Christmas Jumper Alternative

The school is supporting the 'Save The Children' Christmas jumper day on 12th December...
I decided it would be a bit pricey to buy a jumper that possibly would not get worn much, so I up-cycled a school cardigan with crochet flowers, sewed lots of sequins on cheap £1.50 T-shirt & got Florrie to draw a christmasy design on it with fabric crayons x

Crochet by clair, Drawings by Florrie Nov 2014

Christmas Treat For Florrie's Teacher

Decided that Florrie's teacher may have too many mugs and pot plants, so here is our alternative Christmas Treat... (Apple to be added on 19th December)

After all, every teacher needs a lot of pens & something cool to store them in... 

Advent Calendar Pockets

I made this about 4 years ago, I fill each of the little sewn pockets with treats every year as an alternative to the classic advent calendars/chocolate ones....

This year Polly and Florrie, with take it in turns each day to get a surprise... I have included, mini nail varnish, hair clips, notes (that says 'pull a cracker'), mini pens/note pads, christmas decorations to put on the tree nearer christmas and lots of other bits and bobs! 
Very excited for tomorrow - 1st December :)

Christmas Bunting

This week I decided to create some bunting for inside and outside. The classic (vintage style) for me and some creative ones for my daughters to draw christmasy pics on.

We used 'Fabric Crayons' and ironed them to keep permanent, not sure how they will weather, but can always wash them ......

It cost me about £3.50 for the calico, I already had plenty of lovely cottons in christmas colours from making my advent calendar a couple of years ago...
The bias binding was the mostly costly think at 40p per meter (I used 7 meters)

Indoor version:

Outdoor Version - penguins & snowmen by Florrie and Polly

Overview:
Create a template from card and draw around it + cut out triangles (front and back together) I cut out enough to make 19 (38 triangles)

Add some festive fabric, lace and RIC-RAC plus stitch some buttons/beads on.....

Decorate some with Fabric Crayons 

Iron with paper over the top to 'fix' 

Sew together (Right Sides facing)

Snip at the point so allow some space when turned right side round

 Iron

Add the bias Binding - make sure you pin it!!

 All done !

Polly wants a cloak

Just doing a prototype for Polly's Pixie & Fairy Party in January 2015 and this is for the boy guests.......a 'Pixie Cloak', made in under an hour to 'swish' and 'wish' in. 

Easy to make..... Get some fabric that doesn't fray, but that is light weight too. Mine was a remnant off the Leicester Market @ £2.50 for about 2.5meters - Yes - Bargain, so should make 8 small cloaks. (suitable for 2-3 year olds)

Cut a panel out (Polly's was about 60x70cm in size). Also cut a strip for the cloak top - I chose some old heavy weight curtain fabric I had in my material box. (about 50x12cm)

Iron the cloak neck edges in

Place the cloak fabric on the edge and pin together

Sew together 

And stitch the other side of the neck panel

Add a bit of velcro to join the 'neck' and crochet a flower to sew on (or use a fancy button)

And here it is......

And here is the Pixie Fairy, practicing her moves in her new cloak.....