softie sewing day

softie sewing day
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Three sweet little softies for three sweet little children. On Saturday I organised a sewing bee with my sister in law and cousin in law, and we made these softies from the Softies book. I got the book for my birthday in August but this was my first project from the book. So, two Devil Cosmonauts - though the vinyl one didn't get horns - and one Mabel Monkey. Each one was given to a special little child on the weekend - and each was well received. Especially the yellow cosmonaut, he got lots of hugs.

I was really impressed with how the faces turned out - not bad for two hand sewing newbies!

As for making a softie out of vinyl - it's not easy, not least because you can't use pins - but the effect is almost worth it. And he went to this newborn, so his super drool proof powers will come in handy!

Re-Creations exhibition opening

Re-Creations exhibition opening
Originally uploaded by djbebe

Well my exhibition debut was exciting and fun; there was plenty of wonderful and inspiring craft to admire. There was delicious organic wine and lovely company. Pictured here, my super supportive husband who drove me to Brisbane and back so that I didn't have to go by mself, and so that I could partake of the aforementioned organic wine. I will definitely be looking to do the exhibition thing again!

In other news, I've listed some furoshiki on etsy for all your environmentally friendly gift wrapping requirements. Kim and Ali, you may recognise some of the fabrics... All of my Christmas presents will be wrapped this way!


Oh and one more thing - I finally got around to making these Triple Ginger Double Chocolate Cookies by thimble - and they were totally awesome. Best cookies ever. Well, if you like chocolate and ginger which luckily for me, HandyMan doesn't.