers waking us up in the middle of the night and early in the morning, I am suffereing from a severe lack of sleep!!  Tonsillitis is now on it's way out though, so things are looking up!
Here is block 3 of our wall hanging.  I have done quite a few, so might not use them all in the final piece!

Puppets finished

I finally finished the puppets today and feel very relaxed this evening!!
I did 96 altogether using 6 of my designs - here is one set!

They are pictured on our front bench which the girls and I painted last month - another story in itself!!

Beautiful act!

Last night a very much loved line drawing picture of my Grandpa fell off the hall wall and cracked.
This morning, when I came out of the kitchen, this was in it's place on the wall.

Sorry about the quality of the picture, it is in a very dark part of the hall!!

Square number 2!

I love the ladybirds on this one - and the green material too.  I have done all the squares using greens and purples with the occassional splash of blue, pink and yellow.
On the puppet front, I am well on my way, having completed 73 of the 96 I have to do (apart from finishing them off at the base)

Sorry I've been away so long!

Not a good start I know!!
I was sent a few e-mails (spam I presume now!) saying that Blogger had closed and as my Mother-in-law who I care for has had a few medical and other issues for me to deal with, I have let this slip.  No more!!
At the moment I am making approximately 100 puppets for a local school - pictures later - but I have also been embroidering squares for a large wall hanging for our hall.  So far I have completed 25 squares, so will post one of these each day (or thereabouts) until they are all done.  The completion of the wall hanging itself has had to be put on hold for naw while I complete the puppet order.  Most of the squares are designed by Linda Atwill of Molly Mine

Party bag fillers

Yesterday the girls had such fun filling the party bags for Saturday, although I may have to check the amount of chocolate in the best friends' bags as they look rather full!!!
Here is a photo of the little fleece hand puppets I made for the bags - a boy scientist for each boy and a girl scientist for each girl.

The graphics for the face are the same graphics used for the bags, from Bugaboo Stamps
Today I am working on place labels made of card for the party table as it would apparently be the end of the world if a boy ended up with a hello kitty plate, or if a girl ended up with a spiderman plate!!

Here goes!!

I've been advised to start a blog, so here I am!
I am hoping to include details of my new designs for sale; things I am making for friends and family; "how to" make things; and some family fun as well!!
They say that timing is everything, so I start this blog on the day the builders start work on our small extension, and while I am preparing for my twin daughters' 6th birthday party on Saturday!!
Here is a photo of two of the party bags I have made (a girl one and a boy one!).  The party is a "Sublime Science" party and we are all very excited about it!!  I have made embroidered party bags for each child with a scientist on the front and each bag will contain a little scientist hand puppet as well as the usual chocolate and pencils!!

The graphics for the embroidery are adapted from some purchased from "Bugaboo".