Book day

How Do,
I've had conectivity issues this week but i'm back intime to do a post of book day costumes - 

He wanted to be King Arthur - 

So knitted mail,  a tunic and foil covered hockey leg guards created this look!
I knitted the arm bit and my mum did the head one.
Tiny wanted to be puss in boots - again!
Last years (or the year befores i can't remember) outfit had gotten abit small so i chopped the legs off to make a top with tail - i did her a tunic too

Managed to get her tail to stick out from her tunic as well.
 Well hope you all had a good book day,
TTFN

Baby gifts

I was going to show you all these last week but failed totally! (nothing new there then!)
I have 3 friends having babies in march so i made the gifts for their baby showers - 

Nappy and wipe wraps - went down well :)
I've also been knitting chain mail! the lad wants to be King Arthur for book day!

hoping its looks OK when its done!
 TTFN

Weeping barbie

How do, i've been meaning to blog all week but have failed fo far.
I wanted to show you all something Tiny made on sunday. We went to leicester space centre for Doctor Who day. She made this

at the space centre

here she is, working hard

Its a weeping angel. If your into doctor who you'll understand just how scarey this is! (the image of an angel is an angel!) i'm just glad she put her tiny Dalek to keep an eye on it!

I've been making too

a birthday gift for my work chum

cake for my lads bake off! (it sold very quickly apparently)

a test version of a skate dresss.

I wonder why the test version made up easily but the proper version (which i'll show you when its done) is being a pain in the butt!
TTFN

Silk and wool

Morning all, a quick post
Some things not made by me this time. I've been elbow deep in black Lycra but it not done yet so as a treat! here's some things my auntie made for me
she dyed this my favourite colour - 

and she drew this owly picture too - on silk

(sorry about my dreadful photo taking)

And now the wool. I should have done this a few weeks ago but this Christmas at church they did a KNIT-ivity, thought it would make you smile 

wise men

inn keeper

angel

Mary, Joesph and the baby

Shepard's and their sheep

I love them and so did all the children!
they also had the Twelve days of Christmas knitted up too,

TTFN!

January catch up - inc stocking swap

Hello all,
Hope you've all had a good start to the new year and if you've made them you are keeping your resolutions.
We ended up with making them for each other - I have been told i have to do some exercise and in return the kids have to keep their rooms tidy! not sure it will last long!
I put the sewing machine away as usual over Christmas - if i didn't we'd have bits of thread in our Christmas lunches.
Its back out again now but here is some Christmas makes

owls

cats

'frozen' item!

prints for bedtime

A selection of clothes i made for niece. she had her owl outfit on after lunch!

more cats

Tiny got Fimo for Christmas so she has been making - i had to join in and followed instructions that she NEEEEEEEEDEEEEDDD a pink triceratops!

Anyways - enough of my making - 
I did a blog stocking swap with the lovely Nora@home
this is what i got sent (lucky me!)

Lots and lots of lovely Orangyness :) (yes the chocolate orange was nearly gone by the time i took pictures)and a totally awesome tardis rug mug!
Massive thank yous they are fab. 


anyway, TTFN

Bullies christmas outfit

Hi all,
Well, as some of you may know i like to follow what outfit our bull is wearing - and by our bull i mean the big bull statue outside the bull ring in Birmingham.
This year he is dressed up as a ginger bread man!
Merry Christmas everyone. x

December so far......

Well,
 Yet again i have been a blog failure. I keep meaning to do it but never getting there, and worse i make things, wrap them up and send them off and then think - poop i didn't take a picture!

Well I have been making
I did a few more neck snuggies and made some star shaped baby wraps. I borrowed my next door neighbours small boy to test the pattern so he needed one to. I'm hoping to catch him using it at some point and take a snap!

This is something i received last year - i made similar for the teachers. Marsh mallows in the head, hot choc in the middle and chocolate snowmen in the bottom. hope they like them.

I did Christmas tree bunting for my tree ( a real one this year - but no skull on the top!)

I've made presents (no peaking Marianne)

cushions with pockets for story books!

And i made 30 pixie outfits in 24hrs! (more or less)

this was my plan

and this is tiny wearing hers

This was for the ice skating show that tiny and my lad were in  again this year. It was cinerfella (yes FELLA). nothing like abit of last minute costume sorting!
 anyway, if i don't manage to get back before then have a fab Christmas or what ever you celebrate at this time of year and a merry new year. xx