Upcycling/Recycling and baby presents :)

We have added to the family a 1969 VW Kombi and she is brilliant. This is nicks new project and he has a fair amount of work to do!!! She came all the way from Tasmania and her name is Kenny :)

Kenny is going to get a huge revamp done to her- new colour, new seats, new floors, new ceiling and eventually a new engine!! I think the other two cars are a little jealous of her funkiness!! She is going to be our sunday driving car and nicks windsurfing cart around car and possibly take the kids to school car. She is going to be an awesome addition to our house in Palmyra- when we eventually get move back to Perth :) Will keep you tuned in with her progress.

My friend recently had a little baby girl called Imogen and this is what I made her:

We have had so many friends having babies at the moment that thinking of new and different things to buy them is hard work now. So I thought why not make something and so I did.... A personalised little blanket. I hope little Imogen likes it :)

I keep looking for new things to play with and do and I have come across the easyness of making yo-yo's. They are dead easy to do and pretty effective when you add a button in the middle. You can buy them from most craft shops and they come in an array of sizes- this one is a large size. I decided to make a necklace of yo-yos for Lucy's onesie.

So I went through my wardrobe and realised that there are many items of clothing that I love but don't wear for various reasons. I have always loved this beautiful lili maxi dress that I bought a few years back but I have never worn it because I hated the fact that the top part was too small and the halter digged into my neck. So I decided to get rid of the top part and have it as a skirt. As I finished reconstructing my dress, the skirt was then too long so I removed a layer of material from the bottom and this is now what I have:

I now have a lovely maxi skirt that I can wear and a bonus scarf!!! I love scarves :) So there was enough fabric to make two scarves and seeing as though I only need one - who would like the other. The first person to comment that they 1. love my blog (haha jokes!!) and 2. they would like the scarf will have a scarf sent to them with love :)

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Sewing,Sewing,Sewing

I have decided to introduce you to my sewing friends- Stella the sewing machine and Audrey the overlocker. Without them I wouldn't be making my little creations!!! Say hello:

The lastest things I have delightedly ( yes that is a word- I didn't get red underlined for it!!) created are more clothes for Lucy and myself and a crochet hook holder. Nick brought me the range of clover crochet hooks for my birthday and I needed a funky place to store them- so I gathered some rather retro looking material and sewed one up. Do you like? 

I also have started making Lucy some clothes. She is now growing out of the clothes that she has millions of and she needs some more funky clothes to keep up with the fashion stakes of being a little baby (only kidding!!!). Basically I need to funkify her wardrobe again. So I'm going to make her clothes that no-one else will have because being my daughter we like to be a little original at times :) So I have learnt the skill of smocking (very basic smocking may I add) and created a beautiful little dress out of liberty fabric (I think it is the material that makes this awesome)-

Lucy likes her dress- I think :)

I have also made my little monkey a cute little top with some lace detailing. I made the top a little too short- so note to self make it longer next time, but it is still cute with a little onesie underneath and a pair of shorts. The best thing about making clothes for your little one is that 1. it's easy as 2. it's something that no-one else will have 3. sense of satisfaction that you have made cute clothing for your monkey and 4. it's so much cheaper than buying it. Ticks all the boxes I think!!

And not only have I been making clothes for Lucy but i have made  some for me-  cause I can :)

I have made two dresses- 1. I altered a basic shift dress pattern to make a sleeveless shirt dress amde from divine Kaffe Fasset material-

2. I turned a long skirt that I made and then decided that I didn't like it into a shift dress with pockets and gorgeous Liberty material- 

 LOVE

And the last thing that i want to show you is my wrist bands that I have made from my scrap material bag braided with leather- I quite like them. they are so easy to make and they are pretty funky on!!

Well that is it for now- until next time!!

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