Wordless Weekend

Handmade Kids

photo from here

Just back from holidays but wanted to let everyone know my Handmade Kids Challenge goodies are up on their blog. Pop over and have a look.

If you have come over from the Handmade Kids blog welcome, hopefully I will have some exciting things to show off in the next week.

Building

Some block building

Tulip Time

It's Tulip Time in Bowral and I finally got to see them in full bloom.

EB Doll Quilt Swap Sneek Peak

This is what I have been working on for the EBDQS

Sorry I've been away

So I've been slack with Blogtober again but I took Charlotte and Lucy down to Bowral for a few days to visit relatives.

We fed the ducks and did some riding amongst the rainy, cold days.

We are off again on Tuesday so I am attempting to do a couple of scheduled posts before I go. So get ready for lots of photos.

Snap

I ordered a Snap Press from here a week or so ago (they're having a sale if you are in the market for one) and I finally picked it up from the Post Office yesterday. I gave it a workout today putting some snaps on a new kids satchel I am doing for Mathildas . I am going to use them on the travellers as well as I think they will be easier for little fingers than the button and elastic I put on the last lot.

The girls and I are off to Bowral tomorrow but hopefully I will squeeze a quick post in before we go.

Oops

So I missed yesterday but that was pretty much because I was boring. I did pick these lovely fabrics up from Corrie on Friday and we had a nice chat will our two girls played, very nicely too.

She's having a sale so pop over (I'm trying to be good)

Turn Back the Clocks

Image from here

As some of you may know if you are living in Sydney or Melbourne (oops or Adelaide) daylight savings started today. Silly me turned the clocks the wrong way so when Lucy woke up at 4.15am I was trying to get her back to sleep but it was really 6.15am.

We were supposed to go here today but it was absolutely pouring this morning so obviously we decided not to go. Fingers crossed we can change our tickets, although it's not looking good.

TV Viewing - Blogtoberfest Day 3

Now this may come as a surprise to some of you but I love tv and I especially love the Lifestyle Channel on Foxtel. So as you can imagine I IQ many shows and watch them when I can get a chance. This week saw the start of Kirstie's Handmade Home (probably old news to our UK friends so feel free to go back to what you were doing). Now I already love Kirstie (and Phil) so I was excited to see this show and I must say even though I haven't finished it yet I am loving it.

I just did a search and there seems to be a few forums where people aren't that impressed but if you are in Australia, have Foxtel and didn't watch it I'd suggest checking it out.

Crazy Hair Day - Blogtoberfest Day 2

Last day of school today and it was Mufti and Crazy Hair Day. I made Charlotte some new shorts and of course she chose some of my Heather Ross Mermaid fabric. We also made a tshirt courtesy of Martha Stewart. It was super easy and Charlotte did all the eyes herself and then I just did the sewing.

Looking forward to not having to rush out the door every morning, mind you I'll still be working some days with some little breaks thrown in.

Blogtoberfest

OK I'm putting my hand up for Blogtoberfest again, yes call me crazy. One month exactly until Mathildas Market, and school holidays about to start so I can't promise that I will be up to the challenge but I will certainly try.

More info over at Miss Tinnie's.

Newsletter Subscription

If you read my blog through a reader you might not have noticed I have added a newsletter subscription thingy at the side so if you feel so inclined maybe you might like to sign up. I have no idea when the first newsletter will come out because I'm still trying to work that out but I promise I won't bombard you.

I can't rememer which blog I saw the "how to" for setting this up but if I find it again I will come back and link it.

Dust Storm

Crafty Weekend

What can I say, another great weekend with wonderful crafty friends.


Only downside is my machine packed it in and needs a service and we missed this crafty chic

I managed to duck into one of my local op shops yesterday and I picked up this great desk for Lucy for $15.

It's a lovely red colour and in fantastic condition and most importantly she loves it.

We had out annual Pink Ribbon Morning Tea at school today and I had a little stall and had a great morning.

The committee raised over $22000 for Breast Cancer which was fantastic.

Handmade Kids

I'm so excited my Handmade Kids project is finished. You may remember the package I received in August well I've made up all my little goodies. Of course I made a Traveller.

I used the gorgeous fluffy fabric as the pocket, I just couldn't stop running my hand over it.

Then I made up some hair ties and bobby pins and a giant fluffy brooch.

Then one night I was looking at the fabric thinking about what else I could make and the circles threw up an idea. I decided to make a bean bag throwing game. I then backed the circles with calico and filled them with rice. I wanted to make some sort of target for the game so before I sewed up the circles I scanned them in to the computer.

Then I printed them on to tshirt transfer paper. I cut a large circle from calico and ironed the printed circles on, then I backed that with some fabric from Ikea. I wanted to make the target into a bag to hold the rice filled bags. After some discussions with a few people I ended up putting buttonholes in the edges and threading twill through it. It pulls up into a bag.

I'm really happy with how it turned out and I have a few changes in mind but I think these might make an appearance at Mathildas in November. The girls tried it out today for me.

I think there are heaps of options with this, you could use it for colour recognition, counting or just for funAnd when you've finished throw it over your shoulder and off you go.

Story dice

You may remember some time ago I got these wooden blocks, well I finally got around to trying out a story dice.
At first I was going to paint a base colour on them and then either paint or stamp a picture on each side. Then of course after waiting all this time I was in a hurry to make them so I decided to use vintage storybooks.

I used pages with words as the base and then stuck the main picture over the top. I mod podged over the whole thing to seal it and filed the corners and edges.

I am thinking of selling them with a small moleskin to records the story all in a drawstring bag. I might do a couple for the Pink Ribbon Market this Friday and see how they go.

I just had to post this picture of Lucy. She has decided she needed an MP3 as well and she "borrowed" Charlotte's old one. She walks around the house with the headphones on singing Mama Mia all the time now. Yesterday in the car I wasn't allowed to have the radio on because "I'm listening to my songs mummy!"

Happy Birthday

My wonderful partner is turning 50 today (yes he's heaps older than me!). I'm so lucky to have found a fantastic person to share my life with, he's a great dad to the girls and we love him heaps.

Happy Birthday Jeff

Nothing to see here

There hasn't been a lot happening over at Snailblazer HQ lately. Getting another order together for The Local Shop, working on my idea for the EB Doll Quilt Swap, working on some things for our Pink Ribbon Morning Tea and that's about it.

I don't think I blogged this stamp I got ages ago from ETSY. I've been stamping the back of some swing tags with it. I can see lots of stamped paper bags too.

I've finished the sewing cards and made up some little felt pouches for them. I'm going to take them to the Pink Ribbon Morning Tea market and I might list a couple of sets on Made It too. I just need to find the last pouch. I know I've sewn it but I can't for the life of me find it.
I don't suppose anyone knows where I can get pink M & M's inAustralia

Arrgh

Book week parades have been happening all around the country this week and today was Charlotte's turn. She decided she wanted to go as a pirate which meant I didn't need to do anything as we had most of the things already.

She wore Princess Jasmine's pink pants, because she really wanted to wear those, a Microsoft tshirt I got sent at work that said ARRGH on it, a pink bandana, a hook and sword. I whipped her up a pink eye patch yesterday.

Of course Lucy had to get dressed up too, as did many of the siblings, so she went as a butterfly.

They had a parade after assembly including all the teachers and the kids had a great time, which is all the matters.

Giveaway

Corrie's having a giveaway of Far, Far Away Fabric. Now don't go over there and enter because I want to win. Just go to her shop and buy some!

Show Loot

Sorry this took a bit longer to post but I was so sick yesterday I spent the whole day either in bed or in the bathroom.

First up Charlotte did the fabric picture canvas workshop with the lovely Cathy from Audrey and Maude. It was a great workshop and even though Charlotte was a little younger than the recommended age she did pretty will with a little help from me. The canvas is now hanging proudly above her bed and she is planning on making one for Lucy for Christmas.

Next up she trotted off with Fi to do the I heart buttons brooch workshop. By all accounts she did a great job and proudly wore her brooch for the rest of the day.

I didn't actually make that many purchases, probably because I spent too much time chatting and meeting bloggy friends. I did buy two Molly Bird panels and some fabric scraps from Kristen
A lovely apple pincushion from Belinda made by Craftapolooza

A some lovely fabric from Amitie

Some bag hardware from Nicole

Justine and Fi were also super generous giving me a Mixtape tote and wristlet pin cushion for helping them out.

Tagged

I've been tagged by Fran. I'm not normally good at these things but I'll give it a go. I have to tell five things that make me feel fabulous/sexy/beautiful. So here goes...

1. My beautiful girls and Mr Snailblazer make me feel fabulous, beautiful and sexy even when I don't feel it.

2. Today I was lucky enough to meet Jodie and Annie, two awesome bloggers who, when they met me screamed like schoolgirls and they just made me feel fabulous.

3. The blogging community. Having spent the last 2 days at the Stitches and Craft the generosity, warmth and friendship shown by many "bloggy" friends in the Incubator was fantastic. I love being part of the community spirit that exists across the country.

4. The woman at Charlotte's swimming who approached me in the change room and said she loved my bag and that she reads my blog made me feel fabulous.

Can't think of number 5 but at least I got this far.

I promise I will blog my crafty purchases tomorrow.

I couldn't have a post without a picture so here's some more of Jodie's great projects