Saturday 30 November 2013

48/52

little e: Practicing her yoga!

Big E: Snuggling with Daddy on the sofa.

 Joining up with Jodi again this week for 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Monday 25 November 2013

47/52

Big E: In the Scotland Rugby team's changing room on a visit with Beavers!

little e: she is a little obsessive about the velcro on her shoes, it has to line up exactly...

 Joining up with Jodi (late!) for 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."


Sunday 17 November 2013

46/52

little e: the apple of my eye!

Big E: lots and lots of apples!
 Joining up with Jodi again this week for 


"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."


Monday 11 November 2013

45/52

little e: 20 mins into tea time and still the plate is full, she prefers to play rather than eat!

Big E: New Darth Vater mask for the avid Star Wars fan!


Joining up with Jodi again this week for 


"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Friday 8 November 2013

DIY Blanket from felted sweaters

What do you do when you buy 2 jumpers on eBay thinking they will be perfect to wear in the winter then realise that there was a reason they were cheap, they are about 2/3 of the size they should be....?!

You store them for two years of course, and when your fabric cupboard finally refuses to close you drag them out, felt them some more along with another sweater you have acquired, and cut them in to A4, A5, A6 and A7 sized rectangles with the plan to sew them together in to a blanket. That was in June.



Finally I set them all out on my bed in a pattern I liked then sewed them together. It was a bit of a rush job as I laid it all out (which took a good 45 minutes) on my bed, at 9pm.... I finished sewing it up at about 10.30pm, there is nothing like a desire to clear the bed so you can get in to it to get you moving!


It now sits over my legs like a proper old ladies blanket keeping me warm!


Sunday 3 November 2013

44/52

Big E aka the Werewolf: Dooking for apples at the Beavers Halloween Party!

little e: at our first Classical Music concert - Haunted House!
 Grainy phone photos this week, must do better! 

Joining up with Jodi again this week for 


"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."



Saturday 2 November 2013

Another Dress - V1194

This was another dress I chose because, technically, it should have looked good on my rectangle body shape....

I made in from a light weight cotton jersey with some lycra that I got on ebay. It was the wrong fabric choice, too stretchy and not thick enough. Unfortunately I only realised once the dress was made and  that the fabric stretched out of shape at the back under the weight of the gathers.



It looks awful in this photo, couldn't be bothered to iron it and I really need to put my shoulders back.. I wore the dress to my Nephew's christening and thought it looked ok until my Mum was asked twice if I was pregnant again.... Another item relegated to the wardrobe until I become skinny, hahaha.