Weekly Challenge Thread (New one, can't find old one ????)

[Tillyboo]

I don't know what's going on but this is the third post I've tried. If this fails I'm going to give up.

Anyway, I can't seem to find the old thread for some reason, my laptop is doing funny things so maybe it's at my end?

Anyway, I cannot see what you all have achieved so far this week but here is my blog with what I have done or you can have a peep in my profile but the pictures are quite diddy

cali - my stuff's not professional, if i wanted to sell it on etsy, i'd have to clean off all the chocolate smears first

gm, thanks for the links, will check them out

no crafting here today, busy with ds and house hoovering/ironing because (and can i have a drum roll here please!), we are going out for a meal tonight, yay!. a sophisticated gourmet meal with other adults , no chips, children or play area in sight, i get to be a grown up

holy cr*p, what on earth am i going to wear???

This week then!!

Dingle Dingle'e Blog
Birthday card for SIL DONE
at least 2 Xmas cards DONE
more knitting ONGOING
start decorating DS's new room
make 1 xmas pressie!!

Gingermonkey GM's Blog
:: 3 x pink horses 2.Done
:: Finish baby vests Done
:: possibly do 7 dinos - haven't got to do the 5 for an order until after christmas, have started the other 2
:: some bags for the lavender mice that didn't sell last craft fair - Done
:: 3 x Gingerbread Men Done
:: A few lavender Bags - Done Greeboswhiskers Greeboswhiskers blog
a softie for Rowan's first birthday
4 corsages
2 hairbands
1 belt
2 hairclips

Whizzz World of Whizzz Blog

have a go at crochet but need a hook
make a charm bracelet for a MNer but I'm just waiting for crystals
approach DSs school re a stall at the Xmas Fair in Dec - done,awaiting reply
Also I have a necklace kit for a seed beady necklace that I want to start

Lucykate Lucykate's Blog
finish cushion with pocket
make mini owl to go in cushion pocket
make one of the toy bag/play mats with pirate theme

Dior
finish the cat cross-stitch
make the final 7 cards for my commission.

rantinghousewife
block and seam my tanks
finish my granny square crochet bag (must get sewing machine out when pulled muscle better)
get inspiration for some more projects
if I manage even a quarter of that, I might treat myself to a bar of choc and a glass of wine (very important to keep that bit in!)

I DO hope I have everyone and links all work OK, please shout if not!!

Hope you evening goes well Lucykate!!! I am going through the same feeling, we have a dinner & dance on SAturday night....I can't remember the last time we went out!! LOL got to work on some serious creativity to get me looking half acceptable to someone over the age 8!! Been out today and treated myself to a new hair colour ( to cover the grey) a new mascara, eyeliner and a bit of costume jewellery!! Yes I know I could have made an attmept myself or asked Whizzz but I just didn't have time!!

Califrau- how are you? Your work is not amaturish!!! I have proof in my CJ remember!

Sniff ... what about me ?

My aims are :

1. make another Eskimo lil type of doll, but not an eskimo
2. Some small items - keyrings etc.
3. More Xmas decs

and hoover the crunchy carpet !

Oh sorry, I only went back as far as Wednesday and I know I have missed dizzyday out too!!! and probably a few others. I have this stupid screen set up the new way and I can only scroll bit by bit- must get around to changing it back...might have to go on my weekly aims though!!

Here are more then;

Dizzyday
3 x Buggy Blankets
2 x Duvet Sets
Some Satin hankies for a wedding
3 x Cushion covers (of which 2 are for GM!!)
A couple of dolls bed blankets
3 x Santa Present Sacks
An advent calender
A reversible fleece and cotton bag for a little girl

Tillyboo Tillyboo's blog

1. make another Eskimo lil type of doll, but not an eskimo
2. Some small items - keyrings etc.
3. More Xmas decs

and hoover the crunchy carpet !

ok, i am getting ready, i have underwear and whizzz's bracelet on, dh would like me to add knee length boots and just go like that

maybe...

LOL...ooo pretty chilly though!

lol LK, dirty minded man!!! My DH is just the same!

Dingle - I only jest

I don't like this new page set up thingy at all. I've changed it up to a point but I don't like having to scroll through pages.

DD in bed, dh out at a work function and I really should be 'making' BUT I'm enjoying the peace and quiet watching the tele in the dark ... and off to bed in a mo to read Phillip Pullman. Ah heaven !

I've been quite busy so my list is now:

3 x Buggy Blankets - 2 DONE
2 x Duvet Sets
Some Satin hankies for a wedding
3 x Cushion covers (of which 2 are for GM!!) - All done - just need to buy inner pads!!
A couple of dolls bed blankets - 2 out of 3 done
3 x Santa Present Sacks
An advent calender
A reversible fleece and cotton bag for a little girl

Dizzyday's Blog - which needs updating!!

Dizzy - whoo (to my cushion covers being finished....now I need to figure out what to put on them!)

GM - going to go into town tomorrow am when DD at school so should be able to post in pm!!

Can I ask how you appliqued your animals onto the vests? (Was thinking about xmas pressies for nephews etc.) Do you use something to stop the fabric fraying or do you turn under a hem?

Hi guys - gosh you lot are so busy these days I can't keep up! great things going on all around - I have left comments on everyone's blog I could find - I love it all!!!

so, my updated list

complete AnnieMcC's new feet and redo her mouth - WIP
sort out Eli's blanket - DONE - Hurrah!!!
start on some xmas tree decorations - not yet started but thoughts are germinating...
sort out fabric for some tweedy corsages - went looking in the charity shops yesterday but they are charging stupid prices (£24.99 for a deeply undesirable to anyone but me who wants to rip it apart for corsages coat anyone?)
decide what colour yarn to make this FOR MYSELF!!! - not yet, is on the long finger for now I think

Eli's blanket was a resounding success - Eli is the son of a good friend and colleague of mine and he is honestly the best recipient of a craft project you could hope to find - when I brought Eli's blanket into work he was so happy, said he is not going to give it back to the child but put it in a glass case as it is a work of art (it's not, but was very sweet of him to say so) - I remember when I gave it to them after Eli had been born he and his wife said it was the best present I could possibly have given them (and I had been nervous as it wasn't shop bought and so could have been considered stingy by some). Don't you just love it when people are so appreciative of all your time and effort. I'll be making more for that little family!

I haven't updated my blogas have been too busy with RL to actually manage anything much, am away for the weekend but hope to get stuck in properly next week

LucyK hope you had lovely evening out

GM - Can I add to Dizzy'z question too ? Where do you get your plain bodysuits from ? Do you buy branded ones (Asda, Tesco etc.) and then cut the labels out or do you source unlabelled ones from somewhere ?

I want to do some long sleeved ones for my fayre and found some on the American Apparel website and although they are very good quality, they are expensive so not sure they'd be viable.

Dizzy and TillyBoo. I buy them from Asda (they are the cheapest but best quality ones I've found - About 2 quid a pack) and I use fusible web (I use steam a seam 2) to stick them onto the vests, then stitch round to make sure they are extra stuck on. They are so easy, and really quick to do. Asda also have some nice, plain long sleved t-shirts that are cheap and wash really well.
Hope that helps!!!

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dior, love the jingle bells card, lovely colours.

tillyboo, they used to have long sleeved bodysuits in matalan, not sure if they still do. i remember because dd is a winter baby so i used them for her.

ps, i did manage to find some clothes to wear last night, meal out was lovely, food amazing

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Just got back from Swimming & Asda - Brrr... it's flippin cold out there.

We spent ages and ages in the pool, dd was so much more confident in a non lesson environment and also she could touch the bottom all the way round the pool - so she was off all over the shop.

I have managed to get some short sleeved bodysuits but they didn't have any long sleeved ones.
GM - do you leave the Asda labels in ?

So, seeing as we have had loads of exercise this morning I'm hoping to have a quiet afternoon so that I can get some crafting done seeing as I only have a week til my first fayre . Agh !

oooh, too cold for swimming, TB!!!
I snip the labels out, print off new ones (just stickers - not fabric) with 'handwash with care' on (just to cover my back!!!) They do wash fine, and actually tumble dry too without coming off.

I've managed to finish part of my challenge, You can see her on my blog.

Please, please, please, I need some help with pricing though, I'm sooooo useless at pricing things !

I'll post a general thread as well (for those crafties not partaking in our thread) just so I can get enough suggestions (hopefully) to take an average price.

Thanks GM, that's great re the suits. I am very much a water baby and feel totally at home in the water so swimming in the winter doesn't really bother me. I like to think I may have been a lovely mermaid in a previous life, but in reality, I was probably a brown trout, a stickleback or something equally boring

Ooh, well done !

Isn't it a fab feeling to be asked to make something for someone. Sure you'll do just fine !

Well I have a stall at the school christmas fayre on Dec 1st..... argh.....better get my act together......panic!!