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Meet Medusa

This is Medusa, the little succulent Our Dear Boy gave me for Muvvas Day. She does look a bit monstrous doesn’t she.  She is wearing a cosy that I crocheted for her from the scrap bag whilst in bed waiting for breakfast last Sunday.  Yep, that was indeed a luxurious hour.  The kids had given their offerings, […]

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A table is restored to us

We needed a table to take camping.  We were tired of squatting in the dirt to prepare food. This is what we had amouldering in the shed. An old card table with a moth eaten felt top that had to get ripped right off.  After a few creatures fell out of it and it was all […]

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Happy Mothers’ Day Stall

Our dear girl thinks this Sunday is called Mothers’ Day Stall! I’ve been a bit frantic trying to get a few things finished for the stall which runs today and tomorrow at our dear boy’s school. Did you have a Mothers’ Day Stall at your school when you were a kid? We did and I […]

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Bye Bye Bunting Bye Bye

My sewing frenzy has continued with finishing my bundle of bunting that we cut out earlier.  And doesn’t it look so cheery hanging in the crab apple tree? I love that these are made from upholstery samples.  Hail to Jacinta for making frugal so fine. It looks like the decks are clear for a bit […]

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Bunting Blitz

There was a bunting blitz at school last week in anticipation of the school fete. We cut out lots and lots triangles from upholstery off-cuts. I now have a pile of stripey joyfulness to sew.  

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