It’s that time of the year again! Oscar had his first day back at school on Tuesday – full-time this year instead of the two days he was going last year. He was so ready and has loved his first two days back already. It does feel very strange to have him gone every day, but I have to admit that the house is very peaceful now that Lil has full reign over everything and can persuade Tommy to do what ever she wants!
Hopefully back to school will also mean back to routine and back to work – I’ll confess that I haven’t sewn a thing (like even touched my machine!) since Christmas time! Yikes! I’m itching to get back into it now though and just got my sewing machine and overlocker back from a service so fingers crossed I can find that mojo and get to work!
This sweet Etsy store is filled with beautiful handmade items created from new and vintage fabrics with a touch of pure class. Gretel certainly has an eye for fabric combination with that “homey” feel while still being very fashionable.
For my review, Gret kindly sent me one of her cute baby bibs and coin purses. This baby bib is made from vintage cotton fabric and natural linen. I love the classic look that linen creates and this bib is just gorgeous. Beautifully sewn with a lovely colour combination for any little girl. The back is lined with a double layer of flannel and is super soft and makes it really absorbent.
I almost squealed with delight when I saw the coin purse. It is purely lovely! Made from linen and vintage lace, it is pretty and feminine and as soon as I opened it I knew it would be ideal for housing my new earring collection. The interior is lined with an orange and yellow vintage floral fabric which adds a bit of spark to the little purse. It would also be great for carrying around money and credit cards if you didn’t want to take a big bag or keeping cosmetics or other small items safe and together in your handbag.
Take a look at some of the other lovelies made by A Little Red Ribbon…
Make It Perfect readers are extra lucky today because Gret is offering a discount of 15% OFF ALL PURCHASES in her shop until the 23rd February! (Use coupon code “makeitperfect” during checkout to receive 15% off.)
Thanks to A Little Red Ribbon for sharing your beautiful creations with us!
#1. Did you know the 2011 Handmade Olympics is happening over at RikRak Studio? The Olympics are divided into eight categories and you can vote for your favourite in each section.
#2. I’m sure you all know that Boy Month starts tomorrow. Dana and Rae have an awesome round-up of boy-friendly crafts to share with us…and I will be joining them on Rae’s blog later on in the month! Stay tuned as there are going to be lots of boy stuff to get making.
I know I’ve told you that my new sister-in-law is amazingly talented in an artsy way.
You should see the brilliant sketches she does. (Jaron – being the designer that he is – saw some house designs that she was sketching up last week and was very impressed.)
She just has a knack for all things creative.
And being the creative soul that she is, Samantha made me a very special canvas art for my birthday.
Isn’t is perfect?
Did you know that she cut out each of those butterflies by HAND?! No paper punches here, each little paper butterfly meticulously cut out using a pair of scissors. I love the colours that she has chosen. Soothing and relaxing. And colours I would not usually choose myself, but wish that I would choose because I love the subtle, earthy colours but can’t help myself and always go for the super brights instead. The house needs a bit more earth.
Well, the wearing glasses bit is old news. I first started wearing specs 15 years ago and quickly progressed to contact lenses. After wearing contact lenses every waking hour for the last 15 years, my eyes aren’t tolerating them as well as they should be (which could also be attributed to the fact that I stretch my 1-month lenses out for 2 or 3 months!). So, back to the glasses wearing it is!
I actually don’t mind them, but don’t like wearing them all the time, so am finding a happy medium between wearing contacts and glasses. They are very handy for those mornings when I want to hang around in my PJs for a bit longer and can’t be bothered getting my contacts on.
One of my greatest wishes is to have laser eye surgery…but I think that will be quite a few years down the track!
Oh, and don’t look too closely at my bed hair and smudged makeup…that’s what happens when you take photos after a midday nap – ha!
