I have kept myself busy whipping up some new crown designs this week and I have even (after many requests) tried my hand at one suitable for boys. This is not my area of expertise so those of you with boys out there, please let me know what you think!
I have been working on some new crowns and some Christmas decorations (photos will come soon) now that the health dramas and franticness of three different productions in one term has passed. These are the first two.
I am really fond of the bird crown (as are my girls) and love the bright pink and the mint green together. While making the other crown I was assisted by a nearly two year old leaning on my arm and consequently the sewing is not quite up to standard! Nothing major, but a few wonky lines (particularly on the cupcake) so I will be making more for sale but thought someone out there might like this one as it seems a shame to have it sitting in a box doing nothing for years. So I decided to make it an international giveaway for anyone who is interested, just leave a comment on this post about something you like or would like to see on my site and I will draw a random name on Monday 12th October. It has the usual covered elastic back and is a slightly smaller size to fit from around 18 months to 6 years, so if you know any little girls who would like a crown and don’t mind wonky lines on their cupcakes, get commenting!
I have decided to join the giveaways for the launch of Sewn – a new online sewing community about to hit the net.
Check out their site for the long list of blogs having giveaways to celebrate and share some crafting love.
I will be giving away a felt crown the same as the one above. It has a felt covered elastic back so fits multiple sizes – from my five year old to me! Anyone anywhere is welcome to enter. Just leave a comment on this entry and I will pick a comment at random to find the winner. Entries close at the end of June 8th, I will draw and announce the winner on June 9th.
I have also added a couple of shrink plastic bird brooches with dingly dangly legs to my etsy shop. They are based on the birds here I made for my girls and I decided they made pretty cute brooches!
I have been eyeing up my stack of floral fabrics for a while & decided it was time to do some sewing so here is a little bird ready for Etsy. Even though it is Autumn here and the trees are looking a little bare, she still found some camelia flowers to enjoy!
I also finished the letters for Ella’s wall yesterday & we are both quite pleased with them. The rest of the things for her room are still in the half finished pile which seems to be getting very large – I must sit down & start working my way through it.
Two little birds I whipped up today from some scrap fabric. I had thought the girls could have one each but my four year old has claimed them both since they are apparently best friends and can not be seperated. So I guess another one will need to be made for my wee one & I will have to hope they it doesn’t become best friends with the first two before it makes it to Phoebe’s room!
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