I’ve been making lots of dolls at the moment, so I thought I’d mix things up a bit by making our twin girls a mermaid tail blanket each. If you’ve not heard of these before, they’re blankets that are kind of like sleeping bags, but in the shape of a mermaid tail, although they’re not…
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Sewing Project: Christmas Elf Dolls
Read moreI know, I know! I said the ‘C’ word in July, but I just couldn’t resist! There’s been a lot of talk about Christmas in July in the blogging world and I just couldn’t resist making an early start! I decided to make our twin girls a Christmas Elf each! Unlike some of the other…
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Sewing Project: Super King Size Quilt. Part 1.
Read moreI love sewing. It’s something I really enjoy. I love the whole process of deciding what to make, choosing the fabrics I’ll use and the actual creative process. Quilting isn’t new to me. A good few years ago I made our twin girls a quilt each out of their old baby clothes. One is yet…
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Sewing Project: How to make a sunglasses case
Read moreA few weeks ago my husband and I bought our girls a pair of sunglasses each. I treated myself to a new pair too. The sunglasses that our girls already had were pretty scratched and as we’re going on holiday soon, they really needed some new ones. The thing is I didn’t want these new…
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Sewing Project: Elephant Cuddly Toy
Read moreNot that long ago I wrote a post and shared my first ever Dolls and Daydreams creations. A mermaid and a superhero. Ever since making them I’m hooked and couldn’t wait to get started on making another fun creation! This time around I decided to purchase the elephant pattern. The reason I chose this pattern…
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Sewing Project: How to make a pencil case
Read moreI absolutely love my sewing projects at the moments. My last sewing project really got my creative juices flowing. So much so, that I was in a rush to make something else! Whilst our girls were in nursery, I looked around our living room for some inspiration and I noticed how many coloured pencils, pens and…
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Superhero and Mermaids: My Toy Project
Read moreI bet I’m not alone when I say that my kids have too many toys! Yet some how the amount they have increases regularly! I guess it doesn’t help when your mum likes to make things as well, and that’s exactly what I’ve done! I’ve been getting my craft on lately and since discovering Dolls…
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My venture into dress making (and shorts!)
Read moreBack in February of this year I pledged to be more crafty and I like to think that so far I have been very crafty! I’ve made bunting, a table cloth and also a triangle pouch! My favourite thing that I’ve made so far though has to be a dress and a pair of shorts…
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Here’s to a crafty 2016!
Read moreIt’s no secret that I love crafts. Whether it be scrap booking, making things with the kids, quilting, knitting or sewing something. In the past I’ve made quilts for our twins using their old baby clothes and I’ve half knitted two scarves for them! I’d like to be more crafty in 2016 so I thought…