You Sew Girl Giveaway

NicoleMDesigns has designed a cute little dress pattern.  She has a giveaway of the pattern, so if you would like to be in the draw and be one of the first to create a masterpice.  Go to You Sew, Girl and check out her great photoshoot!

Moocebaby Giveaway

Check out the cool giveaway from Moocebaby, I love this fabric.

Moocebaby

Dont you just love a little Kimono

OK so now I have the Meadowsweet collecection, I have to make something out of it and not just look at it all day adoring it!!! Ho Hum it is so pretty.  I made this little Kimono dress which is reversable and must I say it has now become my favourite little pattern.  I only have sizes from 12 months to 4 and need to source bigger sizes as they make cute tops too! I love the versatility of having two dresses in one outfit.

Just a little something I whipped up!

I am just loving the art of Shirring, Thanks Samantha from Jettas Nest for her valuable tips! I have added some new dresses to my Etsy Shop all of the Shirred dresses are multi sized to fit either as a Dress a Top or even a Skirt.  See how practicle this style is!!!!  My daughters are just loving that I have mastered this skill! I also added some cute little brooches to some of the dresses, which can be worn with any outfit!

I purchased this cute little bird cage Torso stand too to show off my wares!

I made this little Apron skirt too out of Patty Youngs Mezzanine fabric.  I have had this fabric sitting in my stash for ages and wasnt quite sure what to do with it.  I think it turned out ok!

So Excited!!! My new Meadowsweet Stash has arrived

I ventured to the Post Office this morning eagerly anticipating the arrival of my 30 yards of Meadowsweet Collection.  My goodness it is breathtaking.  I took it to work and one of my colleagues was just as excited as I was as she got some scissors and helped me unravel the packaging just so she could have the first dibs in selecting that perfect print for a little dress for her niece. I just keep looking at it all day!!!  Cant wait to get my hand on my sewing machine and create some nice little dresses.

Happy New Year

Well Im off to a flying start!!! In my mind that is, I have been frantically scribbling down my ideas for the new year and cant wait to see them come to fruition.  I have had a bit of a hard time grasping the concept of Shirring.  My teenage daughters have been nagging me all summer to make them frocks for the beach with Shirring.  I tired my hand at it on the weekend but it didnt turn out the way that everyone says it should.  I have followed so many tutorials, however mine doesnt bunch up as much as I would like and made a size 5 childs dress which fits my 18 year old in the bust ho hum!!! Any body have some good hints as ive tried them all!!  Well off to the sewing machine again for the new year I have a spot at the Boutique Markets this Sunday starts at 8am - 1pm.  See you there maybe :D

Not a Happy Camper

Mrs Not Sew Shabby is not a happy camper today as she has just been informed by her printers that her business cards will not be done in time for the BIDM!!!! Can you beleive that!!! Not happy Jan. But they will give me some digital ones to tied me over!!! Hellloooooo this is one of the most important days of the year Market Wise!!!  Bah Bah Bah

Thanks so much  Lillipilli Lane  I have just recieved a Kreativ Blogger

Award!

So there are some things I am to do to receive this illustrious award -

7 rules to keep it growing:



1) Copy picture and post on your blog

2) thank the person who gave it to you and link to their blog

3) write 7 things about yourself we don't know:



1. I am a Regional Manager for a childcare company

2. I love travelling overseas

3. I love going to the beach with my family

4. I have a wonderful network of friends

5. I love painting (houses that is :D)

6. I love cottage gardens

7. I have a vegetable patch at our local community garden



4) choose 7 other bloggers to pass the award to, and
5) link to those 7 other bloggers


Here are my seven people:



1. bubbachenille

2. Little Diva Designs
3. designsoftheheart

4. edwardandlilly

5. Handmade Heaven
6. nosovich

and

7. Ruby 2 go go



These are just a few of my fave kreativ bloggers!

6) notify your 7 bloggers (doing that right now)



Have a happy day and thanks again for some, have fun to the new 7!

3 Weeks to go!!!! BIDM here we come

Wow can you believe its only three weeks to go until we dawn the streets of Hamilton again.... Well my weekend was full of cramming which included finishing off all of my stash of unfinished sewing (thats because I get so bored easily and have lots of new designs going around in my head) then there was catching up with friends which always turns into more than just catching up and feeling a bit seedy the nexyt day! then it was family time and went for a trip to Bribie yesterday to reconnect with the kids and hubby!!!! Get home and crammed a few more dresses in then made a roast lamb and then started the weekly washing of uniforms and work clothes.....Does it ever stop for the working mum I think not!  Lucky for my multi vitamins and Berocca!  So if I took a photo of my work space right now and posted it people would be in shock!!!  It looks like someone has ransacked my room or a tornado which ever one you can identify with mess!!!!  Well heres to another jam crammped week ladies.  Happy Creating!

Bula Bula

Bula everyone,

Well we had the most fantastic holiday EVER!!!! And came home straight off the plane to a surprise 40th Birthday for myself!!!!  Boy oh Boy did the family keep that from me well. 

Anyway its back to the sewing machine and getting my sewing room in order to start some fabulous creations for our up an coming BIDM in December cant wait!

Have a fabulous day all!