Category Archives: Crafts

Christmas Cookie decorating

Posted on 11 January, 2012 by Louise

Amy, Faith and I went along to a cookie decorating evening run by my friend Laura who has all the gear and boy did we have fun!We baked the cookies ahead of time so we could spend the whole evening … Continue reading →

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Knitting

Posted on 31 August, 2010 by Louise

Look what I made!!  I was so excited to get this little vest called a ‘Milo’ all finished and try it on Isabella but unfortunately it was pretty tight! These photos were taken about a month ago and I put … Continue reading →

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Interview questions from Tammy :)

Posted on 11 July, 2010 by Louise

I follow Tammy’s blog www.tammysrecipes.com which is a neat mixture of recipes, kitchen and food tips and updates on Tammy’s lovely family. One of her posts recently was answering questions people had asked her and she suggested people join in … Continue reading →

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Using up leftover crayons

Posted on 18 February, 2010 by Louise

I had seen posts from a number of people on how they’d melted down their old crayons to make big chunky new ones (in muffin tins) and since we had an ice-cream container full of broken pieces of crayons I … Continue reading →

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More bags and sewing

Posted on 27 August, 2009 by Louise

I have been making more bags to give away as gifts.  I have even branched out and started making bags with lining! Here are most recent bags I’ve made.  See the green lining of the trucks bag? The other two … Continue reading →

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Home-sewn nappies

Posted on 10 July, 2008 by Louise

Ok – I am really low on inspiration at the moment hence the posts on past creations of mine! Nappies (MCN) are surprisingly easy to make and I love the professional look the snaps give them.  I started out using … Continue reading →

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Hand-dyed woollens

Posted on 5 July, 2008 by Louise

I dyed some woollen singlets last year to brighten them up a bit.  They look great (apart from the lines in the middles from being hung over my drying-rack that you can see in this photo).  Now I find that … Continue reading →

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Home-made bibs

Posted on 5 July, 2008 by Louise

Don’t these bibs look so cool?  I actually made these last year in the couple of weeks before Miriam was due. I made 16 of them.  I  gave lots of them away for Christmas and sold a couple as well.  … Continue reading →

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