zippity doo da

so I sort of disappeared after the craft show. Too busy creating and crafting to blog, you may have thought. not so.  it's just been frantically busy here with all sorts of goings on.  the rainbow child turned four and had the sort of crazy party you only do once with small children if you want to maintain your sanity.  we've been visiting family.  had visitors.  and other random stuff.

excuse the lack of capitals; i feel a little embarrassed about that as an english teacher but I'm currently wrestling with baby Toby who is climbing all over me and making strange baby gutteral throaty sounds in an attempt to get me to laugh.  mr comedy himself. notice I can't not do a capital I though, that's obviously my fine line.  

so blogging every day for a month is rather overrated. i sort of ran out of steam with that one, lasting 13 days was pretty damn good though, I thought.  and I was going to share pics of my stitches and craft show haul. maybe I should just show it as it transforms into something. as megsie alluded to in her blog a week or so ago, we've got a bit of a spesh stocking planned, courtesy of S&C and its enhancement of a certain part of my stash, it's an idea we've had forever and keep meaning to do for australia day, but january is always bedlam as it is.

ok. so first transformation.

S&C purchase from Kelani;

pattern:  Mr Electron from sew your own

been wanting to make this little dude for some time. i knew he would be perfect in the michael miller zips; makes a great visually contrasting little softie for tobs.  immediately named mr zippy.

rainbowchild spotted mr zippy and immediately outlined exactly how I had to make a mrs zippy for her. pink dress (cord selected by lily from the stash), gold hair, zippy legs; all the usual girly requirements. I chanced it with the hearts replacing the lightening bolts.
so did the kiddies approve?
big hits all round :D

ooh, i've changed my header too. do you like it? or did you not even notice?

ok, time for some giggling before bed ... hopefully!