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Category Archives: birthdays

Commissions – bunting and a journal cover

18 Feb

Don’t forget Ruby Star Wrapping giveaway still open here for UK and Ireland folks. A quick update on some recently completed commissions: Bunting for a boy: using the delicious fabrics from the Mechanical Genius range by Mo Bedell: Bunting for his … Read More »

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Not a quick birthday present

18 Jan

There is a pile of things I’ve made over the last month or so that I’ve not written about, here is one of them: My eldest daughter Bethan has a good friend who was celebrating her birthday, her mum appreciates … Read More »

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Birthday gifts and a giveaway winner

8 Dec

The end of another week and another amazing Sew, Mama, Sew giveaway day.  Thank you to all those who visited, for your lovely birthday wishes and welcome to all the new subscribers. Before I announce the giveaway winner I thought … Read More »

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Feeding the animals

5 Nov

You know sometimes you intend to write about something and then you don’t?  Well this is one of those! Way back in May I won a wonderful prize in the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day, it was from the lovely … Read More »

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1st birthday gift

31 Jul

One of my nieces celebrated her first birthday in July, I was umming and ahhing over what to make for her. I made this: It’s cute but I wasn’t convinced about it’s suitability for a 1st birthday gift, maybe as … Read More »

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Party bags and cake

11 Jun

Our little girl Leah turned 5 last week, it also rained, a lot. So the planned trips out got cancelled but we still managed to have fun.  She was desperate for a skateboard, here she is on Friday morning, eyes … Read More »

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A quick birthday gift and an Etsy shop!

7 May

Some lovely friends of ours moved to a new house just over a week ago, we’re delighted, it’s much closer to us, a walk across the park and we’re almost there. Following on from moving house, their daughter celebrated her … Read More »

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A quick birthday gift

27 Jan

Our friends little girl had her 1st birthday last week and on Saturday we went and celebrated with them. All week I had been thinking about what I could make for her. I made a book for her when she … Read More »

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A pirate patch – tutorial

11 Jan

Pin It Or maybe the title should be ‘How to make a pirate patch in less than 10 minutes’! Leah had been invited to her friend’s 5th birthday party, on Sunday morning just a few hours before the party I … Read More »

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I had a birthday

4 Jan

It’s true at the beginning of December I had a birthday!  It almost passed me by.  I actually spent the day doing 2 fairs back to back (read more about those here)!  Fortunately my wonderful husband took the 2 days … Read More »

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