Category: craft

P365 – Day 274 – crafty wood projects

I’ve got a few craftwood projects stashed in my bottom drawer. I got most of them for my (now very tidy) craft space, but have no idea what I’m actually going to do with them, so they’ve sat there for quite a while. I decided that if I wait...

P365 – Day 249 – special activities

Juniordwarf loves talking about how they do ‘special activities’ at school, so somehow anything that is remotely crafty that we do at home has become a ‘special activity’ Today the Salvation Army was holding a ‘crazy crafts’ session through the Communities for Children program. That sounded like a whole...

P365 – Day 247 – fathers day

When we picked Juniordwaf up from school on Thursday he had a wrapped present in his bag, which was for Slabs for Fathers Day. I had a pretty good idea of what it might be, so I couldn’t wait to see it today. Juniordwarf made Slabs’ card at Playgroup...

P365 – Day 230 – crafty mama (UPDATED 27/08/2011)

UPDATE 27 AUGUST After telling Juniordwarf I’d make him a Very Hungry Caterpillar costume for his school’s Book Week celebrations this week, I had no choice but to come through with the goods. Fortunately my ability to operate my mother’s sewing machine hadn’t deserted me, and I managed to...

P365 – Day 128 mothers day

I had a lovely day today, despite being a bit knocked about by a lingering cold that I thought had almost gone, but that made a triumphant return to my life this morning. Juniordwarf gave me a little stash of presents, which he helped me to open. (What that...

P365 – Day 114 it’s not perfect, but it’s mine

(Today’s title brought to you by Tim Minchin) Today I did something I decided on Friday to do.  There’s something I’ve been complaining about ever since my scrapbooking hobby became bigger than the dining table and started to spread across two rooms. I don’t have a scrapbooking space.  I can use...

P365 – Day 57 – glitterati

Let me start this post by saying that every photo for my Project 365 is taken on my phone. My phone tends to lag somewhat between the time I press the button and the picture actually being taken. So the quality is sometimes a bit dodgy, especially in low...