Just hanging out, by a warm fire, away from the biting cold.
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Slowly finishing madams hat. A little CD book for her audio stories – we copy CD’s from the library so don’t have cases. This seems to have solved the ‘loose CDs all over the floor’ issue in her room next to the player. A few scraps of blanket and felt, sewn up with madam on…
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Joining Soulemama for ~ This Moment. A moment from this week that I want to pause, savour and remember. A special moment.
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Reading her ‘mail’. Happy in the weak wintery sunshine, in her new dress.
Read moreA Pattern Mash-up
While Madam was happily playing with her buddies at preschool I had a bit of a play with some patterns. I used my favourites by BrownieGoose. The Nelle top and mash fit into a shortened Henrietta trouser. Added a inch to the waistband to allow for a casing. Lined bodice (to lazy to make…
Read moreThis Moment
Joining Soulemama for ~This Moment, a moment from this week that I want to pause, savour and remember. A special moment. Our ‘can’t be bothered to drive to far to find snow .. this roadside slope will do!’ sledding session
Read moreIn our kitchen
In light of my attempts to pacify my unhappy stomach I’ve been looking at ways to try and minimise the impact of gluten without totally excluding it from our lives. Mostly because I’m crap at cooking with gluten free flours. seriously the pits. everything. is. a. brick. Ive started a sourdough starter. So far (2…
Read moreBlanket
Its finished. My crochet blanket that started as a practice swatch and grew. Its not perfect, I learnt as I went along (thank you you tube!) but Its cute and fits Madams little doll perfectly. The scalloped edges are to squashed – next time I’ll skip a stitch in between them. But I like it,…
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