Baseball done 2 ways heheheheh

I finished the final canvas for Byron's room, it looks good on the wall with all the others.



Byron had a ball that he got from a Perth Heat Game and it was split but he didn't want to throw it away, so it sat in the sewing room for a few weeks with my brain trying to work out how i was going to make what my sewing brain had in mind.

I got it down today and the kids now have new accessories

                                           Baseball bracelets.



Ainsley showing off her bracelet. heheh see Ken's toes being done?



Both on display



Can't wait for another Dead ball as i have a great idea for improvement, may wear that one myself heheheh

I love it how you start something and the ideas on how to do it better come to you half way through the project.
Byron also wants to make one for his softball coach with a softball obviously, but i think a new one, not a dirty old one hahahah

take me out to the ball game

Byron loves baseball and softball, they are his sport of choice even though he is athletic and would play any sport given the chance.

For his birthday back in january we gave him this doona cover.

 yes i could have tried harder to not have creases oops. 

I picked it up from ebay, it was a king size but for the price i couldnt resist so i just cut it down to size.

Last week i finally decided to do something to jazz up byron's bedroom wall so using the doona for inspiration this is what i came up with.



on the wall





Pitcher



Catcher



Batter



Byrons Baseball Top

Made Byron a Baseball shirt.
Really pleased with the way it turned out.
I made it by using the t shirt pattern i used for the pj's and a raglan top he had , made the pattern by sitting one on the other heheh.
Then i went to add his name with the embroidery machine but it started NOT where i was expecting it to so looks a tad lost almost under his arm pit hahah.
He likes it but wants a number on the back, typical huh?

something for the boys

The under 9 state teeball boys that is.

i wanted to make them something.

they are all getting bag tags for their kits as a few of them have the same bags and when you are rushing from game to game it is nice to know that they can see what is theirs clearly so heres what i came up with.

I am pleased with them so i hope the boys will be too

Also made t shirts for a couple of the gorgeous girl supporters


Ainsleys says "go Byron go" on the front and "Yangebup knights rock my socks" on the back


the other one was for Olive and hers says "Go Mitch "and "Go Jake"
with the same as Ainsleys on the back


i used t shirt iron on transfers and was very happy with the outcome

T shirt art

i grabbed some T Shirt texta's from Kmart they were $4 so i wasnt expecting too much from but along with $2 Tshirts it was a fun inside craft activity for a hot day, and i am pleased with how they turned out.
i will have to see how they wash.
we originally started to do this the other day but visitors arrived so we packed it up and finished them today.
i had the kids draw the picture they wanted and then i pinned it under the front of the t shirt so they could trace it on.
Byron's is a Robber and Ainsley's is her bird self, at least i think that is what she means as it is her but it is a bird


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photo's from the party.

I forgot to take the camera to dinner but got some before bed and of the cake.
so here they are.


the cake was meant to be a baseball diamond obviously i am not the best cake decorator but they all new hwta it was so thats enough for me lol.

Byrons 8th Birthday

Happy birthday to my gorgeous big 8 yr old boy.
I think he has had a good day.
it started with presents, a set of Nagori Drums http://http//www.oxfamshop.org.au/viewproduct/81623 from us, this was the compromise for a drum set
a "real" game footy from Ainsley.
a 5 in one activity table(think, table tennis etc) from the grandparents, both sides, which i manged to set up most of before 8am swimming lessons.
Then off to swimming lessons and then hungry jacks for breakfast.
i had planned on taking him to the movies but he decided he wanted to stay at home and play pool with the neighbour.
Dad came home at 12.30 and he got another gift( something dad could give him and be part of the excitement as dad started work at 4) it was a pop up , 3 in one soccer goal, cricket wicket and footy target.
All his gifts were loved.
then we had a quick tidy up and got the play room ready for 8 kids to sleep in, it is matress city down there.
Off to Teeball training via our 1st pick up for the nights party.
home in just enough time to get changed meet our guests and go out to the greyhounds.
All the kids had so much fun--it is great taking kids somewhere they have never been they were all so well behaved.
Home to matress city and the new pj's, which are a hit thank goodness they all fit haha
A bit of playing around and then the start of a movie which lasted about 15 mins till spotlight over shone the movie and they started hiding anywhere they could
once that got a tad rowdy i intervened with Cadoo http://http//www.hasbro.com/cranium/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=93CB8FCA-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=21354&src=endeca

we played teams so i had to play as there was an odd number.
i think this is one of the best games i have played, it suits the WHOLE family even the littlies can play to a certain extend in a team.
and the best part it is so cheap target have it for $12.95 and on sale last week for $6.50 hence me having 2 in my gift cupboard and already gifted 2 haha.
Now they are all tucked into bed watching a movie.
i think it is time i went to bed as it will be an early morning.
but i just had to share a photo of the pj's in action.
Ainlsey was already asleep when we got home so she is not in it but all the others are.
i will also get a few more photo's of the gifts and kids tomorrow as i forgot the camera tonight.
Oh and the cake, well after an all you can eat buffet i didnt think they would need cake so we are going to do that in the morning before they go home.
But not one person went back for 2nd dessert as they were itching to get outside and run along side the track.

byron's birthday sewing

Byron will be 8 on wed next week and i have said yes to a a sleep over. hmm must have caught me at a weak moment.

The plan is kids will be dropped off at 6pm then we are off to the greyhounds for a buffet dinner.

yes i am going to attempt to take 8 kids out to dinner haha did i say a moment of weakness? perhaps insanity.

I was thinking about the night and what supplies etc i would need.

there is no way they need lolly bags after the dessert table so i opted for pj's that they can wear not only to bed but have on for the morning play and as pick up is 11.30 and i am sure they will all still be in them then haha, i know i would like to be.

I was given some pokemon fabric ages ago and have been using it for the odd cape or bag here and there but i had heaps so pj's they became.

I thought there would be enough for just pokemon blue and black but i was literally 1 leg short hehe.

so i decided that the only girl and the little sister could have special ones, purple satin skulls.

i grabbed some 2 pkts of singlets from kmart for $6 each.

With my mil's embroidery machine on my sewing table i just couldnt resist personalising them.

Using thread, time, a pattern from the box and $3 singlets i think these are going to be the best party bags and cheap too.

i am thinking i may make pj bags too put them in but that will depend on what cake he decides i am capable of haha.

All the sets.

The birthday boys pair

A close up of the names

The little sister's.

sleep overs

Byron has a sleep over tonight and has to take a sleeping bag.
he has a couple including a fairly new croc hunter one that i was all set to make a bag for (i bought it on sale as it was missing it's bag)

So in my mind i was making a camo cover this was until he decided he wanted to take the old sleeping bag, this i am sure has a bag but as i was prepared to sew i didnt argue that he had LOOKED properly hehe.

so we now have a tartan sleeping bag cover with a few spots you shouldnt look at due to the math needed to get measurements correct haha

sorry byron

after my wordless weekend post yesterday i got in trouble from byron as i didnt put a photo of him with the snake.

so here it is.

bags bags bags

A friend at work wanted a new bag, messenger style and big.
After asking what colours she liked she said
reds, blues, greens,pink,purples.
yay can't go wrong hehe
this was the 1st time i used stabilizer for a bag and i am really pleased with the out come.
there is a litle patch of concern as only one of the fabrics i used had a slight stretch but all is fine.
before i started on this bag i thought i better have a test run with working out a pattern so i made byron one 1st but it didnt have stablizer--regret that but he thinks it looks great anyway so here are the bags i came up with.



i am sure you can work it out but byrons is the skulls hehe.
and foe some reason it keeps turning that photo around grrr

on another note i would like to wish my sister Naomi luck with the baby expo in sydney this week end.
She is taking her product the "bubby cubby"

Here i sit

awaiting something witty or even exciting to write in this the 1st post of my new blog and i apologise but this is it.
i am creating this blog to share my sewing, kids ,life with my on line friends and acquaintances.
i love a chat so please leave a comment if you like.
i am looking forward to being inspired to sew more, craft more, cook more, in general create more,take more photo's(this i am really slack with) of my kids my day my life.

I am aware that the photo in my Header is out dated but it's so darn cute.

header has been changed this is the orginal

so here are some newer ones




Byron on his new bike Ainsley in the trailer on the back of my bike