More Decorations

I made bird decorations to have as small thank you gifts and Jan made theses Christmas stockings she ran out of time so I did the finishing touches there were 10 in the set.

I have one last lot of decorations to share but need a photo first then it will be collect ideas for next year while there is plenty of Christmas items about to give inspiration.

First Christmas Decorations

 The first Christmas decorations have been stitched, finished and Jan has picked them up, now to complete the next set.

The Christmas cats

And the decorations are going up in the living room, first is the little tree, Poppy gives her approval to the tree.

A special day

 Yesterday was special I achieved some great photos with the help of a friend. My diary said for yesterday I was going to Diane’s to stitch on a UFO, we both needed to finish our gold work piece the Huia feather and thought stitching together might get us both motivated to work towards finishing.

I knew that in Diane’s lawn was a lovely patch of Daisies and asked if the lawn mowing man had not cut them all off could I get a quick photo of the dolls sitting in the daisies. It did not end up a quick photo, but what fun we had. To get good photos I needed to be right down at ground level lying on my tummy, however instead of getting just one shot Diane became my assistant and moved the dolls as needed so I did nor have to get up and down, and my favourite photo of the day was not planned… Poppy in a patch of buttercups.

Bird gifts

The exchange gifts for the Guild Christmas party needed to be handmade, both Caitlin and I chose to do a bird Christmas Decoration. Mine was this Robin with holly and berries sitting on a large jingle bell.

 Caitlin’s sweet little bird was on a background of gold glitter felt. I think she really enjoyed stitching this piece.

Millie

Here are the dresses they are going with Millie, I will make some extra dresses for when she comes with Eve to visit and can take home a new dress, I wonder if there are enough photos to make Millie her own book.
 

The Past Week

I have so enjoyed the lovely bunch of peony Roses, changing colours as they open they are now a soft gold shade,  Peonies have a vase life of 7-10 days, these ones have been amazing, from being picked, packed and sent to the market and from there to the florists would have taken at least 2 days, and I have had the enjoyment of them for 9 days longer than I could have expected. So Special.

 A little Christmas stitching, Robins have been the theme at present. These are for a gift box for the guild Christmas party.the other Robin piece I will show after it has gone to a new home.

I’m now returning to my happy place needle and thread in hand making another small doll dress, I want Millie to have 6 dresses plus the fairy and the princess dress when Eve gets her. The photo book… the Adventures of Poppy which is for Eve’s birthday have arrived from Snapfish and I’m pleased with the finish result.

Will share dolls dress soon.

Special welcome to the new month.

 I had a lovely start to the new month, first this beautiful bunch of peonies roses arrived , and they are even lovelier each day as the blooms continue to open.

They were followed by another beautiful bouquet of blooms this time a selection for me to make an arrangement with ,

I just noticed when I posted the photo how the mignonette has moved to follow the light since I did the arrangement. This year has brought an abundance of these plants, all flowering well and surviving the battering from the strong winds.

I'm very blessed these two lovely gifts from my family will bring me much joy.

Last photos

 I was pleased to get the last photos and the book finished and ordered . First took photos of Poppy and Millie in the  garden showing off their matching dresses.

Then one showing a visit to see Santa Claus.

And a finally I needed one of Millie before she goes to her new home, I’m not sure that I want to say goodbye to her she really is a sweetheart … as always took plenty of photos  to make a selection from and ended up using the close up one as it fitted the space better.

Now to plan a new photo book project for next year.

Warm weather at last

 The weather has finally improved and yesterday was a lovely sunny warm day, so spent some welcome time in the garden,  I have one small patch of buttercups, yes I know they are a weed but I love their flowers so allow this one patch to continue I took Rosie out to see them and she also loved some lovely bright little violas.  Took some photos so there would at least be something to go on this blog post.

I need to get the last photos taken for Eve's book as I see Snap fish   has a special of 70%  off photo books  that expires on the 28th. Hope to post the last of the photos before the end of the month.

Quick update

I am working on finishing the photo book for Eve, I needed some photos showing Millie and Poppy together. Here is what I have taken so far.

Story Time

                                                            Having a ride

                                                 Showing Millie some of her dresses


 

The Fairy Scene.

 The final picture for the story about the Fairy dresses. for Eve's book.

More Fairies

I have now completed fairy dresses for Rosie and Poppy, both dresses are the same style. Now to set the scene for the photos

 

The littlest Fairy

 

Here is Millie as the littlest fairy, Millie is the little Blythe doll that will go to Eve when I have made her some dresses, meanwhile I am including here in the story book photos I am creating.

The Fairy Queen

 Belle was to be the Fairy Queen, I wanted her dress to be more formal, to make her look more regal than the others, here is the first photos, I can see what touch up and  editing is needed for the final photos, the camera often picks up small details the eye misses. Pleased with the backdrop when it first came I was disappointed it seemed so muted but for this story it is working perfectly..

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The Next Project

 "Look" said Poppy as she played in the pink net scraps we had been given.   " Can we have fairy dresses? there is so much of it we could all have a dress, maybe Belle could be the fairy queen and Rosie, Millie and me could be her fairy court."

This was not on the plans, but when asked if I would like some fabric scraps I never say no just did not expect so much. and it would make a lovely story to add to Eve's book, so this month project will be fairy dresses. I will try to post weekly the progress.

Someone else likes the pink net too.

The Long and the Short

The slacks have the same pocket as the skirt, it has proved to be an easy style to make, the shorts have a small iron on motif , I would like to add a t shirt with the same motif once I find suitable material. The short sleeve shirt was a fun make using some very small scraps, but the button proved to be a poor choice, they look fine on the blouse but don’t show up in photographs . 

 

 

The sleeveless jerkin was made with the smallest scraps of both fabrics. and the final item id the jacket which is fully lined with the Liberty Fabric. August proved to be a very productive month with this set of garments. Now to decide on stitching for the new month.