Teacher Appreciation day

Friday was Teacher appreciation day.
The kids and  I came up with 'Time out bags' for their teachers.
This was a great idea until it got out of hand.
Let me explain..........
Ainsley has 2 teachers and a teachers aide, teachers aide day was at the beginning of the year but we didn't know about it ,plus Ainsley would not have let me leave her out hehehehe.
Byron only has one teacher but there is a teachers aide who works in his class and also spends some time in Ainsley's so of  course she couldn't miss out.
Then of course the sports teacher   had to get something and then the music teacher ,oh and you can't forget the librarian.
See out of hand.
But we do love our Teachers so it was all worth it.
I made tote bags 'time out bags' and we filled them with a few bits and pieces for the teachers and the aides to take time out of their day and relax. Crossword books,Pen, choccies, biscuits, coffee and tea
The sports teacher got a little box with the treats and the Librarian got a bookmark with a few treats.
The librarian got a zippered pouch filled with treats.
All up 5 bags,a foil box a zippered pouch and a book mark with treats
The kids really enjoyed Handing them out, They got as much out of giving them as the teachers did receiving them. which I loved.


The gifts



The contents of the bags



the zippered pouch and it's contents



The sports teachers little foil box.

L'il Owl and friends

This post has been sitting in my drafts for a little bit now but i was having so much trouble with photo's uploading that  i gave up, so here we are.
I bought the cutest cot quilt panel a few weeks ago with only a hint of an idea of what i was going to make.
Today inspiration hit and here is the end result.
Pretty pleased with it.
The panel has 9 of these little squares on it so 9 bags it may eventually make heheh.
I love the size it turned out, perfect child size messenger bag.
i am calling them the L'il owl series of bags.

 l'il owl in a li'l orange boat

ellie and the  l'il owls

L'il Owl  with his  l'il mate



L'il owl and his L'il friend




All bags are like this on the inside with a zip pocket




All bags have a name plate on the back



Meet Gertie and Allen

After taking the tote i made for the raffle in, i managed a few orders for some more, Go me.
So Gertie and Allen were born,
The colour is really bad, Gertie is turquoise and Allen is emerald green not washed out grey

Allen

Gertie

A tote to raffle

I was recently asked if i would donate something to a raffle with all funds going to a local special school.
Of course i jumped at the chance to make something.
I love these monster totes as do all the kids i have given them to so i thought it was a good option.
I am pleased i decided to add the small chalk cloth circle on the back, makes it that little bit more exciting.



Monster tote front



Chalk board/back of tote



inside little zippered pocket

monster bag

My inlaws are going to the Uk to visit family friends in a few days, Whenever these friends visit us here in Australia they have brought over gifts for my kids.

My mother in law yesterday said she would like to get something for their grandson who is 2.

So i told her i had the perfect thing.

Burnt orange and Australian animals seemed to match my idea perfectly.

to go with this tote is a little pencil case out of the lining fabric, crayons, colour in book and an aussie t shirt.

isnt he just the cutest lil monster.

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"