felt.

I have just made my first ever purchase on felt. It probably doesn't count, because I bought something off my sister. She makes the cutest baby hats, groovy kids clothing and neat retro cards. I bought one of her "one of a kind, hand crafted card featuring a vintage print of Little Bo Peep which has been sewn onto white card stock". See the pic above! I'll take a better pic of it when it arrives!!

I am hoping to get some of my own handmade goodness up on felt. soon.

Here's their "about us" blurb;

Felt…like it.

Felt…like something different.
Felt offers unique handmade products, many of which you won’t find anywhere else.

Felt…like something green.
Not just handmade, but Kiwimade - that’s eco-friendly shopping.

Felt…like making stuff.
If you like making stuff, Felt offers you an outlet to sell it.

It's similar to etsy but is kiwi in flavour! Take a look for yourself!

discovery; a great use for knitted dishcloths

I have just discovered something that some of you probably already know! Dishcloths, yes those lovely handmade knitted cloths, are fantastic for cleaning windows!!!! Better than vinegar and newspaper. No streaks - YAHOO! Who'd a thought?!?

And yeah, for some weird reason i am getting excited about this - Must be my brain trying to get used to the quiet having the girls back at school gives me!

thing a day; seven

Today, I finished off a lovely pair of booties using Saartje's pattern. Saartje is from the Netherlands and has a really neat blog (don't worry it's written in english!).
The booties look very "Valentines Dayish" and are going to be a gift for my friend's daughter Kezia! I really like the look of the pattern, but it seems to me most of my friend's are having boy's and so I am not able to make them very often. :(

KAL Day 5 (Monthly Dishcloths)

new look...

You may have noticed some changes to the blog and wondered what I've been up to. I have been pottering around looking at what I can do - making 3 columns and putting buttons on the side bar. Eventually, I want to put links to blogs that I frequent and also I really want to change the header.

Since school is back tomorrow, I may leave that for a couple of days so that we can get back into the swing of things. :)

defeat the doledrums dishcloth swap; third weekly topic

Weekly Topic: Well, this is a easy topic of the week. I am interested to see what my pal has, so I can see what to get them. So, to help out our fellow swappers, please post a picture of your yarn stash for making dishcloths and the notions you use on them. So, 2 pics 1 of dishcloth yarn stash and 1 of your notions you use for making dishcloths.

I could photograph it, but that would be easy as I don't have a whole lot of dishcloth yarn in my stash. I am trying to build up my supplies and yesterday I bought 8 balls of cotton yarn cheaply ($1.99 a ball) - but thats about it folks!

The same would go for notions - I would like to purchase a cable needle and some stitch markers. I will one day.... as for now, I am enjoying making cloths and learning new knitting techniques - it is SO much fun and very very addictive!

thing a day; six

I am very pleased with how these little tote bags turned out. The tutorial was very easy to follow! I made 5 bags at once. I often find it easier to do more than one thing at a time, and it doesn't take much more time to do that.
It was my first time making a lined bag, and I am sure it won't be the last now I know how! I imagine a little appliqué would make the bag more interesting, although they look cool as they are, with a little surprise of colour in the lining. I used some old chambray fabric and cotton print fabric out of my stash, as it doesn't use a whole lot of fabric it's a great to use the old bits and pieces up. :)
One will go to Jaime-Lee (Bree's friend) and one to Ailish (Hope's friend) who are having birthday's this Saturday! The other three are going to be part of the girls Valentines Day presents. I must say , I am so stoked with how they turned out! My sewing skills have improved ten-fold since I started this blog just over a month ago!!!

KAL Day 4 (Monthly Dishcloths)

thing a day; five

I didn't have a whole lot of time to craft today. I was tired, and went shopping! I am working on doing a knitting chart for a dishcloth but that's taking an inordinate amount of time - I am sure that once I "get it" it will be a lot easier, but till I get there....

I did get to Spotlight and got some cheap yarn ($1.99 a ball - YAY!). So I figure I did do something crafty, even if it was shopping ;). While I was there I picked up some cool jewellery for the kids and also for two birthday parties coming up on Saturday! I have plans to make both birthday girls a tote bag and give them a necklace and bracelet set each! The other three bracelet sets are going to be for the girls for Valentines day! It's one less thing I have to make!!

KAL Day 3 (Monthly Dishcloths)