Homemade

Garbage plus paint sample cards equals what?

Garbage plus paint sample cards equals what?

Furniture of course!
I have told you before of Mr.Blab’s eager curbside collecting lately (here there is tradition to put any junk you want to get rid of on the curb ...

Party with Japanese flavor

Party with Japanese flavor

I am alive and the celebrations are over and now I am officially a mother of a preteen. Tween? Is that the new word?
In the midst of preparations for every ...

 
Late night paper cutting – aka Birthday Invitations

Late night paper cutting – aka Birthday Invitations

In lieu of taking Miss Fab to Japan, as per her original wish, we are having a Japan inspired birthday party in our house. Believe me, I had put myself ...

With love for a friend

With love for a friend

A dear friend of mine is having a baby in the coming weeks. It always melts me a little bit when it happens, although I am rarely around to truly ...

 
You cant swing a dead cat around this place without hitting some…

You cant swing a dead cat around this place without hitting some…

“Creations”
For today’s exhibit I present to you the magnet stick people’s book case and library.

The lined up sticks are a bed/mat. The lonely stick with a metal ball on top ...

Making things better

Making things better

Remember the silk tie dyed eggs I crafted the other day? Here is the ending of this story.
Wondering what to do with the little beauties, it was decided to make ...

 
Silk tie dyed eggs – how to and pictures

Silk tie dyed eggs – how to and pictures

Its egg time and we usually do something. Usually we dye eggies the old fashioned way, with egg dyes. Then we may stick some leaves or whatever we find around ...

Home made gifts bounty

Home made gifts bounty

Here are the things that have kept me busy the last week or so. Miss Fab and I have been creative to bits, working on making some surprises for Little ...

 
Aprons from hand printed fabric and the story of the gunky pants

Aprons from hand printed fabric and the story of the gunky pants

I have a lot of dreams. One of them is of me enjoying a big studio in the house, where I spend lovely hours designing fabrics, meters and meters of ...

Merry Jumping Tipismas!

Merry Jumping Tipismas!

Christmas morning started at 8am.
Ms.Fab let us sleep in a bit, even though she woke up at about 5am.
Then the fun began.
I dont know if you remember from last year, ...