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Here is a little something I prepared earlier!…no seriously I had not a clue what to give a friends little girl who is turning three tomorrow, and after nearly breaking the bank to get the dog sorted out, it needed to be economical on the family purse.
Thinking about the things that the Tallest has really [...]

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Our cushion covers are looking rather sorry for themselves of late, the corners have worn through as the fabric has worn so thin. So here is the first offering to the sofa,modelled very ably by the snoozing Tallest after a hard day at Nursery…

This one was made in honour of Mr GT, I am planning [...]

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I actually had time to sit in front of the sewing machine for an hour this afternoon, while the Tallest is at Nursery and the Smallest has a monster afternoon nap. And this is the result…
I think that I know what all the little (and not so little) ladies in my life will be receiving [...]

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A jumper that I never wore was turned into a shrug…which I wore…and then it got put on the hot wash!…so now it has a new lease of life as a pair of wollen longies for the smallest.
I haven’t had her in them yet, but I have the sneaking suspicion that they aren’t going to [...]

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I have been making these as little gifts for friends and family members. They are simply put together from seven pieces of felt as below.

The flowers are made by snipping into the circles and then rounding the ends of the ‘petals’ this takes a little time but you do get into a rhythm after the [...]

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The Tallests imagination was running riot yesterday, and she was busy playing kitchens. She is getting a lovely wooden one for Christmas, but in a blinding flash of inspiration I decided to sew her one to fit over the wicker stool that was her cooker. Its not in the least bit complicated or particularly well [...]

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We are currently engaged in an ongoing battle with the Tallest to get her to keep something on her feet, so I thought that some super cute slippers might be the way forward. She calls them her princess slippers and anything that keeps her bare feet off the cold wooden floors is definately a good [...]

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