Sewing

Dolphin is finished,
Tilli is telling me not to start on the giraffe!
Quick idea for stopping yarn from rolling all over, use a large open top container, make a hole in the top with a punch This container is made of plastic and was for a body building product. it had one of those plastic wrap around labels. You can also do the same thing with the large metal coffee containers, if you do use those, make the hole larger and place bias binding to the hole to stop it from being rough.

Christmas Makes

Felt for Cup cake stand, and Meg. It is sometimes hard to do crafts when you have cats, but so much fun.
Felt covered cardboard, and bias binding around the edges.
The makings for a fabric cup cake pin cushion. The case is silicone.
Some of my purchases to go in the bags for the K.Mart Christmas Wishing Tree. I love Ebay! Just waiting now for the nail files. Each pack will have a nail polish, 2 lipsticks, an eyeshadow pack and an nail file. I will be making 24 packs. Total cost of each pack? $4.50 each. Love it!

Koala Hand Puppets

I have just finished making these hand puppets for my two 3 year old nephews. I wanted to make them something they could use their imagination with and have an Australian flavour. I am pleased with the way they have turned out. I just need to stuff the heads. I will be making a separate lining and filling that with fibre fill.
Already i am thinking of the gifts to make for the adults. I think i will make microwave wheat bags. These will be microwave inserts, I will make the outsides for each one in the style of whoever i think will suit, and the inserts in cotton rectangles unfilled until i get there because i do not want them to have problems with natural products in my suitcase. For example, my mum loves tea pots, i will make the outside in the shape of a tea pot and the microwave insert separately. Mike her husband is into wood work, so i will make his in the shape of a drill or a tube of wood glue but thinking on those lines. One sister is a high flyer, so i am thinking of a mobile phone, and the other sister is more into music, My brother loves motor bikes so getting my thinking cap on i have a few more relatives to think about to get things started. I do not have much time left but i am having fun!