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"Show and Tell" - a Hatched and Patched bag I made :)

Hi again, I have something else to show you that I finished off last night. It's a cute bag made from red (of course) sandcastle fabric. The pattern is from the little book by Anni Downs (of Hatched and Patched) called Simple Pleasures. I have so say I just love how it turned out. I've been wanting to make myself a new bag for ages and when I saw this pattern I just had to give it a go. Let me tell you, sewing is not my strongest craft, by any means. I am definitely a beginner, but I am working on improving my skills, and I'm loving every second of it! Anni Downs is one of my favourite designers and I can see there will be lots more of her projects coming to life in my craft room. Here's some pics:

  

  
 

Corey's new beanie

 

 

As promised, here are the photos of Corey's new beanie - he is always a willing model and photo shoot participant. I actually made two of these beanies - the first one was adult size and the second one (shown) was "Corey-size". When I asked him what colour beanie he wanted he said "black and white". I just could not bring myself to crochet with black and white wool - no son of mine is going to wear a beanie in Collingwood (AFL footy) colours! So I found this variegated wool which is really black and very light grey - but Corey didn't seem to pick up on the technicality! He's over the moon with his beanie - especially seeing that Dad has a matching one!

I am battling a cold this week, so I haven't been out much. Lot's of crochet getting done though. I think I may have a new addiction. I'm kind of proud of how my crochet and knitting skills are progressing - particularly as I only started teaching myself a month or two ago. I'm like that with craft - I have to try lots of different things, just to prove I can do them. Not sure where my papercraft mojo has gone......anyone seen it? Let me know.

If you are in Victoria, I hope you're keeping warm. It is freeeeeezing at the moment. I'm off to crawl into bed - hope Dan turned my electric blanket on for me :) See you soon.

                            Love Anita. xxx

"Show and Tell Tuesday"

    Thought I'd upload some "show and tell" pictures for you today. Firstly I wanted to show you my latest creations.....they're made from wool. The first one is a beanie which I knitted for my hubby. He has been after a beanie for a while but couldn't find one he liked. Hopefully this is what he was after. I have started on a second one for him in a different style and colour, so he has a couple to choose from.

 

    The second thing I have to show you is a Richmond Tigers (AFL) scarf which I crocheted for Corey. He has been nagging me to make him a Tigers scarf for a while (despite that he has a store bought Tigers scarf which he never wears). This is my first real attempt at crochet. It turned out pretty well I think. What I'd really love to learn is how to crochet fancy patterns and flowers and shapes. That was beyond my "How-to-crochet" book's scope! I even went into Spotlight and enquired about their "Learn to crochet" class, but unfortunately it is run on Saturday mornings, which are taken up by kids sports in our family. I will have to keep my eyes open for another opportunity to learn. Anyway, here is Corey's scarf, beautifully modelled by Corey's beloved mate, Big Ted.

   

    My next "Show and Tell" item is the birthday card I made for my hubby, who turned forty-something last Monday. I also made a second card while I had all my bits and pieces out (The top one is Danny's). I had fun making some fabric covered buttons which I made into brads. I've only used one on each card, but I think they make a great focal point. I don't think fabric covered buttons are going to use up much of my fabric stash however! Lol! They don't take much fabric at all. They are fiddly but worth it I reckon.

    

 

Here's the birthday boy and his little helpers.....

 

   

    Speaking of my lovely husband, look what he made me for Mother's Day!

   

Here's a closer shot of one of the shelves......

   

    These ink pad shelves took him AGES to make. I am so grateful for the time and effort and love he put into them. I am one lucky crafty-girl! Don't they look just fantastic with all my colourful Stampin' Up! ink pads in them? Now I just have to rearrange my craft space a bit to sort out the best place for them. Thanks Dan, you are a complete sweetheart. xxx

    Finally, my last "Show and Tell" item is a photo of my littlest boy Corey with his Student of the Week award at school assembly yesterday. He received it for working out a very tricky maths problem. He was so very proud.....and so were we, of course! This comes on top of his Student of the Term Award which he received for Term 1. Jayden received a Student of the Week award on the same day as Corey's Student of the Term award. We were just about bursting with pride :)

 

    Well, that's all my news for now. Hope you enjoyed "Show and Tell Tuesday". Come back and visit again soon. Love Anita. xxx