Sewing outside

I need to sew everyday until Friday. Friday is the school fun fair. The fun fair where I innocently said 4 months ago.."Oh, you should have tables for vendors" Yep, I'm now in charge of it and on the committee. Like big time!!!

Today, I had a choice, drag the kids to the attic or bring the sewing machine outside. We all voted for outside. Fortunately, I spent last night cutting out little circles for my magic flower wands. (oops, forgot to take a pic of those, look on the table, they are in progress)


Then I brought down some pompom skirts. The kids were playing nicely in the yard...


But ultimately, they can't be too far away from mama...


Don't mind the hair.. oh my hair!! What is happening to it? Ever since last summer, it is heavily affected by the humidity. It was all one length except for the bangs. They would curl up and make wings. And not in a nice way. So this time, the hairdresser thought he would layer it so it could be "free" and it could do what it wanted in the humidity. yip, not so sure about that. I dried it straight this morning. A bike ride on the beach this morning had a different effect. Ok, too much information. But does anyone else have hair that has just changed? What to do what to do? lol

thanks for looking,
Amanda

May Giveaway!!!

Well hellooo!

If you've come from Sew Mama Sew, welcome to my little piece of the world. If you're a regular reader, you are in for some fun! Because it's Sew Mama Sew May Giveaway day!!!


EDIT: I'm blown away by your positive responses! Thanks so much for commenting and stopping by.

So on to the giveaway....
I'll call this the "girlie" giveaway. (sorry for those with boys, I'm sure some you can find some willing little girl to accept it, should you win!)

You get to pick a colour of pom pom skirt for your wee one.


It has adjustable waistbands so they can grow into it.

2nd prize is a "Princess and the Pea" playset that includes 7 mattresses, 1 sleeping bag, 1 wool felted pea and 1 princess doll.


Your child can use the playset to retell the story or make up their own happy ending.....


All you have to do to win is tell me where you're from.. yep, that's it. Oh, if you want to be a follower, you're welcomed to do that too. Just send off another comment and you'll have 2 chances. I'll be choosing by number out of a hat so the kids can play along. I'll leave the comments open until Thursday evening and announce the winner on Friday morning. Please leave some way for me to contact you through your email or website.
EDIT: You get both prizes. You only have to choose a skirt colour! And I do ship internationally.

One last thing, if you are knowledgeable and have experience about wool felt and where to order it, I would appreciate a comment. If you have a Canadian supplier, even better, I'm a little scared about cross border shipping and duty fees.

Thanks for looking and go look some more.
HAPPY BLOG HOPPING
Amanda

Pom Pom skirts with flowers

I'm still working on the house, so I only have the photos of my pom pom skirts to show you. The photos are not what I was hoping to get, but here you go...
Here are all the little maids in a row. i wish I could have kept the smiling faces on instead of blurring them. They were so eager to put the skirts on and walked down the hall holding hands. So cute. I'm hoping to make some of these for the dramatic play area in our parenting centre.

After making a few, I decided to change it up a bit and add other things.
The pink one is a love theme with felt hearts and mini ribbon rose buds inside. And the heart ribbons... so matchy and lovey.
The purple one has flower petals and leaves inside. I just used some fabric flowers I had from years ago and folded them with a stitch to hold the petals down.


I also added extra ribbons and a way to adjust the waistband compared to this great tutorial on oh so happy together
Here's a glimpse of the ribbon at the back

I sewed the elastic to the end of the ribbon so you can stretch it out...

And tie it up to the correct fit for the wee one. I'd rather have it too loose on the top with the option of tightening it, than to have to abandon the skirt because it is too tight in the future.


Thanks for looking,
Amanda

500th post GIVE AWAY !!!!!!

This is my 500th post. Where has the time gone? I started as a paper crafter and ended up a sewing crafter. Just today, I was a felting crafter. I love to be versatile and put my oar in many waters.

So to celebrate, I am giving away 2 prizes. I'm showing 3, but giving away 2. I was only going to offer the skirt and car cozy, but then realized that the winner may not prefer a child's gift. So I added the wristlet as an option.
On with the show....
1st up is a teal/brown/black wristlet with butterfly details and whimsical polkadots. For this beauty, I followed the tutorial on
Two Peas in a Pod Designs


Next choice is a car cozy. I got the tutorial for this one at Homemade by Jill

Please note: cars are not included.

And the last choice is this awesome pom pom skirt

I'll have another post all of it's own for this skirt. Can't wait to make some more. I got the idea for this from Jessica at Oh So Happy Together


So there you go. Join me in celebrating 500 hundred posts. All you have to do is comment here. Tell me where you're from or how you found me or nada. Just a hi. I'll pick a winner next Thursday, March 4th. Please make sure you leave a way for me to get in touch with you, should you be one of the 2 winners.

thanks for looking on the 1 or two posts or the 500 of them. (right mom?)

Cheers,
Amanda