Be My Valentine?

Alice In Wonderland

I made Starbug a dress up dress for her birthday.  Alice in Wonderland is a big hit in that house so an Alice dress is had to be!

The skirt and bodice are that perennial favourite Party Dress by the Cottage Mama and I drafted sleeves, collar and an apron skirt myself.  It's made of blue and white cotton with a satin ribbon sash and like so many things too big for Starbug currently, but hopefully she'll fit it by the summer!

I am in love with this frock and I'm wondering if any of the other psuedo nieces would like to be disnefied?

Long Cardie

So, I have been squeezing in some sewing this year, I promise!  It is so good to have a craft room and when I eventually find time to decorate it I will give you all a mini tour, but this is likely not to be for a while!

In the meantime let me show you a make I made with a very light weight knit I picked up in Germany.  It's so soft and silky to the touch!

 I've wanted a long cardie for a while, but never found one I liked in the shops.  I used this tutorial which I found whilst browsing Pinterest.

 It was a fairly quick sew and it feels great on!  Sadly, it's too lightweight to use yet but I can't wait for spring to come and warm up the outside so I can use it!

Craft Break

I do have some new things to show you, but first I want to show off my most amazing pseudo nieces, because I can!

Tiny Bean and Small Bean are growing like flies and so lovely!  Tiny Bean is into Everything (and requires constant supervision, much like her sister at that age),  Small Bean has a huge vocabulary that seems to be expanding at a rate of knots and a huge love of swords and the rocking horse.  Clearly like her mother and psuedo-aunt there then!

They both love books and everything stops for a story, love it! 

Speaking of people who love books...  Here's Lizard enjoying the Silmarillion last time she came round!  Cheeky monkey was supposed to be asleep but that never stops her!

 Look at that cheeky grin!  This is Lizard at someone else's birthday party.  Who's party?  Yes, you guessed it, Starbugs!  I can't believe it's been a year already!

Starbug is still my smallest pseudo niece by a long way, but she has the longest eyelashes of all!  She's a wriggly pickle and loves her kisses (which I am always happy to provide!).

 I love them all so much and I'm so pleased and touched and honoured to be part of their lives.

Caravan Pincushion

Last year I made a caravan sewing machine cover for a friend.  This year I made her a caravan pincushion to go with!

I used this tutorial only I left of the words from my caravan!

It was a dear little thing to make and I'm giving some serious thought to making another one for me!

Fancy Dice Bags

 Well, we're nearly at the end of the Christmas crafting!  (Just this week's posts then I can start showing what I've been up to this month!).

Today I'm showing off fancy dice bags I made for a couple of my D&D group.

One is black chenille lined with red satin dupion and the other is black cotton velvet lined with purple cotton.

 They have multiple compartments inside which I hope will help store a variety of different dice and be able to find them easily!

As you can see, they flatten out nicely so you can spread your dice out if you want!

Cape

I made this to be an extra bit of kit for a friend's new character.  No photos of her in it though. so you'll have to put up with me as the model!

 It's navy fleece and unlined and fastened with a navy ribbon that has moon and stars printed on it. 

I was quite pleased with how it turned out in the end!