AJ's Antics

This box fell over while I was digging through those piles in my craft room and out popped some hexxies! Pulling out old craft projects brings back lots of memories. I started this quilt in March 2007 and blogged about it here .  I last blogged about it here in April of 2010. I was really tempted to pull out the scrap basket and make some more to add to the current count of 1283, but I knew the purpose of cleaning up was just that, cleaning and organising NOT getting sidetracked and crafting. So after taking a few photos and patting the pretty hexagons I popped them back in the box..... like this..... for my OCD friends. Although I'm sure they will tell me that the rainbow order is wrong. Too bad! They fit best this way! So I've packed them up for now but I'm thinking they might make it to camp this year. 

This boy is a fruit bat, always has been. When he spotted a case of mangoes his face just lit up. Despite the steep price, I indulged him. So worth the sticky sweet smiles!

How delightful it was to come back to my blog and see 4 people have left comments! Blog readers and reminders must still be working on some blogs, even for the ones covered in cobwebs! Thank you ladies for taking the time to comment.  The blogging grapevine and where I go for all things bloggy tells me that Blogtoberfest is not officially happening this year as it has been retired.  Well that won't stop me and I'm going to try and blog every day to get back in the swing of things.  So here it is....my messy craft and work room. This is where I need to start. When we moved to this house 12 months ago, my sewing table, that was originally my great-grandparents small dinning table, was sadly broken and so I was using my sisters table while she sort-of lived with us for a while. She has taken it back to make her own sewing room and I've been left with a big empty space.   So while I had the room to spread out and the school holidays to fill I thought...

Okay so I sort of failed big time at BlogtoberFest this year. My post were late and sparse! But I'm rocking this Totally Pinspired Challenge! This will be my 3rd Pinterest project this month! It was 'World Teachers Day' last Friday.  I wanted something to give Aden's Kindy teachers. I wanted something quick. I wanted something easy. I wanted something handmade. I wanted something useful. So off to Pinterest I went! I found these cute little zippered pencil cases . What teacher doesn't need a new pencil case to stash their pens in! I was super delighted to find everything in my stash, including the 2 zippers! They were lovely and quick to sew up with great instructions. I'm adding a few more to my 'make for Christmas' list. The best part was watching Aden hand it over and  say 'I helped Mummy make this for you' (he didn't it was waaaaaay past his bedtime when I made these!) And then the very best part was watching the t...

    Okay so technically I made this last month to send to a sweet new babe with his quilt .   But I haven't blogged it yet so it counts for this month right?   Aden saw this sweet little dino on my Pinterest board and asked if he could make one. It is child-friendly-ish but at 4 he is not ready to make things on the machine on his own!   The fabric and ribbons were all his choices though!      Mummy did the tricky sewing and Aden was able to help with some of the stuffing...truth be told he just liked sword fighting with the knitting needle!     Little dino has been on Kindy visits and sleepovers. A big hit with my dinosaur loving boy!   You can see the ribbons are a bit closer together and a little smaller for the gift version I sent.     Pattern from here

I started a new craft last month. I'm not very good at it but I have some wonderful friends who are willing to help me.   A gifted hook, some wool and a 'how to' book and I was on my way! A few youtube videos and it was all making sense!         

This fabric has been sitting in my stash for a while now and I'd promised the boy that I'd make him some more shorts for Kindy. A metre of fabric gets me 2 pairs....just! The second set of leg band cuffs need to be made out of contrasting fabric. When ever Aden gets new shorts cousin Bailey gets some too! These are made from my 'go to' pattern 'Little Explorer Shorts'      Any suggestions on a new shorts pattern to try??       A little piece of cute ribbon in the back make a tag so the boy can dress himself!    This Lightning McQueen fabric was a lot tricker to get 2 pairs of shorts out of. The cars are not all going the same way and Lightning McQueen needed to be as prominent as possible. But I still wanted 2 pairs of shorts to make the fabric worth while.       And because Bailey will be getting a present in the mail his sister needed one too! I dug out The Tilda Sash Skirt pattern I've had f...

I did the Moonlight walk again this year. Last year we had a team of about 20. This year we doubled our team members and also doubled the amount of money we raised!

All the three's today! My wonderful hubby took my sweet son shopping for a present while I went to work for the day.  Heading to work for the day Aden was beside himself excited when I got home. His chocolate covered face, gave away the surprise in the fridge!    They headed to the toy section, where all little boys know the good presents are hiding, and hubby had to talk him out of a few things before deciding on a Pillow Pet. Aden loves his dinosaur one so it makes sense that Mummy would love one too.   Dairy-free chocolate cake made by my boys Thanks Hubby and Aden you did a wonderful job! Love you xx