K.Mart Christmas Tree Gifts

They are so almost ready to go, Just have to finish sewing the limbs and the eyes on the elephants, and the gifts will be ready to go.
All 100 things for the K. Mart Christmas Tree, but before they go there, i will be doing Show and Tell at Spotlight at South Morang as this is where all the yarn and most of the fabrics i have bought this year have gone into the dolls and toys.
I can honestly say that i have enjoyed making them, and i wish you all A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I also want to thank Jodie Carleton for her beautiful patterns, The Lady From Greensborough, Gina Denholm for some lovely boy fabrics, the ladies from A.C.D.A. for the buttons and fabric and yarn throughout the year, and all you lovely bloggers out there who have given me encouragement to enable me to achieve my goal this year.

Sleep or not to Sleep

Tilli, She just loves to sleep in the climbing post
I am sitting on the floor doing faces when i look up, and there is Meg looking down on me from the pool/craft table.
What i have been doing today, well yesterday, last night until now, 6am, Is it too late to go to sleep now? I got up off the floor to have a stretch only to realise that the sun has risen, the birds are singing, and i am almost finished on the dolls faces, Do i finish them or try to get a couple of hours sleep? Well i thought about it, and decided to carry on. I will have some brekkie a shower and freshen up and continue, I still have buttons to put onto jumpers. After finishing the rest of the faces.
Although i can draw my own faces to save time, this time i am using a face stamp from Katkins Designs
The Stamp is called Beatrix.
I bought this from her earlier this year at the Stitches and Craft show, and asked her permission to use them on the dolls i was going to make this year for the K. Mart Christmas Tree, and she was happy for me to do so.
I have gone over it with Prisma Pens, done the whites of the eyes with gel pen from the newsagents and coloured the lips using prismacolour pencils
Christmas Trees, all they need to have done on them is some decoration, and they will be ready for the Christmas Party next month.

PIF Game

On the blog A House In The Country i read a post about PIF (Pay It Forward) and thought to myself, I would like to take part in this! and so i put my name down then i got an e-mail from Lizzie in July to say she was going to make me something,
and here it is,

A Lovely handmade bag, with a delightful stitchery on the front. I LOVE IT!!!
What a nice feeling it is to get prezzies in the post. So Now It Is My Turn,
Anyone want to play? If i choose you, your obligation if you want to play is this, I will make you something, then when you receive it you then have to post it on your blog, then choose someone else to make something for! How much fun is that!!

Freebee Makes

Vikki Stewart of Sew Useful Designs and a good friend of mine has made this stitchery just for you! Do check out her blog, and her fellow members Among The Gum Trees for more amazing designs.

What I Have Been Making Today

This is the start of a pincushion for a swap at out Christmas Party using left over fabric from my dolls dresses.
The pin cushion is almost finished, the Trees are made in the same way as i had posted before but much simpler. They need to be sewn together down the middle, all 3 layers then stuffed and embellished, i will do that tomorrow. These are for our Christmas Party decorations at ACDA
These two miniatures when they are finished are going to be swap gifts. They need decorating.
I have enjoyed my break from the dolls today, Almost like a Holiday. I know the quality of the pictures are not so good because it is quite late, and day light is the best time to show pictures, but i needed a break and here they are.

New Room

This was our nephews room until Sunday when he moved out to his sisters place just down the road. We gave him all the furniture and things to give him a start and in its place we have bought a brand new bed and mattress and a bedside table That is all that is in there at the moment. As you can see it did not take long for my kitties to start exploring. I am going to put new bedding pillows and sheets and having never made a quilt, i would like advice.
I would like to make this room warm but neutral, not too feminine nor masculine, It is only a small room really it is described as study, any ideas? Can you post me any good places to start?

Tilli and Meg

I thought today i would post a Tilli and Meg montage.
All taken on the same day, Look how they are alike when sleeping, The middle picture shows then running on their sides, dragging themselves across the carpet, I was just lucky to catch them as they were passing each other. I find my cats a serious diversion at times, they amuse me even when they are sleeping. When i feel stressed i take a few minutes and think of my cats, The stress just oozes away. I think that is the magic of pets.