Abfabulies

Sofa cover

Our house is what you call a work in progress. And that’s one of the reasons why the furniture in it only has our second priority. And why it’s a bit of a melting pot of everything. You should know, I’m a bit of a horder. Whenever somebody asks me whether I can do something with their old table, couches,...

Quiet book – Rooster

Time for page 2 of the quiet book. After the sheep, the rooster. Once again with felt, googly eyes and embroidery yarn. And some feathers I got at De Banier, since I’m not too apt to get too close to a rooster in real life. I also filled its chest with a bit of stuffing. To give the impression of...

Quiet book – sheep

If you follow me on pinterest, you’ve probably notived that I have a thing for quiet books. Something I wanted to try for myself. A popular theme here at home: the farm. Something worth trying. So while we were in Scotland, I plucked sheep (not the beast, just the barbed wire). Back home, I made this, with Shaun for inspiration: Ingredients A...

Bucket hat

Before we left on holiday, our little man’s bucket hat (one that never made the blog, it seems), went missing. And eventhough everyone assumes it always rains in Scotland, I didn’t want to leave without a hat. And luckily we didn’t, since it turns out it can get rather hot in the Highlands. Time for a new hat. And since...

The Little Yellow Duck Project

During our holiday in Scotland, I gained a friend. It was just sitting there, minding his own business, enjoying the view. And I was allowed to take him home with me. My new friend is called Lloyd, and he’s belongs to The little yellow duck project. This project uses small, adorable ducks to draw attention to all kinds of donations: blood,...

Baby’s learning-to-sit pillow

I’ve already forgotten at what age baby’s learn how to sit, but what I do remember, is that they do so gradually. Gradually, because they can just sit there, and then the next second they tumble over. Hard. Gravity punches them right in the face. In daycare, they had a solution for that: a special pillow. It looks a bit...

Monkeying around

We’ve been renovating for such a long time now that our moving boxes needed a make over. Unpacking everything is not really possible yet, but instead I started sorting some stuff that has been in boxes for 3 years now. And what did I find? 3 boxes of clothes to mend (seriously, from broken zippers to loose hems past missing...

Knitting update

It’s been really busy lately, and I simply haven’t gotten round to blogging something. Plenty of inspiration, not enough time. But since my last knitting update, my needles haven’t been lying still at all. And eventhough we no longer need our scarves, glittens and hats, here’s a little update: Finished Sheepy time cardigan. For real. Every loose end has been...

Hema hack

Our little guy is not that big a fan of sleeping bags. They prevent him from standing, walking, and most of all running. Something had to be done. The answer? Take a Hema sleeping bag, and convert them into sleeping trousers as follows: Measure the lenght of your toddler’s leg on the inside. This is the hardest part of the...

Tutorial – How to make a reversible cloud pillow

Since I had a whole collection of raindrop pillows that I made for my guest post over at fortunecookiez.be, I couldn’t but sew a cloud pillow as well. A reversible one for that. Angry on one side, happy and sunny on the other side. Do you want to make your own? You can find the free pattern below. What do...