So what are your thoughts on home-made clothes for kids? I mentioned to my sister that I wanted to make some of Baby OL’s clothes and she said “Oh please don’t make her be THAT kid!”… Hmph! Now, I do get it. My mom used to make some of our clothes and I was not [...]
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Better late than never … The Christmas in the Home market went well. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and although I did not sell out I did sell quite a bit. I am happy (ish) with the result. Obviously I would l have liked to see out totally but for the first time it was good. [...]
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Wish me luck – it is the Christmas in the Home market this weekend and I am both nervous and excited. I have been so worried about not having enough stuff to sell that I did not even contemplate the thought that my stuff might not sell at all. Yikes – what happens nothing sells??? [...]
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There are a few things that I miss since I have had a baby. And they are not the things I expected… I do not miss nights out or parties, I did not do that much anyway. I am missing the hectic training I was doing but not as much as I thought. I also [...]
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So I am sewing feverishly at the moment but I don’t feel like I am getting anywhere. I luckily got accepted to sell my Whachumacallit toys at the “Christmas in the Home” market at the end of October, but now I need stock. Who knew it would take this long to make a couple of [...]
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Why is it that before sewing was what you did if you could not afford to buy your clothes? It worked out cheaper. Now you need to have money to sew. Seems like it has gone from something you did out of necessity to something you do for a expensive hobby. Before you even begin [...]
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OK, I think I need to admit that I have a problem. It might even be bordering on an addiction… Its really bad! I am stuck on fabrics at the moment!!!! A fabric fascination. I have always had a thing for paper, even collected it when I was little, in fact I still do. I [...]
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Once a month I get to go home at 2pm – yippee. Well seeing it is the end of June and I have not taken my day this month yet (yes I have only been back 2 days) I am taking it today. Can’t wait to see Baby OL! But first I am stopping off [...]
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So, as I said yesterday I am back at work. I can NOT believe that it has been over 4 months! Wow, time really did fly. So what did I do over the past 4 months, well besides have a baby (quite a major thingI know) not much. I had intended to do a whole [...]
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Here are a couple more pictures from the nursery. It is nearly done! The only thing left is the bedding, which I have still yet to sew. I am not in a rush as I will be using blankets for the first little while anyway. Here are some pictures of the paintings I did. I [...]
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