Remi-Licious

 This Post i have being trying load for a week but have had trouble uploaded so many pics.

It was my nieces birthday on Wednesday and she is having a party tomorrow.

Today I finished off her present and am really happy with the outcome.

Her mother asked me to make her some food for her kitchen.

I came up with Remi-licious Icy Treats.

the set contains

Ice cream cones in various flavours, both normal and soft serve, Icy poles, Zooper doopers (not sure what the real name is for these),  Ice cream sandwiches and also ice creams in a bowl.
I also put some brown fleece into the cutest little bottle as chocolate Topping and a Tea towel Apron to match. but I did this after i had taken the photos'



Remi's Ice cream Palour"Remilicious"







A sundae





4 flavours of ice cream cones







Icy pole



2 flavours of soft serve



Ice cream Sandwiches





zooper dooper



"Coach" Softball bracelet

I finally got to making Byron's softball coach her bracelet or cuff, what ever you think suits it better.
I was originally wanted to put it on a yellow ball so as to distinguish it more from a baseball, but as the team colours are white, black and red i am happy.
Now to hope it fits.





horse play

This Post was sitting in my drafts due to photo uploading issues

Ainsley has a slight obsession with horses.

I found a few little horses(so cute) in the toy shop the other day and even though i am sure i am starting a collection of these cute liitle ponies i grabbed them and tonight i have whipped up this play mat for her.



Horses out having a play



All tucked up in bed

All folded up ready to go.

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

The Humble Face cloth

I was making bunnies from facecloths for some of Ainsleys friends and for nieces and nephews i will see over easter and got a bit carried away.

I was sitting on the lounge watching t.v and had a pile of facecloths on my lap so started folding to see what else i could come up with.

So far i have bunny, chick, snail,snowman and 2 different girls that don't look so much like they should, but  have started the creative thinking as to how to do better next time.

the pink girl looks so much like a cat that i am going to add whiskers when i work out what to use as whiskers  lol.

I know the lighting is poor and he has no face but i was excited that he worked hehehe so had to share. 

i know it is the owl and the pussy cat but here is my owl and the puppy dog hehehehe

fast craft and recycled craft

I grabbed the Hot glue gun today and made Ainsley and the girl neighbours a few hair clips.
love these buttons so cute, also had a few beads that fit just perfect.


last week i was thinking about making lunch wraps, i had given them a go before using PUL but wasnt happy with them, these i used the plastic bag from cereal and sewed it to some fabric i had in my stash.
it is a tad big as i didnt do measurements just sewed next to the glued edge.
works great as a wrap and placemat in one.



i left a sandwich in one for about 5 days to see how it went and it didnt go hard at all, the mould had just started to grow but i would expect that in any bag.i am planning on making a few more a bit smaller,already got some cereal bags waiting and think it will be agreat craft to do with the recycling group at my sons school so i think next term i will have to see the teachers about it.
Also came to the realisation that i had never thought to reuse those bags---don't know why they are great being nice and thick,would be great for rolls.

Easter time--photo heavy

Today we Did some Easter craft.


There was ceramic eggs and their cartons to be painted,
wooden boxes to be painted for gifts,

and the tv cabinet was to be decorated according to the kids, they have even planned on putting their easter baskets there for the bunny to fill.


will get a better photo with full baskets on sunday i think.

we then baked some cookies from the school fundraiser (these became lunch oops).
Then we made chocolate nests with birdseggs in them, i used shredded wheat and melted chocolate and then sat the eggs on top oh so easy, the only thing is i only had dark choc(the good stuff) so they are a tad rich.

The great craft issue

That's right we love to do craft but it can be an issue.

where to store the things we are saving for crafts, toilet rolls, scrap paper, egg cartons and anything else we "think" might make good craft.

I was sick of thing lying around and then throwing them away a few weeks later after not using them and being sick of them hanging around.

So i bought a tub, a nice sized tub so Ainsley can carry it and use it on her own.

I then went to the Tupperware cupboard as i bought a container from the op shop with grand plans of using it and only have done once in the year of owning so it has become a craft container--i would rather it be used for craft than sit in the cupboard and fall out with all the other plastic every time i look for a lid.

so this is my effoerts from this afternoon.

I know i will still have the issue of holding onto things but at least there is a home for the important bits and i can bring out new things to add to the divider to keep it all interesting

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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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