Inspirations

I love it when I see something and it gives me lots of ideas. Well i saw these groovy patterned papers on Tuesday and thought they would go really well with some cute owls so made up these cards. I am also on a run making baby blocks, they are such fun to make, I love choosing which pieces of fabric to use. I have only had positive responses from the babies who own one and their mums all tell me how much they love looking at their bright colours and feeling them. I recently found some Amy Butler button brads which are going to look great on a linen clutch purse lined in Amy Butler fabric.

I went to Calliope Markets last Sunday and the most significant thing was the amount of dust I inhaled and how much dirt blew around over everything. I got to meet some interesting people including a couple of ladies from Belgium who were travelling around Australia and who had been in Asia the past 4 months (lucky things!). I told lots of people about the shop at Boyne Island and my online shop and had a very nice bacon and egg burger. Thanks to Vesna and Jack who came and helped me for the day and made the experience much nicer, when you have some friends to chat to.

I am in the process of doing some shadowboxes and my next one is a vintage style little girl chasing after a bird or butterfly, not sure which yet!? Looking forward to doing that one.

Fabric baby blocks

Here are some new baby blocks.

These are $14.95.

The squares on each side are between 4 and 4 1/2 inches. Ribbon tags make it easy for a baby to hold these blocks and they will love the textures on the tags and the brightly coloured fabrics. The blocks are filled with polyfibre fill and 2 bells. Seams are double stitched.

Some boy baby blocks coming soon..

Baby blocks

Here are a few baby blocks I've just made - Japanese and vintage print fabrics, with ribbon tags. There are really light filled with polyester fibrefill so can be handwashed and are very light for a baby to hold. They also have a bell inside.

Soft baby block

This cute baby block is made with the 'Dick and Jane' fabric range by Michael Miller. It reminds me of when I was in Year 1, or 'First Class' as it used to be called. I also used some Japanese fabric and ribbon to make this and with a bell inside it's a light and interesting toy for a baby to look at and touch. This one is for a present for a very cute little boy, but I have a feeling I'll be wanting to make more of these...