Day: 27 October 2008

craft, miscellaneous, sewing

Another generous blogger

Kellie recently held a giveaway with the prize being one of her superb art smocks.  If you haven’t seen them yet, you should – she is a quilter and applique-er (is that a word?) extraordinaire!  She has even been generous enough to provide a tutorial on how to make them.  I was lucky enough to win the rocket-ship smock that she was giving away.  But when Kellie realised that I have two little girls, she suprised me by making an entirely new one with a girly design!

Art smock by Don't Look Now by you.

Isn’t it absolutely gorgeous!  And as if that wasn’t enough, she also made Jemma the sock monkey for the girls (although I think I shall keep her for myself).

Sock monkey Jemma by you.

What a talent – and she manages all this with FOUR young children!  Yikes!  There are more pictures over at her blog.  Thank you SO MUCH Kellie – and I look forward to meeting you in real life once you’re back from your overseas jaunt!

by thornberry
craft, miscellaneous

By big sister for little sister

Last weekend Clare spent half a day putting together a book for Stella for Christmas.  The idea and instructions came from here.  We explained what she needed to do, handed over the digital camera and told her to go for it.  Clare decided that since there were so many pages available, she would do a book of “first colours, alphabet, numbers and nature”.

Clare's colour book for Stella by you.

Clare took three photos of household objects for each colour, wrote the name of each colour, and popped them in the book.  She drew pictures for the remaining themes. 

Make a colour book activity by you.

She even numbered each page and inserted a contents list into the front.  Clare was very proud of herself – she took the book to school the next day to show her teacher (and anyone else who was nearby).  I was very proud too!  I’m sure that Stella will love it.

by thornberry