Creative 2019 - Week Five

Monday:

Three pairs of shorts for Gregor.  These will be going in my Etsy shop in April.  If anyone is interested in them before them, feel free to contact me - my email is in my profile, or on my 'For Sale' page.

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Tuesday:

Pair of jeans for Henry with belt loops, and pockets

Kiwiana Batik dress for Sasha.

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Dress for Nancy

Green Cardigan for Nancy

which goes with the hat I made Sunday evening.

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Wednesday;

Valentine's Day dress for Wren

Valentine's Day dress for Sindy

Valentine's Day dress x 2 for Sasha

Valentine's Day dress for Hitty Madge

Two dresses for Scarlet,  Nancy's sister (Birthday gift for a friend)

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Thursday:

Two shirts for Henry

(Haven't photographed yet)

Cardigan for Scarlet (Birthday gift for a friend)

Total amount of items made for the month of January:

44 items of knitting,

One doll

33 items of sewing.

78 items in total for the month!  

I also started a creative journal for the rag dolls I have made, plus a journal for all my pattern pieces - I've copied them into a journal so if pieces ever get lost I have got a copy.

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February:

Friday:

Dress for Sasha (Thank you gift for a friend)

A fully reversible coat for Peggy Sue.  Pretty needle cord on one side, bird print on alternative side.

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Saturday morning!

Emily announced she needed her coat as well (it had been cut out  on the Friday evening.

Another fully reversible coat with soft needle cord with embroidered flowers on the outside and pretty liberty floral print on the inside.

So a very productive month and good start to February, although 'real life' will now have to intervene and my creative endeavours will have to focus on much more mundane stuff, some house work, sorting, and preparing for my trip to NZ instead! 

Snow Play Day

It snowed last night, and it has started up again this afternoon, but various members of Rose Cottage managed to get out to have a play in the snow.

Henry and Lewis enjoyed going for a sleigh ride pulled by their trusty husky.  

Of course no snow play is complete without making some snow angels in the snow.

The little ones got out...  Keith's cousin abandoned clothes and had fun sliding down the snow slope on his bare botty!  Watched on by Hitty Madge, Ivy and Nancy.

Rather him than them they thought.

Toots practised her skiing and is ready for the slopes.

Creative 2019 - Week Four

Monday:  

Dress for Sasha using some fun fabric I got for Christmas from a friend.

My beautiful Sophia is the first to wear it.

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Shawl and Lyra hat (made Sunday evening) for my third little rag doll  Dorothy Apple. (made 2016)

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Little dress for Ari doll, Ivy.

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Tuesday:  

Underwear for Dorothy Apple - she has waited over two years for these!

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Wednesday:

Dress, cape and Lyra hat for Hitty Madge and the Winter's Frost challenge.

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Thursday:

Travel Wrap of the little dolls

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Friday:

Pair of Kiwiana Shorts for Henry

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Saturday:

Was an industrious day as I wanted to make my Raffle items for the 'Haggle and Gaggle' Sasha Day next week.

I made a denim coat for the boys which is modelled by Henry.

It has an overlarge pocket on the front as everyone knows boys like to collect things to put in their pockets.

It is fully lined, with fun dinosaur print cotton.

I made a raincoat for the girls.

This time modelled by Sophia

Pretty floral lining.

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Sunday:

More coats!  This time one for Henry to keep, and one for Everlee Rose Morgan.

I bought the fabric I used for the lining in the USA when I went to Phoenix several years ago.  

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So very pleased with my productive week.  

Four more days to keep up my make something Creative Every Day in January.  I have a few ideas of what I would like to make.  I want to make a pair of jeans for Henry with belt loops.  A couple more pairs of shorts possibly and at least one shirt/top.  Something new and different for him to wear when we go to New Zealand.  After that though I will have to put all my making on hold while I get things ready for when I am away.  As you can imagine with all this creativity, other far more mundane jobs have been neglected!  Ha ha.  But they need to be done as I want to make things easy for my husband while I am away as he will still have Percy's treatments happening and all the other things that need doing.   

That is not to say that there won't be any creative in February, as I do still hope to continue being creative this year.