Belting - Part Two

Belting - Part One
Belting - Part Three

I'll stop confusing everyone now. This is the finale of the Belt posts for a little while!

I seem to be getting more forgetful by the day.... so I completely forgot to take photos of the pirate belt before I gave it to Cathie.

But the best news is that Cathie is a super talented photographer, and she makes my crafty goodies look ever so much better!

PS - Thanks so much to everyone who shared the post about Nikki's Stolen Handbag via Blogs, Facebook, Twitter etc. With any luck, the person responsible might feel regretful and decide to post it back to Nikki.
The address details are here on Nikki's website.

The response has been absolutely tremendous. I'm sure that everyone in the craft community will be keeping an eye out for it from now on!

Belting - Part Three

Belting - Part One

There would have been a Belting - Part Two... except that I forgot to take a photo of it before I gave it away. It was a supercute Pirate print with little fishies on the reverse side .

Belting - Part Three - a request for a little green car belt for Aidan (but I couldn't resist making one for Amelie too - whoops!).

Owl fabric from here...

PS - If you'd like to win a sweet Easter Bunny, pop on over and check out this charity giveaway at Voodoo Rabbit.

Belting

Another belated birthday present..... I'm really not doing well with the handmade birthday present planning so far this year!

I was a little bit lost for ideas, so I asked Jack's mum what he would like. She said that he absolutely loved the belt that I made him for christmas, and so could I please make him another.

The most difficult thing about it was finding a fabric in the stash with a small enough print to use as a feature, but this one ended up being perfect!

A different type of gift...

Appliqued tees - Dragster Dominoes Fabric

I'm off to a little christmas lunch gathering on Friday with a couple of girlfriends and their kiddies.

In previous years, I've managed to make all of their christmas gifts myself, but as the families have expanded, it's become a little more difficult.

This year I started making, collecting, and swapping earlier.


Sam, Cate, and Lily are getting some lovely Beccasauras appliqued tees (which I forgot to photograph before they were all wrapped), Belle is getting a gorgeous Beccasauras tunic top (also forgot to photograph).
Cate is getting the superb Polly Pratt dress that I won at Sew It Together, and Lily is also getting a little dress that I made a while back. The girls are also getting some beautiful hairclips that I bought at the Daylesford Makers Market a few weeks ago.

I actually managed to make the pressies for Connor and Jack. I followed Nikki's tutorial for the belts. I had no idea what waist size the boys are (and there was no-one on hand to measure), so I just googled garment sizing and used those measurements - hope they fit eeeek! Also, I didn't have the right size D-rings on hand so I substituted small slide-adjusters instead.

I know that kids don't get very excited about receiving clothes instead of toys for christmas, but at least their mums will be happy!

PS - Thanks so much for all of the lovely comments on yesterdays post and via Facebook - some very generous people have already called 131495, or booked their next blood donation appointment online - what a superb effort!