Only a mild fail this week with a canvas that went wrong, making this week officially better than the previous one!

I’ve been wanting to make up some silhouettes of the boys for a few months now, but I rarely visit the paper section of any craft stores and so kept on forgetting to pick up the black card. I’m super happy with how these came out, they only took about half an hour each, and I had a lot of what I needed already on hand, so they only cost about $3.50 in new materials. I’ll be putting up a tutorial for these later in the week so keep your eyes peeled

I fidget. I think most crafters do. I love movies, and watch a lot of them, but I really struggle to sit still for more than half an hour, so this is what keeps me amused. It’s a granny square measuring about 2 foot either way, just using left over balls of acrylic from my amigurumi projects. I would love to do some embroidery whilst I watch movies, but that means I need to concentrate too hard on what I’m working on, instead I just work on this, and when it’s done (3-4 foot across) it either ends up as a baby present for somebody or yet another blanket for Declan to build forts from – and I have it on good authority that Granny Square blankets are the best for this, the holes mean you can see the bad guys (aka little brothers) coming!

And finally, baby wipes, not exciting in the slightest, but we were running short. I tend to grab flannelette when it’s on sale and just save it for odd little projects like this or for a hidden layer in a rag blanket – if memory serves me right I think this was $2 a metre. So I didn’t think much of my fabric choice when I made these up, I  just grabbed whatever and am now regretting it. My husband now won’t wipe the baby’s bum without singing “Burning Ring Of Fire” and making as many “hilarious” jokes as he can squeeze into one nappy change.

This week I’m hoping to get some sheets made up for the boys’ beds, a pouch sling for the new babe and if it ever cools down I want to perfect a cookie recipe I have in my head for a Valentines day tutorial.