Recent And Not So Recent Projects

I've been thinking about including appliqued Bonds growsuits/wondersuits in my etsy/madeit stores for a while. This week I bit the bullet and bought some. Yesterday I appliqued them and put them in my madeit store. The only thing I am unsure about is whether people would pay more for a Bonds growsuit just because it had applique on it. What do you think? Would you not bother? Or do you think it is a cool idea and likely to sell? You can generally buy a Bonds growsuit for $11 and I've priced mine at $18. Thoughts anyone???

Size 000 blue growsuit

Size 00 white growsuit

Size 000 pink growsuit

A couple of months back I appliqued this shirt as a 1st birthday present for a friend's little boy. Apparently he loves Giggle and Hoot, so I made a Hoot shirt. Tegan helped me design the Hoot. Then I cut him out and sewed him on.

A couple of days ago I bought this pattern by Make It Perfect to make this really cute little girl's coat.  I would probably use different colours, but I'm looking forward to giving it a go and make some coats for little girls I know. I can't wait for the pattern to arrive in the mail.

I have lots of flower photos to show you too, so after a couple of months silence, I'll be back with lots to show for it! :)

Little Boy Blue

My first nephew made his appearance last

 Monday, and so I appliqued some growsuits as a present for him.

Two blue and two grey (though there's only 3 in these photos)

I machine appliqued, so they should stay on through all the washes.

I love this colour combination!

To see photos of the little lad himself, go to my sister's blog!

Something To Show From My Absence

Well I have been gone awhile. Life just got busy, and blogging took a backseat. Amongst other things, I went on a holiday, finally got my Provisional license, and enjoyed spending Christmas time with my family. I did manage to do a little bit of sewing as well, mainly just making some new summer dresses for Olivia. Being that she is now 8, and a tall girl for her age too, it is often hard to find dresses in the shops for her. So I made her some.

I  like the blue the best. What do you think?

There was a cheeky little girl out with me while I was taking photos who thought it was funny to put the watering can in front of Olivia.

Yes, it was Annaliese. Look at that cheeky face!

Hopefully it won't be as long before I blog again.

I'm Stocking Up!!

I've made quite a few new items for craftycrackpot recently such as

Fiesta the hobby horse

Humperdink the hobby horse

Buttons the hobby horse

Darius the Dinosaur

Delphinium the dinosaur

Size 5 skirt

Size 2 dress

And more to come hopefully

Brand Spanking New!

Craftycrackpot has been restocked on both etsy and madeit.

There are handsome boy horses

And beautiful girl horses

And ferocious or not so ferocious dinosaurs

Size 2 peasant dresses

And size 3 or 18-24 months skirts (which I really REALLY love - well it is black and white!)

Pretty cute I say!! :)

October Giveaway!

It's the first no second of October and that means it's time for another giveaway!

This time I'm giving away this peasant top that is a size 4.  Sorry the photo isn't so great but there's no sun around today. Take my word for it - it's cute! Even if you don't have any little girls yourself, this would make a great Christmas present!

To enter:

1- Leave a comment saying anything you like! :)

2- Blog, facebook or twitter about it and come and leave the link here. For each one, you will receive an extra entry.

This giveaway is open worldwide, and it will be drawn on the 15th of October at noon.

Oh and my friend Katherine is holding a giveaway! Go here and leave a comment.

I'm So Excited.....

....because I just made a sale!! I sold the dress below. How terrific is that!! :)

Which One Would You Choose?

I purchased a new pattern recently. Once I had made one item from it, I just couldn't stop. :) For starters the skirts are long, modest skirts - always a winner!, and the dresses are long too and with a t-shirt or a skivvy underneath, they're good too, especially as they can be worn in both summer and winter! I can make up to size 8, but the largest I have made so far is 4. Anyway,  as you will see below I've made quite a few, and I'm wondering which one is your favourite! My favourite is the black skirt, and someone must have agreed with me as they bought it! :)

Black and white skirt - Size 2

Corduroy skirt - Size 6-12 months

Blue skirt - Size 2

Blue dress - Size 3

Purple dress - Size 4

Maroon skirts - Size 2

These last ones I made for one of my nieces and one of my sisters. They love them! And they look so cute matching too!