Sunglasses Case

Project: Embroidered Sunglasses Cases
Another couple of these. I asked the kids to draw Nanny and Pa and embroidered their pictures onto one side of the case. Embroidered pictures are very cool.

Kids' Vest

Pattern: Kids' Vest from Make it Perfect Book

Notebook & Pens

Project: A handmade present suitable for men and women, and for those people who have everything!

After I made these for the kids, I had an idea to do something similar for grownups. These hold an A5 notebook and have pockets for 4 pens.

Sunglasses Case

Tutorials: Flex Frame Purses by Nicole Mallalieu & Puffy Pouch by Pink Penguin
I used these two tutorials to make these sunglasses cases.

Snug As A Bug PJs

Pattern: Snug As A Bug PJs from Make it Perfect Book
The pattern is for the PJ bottoms so I bought plain t.shirts and added the lion to match.

Kids' Hats

Pattern: Kids' Hat by Nicole Mallalieu

More hats...

Cupcake Dress

Pattern: Cupcake Dress from Make it Perfect Book
One for my girl and one for my niece.

All in One Pencil Case

Project: A Pencil case that has everything a kidlet needs to keep them entertained

Inspired by: On The Go Satchel from Lovely Little Sweetpeas and Pencil Roll Tutorial from You Go Girl
I loved this idea - to take to places when kids need something to do. These have a pocket to hold an A5 notebook, raised pockets for 10 textas and a pair of scissors, and elastic that holds a glue stick.

Bunting

Project: a bunting for a new baby girl's bedroom

Another bunting here...

Tool Belt

Project: Make a tool belt for my niece
I based this on a bought one my kids have. It is made from webbing and velcro.

Kid-Sized Satchel

Project: Make a Simple Satchel Bag for Kids

Transport T.Shirts

Project: Add something to plain T.Shirts
Because everything in our house is about machines and transport, it made sense (and it made my kids very happy) to have a digger and dump truck on their tops. The train is for my nephew. They designs are in felt and are machine sewed on.

Dragon Handbag

Pattern: Hybrid of the Make Up Purse and Laptop Bag Pattern from Nicole Mallalieu
After getting a wishlist from my friend, I combined bits from both patterns to make this bag. The fabric is a beautiful silk from China which was leftover from a dress she had made while on holidays. Now she has a handbag to match.

Pink Back Spider

Project: Make a spider for my niece
My niece loves all things creepy crawly, especially spiders..... except at night. So to try and help her worries of spiders coming into her bedroom, I made this super friendly Pink Back Spider who will tell all the unfriendly spiders to go away.

Peg Fairies

Project: Make fairies using dolly pegs
These are the kids' versions of Tinkerbell and Terence. They chose the colours and decorated the wings. I cut and glued. They stuck. The fairies are hung above their beds with the stars.

Kids' Hats

Pattern: Kids' Hat by Nicole Mallalieu
Take 2 of my boy's much loved hat to replace the one that was lost. It took some fancy patchwork to be able to use the scraps I had left of the astronaut fabric.

Recycled: Pen Holders

Recycled: a couple of tins
Into: a couple of pen holders
Made by the kids for their Dad's birthday.

Sock Puppet

Project: Make a puppet from a sock

This is craft at its rawest!
A sock + two googly eyes + a bead + a tassel + some felt = Jill the Sock Puppet who - not surprisingly - has a tendency to lick everything!

Lacing Cards

Project: Lacing cards
I made these cards so the kids to start sewing with me. The cards are made using really heavy cardboard and a hole-puncher. To thread, the kids used wool and wool needles.

Modifed Laptop Bag

Pattern: Modified Laptop Bag Pattern from Nicole Mallalieu
My sister has a favourite bag that is very tired so she asked for a new bag for her birthday. I got her to write a wish list for "her perfect bag" and managed to incorporate all her requests, albeit with some unpicking and resewing... twice! I used Nicole's Laptop Pattern as a base and made changes where needed: a front buckle, webbing straps that run down to the base, a zipper pocket, a clip for keys and two pockets, one just the right size for her phone.

Knitted Balls

Pattern: Judy's 12-section yarn ball
Soft balls that feel good to touch and can be thrown by kidlets of all ages and strengths, with low risk of damage!

Guitar Singlets

Project: Make matching singlets
I bought some baby pants and singlets and wanted them to match. So I stitched on guitars because both babies have guitar playing dads.

Playdough

Recipe: Homemade Playdough from ecoMILF
Thought it was time for a new batch of playdough.

Refashion: Toy Dog Collars

Refashioned: a pair of stripey shoelaces
Into: dog collars for toy dogs
A gift for my dog-obsessed niece. My sister and I transformed shoelaces into six different sized dog collars. We sewed on rings from keyrings so that a lead can be clipped on them. Even toy dogs need to be walked.

Nappy Wallets

Pattern: Boxed Nappy Wallet by Me!
Some more Nappy Wallets for my very pregnant friends.