More Bow-ties

Last week, I showed you some snap-on/snap-off bow-ties that I made for our little one.

Well, I got a bit addicted to making tiny bow-ties for a while.  And I ended up making quite a few.

Originally, I planned to sew them.  But I discovered that (for most of the stages of making), it was easier and MUCH less fiddly to use fabric glue!

So, here they are:

When I was photographing the bow-ties, I just HAD to go and get some of the teeny-tiny trousers and shorts out of the wardrobe - to experiment with making up little outfits. I REALLY have to just quickly show you my favourite:

I think that, when I get the time to make some more bow-ties (which I'm sure I will be doing at some point), I'll take some photos along the way and do a mini-tutorial to share on here.  One of the days.....

See you soon.....

Carly

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Dummy Clip

This is just a quick post.  I wanted to show you another of my baby-makes.  

I saw the idea of a dummy clip on Pinterest, and thought it would be a quick and easy make.  Of course, we don't even know yet whether our little one will WANT a dummy.  But now he has a dummy clip - just in case.....

What an easy-peasy make!  Just a tube of fabric with a 'braces' clip at one end:

And a pair of snap-fasteners at the other:

So, if he turns out to be a dummy fan, I may well be making a whole COLLECTION of these - one to match every outfit!  ;-)

Bye for now.....

Carly

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Baby Boy Bloomers and Bow-ties

I'm FREEEEEEE!!!!!  

On my last trip to the doctor's, I was told that I no longer need to be on bed-rest. So I've been making the very most of my new-found freedom!  We've been catching up with friends, going for 'date nights', doing lots of 'nesting'-type jobs around the house.....  And, of course, I've been getting my craft on!

At last!  The opportunity to do more baby-crafting!  And I've gone a bit silly.  I just can't stop!!!  So now, the problem is.....  I don't know which project to show you first?!?

I think I'll start with the cutest AND funniest.....

I decided to make a little outfit - some boyish 'bloomers', and a bow-tie to match.  Here's the finished outfit:

Then I had an idea - if I attached the bow-tie to the little body-suit with snap-fasteners, I could make a whole RANGE of interchangeable bow-ties (and you know how it is - newborns can never have too many bow-ties)!!! 

So I did this:

And then I IMMEDIATELY made another little outfit:

And, after that, I made MORE bow-ties!  But I'll save those for another post.....  

In 'OTHER EXCITING NEWS' (well, actually THE most exciting news).....  we visited the hospital on Friday, and I'm booked in to have a c-section on Monday 30th June.  So, only two weeks to go now!!!!!

Until next time.....

Carly

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Loop Scarves

Hello there,

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my last post - and for your ideas of crafty-things-to-do-whilst-laying-on-your-back.  I did get some inspiration (and giggles) from your suggestions! 

As I've been such a rubbish blogger lately, I do have quite a few makes from way-back-when that I haven's shared with you yet.  Including these.....

  

They are loop scarves that I made for Christmas - one for my mom, one for my sister, and one for my best friend.  

I was a bit baffled by the puzzle of how to sew them up to begin with, but got the hang of it in the end.  Once the idea of how it should work clicked, they became a reasonably quick and easy project.  

I'll definitely be making more of them (I want one for myself, actually).  

Maybe, when I have the time (and ability), I'll do a little loop scarf tutorial and share it on here.

Until next time.....

Carly

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Works-in-Progress

After taking a way-too-long blogging break over Christmas, I'm finding it quite challenging to get back into a routine of posting regularly.  

One of the issues is that I just haven't had many finished projects to show you lately.  I've been doing quite a lot of crafting (sewing, crochet AND paper-crafting).  But all of the things I'm working on at the moment are taking a while to complete.  

So, in the meantime, until I have a proper show-and-tell ready for posting, here are some clues as to what I've been up to.....

(making stacks of colourful Froebel stars)

(sewing lots of triangles together)

(working on a giant crocheted granny square)

I wonder which of these projects I'll manage to complete first.....

I'll let you know, of course!

Carly

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