Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

Tilli in one of her favourite sleeping places.
Christmas gift for a very good friend.
This year i made using plush curtain fabric and buttons two birds and a tiny dragon for my friend. I bought this decorative bird cage that I know she will turn into a tea light candle holder, She is very crafty in the nicest possible way.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012.

Charity Makes for 2012

Foe a couple of weeks I have been looking to find specific charities close to home that i can deliver the goods too. This one is the Special Care Nursery at Mercy Hospital in Heidelberg, a 60 bed care facility. They need Isolette covers Pattern available here http://featherweightclub.com.au/doc/Isolette_Cover_Sew_Pattern.pdf

They also need baby hats pattern specific this it here.
http://featherweightclub.com.au/doc/Premature_Baby_Hat_3_ply_Knit_Pattern.pdf

This is very special to me cos I was a premature baby nearly 50 years ago.
Anyone else making things for Charity that could give me some leads on where else to look in Melbourne, groups etc?

Christmas Makes.

These Pin Cushions are this weeks makes. They are for the teachers next week. Made from wool blanketing and Christmas ribbons and buttons.

Christmas Giveaway.

From Millrose Quilts is this wonderful Giveaway Package. Would you like to win it? then give it a go and click on the picture to be magically whisked away to the blog. I think it is just delightful.

ACDA Christmas Party.

Yesterday we had out ACDA Christmas Party. Table Decorations.
Some of the Pincushions in the Pincushion Swap.
Doll of the Month winners and then one is chosen for Doll of the Year. The winner was the 3rd one.
Traveling Dolls. Each doll left their owners wearing just underwear. They have been to many people having items and clothing added and a journal of their travels added to a book along the way. They have been away for almost a year and they are finished and ready to go back to their owners today.
All the dolls were from the same pattern but the use of fabric changes the shape and size of each doll. This is what makes making dolls very exciting.

Every 2 months they had to be passed onto the next person on your list and a piece of clothing, some items and journal written in.
It was challenging, exciting and a lot of fun to do.
Every one who took part enjoyed it very much.
It has been a fun year and looking forward to some more adventures in next years activities.

Fairy Chairs.

All the Christmas gifts have been for Show and tell in Spotlight, Christmas pins and pincushions gifts have been given out, and the packages (87) have been put under the K.Mart Wishing Tree.

Now I am getting my bits and pieces together for the next project for the new year. 2 fairy chairs for the prep classes. These 2 chairs i picked up from the nature strip and one will be purple and one will be pink.

School Work

This is what i have been working on the last 2 days. (With Meggie helping!)

The grade has been busy working on a caricature of themselves and I have sewn them onto a blanket i bought from Savers and using stuff from my stash, buttons, braids ribbons and zips have them all framed. This is ready for the class of 2011 graduation and will be hanging in the Art Room.