It was such a beautiful warm and sunny day today! and to top it all off I went to my Steiner mums & bubs group which is held fortnightly. It was great, I love it there, it's just so peaceful and I always leave so inspired. Holly loves seeing the other babies and playing with all the gorgeous handmade woolen pom pom balls, knot dolls and natural tree branch blocks. Holly has really taken to her new blanket doll I made her yesterday, she held it all the way to the group today in the car and didn't cry at all! (Holly isn't a big fan of being restrained, especially whilst traveling in the car) Although she had a little sook on the way home only to fall asleep.

I made another doll this morning, I called him a pillow doll because he's shaped like a little pillow. He's made of 100% recycled wool and stuffed with 100% alpaca. I also took advantage of the weather and took Holly outside for some quality time with Mother Nature and while she was busy playing I took some lovely snaps while modeling the little headband I made a couple of days ago.

At the moment I'm working on a new project, a baby toy. I've used plant dyed 100% wool felt in earthy tones and the same hand painted organic alpaca wool I used in the headband. I've also made little wooden rings which I just sanded and lightly oiled with organic olive oil. Hopefully this little one will be finished by this time tomorrow and on Etsy.

A Hard Night Followed by a Productive Day

Oh what a night! I was taken on a roller coaster ride of emotions brought on by myself! After I went to bed last night something came over me, I was thinking and then crying and then thinking some more and crying even more! I always wonder how my life could have been if only I'd taken that trip to California to be with the man of my dreams who I'd never actually physically met. It was all so exciting. I worked and worked and saved and saved only to meet someone else 2 weeks before my flight. Then I guess I got cold feet and I canceled my flight and my entire trip!

Well, had I not, I wouldn't have my beautiful blessing of a daughter. And thanks to her, I feel that my life has a real purpose. Before I knew of her coming into this world, I felt like I was just floating around. I felt meaningless..

Now back to business! Having had only a couple of hours sleep last night, you could say I've been a little airy fairy today. Airy Fairy may have been so but I still have a fantastic and productive day where crafting is concerned! I found my daughters very first blanket and decided to turn it into something more usable! As you know, newborn baby blankets are so tiny and once baby grows out of them, there's not alot you can do with them except transform them into beautiful dolls! I managed to make 3! So little Holly has one and now Etsy has two!
I've even already started on my next free form headband! This time in an adult size, I'm not really sure how it's doing but I'll kept at it anyway :-)

My Very First Blog

Well hello!

I'm happy to say this is my very first blog!

Although it's 12 am and I should be in bed with my daughter.. (and her father who's staying the night) but I had lots of things I'd sold on Ebay to package and stamp, ready to be posted tomorrow. Then I thought to myself 'finally some time to write my first blog!' Although I'm not quite sure how long it will last, Holly's father is a bit of a snorer and she's not used to that with just me in the room! So I'm keeping an ear out for her. (Adrians snoring doesn't wake Adrian especially when Adrian doesn't wake to anything!)

So anyway, what I really wanted to tell you about was the beautiful wool I ordered from a lovely Etsy seller named Grace Gerber a.k.a Larkspur Funny Farm & Fiber Arts Studio. The wool I ordered was just gorgeous! Not only was it hand painted alpaca, it's organic too! Beautiful! The colours are so vibrant and inspiring.
I decided it was time to do some creative things with wool and I planned to start with crochet. I'm not the best follower of patterns and was in more of an experimental mood and so a few hours later I had produced a gorgeous little headband for my daughter. When she woke in the morning I was so eager to have her try it on only to find it didn't fit as well as I wanted it to, it's too small! So hopefully over the next couple of days I'll post it up on Etsy for someone who's daughter it will fit!


I told you this would be quick! I can hear Holly now.

Goodnight all!