Something Fun

This was something I did back in January, but Carmelina from Conversational Carmelina suggested an idea that reminded me of these photos. So i thought - why not pop them up too.

The first image is Chelsea's 12 week ultrasound scan taken on the 6th Jan 2009. She was 6cm long!

The second image is Chelsea taken on the 6th Jan 2010. She was 66cm long! How much difference a year can make!

My little poser

I just had to make a quick post with this photo! I snapped it while we were down at the beach yesterday afternoon with my mum and my youngest two siblings (that's her uncle Harrison she's leaning on, her aunty Lilly's leg and her pram bunny in the background!). Too cute! Looks like she's deep in reflection about something doesn't it.

Postcard Bonanza Again!

In the last few days i've had another influx of postcards from postcrossing. This time they came all the way from...

Poland

Netherlands

Taiwan

Canada

and Finland!

New Bear - well actually its a guinea pig!

I did it! I made some little mohair guinea pigs. Following on from an earlier post about how I found that secret stash of mohair scraps, I realised that a lot of them would work well as guinea pig colours. A little bit of brain storming and scribbled designing later - and the result are these two sweet cartoon-like mohair guinea pigs. I was aiming for 'realism' with the shape - but alas the heads are too squat to be realistic. But I am actually really happy with them despite this. I think I'll keep tweaking the patterns with each new piggy I make though - but that's just human nature I think!

She can crawl!

And she's off and racing!

My dad (Grumpa) and his wife (Nana) popped around this morning for a visit. I was just showing them how keen Chelsea is for Easter eggs when she surprised us all by actually crawling for them. She hasn't stopped since! All afternoon she has been discovering book shelves and our DVD collection and electrical cords and all things generally fun and/or messy!

I feel really mean when i can't let her play with the Easter eggs once she has crawled to them because of their size (perfect for getting wedged in her throat). But i actually think taking them away each time she reaches them has turned it into more of a game and made her more determined to get to them!

Here comes a whole new chapter in our lives i think!

New Bear - Lacey

This is little Lacey. She is made from one of the most fun mohair fabric's I've ever worked with. The piece used for Lacey was a left over from some bigger bears I made a few years ago. I am a hopeless hoarder, and so was delighted when I found a secret stash of offcuts in one of my craft boxes. The next few bears I'll make will be from some of these awesome offcuts too. I think I am at my most creative when faced with the challenge of limited colours and limited size pieces. Some of my best work have been bears made from 'scraps'!

Lets pretend to be tourists

In a snap decision this morning, Mark and i decided to take Chelsea into the city on the train. Her first time on a train. And her first time in the city. She was such a good girl too. We had to rush to make the train in time, so her feed got cut short (she got the other side while we sat looking out over the river on the South Bank river walk. Then in another snap decision we decided to have a ride on the Big Wheel. A first time for all of us.

It is seriously high! I was a little freaked, but Chelsea and Mark loved it.