Sweet Baby Bunting

I don't normally take orders to sew for people as I really don't have time - and there's always the worry that something goes wrong or they don't like the finished product.

However, now and again it can be fun, especially when it means making bunting as cute as this for tiny newborns.

It does take a little extra time than usual to personalise but it definitely makes it more special.

Halloween Bunting

Just in time for Halloween, I've managed to finish this bunting!

I started off cutting triangles and then decided it might be nice to add a little detail to some of the flags rather than have them plain, so added a couple of spiders, pumpkins and ghosts which I cut and stitched from felt.

The spider web fabric is glow in the dark for extra spookiness.....

woo -hoo.....

Happy Halloween!!

Play House Makeover

The play house is complete!!....Well, phase one is anyway, if you can call it that! 

Here's the before shot in the previous owner's garden (we bought it second-hand on Gumtree).

...and here's the after shot...

The outside has been painted blue and white and spruced up with some bunting, curtains, cushions and some tinkly wind chimes.  

I'm rather pleased with it and little one just loves it too.

I spray painted the plastic roof tiles grey and painted the rest with Ronseal wood paint.  The interior was painted white to lighten and freshen it up.

I added some comfy cushions for sitting under the pergola on the little seat, and some bunting around the window.

The little sink has some carrots in it that I made a while back.

Here is the front door with a
little curtain at the window.

Bunting at the window.

His favourite wind chimes - I think these cost about £1 in Asda!

The other bunting is strung across the window panel that can be used as a puppet theatre or a shop in time to come - he's still too young at the moment, but the curtains are all ready for a puppet show when he is.

Phase two will be the interior of the play house but I'm going to do that a little bit at a time as Monty grows up and we'll add utensils, a washing line and groceries for a shop or puppets for the puppet theatre and other things like that.

At the moment he loves playing at the little water tray and taking the sink in and out of its space.  He also likes to sit in the seat at the front of the house under the pergola.

It's been hard work but I was determined to get it finished so it could be used as much as possible in this good weather we're having and it's been worth it as he absolutely loves it!

Birthday Bunting

My little one just had his first birthday so for my very first post I thought I would share the birthday bunting I made.  I thought it would be nice to have some bunting that could be pulled out year after year so that it becomes a bit of a tradition that he can get excited about as he gets older.  

I made the triangles first and then cut out the letters from felt and stitched them on by hand - great to do when you have a spare bit of time in the evenings!

It can be folded away and brought out for birthdays time and time again.