Fresh as a Daisy

My lovely friend and fellow stroller junkie Melissa over here at Mahogany Turtle has been busy designing some gorgeous fabrics including the Fresh as a Daisy range which I used to make this reverse applique on a pre-made tee for Paige. We had a half doll at the bottom of our fat quarter so I appliqued the spare flower from it on the bottom of the doll by hand and popped one of the spare pink buttons on too.
Teamed with a pair of denim 3/4 pants with pink sparkles through it made from Spotlight fabric, Paige was keen to wear this one. I managed to get her to stay still for about 2 and a half seconds at the play centre for a photo.

BAWWWWWW!

Heath's favourite thing in the world besides boobie is balls.
He says BAWWW all the time, and his eyes light up every time he spots one.

Imagine his delight when we rocked up at a play centre yesterday, for the first time in several months. I don't think he would have remembered the last time?

Anyway, I reckon he said "BAWWWW" in his roary voice about a zillion times while we were there. He was in heaven!!
These photos are best clicked on to see the bigger sizes for maximum cuteness factor!

I Really Need To Start Making Some Boy Stuff

Poor Heathie is going to start feeling left out, I only ever seem to make pretties for Paigey!
This is some of the fabric I picked up in Cabramatta the other week. I put snaps on the sides under the arms to make it nice and easy to slip on and off without having to undo the ties on the shoulders every time.
On another note, I'm thinking of taking part in Cherry's Use The Stash Challenge. I seriously need to do this, there is fabric busting out of the place here. So NO more fabric. For now. Except I'm heading to Ikea today, so it's going to be really hard with all the cute kid prints that match their room..

Pay It Forward

What a gorgeous sentiment - and surprise parcels to boot.
So I was reading Curly Pops blog just now, who linked up to the clever What Were We Thinking blog, where I signed up for Pay It Forward...
So now you (anyone theeeeerrree?), lovely reader, just need to leave a comment here, with your email addy so I can get your contact details. There are just three spaces available. Then sometime in the next 365 days your postie will bring you a handmade treat, from my hands to yours.
In return, you do the same for three other people on your blog. Yup, that's it, I'm very excited!

Update:
ALL spots are taken now! Yippeeeee!

Play It Again, Sam

You know how I said I was going to use the peasant dress pattern again to get through some of my ginormous fabric pile? This is the same pattern but in some very cutiful Aussie animals cotton I picked up the other week on a fabric shopping expedition up in Cabramatta with my lovely mother in law. There are so many fabric stores in one place, it's fantasticle. They're crammed so full of rolls that we had to take turns inside and waiting outside with Heath in the stroller which wouldn't fit in. We enjoyed a tasty lunch of Lemongrass Chicken in a Vietnamese restaurant on the main street, and Paige and my niece Bailey were all over the little junk shops. We did spot something I found amusing in one of them, some reggies for those lacking in the booty department. I doubt that will ever be me!

Double Digit Dude

Three down, two to go...
Birthday #3 for January here, Jhye was a big TEN today.
He's been away down the coast at Ulladulla with his best buddy for a few days and decided on nachos for dinner when he came home this afternoon.
And *shock horror* Paul cooked!
Happy Birthday Jhye. We love you so so so much.

Oi Oi Oi

We had lots of plans for Australia Day yesterday, none of which came to life thanks to a tummy bug for Paul, so we just hung around relaxing at home instead. Which was still nice since we all had an afternoon siesta together followed by a stroll around the block to visit Nanna and Poppy.
I sewed a little peasant dress for Paige using some gorgeous bottle-brush fabric and this tute. It was super-easy to make, I'll definitely be using the same pattern to get through some of my pile.
For Heath I did a reverse applique Aussie flag on a white chesty Bonds tee. I love these shirts, they're so soft and look sweet just with a pair of jeans or a cute nappy.

Heathie's One!

Just a quickie post cos it's bedtime here and as usual I'm still hanging around online way too late in the night and shall pay for it tomorrow I'm sure.
Ella and Paige baked Heathie some bickies in the shape of cars and some little cupcakes for his birthday. Paigey had fun with the sprinkles and Smarties, her favourite things in the world after bubbles.
I think it was the most sugar Heath's had in one sitting ever, and he was loving it!
I'll be back in the morning with Australia Day stuff I did for the littlies...

Happy Sweet 16 My Boy

It doesn't feel like 16 years since my firstborn was first born. But, it is.. WOW and EEK!
So Happy Birthday my young man. You've grown up too fast.
I was hoping to post photos of him enjoying his birthday dinner, or hanging out with his mate and brother camping out in the backyard like they planned but the poor kid is spending the night in hospital after having a series of complex partial seizures today. We're going to have to have a double celebration tomorrow since it's Little Shag's 1st Birthday too. Make that a triple celebration for Uncle Andrew as well!


Editing to add: Poor bugger spent two nights in hospital (totally enjoyed the room service and his own TV with pay TV) but now has some medication to help control them and an appointment with a neurologist way earlier than I could get before. He's still had a turn each day since he's been home but his dose will go up on Friday and hopefully we can say sayonara to them sometime soon...

Retro Summer Pinny Dress

I don't think I can get any more of this fabric so I'm determined to make it stretch to several outfits for Paige since I really like it. I'm a sucker for the retro kiddy prints. The inside of the bodice is lined with white spots on green, and it has a snap up back and adjustable shoulder straps. I think it'll look cute with a little pair of black Mary-Janes or ballet slippers and a matching headband. Actually I think I might do a little matching clutch for her too, since she loves carrying around *stuff* everywhere.