Crafty happenings; Mobile, toy bags

As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, the few days before Frankie-Rose arrived I was busy cutting, painting, sewing, stuffing, crocheting and stitching in any spare minute I got (in between eating,  sleeping and watching telly, that is).  I didn't know it at the time but perhaps my body was subconsciously telling me that she'd be here soon so to hurry up and get things finished! Here are some snippets.


I made a baby mobile, similar in concept to my Christmas garland, using circles of card, felt and fabric. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

I wrapped an embroidery hoop in bright fabric to create the main structure of the mobile. I then plaited three strands of the fabric three times and sewed it to the hoop. 

Then, using my sewing machine,  I sewed my circles into long garlands.

...and attached them to the hoop. Quite easy really and pretty effective, if I do say so myself.

I used bondaweb to create my double sided contrasting fabric circles. It involved lots and lots (and lots) of circle cutting. This is by far the most time consuming part.  I dreamt in circles. 

I've been gathering vintage and second hand toys and decided to make some toy bags of varying sizes out of my fabric stash to hold them in. 

The yellow basket they are in is one of 6 large wire baskets we got from Freecycle (lots of our baby stuff is second hand or free- bless freecycle and generous friends and family!), which we spray painted bright colours. They are ideal for holding toys and baby gumph. 

In other news, Frankie has piled on weight and is now within the average for her age, hurray! No more weigh-in's! and I am slowly adjusting to this maternity leave lark. I could totally get used to our almost daily mother-daughter luncheons and coffee's. Its lovely but odd too- you'd think there would be so much time but nope. The days seem to melt by in a milky-vomit scented haze of feeding and sleeping and baby cuddles. But I wouldn't have it any other way, I feel blessed beyond all measure to be mum to this amazing happy tiny human.

So, who knows when i'll next have time to make anything but I have a few other bits to post that I made before she arrived so that'll have to do for now. (i'll find time in future, right?... right?!...)