Saturday, May 25, 2013

play tents

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a play tent on the blog!

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I received a lovely e-mail this week from a customer who had purchased one of my play tents for her gorgeous little girl’s first birthday.  Clementine’s special party had a gumnut babies theme, so we chose lemony yellows and soft greens.  Doesn’t the party girl and her mama look gorgeous!?  Happy birthday Clementine!

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Here are a few of the other play tents that I’ve made…

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The weather is perfect for snuggling up inside a play tent with a comfy cushion or three, and a good book…hope you’ve found somewhere warm to hibernate this weekend!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

sewing in the rain

I love the sound of rain on the roof.  In my sewing room it sounds so beautiful pattering on the tin roof while I’m cutting and ironing and sewing.

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This was during the hail storm we had a few weeks ago – so much hail!  The lawn and deck were white, and there were still big lumps of ice in shady places in the garden the following afternoon.

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Lots of amazing colour in the sky as well as the grey!

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And some more colours inside too.

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Beautiful banners for special little people!

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And a lovely ball!  This one was a custom order, but I had so much fun making it there are sure to be more…

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Hope you’re enjoying the rain too!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

new things…and old things

After a long wait, I finally have some more teething rings back in stock!  These rings came all the way from Greece, and are made from natural, untreated birch wood.

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Some circles…

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Some birdies…

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And some rectangles…all teethers are available at Under the Oak in Reibey Street, Ulverstone for $12 each (while stocks last!).

Along with making some lovely new things, we’ve also discovered some old things these holidays!  Some sweet games and books from an op-shop, which have had lots of love from children already.

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Something so special about the colours in vintage books and toys!