52 things I love about you

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Another pinterest idea .
 I  chose 52 pictures of us & our life & then did the captions that suited. I tried to be funny but also a bit romantic

 Males comment " another piniterest idea " but he was impressed when I said it only took me 4 hours to make

Pinwheels for my Dad

We are visiting my dads grave soon for his second anniversary . My mum loves pinwheels (or whirrly gigs) so I decided to do special ones. I found these in a cheape shop for 75c.

I took photos of all family members, Mum sister, husbands, kids and  grand kids ; gluing  them to each petal. It was very fiddly and  sticky but overall I am happy with the effect.
I dont expect them to last a long time as they are not waterproof but the way I look at it real flowers dont either.

 Love and  miss you dad always.

Gift card holders

Recently I went looking for a holder to give a gift card in and  couldn't find any so I decided to make them . There was a pattern on Pininterest that started me of, http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2010/12/inkling-gift-card-holder.html
I used old manilla folders that were being thrown away and favorite wrapping paper from a recent party.

To tie them I used ribbon . The hardest thing was the gluing of the edges so I ended up sewing them on my machine .

Olivia Fairy Party

So the party is over. We had a lovely time even with the rain changing our plans.
Along the driveway were the  decorated  8 posts that my son had found.
We had 3 different colors of ribbon to attach to each








Next  was a large poster that Olivias Mum Emma had made of her  favorite  drawings




We had 2 gazebos set up to give access to the party room.
We couldn't put up the curtains as we had planned ( see previous post) but we just added  lots  more of the ribbons and flowers around .I think it worked just as well .
I made the fabric roses, the buntings and  fairy wands.

 Inside the room we had aprox 50 balloons suspended from the ceiling which gave a lovely party feel,
They were put up by a team effort and  the girls loved been taken thru them.  






Due to the weather the mushroom stools got put in the party room and the girls enjoyed their tea party on them


  


 
  

Lily and  Olivia  looked lovely in their outfits. They had felt wings domed to the back of their suits and I had made felt flowers to decorate them.
I also had spare roses that could be domed to their suits if they wanted to take the wings of .I was very pleased with the effect. I  also had  bells hanging  of pieces of ribbon  because of a poem that I had found 



 

"If one can hear the sound of bells tinkling or branches rustling when the winds are still,or wings beating when there are no birds about,that means a fairy is in the vicinity. "

Their suits had 3 hearts appliqued on  and  their skirts were 4 layers of lilac and  white soft tulle . Olivia loved her  ring of flowers on her head.


I also made crowns out of felt with the flowers on them , my niece Kaylee fell in love with them and  took them home.

 On the buffet table we had beef, lasagna , potato bake and salads. For the kids (and  big kids) there was corn tartlets, little sausages and of course fairy bread

For the desert table we had the birthday cake , Cassie made a yoghurt cake ,Emma made banana bread as it is a favorite of the birthday girl We also had  pink and  green jelly cups and fairy cakes . I think it was a good spread

Overall we had a great time with family and  friends . I loved the preparation we did and the fact that a lot of what we did was from recycled material.Thank you also Cassie for the photos.

We are looking forward to planning next years party.


Post note : looking back at this post 3 years  later I still remember the pleasure this family had giving Olivia a very special family event , Love you Olivia from Granny 

Party Bags

Well the party boxes are finished .
The fairy dolls are from a pattern called Felicity the  fairy but we are changing her name to Flo.
The Elfs are yet to be named

I made  6 faeries and  3 elves, I sewed the clothes to the dolls to make them safe . I did not add the shoes which were to  be  painted on and as the dolls are for 1 years old so it was  decided no shoes as they might suck on them  Their wings are are embroidered which I loved doing 

There is a heart on the back made from my dear Dads shirt so he is with his grand children ,miss you Dad

Olivias First Birthday Fairy Party

 Olivia's Birthday party is coming up fast . We finally got the mushroom stools finished . They are made from  old paint tins topped with a  timber circle  and  then a padded top.
Her Mum then did the painting . So now we have a mushroom circle

 Next we had a trial run of the desert gazebo We are using curtain from around the house. I made the fabric roses & bunting . We had chosen 3 colours light pink , green and  liac as the party colours

 I found the idea from the internet
http://www.girlygirlbirthdayparties.com/2011/01/cornish-fairy-party.html.






We then decorated some sticks that my son found to act has signs for where the party is. We first had balloons  on them but they popped  so now we are going to put more fluffy stuff on them , 8 in total as we have a long driveway
We are really looking forward to this party and have enjoyed all the preparation .

Look forward to posting more photos on the day

Upcoming party

Invitations are sent . Feed back so far has been great

A stove for our grand children

We found this on the side of the road needing a bit of tender loving care

We first stripped of bits, sanded & filled gaps with no more gaps, much to my husbands delight ..more sanding

Then we primed it
Tomorrow   the final coat I hope

2 new outfits

The next 2 outfits for my little angels. The top one has little grub roses on the neck & around the scalloped hem
The bottom is a jump suit with a cat on the pocket , Lily loves wearing it. I am going to make a winter version next . Both have a bib to match

I have kept making blocks the ones on the left are for my grandaughter Lily with chinese symbols on them. The ones on the right are for my grandaughter Olivia . There are also bunnies & kittens for their easter pressie

Blocks,Kittens Bunnies & Rose Socks

Had a busy week.. First a nappy cake with 35ish nappies,then made a kitten for the cake topper & inch blocks for the baby to play with. Decorated it with roses made from 6 pairs of socks & 2 pairs of mittens for a bit of colour. Now to wrap for safe travelling
 

Then I made 4inch blocks for  when older & finally completed a knitted set. All done

Molly & Mickey the Monkeys

Molly the Monkey  made for my grandaughters. I decided to make them 50% the size of the patten, good for the babies but very hard to make . the second attempt worked better . I made one also for each of  Lily playgroup  Each monkey has the baby name on their bottom Hope they like them

Lily loves her Molly the Monkey

My little animals

 

Our little tiger and zebra,