Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Mother's Day

May is always a busy month in our household,  we have 2 daughters birthdays, 1 Grandad birthday, 1 Nana birthday and of course mother's day which involves several mother's to take into consideration.  Whilst I celebrate Mother's Day I find it very hard to please everyone including myself.  So this year I have tried to get a little more organised and I actually made my Mother in Law a cute little kitchen wash towel with a teacup applique.  I also did a self covered button and my first ever self taught button hole.   I am pretty happy with the results,  cost was only about $4 NZD and about 2 hours time involved.  I think Mum will be happier with this than another quick thoughtless gift that we normally do!  Have a great day Toni

Friday, October 15, 2010

Noodlehead Tutorials





I have lots of kid's birthday's coming up and I am fed up with buying crap.  The kids come home and say Mum what are you going to buy eg  for Jane's birthday, I say I don't I haven't thought about it yet,  my dd says because she said that she wants a  mushabelly, $20 + a bar chocolate.  My mouth is still wide open at the cheek of it.  Well I'm thinking no more,  I have been searching for cute little gifts that I could sew and I bumped into Noodleheads Tutorial list and found the Gathered Clutch and the little cutie pouch.  I have managed to whip up a few this afternoon.  Another first for me is the Zips.