A Super 3rd Birthday

As mentioned in yesterday's post Felix had his 3rd Birthday yesterday. He received a Super gift in the post from TullyKatAlley , his very own Superhero Felix. He flew him all around the backyard, took him for a ride on his trike, cuddled him during bedtime stories and took him to bed last night. He's a Super gift and will be well loved.
Felix also received a train set, car and a medical kit. We all take turns at being sick and Doctor Felix comes along with his kit and fixes us all up.

WIP - Advent Calendar

The silly season is upon us and I just started making an advent calendar last night. Here's a pic of my kitchen table at the moment. The decision to make one was made back in October but with one thing and another I just didn't get around to starting it any earlier.

It's Felix's 3rd birthday today and he had a super handsome parcel arrive in the post today. More on that later.....

Handmade Kids Giveaway

Photo's courtesy of Handmade Kids

Handmade Kids is having a Mega Christmas Giveaway on there blog. Make sure you pop over and enter.

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Poppy Bean and Bloss
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Smooch Designs
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The Savannah Room
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Your Cheeky Monkey
Lu Lu Frou Frou
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Kreativ Blogger Award

Yay, I was awarded the Kreativ Blogger Award by Narelle who makes fabulous silver jewelry. I have one of her necklaces and earings.

Thank you so much Narelle.

You can enjoy reading her Blog here.

There are 6 rules to keep this award growing:

1) Copy the award picture and post on your blog - ✓

2) Thank the person who gave it to you and link to their blog - ✓

3) Write 7 things about yourself we don't know:

1. My husband and I first meet in Portugal.

2. Smooch Designs is named after my abyssinian kitten and I only had her for 3 months before she disappeared. That was 9 years ago and Im still not over it.

3. I have a twin brother.

4. I was born and raised in NZ and have been in Adelaide for 5 years.

5. I was a hairdresser back when shoulder pads and big hair was fashionable.

6. The end of one of my fingers was chopped off when I was 5 and I went to hospital and had it sewn back on. That's a lesson to not play with doors.

7. Im pregnant.

4) Choose 7 other bloggers to pass the award to -
Ok I haven't done this yet. Every blog I follow already has this award. I need some more friends.

5) Link to those 7 other bloggers -

6) Notify your 7 bloggers -

Little Birds

Little Chicken was made months ago with some help from Dad, he designed the wire legs. I've been meaning to develop it further and the year is almost over and I've done nothing.
The crochet owl was made a couple of months ago and I've been trying to make another but I just cant get it right.

Bamboo Face Cloths

I was given a bamboo face cloth and was so impressed with how soft and luxurious it was I made a couple up and will make a few more when I get the chance.

I think a smaller version would be ideal for removing make-up and with the added bonus of being reusable. Another idea I have is to sew up some make-up / travel purses with a waterproof liner so the cloth's would be a nice little addition to them. What do you think?

Bibblers Bandana Bibs

Here are some pictures of a bandana style bib I have been working on for a teenage girl in NSW. I really enjoyed working on the design and then came testing various sample fabrics for absorbancy which involved me at the kitchen sink with a sringe and swatches of fabrics watching how quickly the material absorbed the liquid and seeing how it felt afterwards then throwing them in the dryer and starting again. I also got to use waterproof material which I hadn't sewn before. After the inner and backing material was decided I got to go shopping at all the local quilting shops (the fun part) and pick out lots of gorgeous prints. I must admit now that they are finished and I have posted them off I will be happy not to sew another Bibbler for at least a couple of weeks!

Here's a little more about them.

The Bibbler a stylish clothing accessory for dribblers.

Because they look more like a clothing accessory this makes them ideal for baby/toodler's right thru to children and adults who dribble or spill food. The folds in the fabric help to catch dribbles. The outer cotton layer and inner bamboo material will absorb wetness plus the bottom layer is waterproof to stop clothing from getting damp. They are soft and comfortable to wear all day. Does not contain any plastic or PVC.

Thanks so much to my friend for coming up with the name, Im just not that creative.