Christmas has begun

Yay! Christmas is coming! My favourite time of year! Every year I like to have a colour scheme and it usually ends up with me buying a whole load of new decorations, mostly from Myer. Ooh their displays are gorgeous. This year I'm thinking of going a bit untraditional and using pink...but more on that another day.

In the meantime, the Christmas orders have started rolling in for Bebe Bouton, which is so exciting as it means I get to dig into my new christmas fabric stash.

Yep, chevron is still kicking along. I do still love it. I also love that it's ok to be bright and colourful for Christmas - bring it on.

Eep aren't these shoesies delicious? There's a bodysuit coming to match these and the shorts for a photoshoot. *Update - now available to order in store at Bebe Bouton*

Oh, and I tried out patterned applique! Normally I just go around one shape, like on my moustachio tops.

Again...delicious! I think I might have to add this kind of thing to the shop. I love how the raincloud one came out. The raindrops were a bit fiddly, but so effective.

I've been getting a lot of initial top requests lately too, which are great little christmas pressies...

Busy busy busy - love it!

MC Hammer Pants

Hammer time! So, Henry's still crawling. There is a lot of baby packed in there and so most pants in the stores are either too skinny (why oh why do babies need skinny leg pants) or too low at the back cos of his huge nappy clad butt and when he crawls around his crack hangs out. Enter the awesomeness that is harem pants...or MC hammer pants lol.

The pattern is by Suburbia Soup - another freebie and the fabric is a gorgeous soft cord from Spotlight. I made these in the 18-24m size but they're still too long for the little man so I just rolled up the hems. They should last him for a long while...fingers crossed!

Being all nonchalant...

The pattern also has options for pockets in the sides and outer pockets near the knees, so I'll try that next. I love them - plenty of room for him to move about freely and they're not too tight around his massive belly. This makes me happy :)

I also finished a Spock beanie for a custom order going to the US...I had to try it on bub. tee hee...

This is the 2T-4T size lol...my massive headed munchkin. You can order one on Etsy!

Welcome! Hello! Hi!

New blog, new chapter, new craft. I decided it was time I had a general crafting blog; a place to share all of the lovely little things I make to keep busy while Button has his naps and after he goes to bed at night.

So what do I do in that precious time? I make for Bebe Bouton, a store I started with my amazeballs sis-in-law, Gubby from Love Gubby, making cuteness just for little boys. Why is it so damn hard to find gorgeous handmade things for boys?

I also still run Paper and Ribbons with my jewellery, but I haven't made anything in, well, forever and I'm in the process of clearing out the store so I can move on to a new vision...when I figure out what that is. So, if you're looking for bargain handmade pieces, take a look!

OK, now down to the craft. The past week I've been making for Henry and for our second market of this season. This weekend it was the Huckleberry Market in Mornington, a bit of a fave of mine. I love the stallholders and Amy, who runs the show, is awesome sauce.

New sign! I used this tutorial for the lettering from My Vintage Window.

All of the new nappy covers in their colourful glory and my pretty bunting. The nappy covers are by far the best seller at the moment, which isn't surprising. This summer is going to be hawwwwwt!

We're getting there with the layout. I've added more stands to add height on the table and baskets for the new teethers and dummy clips, but I think I might just go with the ikea stands in a long row.

I also made myself a new market apron - it was so handy to have the money in easy reach and secure and a great way to add colour to my outfit!

I'm in love with the geometric fabric I scored on sale...from Lincraft of all places! I used this tutorial from Sugar Bee Crafts, but made the apron 17" wide instead of 19".

And for Henry, I made him this super cute little summer outfit. I'm a bit addicted to this sailboat fabric from Spotlight.

The hat pattern is Oliver + S, which is actually a freebie, and the shorts pattern is from an old Kwik Sew book.

My chunky monkey is only 15mo at the moment, but the hat fits perfectly in the Medium, which is meant for 3-5 year olds.

Then I whipped up this cute as appliqued onesie for him using this template from Skip To My Lou.

Lastly, I quickly finished off this Oliver + S Art Smock for my newphew for his 2nd birthday. The little lions are so cute!

Hmm...what to make next...