Charity Makes for 2011

This month for the next couple of weeks I will be adding the final touches to the gifts for the K Mart Wishing Tree this year. Adding buttons to Jackets, ribbons to bonnets and dressing a couple of dolls. The final total will be, 20 dolls with outfits, 15 rabbits, 8 bears, 4 knee blankets and 40 baby packs all consisting of a blanket, booties, bonnet or hat, cardi, mittens and a toy.

Charity Makes for 2011

Today I am back working on the dolls for the K Mart Wishing Tree. Making the clothes. They will have underwear, a nightdress, dress and jacket and shoes each. The lace trim I am using was given to me by a friend last month and for which I am very grateful. I have cut it down in the middle to make it the right size for the dolls. The dolls faces have been drawn on using Zig and gel pen and the white is gel pen. the cheeks have been given a light blush with Prismacolor Rouge pencil.

Charity Makes for 2011

The Polar fleece looks grey in the pictures, but it it brown. All sewn and stuffed just need the stuffing to settle before i sew up the last of the openings. Then i will add the nose details. Anyone new to sewing could easily make this bear i highly recommend it. Go here for more details. Funky Friends Factory This bear is available for charity and non profit use only.
The instructions are step by step and lovely to follow. I have 9 more bears i want to make for my charity drive so i am back at the machine right now.

Christmas

Some more knitting to finish off, booties bonnets, hats and cardies. all in 4 ply yarn.
Last minute push for gifts for Christmas is now back on track. This owl has been requested buy a friend and i am now making some Honey bears using this brown plush fabric i bought from Savers yesterday.

Halloween

This is a picture of my two sons and myself in our Halloween costumes.
From left to right, Zombie Brain Surgeon, Steam Punk, and Sub Zero from Mortal Kombat.

Tapestry Bag

I have been absent from my blog for a while, Busy working with my sons' Halloween project. He does not want step by step blogged about so this is another project I have been working on. Making a bag. This bag style is a take on the tapestry/Gladstone bag using available materials. This wine rack from Savers I have taken apart for the parts and will be the closure for the bag and the handles.
This is the parts of the assembled wine rack, scissors glue and leather to make the closure.
The leather has been glued to hold it all together on the corners and the centre of the moveable hinges are made so that it opens up flat one way only.
Materials used are curtains that my niece gave me when they redecorated. I will be making teddy bears with this fabric too. The wrong side of the fabric is used for the right sides of the bag, I just love the colourway. I have used the lining of the fabric for the lining of the bag.
The centre hinges.
A simple bag on the way to being made. All the sides are the same height and it is lined with a hard plastic bottom insert between the layers. It is just pinned at the moment.

It will have leather straps cut from the boots I bought from Savers for my Halloween costume, and I will make handles from the wine rack too.

Halloween

I have decided on fabric covered buttons. Sleeves and collar are finished, working on the bag and gloves.