lucky lucky me!

hi!
while i was in hospital with the puglet, it was my 32nd birthday! my in laws know my love of craft and said that they would take me and let me loose in a craft shop! yay!

so i chose Hetties Patch because i hadn't been there before - and it was fantastic!!!!  SO.....MUCH....FABRIC! so hard to choose.

but choose i did - this is a Sherbet Pips Jelly Roll - been dreaming of what to make Puglet with this while up at night feeding her

and this awesome Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat fabric pack to make a quilt for the little human - he loves Cat in the Hat (and then something went BUMP! how that BUMP made us JUMP!)

can't wait to make it!

speaking of the kids, here is a recent photo of the little human at the very cool adventure playground out Noarlunga way - this is him on the 'jungle drums' - man he loves to make noise!  such a good day

and this is my little puglet - she is much more awake and alert now - 5 weeks old already!  what a cutie (if i do say so myself!)

much love, pugs and kisses
crafty
xx

Toy Society drop two and three

Hi!

DROP TWO
a while a go i was lucky enough to win a make your own stupid sock creatures box kit from Homespun.
very cool, because not something i would have bought myself - but a good thing to try!

so anyhoo, this is the finished product!  I named him Stripy

he is a bit too fragile for my kids or for their mates, so thought Stripy would be a good Toy Society drop.  This is him packaged up and ready to go

and as per my Toy Society project mentioned earlier, I am only dropping around our local council area of Playford.  Here is Stripy ready to be found and loved!

DROP THREE
ages and ages ago, i started making Hilda the Hippo of Melly and Me.  yesterday, i finally finished her!   here she is in all her glory!

and again, i thought she would make a good Toy Society drop - something a bit different.  I couldn't find a clear bag big enough to fit her - so this is her ready to go!

and because it was a bit rainy out here yesterday, i had to find somewhere undercover for her, seeing as she was unprotected!  so this is her out the front of the local swimming pool.

hopefully, they both find good homes and someone to love them!

hope you have had a fun crafty few days too
many pugs and kisses
crafty
xx

And the winner is....

Melody of The House on the Side of the Hill - thanks to random.org - chose number 31
CONGRATULATIONS!
Heading your way will be the Australian Quilter's Companion 'Quilts from Precut Fabrics'
Hope you enjoy and thank you to everyone for joining in
pugs and kisses
xx

Christmas in July Mug Rug Swap!

Hi all!

Just letting you know that over at the Christmas Quilting Block Swaps Australia blog (of which i get the fun of being swap mummy) there is a new one-off side swap happening - the Christmas in July Mug Rug Swap!  

It is open to all - not just members of the usual swap - so if you would like to get in on the action head to this post

You have to let me know that you want to join by the 4th of July, and you have til the 31st of July to post your mug rug

So head on over and join in the fun!

Christmassy kisses

Crafty

xx

GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL(S)!!

hi!
i decided at around 2am this morning whilst feeding the gorgeous puglet that i need to get some craft time into my days.
they are just flying by in a blur of activities, feeding, settling, driving, trampolining....:)
so....
i have set myself a goal of doing a bit of sewing every day....even if it is just 5 minutes. and also set myself the goal of blogging once a week.
I think otherwise it will all get away from me and it will be the end of the year before i know it!

so! my craft achievements from this week

i was lucky enough to win a Homespun competition and got a 'how to make a stupid sock creature' kit!  so this is where i am up to with the little fella - he will go out as a Toy Society drop once he is finished

and this is the two buck block BOM from Kornacraft for this year - i chose the pink theme with the idea to make it into a quilt for puglet once i have finished them - i love the fabric!!

and i was lucky enough to go out to Quiltaholics yesterday and bought a jelly roll and some blue Christmas fabric (which is hard to come by!)

and for good measure, a cute shot of the little human loving his puglet sister

much love and happy crafting!

pugs and kisses
crafty
xx

p.s. don't forget to enter the competition if you haven't yet - closes monday 27th of june!!!

Pug family home!

hi all!
i am happy to report that i am typing this post with one hand while holding my gorgeous new daughter in the other :)
Puglet was born by c-section on the 26th of may and weighed 7 lb 1oz and was 48 cm long
she is doing very well at home - feeding great, and settling in between, which is just lovely
the little human adores puglet with a capital A - they are very cute together

this is the puglet having her first bath in the hospital - she loved it

and this is her with her gorgeous presents from Fiona - a beautiful hand stitched kokeshi stuffie and some handmade breast pads for me - THANK YOU!

thank you to all for your lovely thoughts and warm messages of support over the last few weeks - i have felt the m lift me up when i was down

much love, pugs and kisses
crafty
xx

p.s. don't forget to enter the giveaway!!! you have til 6pm Monday 27th of june - you've got to be in to win it!

GIVEAWAY!!!

This giveaway is a copy of this magazine from Australian Quilters Companion called 'Quilts from Precut Fabrics' complete with DVD called "Learn to use specialty rulers and templates".
It is still in its wrapper because I bought one at the shop, not realising it was part of my subscription - so now i have two! duh!

so if you want to win it - just leave a comment to this post!  you don't have to be a member, you don't have to post about it on your blog, you can live anywhere, you just have to leave a comment to let me know that your name is in the draw.

Ill use random.org to choose the winner, and you have until the 27th of June 2011 at 6pm Central Australian Time to leave your comment!

spread the word - you've got to be in it to win it!

pugs and kisses
xx

p.s. 10 sleeps to go until puglet comes and joins our family.  i CANT wait!  very excited to have a new addition, and looking forward to the end of the pregnancy and the beginning of being a mum of 2.  see you on the other side
xx