Buttons

I am already thinking about christmas and what to do for presents for the class etc. I got these buttons from a great website - www.jackobindi.com.au . They are the easiest buttons to do - I bought the guide as well which is invaluable. I plan to stick some onto little clips, button covers which are so 80's but I found them in the chuck out bin at Lincraft today and these giant paperclip bookmarks which were also at Jackobindi. The hardest thing is finding BOY FABRIC - and I just keep looking.....

play

We love to play on our trampoline - and I just love our Spring free. We have shade cloth over the top to stop bird poo and leaves going in. A nice place to be

Its Out

One of my christmas traditions is buying the Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Edition. I don't regularly buy the mags but always get the christmas one - and sometimes their December edition. They have become a great resource.

Not sure if there is anything I am busting to make out of this one - however their recepies are always yummy. I made these last year for all the kinder kids here - they were from the 2007 issue.

Looking back through the 2007 issue had these lovely tree sachets...

These decorations made out of old lightglobes - but I am not much of a painter...But I reckon I might give these a go- cardboard angels that house little sweets- I think they would look lovely on a table as well.

Off to have another look through this years mag for more inspiration...

magnets

This is a project I have been meaning to try for a while since I stumbled over it somewhere in blog land. These are those cheap glass (?) buttons that are sold in $2 shops to hold up your flowers in a vase. They have a flat(ish) bottom which is where you stick the image. I have done some with paper and am now trying fabric - but I think the grain comes through too much. I stick the button on with mod podge and leave it to dry then I put another coat of mod podge on the back just to protect the paper. The idea is then to stick magnets on the back. They would look great on the fridge or on a whiteboard or filing cabinet. So cheap and actually seem to be easy!

Christmas art

spring sunshine and a little christmas craft......

c'est fini

Another project off the list. The plastic coated bag is lined and I used some belt stuff for the handles. Inside is a lined plastic coated pencil case - which could be used for makeup and finally a heat pack which has beautiful flanelette on the back and a touch of paris on the front.
While I was on a roll, we even wrapped it. Last year in the sales I got these little metal decorations which Alexander has written on a label and stuck inside. I have hidden it so it doesn't get unwrapped a million times!

three boys in a shower.....

Our latest watersaving venture.