My younger son has been doing drum lessons for a few months now, and really enjoying it. We recently got him some proper drum sticks to practice with, so I made him a case for them to keep them together in his school bag. He chose the fabric, and I made a long skinny pouch … Read more
It started innocently enough …. T – ‘Mummy, I want to be a Ninja’ Me – ‘Okay. Have you got a ninja costume in the dress up box?’ T – ‘Oh .. no. But I found a picture on the computer, and you can make it for me’. (The google foo is strong in this … Read more
My children were fortunate to have been given tablets for Christmas. Both were the same, along with matching cases.To tell them apart, and also to provide them with a little more protection, I set out to make them covers. I used a free tutorial from Create Kids Couture, which offers instructions for cases in several different … Read more
As we reach the end of the school year, I needed to come up with an idea for a teacher gift. After to-ing and fro-ing on a few ideas, I settled on infinity scarves. I considered doing a lightweight cotton one as we are coming into Summer, but then decided I would go with a … Read more
Another one of those things ‘they’ don’t tell you before you have children, is that children will make friends, and get invited to a LOT of birthday parties! And it seems we are in the midst of birthday season. I am fortunate to have crafty friends who appreciate a good handmade gift, so the search … Read more
A few months ago, I signed up to the New Zealand Handmade Christmas Ornament Swap. The basic premise is you are assigned a swap partner, for whom you make one Christmas ornament and a card. This sounded like a fun activity to take part in, in the lead up to Christmas so I signed up. … Read more