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Pandamonium In the Park

Amanda Cottingham | July 11, 2011 | 1 Comment

We had a great day out at Pandamonium in the Park, a big thank you to Jammie, Jammie Monkey from Jammie Dodgers for our tickets, and to Mummiafelice for the heads up!

I felt I wanted to try something different with this blog post.

So here are a few photographs which reflect our day:

Thank you for viewing:

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Disclaimer: I was not paid to attend this event, I won the tickets from Jammie Dodgers in a twitter competition.

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Handmade Thursday: Button Crazy

Amanda Cottingham | June 15, 2011 | 19 Comments

I thought this week, I’d have a go at a couple of small projects….the first was the gadget bag kit, that I received from the 1st Mollie Makes magazine. Now a bit of a collectors mag, I think after seeing that it sold for £18+ on Ebay – not bad for a cover price of £4.99.

It was simple to do, just cut out the templet in the magazine and then cut each of these parts out of the felt.

I could have followed the instructions and hand sewn all the pieces to look like this.

However I wanted to give my sewing machine another go. So here is the result

My Very Wonky Gadget Case

I used black thread so I could see exactly where I was going wrong!? Both Miss A and Miss N love it and they don’t seem to see the wonkyness.

I also wanted to make a few greeting cards.

I had already made a stash of gift tags with vintage buttons, stamps and reused ribbon, after seeing @MsMollylouise’s from a previous #handmadethursday here.

My Gift Tag Stash

Whilst on my epic trek to find Mollie Makes I came across a magazine, which had lots of button ideas in it, including sewing them onto greetings cards. I think @missielizzieb over at Me and my shadow told me about it, as she knows how much I love buttons!

Well here are the results:

Button Birds

Flower Cards

Thank you for reading. There are many other #handmadethursday over at the whitelilygreen

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Nappy Days….

Amanda Cottingham | June 9, 2011 | 14 Comments

Well, as my youngest has just turned two, my days of nappies are coming to an end. This fills me with very mixed emotions, I really can’t believe, my baby isn’t a baby any longer, she a bona fide little girl!

With this in mind I am writing a post about my recent new love, my sewing machine! Shes a beauty, I’ve already named her Andi (after Mollie Ringwold in Pretty in Pink) but I digress.

Andi My Lovely Janome Sewing Machine

I decided I needed something to bridge the gap of a huge changing bag full of everything but the kitchen sink – and believe me, my bag was always bulging full of just in case things! And something where I could put a couple of nappies, wipes and a few bags.

Well here comes the bit where I get to use my new toy.

I had some fabric left, and decided to make a mini tote bag, so I could keep these neatly in my handbag, whenever we went out.

It was really easy to make, just a straightforward running stitch all the way around, I used a more decorative stitch at the top, but that was just an experiment on the machine.

I didn’t want anything to close the bag, we all know how fast toddlers are, I needed to get in there quickly and easily. Plus I’ll hopefully only need it for the next 6 months so I could possible convert it into something else later.

So here it is the finished bag, with a little fabric rose and vintage button, just to jazz it up a little.