NaBloPoMo : Day [002/031] : Milestone Baubles

Here are the boys ‘Milestone Baubles’ (the four on the left are Boo’s/ the two on the right Moo’s). Every Christmas I buy a bauble and on the bottom I write their name / the year / a milestone e.g Boos read: 2006 – 3 months old 2007 – learnt to walk 2008 – learnt [...]

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Make it Monday : Magic Bottles

Magic Bottle, originally uploaded by Annaelizc. I found a tutorial HERE on how to make ‘Magic Bottles’. I decided to give it a go with Moo & Boo (although slightly aprehensive about the water/glitter/toddler combination!) These are the finished result Boo made the blue one, we initially put oil in it as well but all [...]

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WIP Wednesday: Daisy the cow

I have about 35 animals to make and about 6 weeks to do it in. So far it has taken me a week to make one. Well, not a week really, more like a couple of hours, just been so busy with the house that I have not had chance to do much sitting down [...]

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WIP Wednesday: Farmyard Frolics

This is my biggest/ most ambitious project yet! I am making a Farmhouse/Farmyard and animals for my toddlers 3rd Birthday. The farmhouse will be quilted and have a carry handle. It will store all the animals inside to carry around, but also fold out flat to make a farmyard to play with the animals on. [...]

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Ta-Da! Tuesday: Caterpillar Toy

Ok, It has no eyes. Eyes make him look like a dog, or a mouse, or a rabbit…. so I suppose it should still be WIP not TA-DA! but here is is anyway, my as good as finished caterpillar for my very nearly one year olds birthday! The pattern is from Augusts ‘Let’s knit’ magazine [...]

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Things I Love Thursday: Baby Leg/Arm Warmers

Last year I made my toddler a pair of these Baby leg/arm warmers and he wasn’t impressed at all! However, now the hot weather is here I decided to find them out for my 11 month old to wear with a vest so he can stay cool but still crawl around without getting sore knees! [...]

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