la de da

well I have been procrastinating a little bit, I have a few orders that need sewing but I have been on a dress buzz, I picked up some funky material at an op shop that I have been dying to do something with, so I finally made up a dress last night for willow, very old fashioned looking, with puffy sleeves and high neck but o so cute!

I did make a wee bolero to go with it, but it really didn't , but never mind.

Willow looked so cute wearing hr dress out today, it was such a beautiful day here we went for big walks and enjoyed the sunshine.

Miss W fell asleep just as we arrived home so I made a wee pinny for her with a wee toadstool on it.she loved it! I was suprised! so quick and easy I may need to make some more.

There is a pile of orders here, but instead of being practical and getting them out of the way I decided I would tackle the falling apart kiddie couch.

argh I wish I hadn't! next time I will throw it out and buy a new one!

I did manage to recover it but it was a nightmare, and it looks a little bit dodgy. but never mind.

AND i am doing the Diary 2010 project, so yay, I only have a day or two to design my page so I better get cracking...

right off to make lunches, put breakie stuff out and make sure uniforms are ready to go for tomorrow then i plan on collapsing into bed :) goodnight everyone.

Tiger Hats

Last night I decided to do something useful with my time and made a tiger hat.

I bought the fleece online awhile ago and its been sitting there staring at me, willing me to make it into something.

So here it is ...

I took my Willow out today (supermarket shopping, scary stuff) wearing it and we got so many looks!
so i think I might make some more soon. I did manage to get sucked into the radar of fabric vision on the way home and just had to go in and buy more material , some lovely bright yellow, so if I have any energy left after the kids are in bed then I'm thinking of making some giraffes.

I really do need to stop going into fabric shops, it seems I am incapable of browsing.

Early Morning and polka dots

My little girl will not sleep so have decided I will just get up and embrace the early morning.
I have a blue polka dot dress that I want to try making this morning, a cute wee dress that I will add an underskirt too to make it puff out. It is cut off a pattern and I never use patterns, the instructions seem like gibberish to me . usually I just make up my own pattern and muddle through til I get it right.
Heres hoping it works !

Also I made my first Etsy sale yesterday which was super exciting! So I need to make up another Lion hat and send that off today too.

Ok here is the dress I made, nothing went to plan and I had to addd heaps of extra bits , but i think it worked better in the end and willow loves it so its all good.

Although I must learn how to do button holes properly.

Wild Ones Photo shoot

Yesterday we had our first wild ones photo shoot ! was very exciting and we got some really nice shots, which isn't easy with two littlies that do not want to sit still and change clothes every 5 minutes!

But its amazing what some well placed lollies can achieve.

There is a great wee park in Christchurch that we took the girls to and got them dressed and let them go wild. The girls had fun and it was a great start.

Here are some of the shots form the shoot.

Welcome to my blog !
I decided it was time to join the masses and get a blog.
Wild ones the name of my clothing range, handmade funky clothes and costumes that I make for babies and preschoolers.
I love creating things and this blog is about all things creative.
As well as sewing clothes I also paint and occasionally make jewellery.
I live in New Zealand with my three beautiful children and wonderful partner, and our 4 cats.
If you want to check out my etsy or felt shops and see what kind of things i make go to:

www.wildones.etsy.com
www.wildones.felt.co.nz

I will be posting things I am making, things that inspire me, artwork, sewing things and other bits and pieces.
Thanks for visiting
Angelique