tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18847669871772228842024-03-06T05:53:05.666+13:00Jodulbug CreationsJo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-55482803829852543552013-01-27T12:28:00.003+13:002013-01-27T12:28:53.054+13:00Jodulbug has movedHiya,<br />
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I've found a new home, it's been a long time coming but last year I was concentrating on setting up business and what not. Now things are sorted a bit better, I'm blogging again and it feels fab. Mainly business related but there will be the odd post on different things happening in the Jodulbug house.<br />
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You can find me <a href="http://jodulbug.weebly.com/1/post/2013/01/my-inspiration.html">here</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JodulbugCreations">here</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This year we have done a number of crafty swaps. Last night we had a 'Mother's Day Swap'. Gosh it was so so much fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here is what I made my lovely friend Sarah. There's a project bag made out of recycled blanket, rainbow gradient yarn dyed by me, polymer clay buttons, rainbow coloured pin cushion, crochet covered measuring tape, choccie and some more yarn. I loved putting this together, but then I'm a sucker for rainbows and Sarah is such a wonderful friend it was easy decide what too make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Anyone feeling a tad jealous? I'm so so lucky to have found a group of like minded ladies. Not only do we love to knit and sew we have some bloody good laughs. In fact I was brought too tears last night from laughing so much. There's one slight problem though, I'm always absolutely shattered on a Thursday, but it's sooooooooooooooooooo worth it :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Before I forget, I'm having my first yarn sale tonight on my Facebook page at 8pm NZ time. Follow the link above if you would like to see what else is up for grabs.</span><br />
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For more amazing Creative Spaces, head on over too <a href="http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/my-creative-space/">here</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Things have gone really well, so I'm super happy. Still feeling a tad nervous but I guess this is a normal way too feel when you put your goodies out there in the hopes that others will like them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm back to making my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Jodulbug/needle-case-for-moi">Interchangeable Needle Cases</a>, but this will only be a few times a year with a limited number of spaces available. If you are a knitter and are reading this and like the look of my cases, please pop over too my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JodulbugCreations">Facebook</a> page and like it. I will update when the next round of spaces will be available in a few months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I will also have a number of other products available from time to time. Items will include, shawl pins, fabric covered buttons, baby and kids items, and a new venture hand dyed yarn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been dyeing yarn for nearly 4 years now and love every step of the process. I've thought about selling it for months but was a little worried that it wouldn't go down well. After some encouragement from a few friends I've decided to do a few stockings. These won't be an every week event, but I do plan on a few over the next few months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Naturally I have done a few other things this week but they can not be revealed because they are for swaps :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For more amazing Creative Spaces head on over to<a href="http://www.ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/our-creative-spaces.html"> here</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-42575632057912060572012-04-26T10:10:00.002+12:002012-05-13T17:13:05.680+12:00My Creative Space - Thurs 26th April 2012<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One of my all time favourite things to craft is dolls. I love the whole process from fabric choices, right through to the very end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love how once I have finished a dollies face, I'm committed and she must be finished. Might seem a bit strange but once a doll comes to life with her wee face there's no turning back and she has got to get finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's my latest dolly which I made for a lovely friend who's wee girl was born a couple of months ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The pattern for this doll is made by the very very talented Sarah from <a href="http://dollsanddaydreams.blogspot.co.nz/">Dolls and Daydreams</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If you are interested in her patterns, pop over to her instant download shop <a href="http://meylah.com/DollsAndDaydreams">here </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am planning on having a few of these dollies for sale by the end of this year so watch this space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For more creative spaces go check these <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/our-creative-spaces_25.html">peeps</a> out</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Doesn't really seem possible at all, these past 4 years have flown by. Cara is the most amazing kid, we love her too bits. She is so kind hearted, loving, funny and just generally a really cool kid. We feel really lucky that she chose our family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This dolly is still not completed but I have finished her wee friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The shape of her head isn't perfect but I think I've found out why. I was constructing it incorrectly but I think she's still gorgeous and I'm pretty sure Cara will love her regardless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This week there has also been some mad party prep for her Rainbow party in the weekend. Yesterday we made some coloured sugars. Cara loved making these and they were super easy. we are missing purple but we ran out of raw sugar so it will be made in the next couple of days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I will make up a seperate post on how to make these, one thing I can tell you is I will NEVER buy coloured sugar again. It's so expensive to buy but super super cheap to make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For more fabulous Creative Spaces pop on over to <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/our-creative-spaces_29.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-2790461563400110512012-03-22T12:19:00.010+13:002012-03-22T12:46:43.649+13:00My Creative Space - Thurs 22th March 2012<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Today I can finally reveal some projects I've been working on now they have been given to their rightful owners.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I am really lucky and have a fabulous craft group I meet up with every Wednesday night. This year we decided to do a number of swaps to keep the creative juices flowing. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Our latest swap was an upcycle swap. The rules were pretty simple, make something old into something new and fabulous. Here is what I made:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For Julie</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">A knitting project bag</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wYTVDd6QcwzMbZ76UurnnjvJUHDTqE8sMkmbX5eJHU2cWE-MH5AYRAPGeSyxX-1FoI8i7qv0ZYzLT-wmG5WyKr1Hr7K60EUaq9g0Ttmg62IC87A13Ta3h0Ei0AB4jGvDUll24yLda8s/s400/019.JPG" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">and a hot water bottle cover</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCV8tZIdte8jOg3WZipQKE5F0FW1ZWdpxaaBe0HFfcc4EeFxxDTxkZ11VtLyZbAExYvyZVy9g3M2D4pqJC1yxqiPjvRMlkNViAPo6FeMjp1SRGs983NyYS_GFgJpKJB030mSHeIyyGBQM/s400/020.JPG" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For Makayla</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">A PJ Pillow (zips up at the back)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe-gopU-P-IF3LclSVUGJ9j_1n2URrcj2J8cgV470ghfiK8QKGNIVK0QezrtOp-pipMccrzlUd_c0owBQrFd9ryA_Fs2BG10IOk7gaDizf_HCRpgM4aShneL4S5T65B0qMkJsvSa0_iQ/s400/035.JPG" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Plus this hot water bottle cover from this <a href="http://www.jodulbugcreations.com/2012/03/upcycle-project-1-hot-water-bottle.html">tutorial </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I've also whipped up some more handcream, you can find the recipe <a href="http://www.jodulbugcreations.com/2012/03/best-handcream-ever.html">here</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border-top-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">P.S Don't forget to visit more creative spaces <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/our-creative-spaces_21.html">here</a></div>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-25454838949627531022012-03-16T13:08:00.004+13:002012-03-22T12:18:58.523+13:00The Best Handcream Ever!!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Coming up to 3 years ago now I found this recipe for Handcream, it looked fairly easy so I gave it ago. I have not purchased any other handcream since, it's AWESOME. I've converted a number of friends now to using it and it's had rave reviews from them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Oxy1wOTek0W8qXM8b9oQljCQPDjq4gKfDrcQCChYqSrEuaNqdaBcLMTb991yNK4GKBG2PYX3x8eRBbQPpVIUaby91o9qg6O673P-AR6lANvWEc-0t6vpsmsBEj6nMT_AOsvpeuAZeW0/s400/040.JPG" /> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">100ml Olive Oil (I'm pretty sure you would be able to use other oils for this. No harm in trying!)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">100ml Almond Oil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">40gm Beeswax (I use Beeswax Pellets)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">150ml Floral Water (I use Lavender)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">2 pinches of borax or citric acid</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">2 x 250ml containers</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Melt beeswax in 100ml of almond oil (in a double boiler) then take off heat and stir in the olive oil. It will go white as the cold oil hits the warm oil but just keep mixing and it will all blend together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Also heat in a seperate double boiler the floral water and borax until it's hot too touch then take off the heat.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Using a stick blender gradually add the OIL to the WATER in a slow narrow stream. Do this part very slowly and make sure you do it in the right order. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Mix until it's the consistancy of a thick cream then add your essential oils.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Pop into a 250ml container and LEAVE THE LID OFF until it has cooled completely</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">That's it, seriously!!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Some things you need to know about this cream:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">- The mixing time will depend on the weather, if it's really hot and humid I cheat and pop the bowl into the fridge for a few minutes to quicken up the setting process.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This cream will only last a few months due to the fact it's not loaded with heaps of crap :), but in saying that I have had pots last over six months until I finished it.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">If the oil starts to seperate just mix it all in together again</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This is not the sort of cream you can slab on and run out of the door. It is quite greasy compared to store brought creams so give it a few minutes to soak in but my god your skin will love you forever for using it.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-61594741990335817332012-03-15T10:00:00.003+13:002012-03-15T10:08:05.345+13:00My Creative Space - Thurs 15th March 2012<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This week it's been all about Waldorf Dolls. On Sunday I had a few friends over to make some dollies. We had an absolute blast and while the dolls are still in progress I can not wait to see them finished. They are all looking pretty amazing and each has their own personalities coming out at each stitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">My girl is turning 4 next month (yikes!!!!!) so I'm making her another doll. Well actually that's a lie, I'm making two. A boy and girl. This one here will be called Fern, she is inspired by the colours of my garden and I can not wait to finish her. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I really love making these dolls and seeing the features evolve as I progress along. Not 100% decided on the eye colour yet. I guess that will come to me over the next few days ♥</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zq4ERarRY_eS8GqF0BHxlufyOaIP1udRETUOPYe48zHSTf6CbwCjs5SOS8EcDD5e6vTQBNUBWR4invTGMR9Cthm_hgeqGRB1rS-huBfA-CFqAeytdZ7ewoG3YBGytyt_u-H2shLwXA4/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719861645047204962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For more creative spaces pop on over to <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/our-creative-spaces_14.html">here</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-25801713543586656872012-03-08T13:20:00.004+13:002012-03-08T14:38:56.867+13:00My Creative Space - Thurs 8th March 2012<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Many moons ago I started a <a href="http://www.jodulbugcreations.com/2010/05/my-creative-space-13th-may-2010.html">Hexagon</a> Blanket, this has been in the WIP pile for quite some time while I decided what to do with it.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Earlier this year I finally made a decision and got cracking <span style="font-size: 100%; ">with my new plans.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I'm pretty happy how it's coming together, but my god there's a heap still to do. My girl keeps asking when it will be finished so I had better keep chugging away and hopefully have it finished this winter (more than likely the end of winter knowing my luck).</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-epFmVJu9gT-JaSXBwkVOXfX6yib8_IShqbAN5Z9y7wctqtA2Wd_hEtJO7gVrmnlwzWNA4kFKmr77hbjnQJ1fAKZICXpcSM2XnszWyUBJViAsKDOk7bLZMJlkM_gSW0TYAKuhrmqWsA/s400/226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717333575184912546" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>For more creative spaces pop on over to <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/our-creative-spaces_08.html">here</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-29773024560247338722012-03-03T19:09:00.002+13:002012-03-03T19:24:28.726+13:00Upcycle Project 1 - Hot Water Bottle Cover<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5U-a8SbaP-BOq7Eo4a_TnXp8OvzbxkoBFSN0vkxQIlhWkYn4Pxse0-DScL7mqJBrs731PxkiN5UifGVl1pH0rg_pMIDs_XcbuDTlTJFZvVUD9WQnWDO4uERlWbCcLLyGaKkUXWlMws8/s1600/133.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5U-a8SbaP-BOq7Eo4a_TnXp8OvzbxkoBFSN0vkxQIlhWkYn4Pxse0-DScL7mqJBrs731PxkiN5UifGVl1pH0rg_pMIDs_XcbuDTlTJFZvVUD9WQnWDO4uERlWbCcLLyGaKkUXWlMws8/s400/133.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715548815220177522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; ">Once you have used a hot water bottle you will never want to use anything else. There is something truly comforting in that nice warm sensation as you snuggle a hot water bottle. But of course they need to be covered, there's certainly nothing comforting in snuggling a lump of rubber lol.</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">This project is super easy and can be made with an old blanket, or jumper or anything that is snuggle worthy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">For this tutorial I am using an old woolen blanket we were given years ago from The Man's Nana. We ended up with about 12 of the things so I'm sure I can use a few for projects about the house.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 22pt; line-height: 33px; font-family: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">You will need:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">1 x old woollen blanket (pure wool) or jumper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">1 x Hot Water Bottle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">1 x Washing Machine (for the felting process)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Paper for making a template (can use newspaper if need be)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Marker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Scissors<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Sewing Machine (of course you can hand sew it and if it’s felts thick enough it looks super cool sewn together with blanket stitch)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Fabric, Old Sheet, Felt, crochet circle, crochet flowers, doilies. Anything really for embellishing</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 22pt; line-height: 33px; font-family: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">This is how I make mine</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Felt your woollen blanket or jumper in your washing machine. I find this works best in a front loader. Simply pop your item in your machine, turn onto your hottest setting, add some laundry power and wash. Once washed check to see if the fabric feels a bit denser than prior to washing it. If yes and you are happy with it either hang out to dry or dry in the drier (I know, naughty </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; ">J</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyDMReozS9FVBcu20wT_fm6vI-FfiXTUJPZxmEPKvATMiy2W-WQjg1ixIEUJ3-88x-CHt76ApwKZAr57-Yh2NB3YLw-QbOTWjOTldgX_uTaMgJW0YCdEN-hXMNNn4XTX5n2rEoJoLNBg/s400/Pic1.JPG" /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Make a template of your hot water bottle by tracing around it onto a piece of paper (newspaper works well too)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRbjY5Qhqo-v_8Bw7lA2RtbpsHkzXkKLzavSA5MuHbqhe1yaK4-j2UbV2VaqnpGyFRYsl1amjPF8uO6r4eN9mKnmUckdFVETNpiX8hMsySXYdHH_-rqiIBDc0BZ7gpIvyuN1PmCjoQ0E/s400/Pic2.JPG" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Add 2 cm’s around the whole template. This will be referred to as Piece 1</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcUL58436w6acNqWIz6fwZc5t5KFQIjEUxqxsZZvNtauFosWrjtT7VIIyRYKLEkIXdzoUpaZVfrUOIxuNtik_4uy0l6J21WaAoJt85rSh77mr3pTNBvNZso6ybMt4ajarvyRKqyiK6UU/s400/Pic3.JPG" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Now join the dots (note I have made a slight change to the shape at the top)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSXH4oubQtFHNFUJ8sDhFI94qnT5kEm0rEv-2CIM0AlDq8ZOPdT097NvtpAfVhOEPLzTYxX1am1ZkFbKbZyJgGy_5ohfYoGXsQsKWSHV-fxKM3_EoBDqFCts67FfkDlwNtUx3jjhs1gE/s400/287+copy.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Copy this template two more times onto another piece of paper and cut out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVdZiTb0YPbkvxD79MHka7wL8Yv2U0EIy-R9nTDvEHIE3WoTZIj-xwEsejzFePBh3Spc-s0iyUV3GQ3FQ_zKTfMkk-yyC9XirL2fdNsYOjYJZ4wrxvVE9vcAAwW6Q8cVFWQrQ83PlmNI/s400/288.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Measure 24cms from the top of Piece 2, rule a line a cut along this line. Now measure 21cmx from the bottom of Piece 3, rule a line and cut. You will now have 3 piece that look like this:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbh_jlqZ41cC__B5x3fkvbXSpMPQyU_6J5IjpY2e2ZMZeQcOKbshkUiVaSD5NAla8T_0ZTfR2H60CF-zONB_bo7_sX5aelygLQL8KgS81yBDXLNHGcHmjZ5C7Ixfbu0dntr69XxJaKOA/s400/289.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Place Piece 1 on your felted blanket (or jumper). Either pin down or mark with a fabric marker around the outside, then cut out. Repeat with Piece 2 and 3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhyphenhyphenE2ihez8XwjuBAPfkNOXCeGxqh91A7zoHpb_Hp2ViOjBXSiG28MAs33tlN1s0TtfJt6bqXNh6HcmHi3YIXAiJnhDVzsYBlhH59ey5RiMzSElHK9X5X_YN0i0nC55Xkz9D5tCuaX86I/s400/290.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Now it’s time to embellish template 1. I’ve used an old sheet here and appliqued a flower onto it with a button in the middle</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9gm_pDIV4MSsrS9nHumqRnY6v2uQaoUlsPSbi91inJvFl0JCbTEubQPJ4XDuD08cz_4jQB6tc7z6zyYClyAIrZgFlHiAqBgyLL1qojiDorF6Ll69MzQ1d_JBNiqePle0aS2D8Gav0K0/s400/294.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Once you have finished embellishing take Pieces 2 and 3, fold over each edge by 1cm and pin down<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUgpoeVVqK0vezgqcbLm-bT9f0krgjjlKPU3KtmwjQn-OjT02qc-w-9yrJ6WmqMVslHD-4AXLoBm8e24s_DWgQNjwzGrAwl-7nSA8GhE7uEpQcPfnnkpPdaSqawecrl5TAMcg9GZv4HY/s400/291.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Now sew along where you have pinned<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4o97azpGzz1NUOX8m2oLnJIuxroS_Pru6O2qrSTue2e5lwASxmhEhgmkcwW5oRyWuLcFxWsptU81KjZcy1ZfQKTF7aU7EU1GJbYa7I2bMi2AtYj8Mb5Dy2wMNY7lt9Bo_dOyCfYX85qs/s400/293.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Lay Piece 1 face up, grab Piece 2 and lay on top of Piece 1 face down as per the photo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOFPiWQZXeTxV0h7XVjVcST98T0MqXVTTeLoRplcp-UR7JZULcXr66jKFevxLVJodl98OAVP_OHn65uoDrNpX6PkQe6rWtnTQDEJ2hD0961dY3c-ZM7ScNPJ9X_AB7gu3GNRa_UqQsHE/s400/295.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Now grab Piece 3 and lay on top of both Pieces as per the photo. The two edges previously sewn will overlap.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKo6yD5vxOVibCcM-diuvVYNF5whymcj_pl3z4ccmkEvZ40CbgCiinrHUz5ZW4XrsN3w4mzp3Xxuo0r38wI7QCz1fcocv5j9cIaCujtY8N26Lqo4fFaXltlLhGDpLVVr9YFh5rSI6gs/s400/296.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Pin it all together and sew right around the edge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQcKc27fQV8sQyavNgBuyAb5OmYmEDApXJs_Gz8EtfFnF74gVkW4JTzz7-pKEeHdZjeSxRuoEFR9_xpZLuJh3jt0lQgw_qX51xsnVHkpf98KiRa5L_u7s9RN9IrvN20bQtiB8XtWX7WY/s400/297.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Snip the corners. This helps to make the corners nice and round. Be careful not to snip your sewing though ;)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS9QWDvZCQtFa5NkxIRJyuRzWYY_A5yuYLcqvv1ogTf0QYzAdJ2-4cuoLufhvbfTwwzTSKC4BOcNiz1smAaCsVOL7GESrm1iHkjtD7hECJvoLEt8t_jx8mANC0kccTJ45jBxFY8LEiPA/s400/298.jpg" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Snip off any loose pieces of cotton, fold out the right way through the opening and you are done<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Enjoy!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt; "><span ><br /></span></p></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-11550521969374111152012-02-23T18:48:00.007+13:002012-02-23T19:09:41.667+13:00New Crafting Space<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Along with adding to our family last year, we also added a pair of sheds to our back yard. Each shed measures 2.4m x 3m and have been named simply 'his' and 'hers'</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Mine is of course for all my crafting endeavours. I spent ma<span style="font-size: 100%; "><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ny</span> months researching ideas and feel I have achieved the perfect little hideaway in my back yard.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div></div><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SUKtscqkIJly8iEGKKKqRzg27yW34ICTXZMq-rorOkWouz4BAi0fIxuOwvfQKxoanAh_VnmGyvFxu6Vnit2hYrwQjfhok0kBmLd-GhC25fGhTLwMfWJSXaxauBof_ftizWwEU5p_vKg/s400/016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712205554655322370" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YoyJIAj0vy1BSc8cK9bZv58miW5VJf5SN5V67OkYiJzW48OZwtalqkn6Dul9uZS8DgItbeA4myaecHjo3CTtzPIdo0ToRIyeEV1fHisD2FdrcWU6q9X_DADEU1zx-k9ltGFR36FLRuc/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712207320642169106" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF999rfvZ76X4IwBOYlLFBWipJZh5AoFLgQ_LgbswCdf0bIkVhI2QNIt-7cvsdx9st_HCFqePFMin9R8m4AtiejJq5GuZUtJS0sssuUwgdiu9XMV_xBP8tU73VJC-EfjBYVvMyQv6g0ps/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712205964966752354" style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Under this shelving I can fit a whopping 10 60ltr containers. Just enough I reckon!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">The man of the house hasn't quite finished his yet, but will be a great space for him to paint in.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Between the two of them we have built a wee garden for the girls called 'Fairyland'. Then on the other side of mine is the girls sandpit and a wee playground for them is on the other side of the man's shed. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I really love that in years to come I can hopefully potter around my little shed while the girls do their thing in the garden. So far so good with the eldest but it may be a bit different once the littlest is mobile and there's two of them out and about in the garden :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-31578937646488223242012-02-22T19:23:00.003+13:002012-02-22T19:36:07.071+13:00Why Hello!<div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Oh my goodness I can't quite believe it's been nearly a year since I last blogged. Shocking!!!!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I have a good reason though, we celebrated the birth </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">of a new addition into our household in September. Now I know some fellow bloggers still manage to blog, but I do believe they are channeling some super power that no-one has told me about. Firstly I lost all my crafting mojo at the start of last year. Thankfully it is now back in full force but crikey I was worried there for a second.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Here is a photo of our lovely new daughter, Eden Nova. Born 16th September 2011</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This photo was taken last week :)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSRZTHcc0E6-ZXX0zQ2ljWBsuTuxOTPU6AsRrBpPSntOaVi2GEU8nmyzbkd498HvcH7I9BTc9VERv6BFdqnTR-d7Wio8wugdHugGLz5zCBT0WWpJMjPcmubmBvlv24CJeON_qTAyGSd8/s400/105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711842829843756146" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've also finally decided on a new name. Took me forever but then Jodulbug Creations popped into my head. Jodulbug is a nickname my brother calls me, has done since I was a baby. No idea why I never thought of using it before, but I guess good things to take time lol!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully you may have also noticed that I've gone all flash and got me a domain name. Super cool huh? I really hope I set everything right so followers of Crazy Crafter should be directed here, but I have been informed by a couple of people that some random has been posting on Crazy Crafter but I'm hoping that's all fixed now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well I guess I had better be off and work on a tutorial I'm planning</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you are all well, and look forward to catching up in bloggyland over the next few weeks</div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div><br /></div><div>P.S - Please excuse the shoddy artwork at the top. My brain is not running at maximum so it's taking awhile to remember how to make a graphic ;)</div>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-5275320654838468962011-03-21T20:05:00.003+13:002011-03-21T20:23:05.859+13:00Last Summer Holiday for the Season<div align="center">Well not quite summer has that officially ended 3 weeks ago, but we did make the most of the fabulous weather by going camping with some friends. It was our first time camping as a family and was a lot of fun.<br /><br />I grew up knowing that every Christmas we would spend 3 - 4 weeks camping at our favourite beach. This is something I would really like to do with our family so we borrowed a tent and a few other bits and pieces and headed off for the night on Saturday.<br /><br />First trip down to the beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxJdOoL7sLmPEirCZRLdPyeZhKRQmFW9AA8RULQ84qEe1HAdETcPBPsF5sTqtiqRKnllVBnN1KR7dkFbal-zTylF9MAIwnLII8m2I0drgtRecIImkOwmc_9Kv3N5mvSixBUuw_QHgMbI/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586428335491861010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxJdOoL7sLmPEirCZRLdPyeZhKRQmFW9AA8RULQ84qEe1HAdETcPBPsF5sTqtiqRKnllVBnN1KR7dkFbal-zTylF9MAIwnLII8m2I0drgtRecIImkOwmc_9Kv3N5mvSixBUuw_QHgMbI/s400/032.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Testing the water<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKyKcbtHB9OsmAWE2hbJZXK8LSZske7AyVDuoWj-8bcuaiA_gjLEYpDjhZIQr3hfr7O9XmxKZPJ_O0OXnMXO8A5ShSeQf8FeJVwIyCjsGdExy4MdZLrA7i1hnGfLZalg5RXrq4Mipnv0/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586428329782644482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKyKcbtHB9OsmAWE2hbJZXK8LSZske7AyVDuoWj-8bcuaiA_gjLEYpDjhZIQr3hfr7O9XmxKZPJ_O0OXnMXO8A5ShSeQf8FeJVwIyCjsGdExy4MdZLrA7i1hnGfLZalg5RXrq4Mipnv0/s400/062.JPG" /></a> </p><p align="center">Classic builders crack shot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPGnAmBPn5s8I6QR_30sMtkamG-YuPxsGu7dUwI5GJ-9j1js9BiRpXVkQ75hNW2IcFPJ_k811roPe4Gbpr6Cj4xuwxCIqdQSixsbsCzuYzpakWXAMfnfwcZ6UO__adq1pWy_xbCUtCWU/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586428325995966450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPGnAmBPn5s8I6QR_30sMtkamG-YuPxsGu7dUwI5GJ-9j1js9BiRpXVkQ75hNW2IcFPJ_k811roPe4Gbpr6Cj4xuwxCIqdQSixsbsCzuYzpakWXAMfnfwcZ6UO__adq1pWy_xbCUtCWU/s400/064.JPG" /></a> </p><p align="center">There was no hope of her staying on her bed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHBPnpkjycFAso5CiGpwtyg7GjORUq2AHF-F2LpmkGpHo91XLBT281w09MwNdcCFr9Ra1NSzqpNIippQABuZYK44cpYGk90CjAIViQw_Dm6v9JButfY_4ynUJJxKxmFTbHHvNS5Sit5s/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586428319931628994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHBPnpkjycFAso5CiGpwtyg7GjORUq2AHF-F2LpmkGpHo91XLBT281w09MwNdcCFr9Ra1NSzqpNIippQABuZYK44cpYGk90CjAIViQw_Dm6v9JButfY_4ynUJJxKxmFTbHHvNS5Sit5s/s400/073.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center">Beatiful view on Sunday morning after a short walk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp6ftXX5nhuITkdIFAhwJ4ZsbHSvdtI3R7goNfq7hdw01G5G9lJexEvbM0as3Gmg1BVm76bYEodEIfLCyBedkreCPH2uGHvs1W55RO7ZiK1XpDXSYaRSVgRzXEVoxj6BU9BpPY0VaIjI/s1600/097.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586428317524177634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp6ftXX5nhuITkdIFAhwJ4ZsbHSvdtI3R7goNfq7hdw01G5G9lJexEvbM0as3Gmg1BVm76bYEodEIfLCyBedkreCPH2uGHvs1W55RO7ZiK1XpDXSYaRSVgRzXEVoxj6BU9BpPY0VaIjI/s400/097.JPG" /></a></p><p></p><p><br /><br />Cara had an absoloute blast, we got there before lunch on Saturday and she ran the whole time we were there. She even ended up down at the beach before the sun was up on Sunday because she could hear the waves and wanted to go have a look. She was that knackered when we left that she was asleep after only 10 minutes in the car.<br /><br /><br />Now to start collecting our own gear, and here's to many more fabulous camping holidays :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" /></a> </p>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-36538624867379424182011-02-04T19:34:00.003+13:002011-02-04T21:56:07.322+13:00I Know I've Been Quite..........................but there is a perfectly good reason for it. Some of you will already know if you are on my Facebook Page. <br /><br />We are expecting a new member into the Crazy Crafter household come September.<br /><br />I have been extremely tired and my crafting mojo has gone completely. That part is quite frustrating so I'm hoping it will be back soon.<br /><br />I have been reading all my favourite blogs too, but sorry I haven't been commenting.<br /><br />Just a short and sweet post for now, I will be back once my energy levels have sorted themselves out.<br /><br />xoxoxoxo<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-7667755958524364082010-12-20T07:07:00.005+13:002010-12-20T07:23:25.557+13:00Fairy Princess Daisy Chain CrownPhew! That title is a bit of a mouth full LOL<br /><br />I whipped this crown up for Cara on Saturday night and it has been well worn since. Super quick and super easy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZsqYEogHBQI3VMHCZ2TzRxgm7d_-kE0YEEchrGS6QVdGGjC_znvet9upGqnwUBvk3oB0yTwgHszER5IMqdZkDHuZmpf0DF9NII9dt2MNQsNUbRM5OrT9RHezFXL1MVTFXV5I1K8EcaM/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZsqYEogHBQI3VMHCZ2TzRxgm7d_-kE0YEEchrGS6QVdGGjC_znvet9upGqnwUBvk3oB0yTwgHszER5IMqdZkDHuZmpf0DF9NII9dt2MNQsNUbRM5OrT9RHezFXL1MVTFXV5I1K8EcaM/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552458608875989458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIrPFKhDtAtbccI2NdpEuRwjpDRPynDkBy_LmxJApxYvu97vebHi3jHrbXYLezaYzIx1qrzkmSVKXuWUm-TT4wU1qUG9Q_8h0RKcWIzHWVVrUI-uL-aNPcK9UjCZagjQ9fg-WUOsqrVw/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIrPFKhDtAtbccI2NdpEuRwjpDRPynDkBy_LmxJApxYvu97vebHi3jHrbXYLezaYzIx1qrzkmSVKXuWUm-TT4wU1qUG9Q_8h0RKcWIzHWVVrUI-uL-aNPcK9UjCZagjQ9fg-WUOsqrVw/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552458266452976466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi150cUbLIrsIx-oP2uorskBL_lYjH8oiz1LKWG6GJ_LqN2cD3HI1jd5Fp5z_51saW_FRSeAcHfgKMV1UOXO09jPEiUmjaR-_9lD9TQaQaNWL0n9MBEbZewPDLOuFcvGLuXSjwUhwQrpg/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi150cUbLIrsIx-oP2uorskBL_lYjH8oiz1LKWG6GJ_LqN2cD3HI1jd5Fp5z_51saW_FRSeAcHfgKMV1UOXO09jPEiUmjaR-_9lD9TQaQaNWL0n9MBEbZewPDLOuFcvGLuXSjwUhwQrpg/s400/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552458264608458514" /></a><br /><br />You can find the pattern <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fairy-princess-daisy-chain-crown">here</a>: <br /><br />I did make a couple of changes though, here's what I did.<br /><br />Made the flowers then sewed in the ends, I did find these flowers a bit big so have made more with only a chain of 8<br />Added the yellow as a french knot in the centre and then made a wee loop in the back (for attaching to chain later)then sewed in the ends<br />Chained 40 then started adding the flowers by chaining through the loop as I went. I chained 10 between each flower then chain 40 at the end.<br />Added bells to the ends.<br /><br />The pattern requires that you measure the head etc but I've left it open as one long chain and so far it's been worn as a belt, arm band and crown. Too cute! I've since made one more as a present and am currently working on another two with different coloured flowers. Will update later when these are done.<br /><br />I think any Fairy Princess would love this, in fact when I first put it on Cara she ran to the mirror to have a look, stripped off her shorts and T Shirt and put this dress on :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-77951427049416783292010-12-17T16:09:00.003+13:002010-12-17T16:16:33.264+13:00Playsilks Galore!I have wanted playsilks for Cara for a very very long time. I'm a bit of a scrouge though and didn't want to pay $20 per silk so started researching dyeing them myself. There are a number of blogs with instructions on how to do this, so last month I finally ordered some un-dyed silk scarves and got to dyeing them this morning.<br /><br />This is what my clothes line looks like at the moment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrgk4Pa59hZ0Iw6PSOzD02rrIgC6AVJaPL-SMzInZFNmLtoqOwCSJBdkZi8YkOvvXX1xXVZdm-1Kf9dDvHa2lFCgxgNOyxTbQGsOLvAIe0CD6_M7-uarimaT-8HnAvlm9rTGiR0vLmRw/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrgk4Pa59hZ0Iw6PSOzD02rrIgC6AVJaPL-SMzInZFNmLtoqOwCSJBdkZi8YkOvvXX1xXVZdm-1Kf9dDvHa2lFCgxgNOyxTbQGsOLvAIe0CD6_M7-uarimaT-8HnAvlm9rTGiR0vLmRw/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551483937859040434" /></a><br /><br />This was so much fun and I can't wait for Cara to see them on Christmas Day.<br /><br />You may notice that there are two of each, well one set was a custom order from a friend so they will be winging their way down the line next week.<br /><br />I will actually use Cara's ones to wrap her other presents in, and hopefully I will be able to make a felt crown or something similar to use with her new silks.<br /><br />Oooooooooooooooh I can't wait!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-75755177657227652682010-12-10T09:59:00.004+13:002010-12-10T10:08:59.860+13:00Christmas Sale on FacebookGood Morning,<br /><br />Just a quick post to let you all know I'm having a Christmas Sale on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/CrazyCrafterNZ">Facebook</a> Page starting 8pm this evening.<br /><br />Here's a wee sample of what is for sale:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGcL5acMNaP1Vaf-Ri6zhZsAx_JGe6GjrJip_5wE_cYDJD9Bidm8MiSonL5U5TmwlRQmeHwur3e0QnGgi8ycqO4B92ffTXGhhBF76K-c0hWJ9yq9_FAtB1-1fisrAIFOx00o9jUn_Vd0/s1600/Mega+Rainbow+Hair+Clip+Set.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGcL5acMNaP1Vaf-Ri6zhZsAx_JGe6GjrJip_5wE_cYDJD9Bidm8MiSonL5U5TmwlRQmeHwur3e0QnGgi8ycqO4B92ffTXGhhBF76K-c0hWJ9yq9_FAtB1-1fisrAIFOx00o9jUn_Vd0/s400/Mega+Rainbow+Hair+Clip+Set.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548791255853412194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zOBHFsx02eYjEy85Huy5mgR0kaDiWQBor2Qa6pigQ4OF5TJNOxHkf0iA7rT32zoIjlzNzfSCXprJ75pJ_4FLI-UrBQgurZQUCHMXn92mvAhkfCEP3HVGPV4MfIaPMW2ogf7x5J5StRc/s1600/Logo4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zOBHFsx02eYjEy85Huy5mgR0kaDiWQBor2Qa6pigQ4OF5TJNOxHkf0iA7rT32zoIjlzNzfSCXprJ75pJ_4FLI-UrBQgurZQUCHMXn92mvAhkfCEP3HVGPV4MfIaPMW2ogf7x5J5StRc/s400/Logo4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548791239450493538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FN8KmErDby6o_IUrpXedkKD4qhSLQJqsg8bGrqYZb1g9d1L5H-51R3NxRbAHWaFeiElmnZtj8fmcJ8hyphenhyphenaoreH5aqNB9GSPavuk45h90sD_2PCwXfsiVY9xIykAsG188rdc9KpSRjYMQ/s1600/Owl.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FN8KmErDby6o_IUrpXedkKD4qhSLQJqsg8bGrqYZb1g9d1L5H-51R3NxRbAHWaFeiElmnZtj8fmcJ8hyphenhyphenaoreH5aqNB9GSPavuk45h90sD_2PCwXfsiVY9xIykAsG188rdc9KpSRjYMQ/s400/Owl.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548791228107182658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6wZkEixopR9_hx6sueqwLwRzB5aEDv6WuJ4V0p52xK8bjRFFzfGLxV_5PiACsdUR4j_3DFGrGjmQOr32LjrDI6FBjfWZ8Xw_mE9PopvMJVw1kwYvKX3m8qzSAaiDx3Eu29BdirU3Rno/s1600/Lady+Bug+Hair+Set.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6wZkEixopR9_hx6sueqwLwRzB5aEDv6WuJ4V0p52xK8bjRFFzfGLxV_5PiACsdUR4j_3DFGrGjmQOr32LjrDI6FBjfWZ8Xw_mE9PopvMJVw1kwYvKX3m8qzSAaiDx3Eu29BdirU3Rno/s400/Lady+Bug+Hair+Set.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548791222173727362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlDc8WhECo6O0qXbgzXpvjzR8RQUb3lYZDWS46ZqojnblS-3BnAZOFIOK2h0hpB5vuUFDWKkIT9er_TSGY1MXoOwoAv7CVUUs8uBOwyaXXtW7KXi7q_LDvC37Fkx7u5Ly8aGQgb7Nq0k/s1600/Funky+Owl+Wristlet+Set.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlDc8WhECo6O0qXbgzXpvjzR8RQUb3lYZDWS46ZqojnblS-3BnAZOFIOK2h0hpB5vuUFDWKkIT9er_TSGY1MXoOwoAv7CVUUs8uBOwyaXXtW7KXi7q_LDvC37Fkx7u5Ly8aGQgb7Nq0k/s400/Funky+Owl+Wristlet+Set.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548791211091268626" /></a><br /><br />I've really missed bloggy land, will be back sometime next week with a heap of updates. Miss you xx<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-25532267447152552222010-11-27T15:10:00.005+13:002010-11-27T15:32:33.564+13:00Rainbow GarlandI wanted to make <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2009/12/advent-garland.html">this</a> last year but ran out of time, this year was starting to look like the same thing was going to happen but last Thursday I had this sudden desire to get started, and did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweiXMhPk2Ie22J85xAo6M_H_YX6D2duXuqPQgQGTrhfiV9Q-yTUIB-iWsLTfXIcXPuYmA9oglWtfqmFQ-ESZITzN3HyRfy-nM0ntmqaMc1t67tj6bK8mceqBqEsoZt0ImGy3WWdXHxkI/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweiXMhPk2Ie22J85xAo6M_H_YX6D2duXuqPQgQGTrhfiV9Q-yTUIB-iWsLTfXIcXPuYmA9oglWtfqmFQ-ESZITzN3HyRfy-nM0ntmqaMc1t67tj6bK8mceqBqEsoZt0ImGy3WWdXHxkI/s400/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544047549231080354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxmNkiYx9hvgMUWt5CUTyOAeZMaur5nVy8R2Zh82t6MnREiTLERzjMTxjq649KMTQfrVSdFdPSbDuVPb9c3FyyrWKrRnQcfToWSMqXMLS1gxQaBnjH_STm_WOc6whqUvGS_k-yJ-8jSs/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxmNkiYx9hvgMUWt5CUTyOAeZMaur5nVy8R2Zh82t6MnREiTLERzjMTxjq649KMTQfrVSdFdPSbDuVPb9c3FyyrWKrRnQcfToWSMqXMLS1gxQaBnjH_STm_WOc6whqUvGS_k-yJ-8jSs/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544047547009595730" /></a><br /><br />I've been beavering away at it most nights and it is now hanging in our dining room. Unfortunately there are only 24 stars hanging, my little person loves twinkle stars and it was a bit much for her to have rainbow twinkle stars in the house and leave them alone. There's one missing in action somewhere. I know I will find it.<br /><br />I have blocked the stars, but they have still curled so aren't as pretty as Lucy's but I'm OK with that. I don't think I will get the numbers done for December because the next two weeks will be spent making stock for a big sale I am planning on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/CrazyCrafterNZ">Facebook</a> page, so for now it's just a Rainbow Garland, next year it will become an Advent Garland.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUKeiMqTnT9DyPCMdF97-XKT8FXPs8A6WVrVy4glu9m3OxBib13akIqW6qk4nLrysndO3ueQIlg492pqDDZZtmxW8DtqawKF6wcL82cV58eoDE_EbhOb_Zdg_2mFNKRWSsVbbMN7XmQU/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUKeiMqTnT9DyPCMdF97-XKT8FXPs8A6WVrVy4glu9m3OxBib13akIqW6qk4nLrysndO3ueQIlg492pqDDZZtmxW8DtqawKF6wcL82cV58eoDE_EbhOb_Zdg_2mFNKRWSsVbbMN7XmQU/s400/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544049331647940354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4fsqHwE8MCPnDdaZRAY-dkaniPGkymIL4C4w7e927qJDkn7mIkIwaPR7T07zarBkwcUKrlMFP8vyTKkotvBZBI359yMc06TaFzQzdz-ZH8FLOAnFlO0WJe5XfEReSPnNy3bC5B8HsIM/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4fsqHwE8MCPnDdaZRAY-dkaniPGkymIL4C4w7e927qJDkn7mIkIwaPR7T07zarBkwcUKrlMFP8vyTKkotvBZBI359yMc06TaFzQzdz-ZH8FLOAnFlO0WJe5XfEReSPnNy3bC5B8HsIM/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544049326044505746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxtu-oQopFrrg1oX952brknXcuH9pMfbuW8IgWp6mtNe489iz7sDsNeQ0ZI5kAWlb76WmnFmJDDduLYHO1x3beb6O7mxgqRGgEnwHli7fJqWTXqbnmnNZzIe5wZvymfLnd_gcAK54Afo/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxtu-oQopFrrg1oX952brknXcuH9pMfbuW8IgWp6mtNe489iz7sDsNeQ0ZI5kAWlb76WmnFmJDDduLYHO1x3beb6O7mxgqRGgEnwHli7fJqWTXqbnmnNZzIe5wZvymfLnd_gcAK54Afo/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544049321900592002" /></a><br /><br />I love Rainbows and will complete this once the missing star is found, but for now I'm happy to let the ends hang there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-52640053986738568192010-11-12T12:20:00.009+13:002010-11-12T13:36:02.332+13:00DIY ShampooI did it, it worked and it was so flippin easy<br /><br />I don't know why I put it off for so long, maybe it was my dis-belief that the instructions I was reading really were that simple. But believe me, it took me 15 minutes to make 1 litre of fabulous shampoo, no chemicals or nasties and it works.<br /><br /><br />I made a few changes to the recipe, but here it is:<br />140gm Soap Base<br />850ml water<br />1/2 tsp pectin powder<br />3 - 6 drops of either cinnamon, chamomile or rosemary oil along with a few drops of pine. I didn't have these oils so just added a few drops of lemon to make it smell nice.<br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkGNPFeTnkas1797bvDgTlD2wStmdHFSLKbq0pBHb0xYYF1Ww-O188n9txK9EvJ_wiauY1388QvRD9g4NuCWk4BdhF5I2Rh8LzJb1uR4phJlXSDKVqeaRPytx9HRYL96GLTfxgMSBvYg/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkGNPFeTnkas1797bvDgTlD2wStmdHFSLKbq0pBHb0xYYF1Ww-O188n9txK9EvJ_wiauY1388QvRD9g4NuCWk4BdhF5I2Rh8LzJb1uR4phJlXSDKVqeaRPytx9HRYL96GLTfxgMSBvYg/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538439270973568930" /></a><br /><br />In a double boiler (glass bowl over a saucepan with boiling water) place 140gm grated soap <br />850mls water<br />1/2 tsp pectin<br /><br />You simply let the soap melt, I found that I needed to give it a light stir so it didn't all sit on the bottom, but you don't want to stir too much otherwise it will lather up. When the soap has melted the liquid will be clear.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQKD66v8zuJAhGq2LetR-FyogWRRb6zXKuXje30iIBJLFIAlNAGGBUBPsSir3Z9Gyoa5GRsxKrjFTJHLl9X862jPuWK22HGRt36KFR0m9PbooNM6SftWA9lBb-vP7oiPN96l-VwdIqrA/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQKD66v8zuJAhGq2LetR-FyogWRRb6zXKuXje30iIBJLFIAlNAGGBUBPsSir3Z9Gyoa5GRsxKrjFTJHLl9X862jPuWK22HGRt36KFR0m9PbooNM6SftWA9lBb-vP7oiPN96l-VwdIqrA/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538442685423422130" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once the grated soap was melted I added some of my own ingredients. I have used a shampoo from our local organic shop for about 2 years so just looked at the ingredients in this particular shampoo and added:<br /><br />3 capsules Vitamin E - purchase these from the supermarket and just prick with a pin and squeeze the oil out. Should probably be more but I'm giving it ago anyway.<br /><br />A couple of pinches of sea salt as persertative<br /><br />I purchased a 1 litre dispenser from Payless Plastics. Cost about $10 from memory (I've had it for a few months)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLugVIK-SH-QcbSPMICCV0RZKH_Js8uql18mH2wsXMKEs8DSs8HtMsZQ-wWsAGt0ioemqYoq5OgKXQ51E-p1C8KtqTftBo46Ny-vYul6C1LKDx8sD9kjwL-X4LHhKnj_L4h9QwtCA_V8/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLugVIK-SH-QcbSPMICCV0RZKH_Js8uql18mH2wsXMKEs8DSs8HtMsZQ-wWsAGt0ioemqYoq5OgKXQ51E-p1C8KtqTftBo46Ny-vYul6C1LKDx8sD9kjwL-X4LHhKnj_L4h9QwtCA_V8/s400/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538446066120043794" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have roughly worked this out to cost about $5 for 1 litre to make. The shampoo I usually purchase is $11 for 250ml so that's a damn good savings in my book. <br /><br />The original receipe is from www.sourceliving.co.nz. I get the soap base from here, this can be found on <a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Crafts/Other/auction-330984362.htm">Trade Me</a>. Oh and I love how they package their soaps for posting, they recycle phamplets, how cool is that!<br /><br />They also recommend rinses to restore your hairs PH. I have yet to try this but will post the recipe when I have.<br /><br />NOTE: If you are planning on making this and are currently using supermarket shampoo, please allow your hair a few weeks to get used to no chemicals :) I remember when I first changed over I was nearly put off, but now I never get an itchy scalp and my hair always feels clean.<br /><br />Also it won't lather up and be all bubbles like supermarket shampoo. It took be a bit to get used to this, but I just reminded myself it was all the crap that made all those bubbles and I soon got over it.<br /><br />Now I need to design some labels, just need to find some recycled paper first :)<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-39483566432120880052010-11-11T21:21:00.003+13:002010-11-11T21:28:07.775+13:00New Product In Store SoonI've been sewing up some new products this week and will pop them up on Facebook by the end of this weekend before putting them into my Felt store.<br /><br />There will be a range of colours with fabulous fabric and these are oh so handy. Here's the wee blurb I put up on Facebook<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHgBY8rZ_XQRugTJk7ZURuThUVuCd3bnllKbbLZ1h0NEW4mCIbwuJMaqziDNxDYingYEBkDT3bwwLl7nvpOY6Zzdvj_GW0WiESUn_0PUAzelQJG0v6TsOvKmAV2Hti2ntcqnPqhtbc-Y/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538205259977214258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHgBY8rZ_XQRugTJk7ZURuThUVuCd3bnllKbbLZ1h0NEW4mCIbwuJMaqziDNxDYingYEBkDT3bwwLl7nvpOY6Zzdvj_GW0WiESUn_0PUAzelQJG0v6TsOvKmAV2Hti2ntcqnPqhtbc-Y/s400/014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><em>Key Fob Wristlet and Coin Purse.<br />These are perfect for walking the dog, going for a run, walking the kids to school/kindy, basically anything you want to do where you don't want to carry a bag. The coin purse is big enough for your cell phone, eftpos card, notes, coins, lippy :) Attach your key/s to the wristlet and you are away<br /><br />Coin Purse = 13cm x 9cm and can easily be taken off if needed so you can attach your keys to the Key Fob Wristlet by itself<br /><br />These will retail for $15 plus postage ($2 NZ Post or $3.10 courier)<br /><br />I can also custom make the coin purse to suit your needs (size of cell phone etc) for a small fee<br /><br /></em>I must admit I'm a sucker for all things dinky and this has quickly become a favourite accessory of mine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" /></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-72087050306286381912010-11-11T12:55:00.006+13:002010-11-11T13:03:46.408+13:00My Creative SpaceFinally I have started creating goodies for Christmas.<br /><br />First up is a Waldorf Doll for my wee monkey. I'm not overly happy with the shape of the body so will do this again and unfortunately I might have to re-do the head because the head is floppy but I think I know the cause now. Bit of a bummer, but these things happen.<br /><br />Here she is so far:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirbKqqXMemAu72-FfAWZZnc0fzEhbl5_tjo1oYlNlhpfdxUByGBmhP0lPBkgg0jQQp1o5rEnGnXqsD-PCcJD0eYShvA66h_wV3t7cVaDElRXqz4DoOd4fzE9qnz9NqaxClHyd3ZS0ErQ/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirbKqqXMemAu72-FfAWZZnc0fzEhbl5_tjo1oYlNlhpfdxUByGBmhP0lPBkgg0jQQp1o5rEnGnXqsD-PCcJD0eYShvA66h_wV3t7cVaDElRXqz4DoOd4fzE9qnz9NqaxClHyd3ZS0ErQ/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538074845636254034" /></a><br /><br />I'm also in the process of making my own shampoo but will post seperately if this works out. So far it's been extremely easy :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADEMJyokidJZFeTEt_vx3gbZkc87Z_7YCjz0tFQPsXesc47LOTXiHO_DO4BNkw0gUafWTYtKlWAhXPJ-Afnj06HFIoj2l51PCzLIrMJL-0FRK_Nn1J53zqWtzbCrfJ3c1VNMuxO9VYt0/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADEMJyokidJZFeTEt_vx3gbZkc87Z_7YCjz0tFQPsXesc47LOTXiHO_DO4BNkw0gUafWTYtKlWAhXPJ-Afnj06HFIoj2l51PCzLIrMJL-0FRK_Nn1J53zqWtzbCrfJ3c1VNMuxO9VYt0/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538075465136314194" /></a><br /><br />For more fabulous Creative Spaces head on over to <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/">Kirstys</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-19837855418983198832010-11-07T15:37:00.003+13:002010-11-07T15:47:41.848+13:00Button Making with FriendsEach Wednesday I meet up with a fabulous group of ladies to knit, craft and chat and have a bloody good laugh. I must admit I don't go every Wednesday unfortunately but I certainly would if I could.<br /><br />Wednesday just gone we had pre-arranged to make Polymer Clay Buttons. Man, it was so much fun. Lots of laughs and lots of button creating was had by all. <br /><br />Here are some shots of our creations<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bnv9QeXGORITM6G7l8G8XFm-vWeaL3uktpjBccET1z43w8ry4OEmssT3WBEeSqDNq3apmm0AeIJlomuwW_UQBQC7SZK-pbKWrkhHOg9ADtNt0f_TZPCc7nYBe_OQDKeBrCF7KZAk3Js/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bnv9QeXGORITM6G7l8G8XFm-vWeaL3uktpjBccET1z43w8ry4OEmssT3WBEeSqDNq3apmm0AeIJlomuwW_UQBQC7SZK-pbKWrkhHOg9ADtNt0f_TZPCc7nYBe_OQDKeBrCF7KZAk3Js/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536632964329976162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC37ATuOR7jQ-IoTexu3JiASB2vXSuEspe8KaG9M3oz9Y6n3Sls1aUvUN3w65eCUj0fBBYuUpqzWBeRQ2I0L1LKkjcJJTXlbFeSfc3YwE4mBiFD-gABN7IReVs1-EfP2UxNZSEjbGikPE/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC37ATuOR7jQ-IoTexu3JiASB2vXSuEspe8KaG9M3oz9Y6n3Sls1aUvUN3w65eCUj0fBBYuUpqzWBeRQ2I0L1LKkjcJJTXlbFeSfc3YwE4mBiFD-gABN7IReVs1-EfP2UxNZSEjbGikPE/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536632960928843010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cIaF7xxJWsv1GzMn11UVK8KvcwDSy8Ox7YIGUelBPxdNba-Ouoah6ZBdTwMVlcVY-VnrgPx7S9UH8eb2vO-oaptP9b0cC-t0h1mL5sS-iapGLRppA3e-qTj9tda097X35jWxFtPCcRM/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cIaF7xxJWsv1GzMn11UVK8KvcwDSy8Ox7YIGUelBPxdNba-Ouoah6ZBdTwMVlcVY-VnrgPx7S9UH8eb2vO-oaptP9b0cC-t0h1mL5sS-iapGLRppA3e-qTj9tda097X35jWxFtPCcRM/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536632953590145762" /></a><br /><br />We experiemented with Polymer Canes too, we probably should have rolled the buttons to flatten them when they were cut but they are still super cute and we will know for next time. I can gaurantee there will be a next time, buttons are very addictive!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884766987177222884.post-20219093459208627782010-10-29T20:40:00.003+13:002010-10-29T20:54:26.934+13:00Book Review - A Year With James Wong<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9780007345304/Grow-Your-Own-Drugs"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa2v5JowPj0Bjb8kJ-M1spTVRYAkF0tWeugC3ylSiug0z9-n0ZD5si1ISxW0J_v3ZWsOfNI_xnjhHL0nUZePL73lPs_iWD_h6ux2U4KdYdqJhvcJYGNmTz7-uw9DILXrtG6uINhZoGa8/s1600/9780007345304.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa2v5JowPj0Bjb8kJ-M1spTVRYAkF0tWeugC3ylSiug0z9-n0ZD5si1ISxW0J_v3ZWsOfNI_xnjhHL0nUZePL73lPs_iWD_h6ux2U4KdYdqJhvcJYGNmTz7-uw9DILXrtG6uINhZoGa8/s400/9780007345304.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533371655823239394" /></a></a>Do you avoid going to see the doctor as much as possible?<br /><br />Would you rather grow something in your garden that would help you with various ailments?<br /><br />I do so I purchased this book (I already have his first one too) so I could plan the herbs that I want to grow in my garden.<br /><br />All I have to say is that this book is beautiful, very inspiring and I'm very excited to get planting.<br /><br />I also love the fact that you can go online and watch some videos of how to make a few of the recipes in this book.<br /><br />There is a seasonal section on when to plant and harvest all your plants which I find exceptionally valuable because most other books I have read don't have this and I wouldn't have the faintest idea on what to do.<br /><br />Some of the recipes sound delish - Rose and Chocolate Shot, Elderberry and Ginger Cold and Flu Tonic, Roasted Cranberry Mince Pies, Four Flower Salad. I mean seriously YUM!<br /><br />To top it all off, I purchased from Book Depository in the UK. They have free shipping worldwide so this book cost be a grand total of $17 NZD delivered. That's under 1/2 the price of what I have seen it here.<br /><br />You know you want it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/148/F26E920238A8A4EFE263F350813AE031.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Jo's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749685675972243941noreply@blogger.com3