woods canvas and family time

Woods, Canvas and Family Time – From a Tent to a Trailer

With school holidays approaching and time booked off work (yay!), I have started to think of family trips away. Our trips away generally consist of woods, canvas and family time.

There is something about getting away from it all, slowing down the pace and just taking time to enjoy family time with no agendas or plans. Camping is something I have done for many years, and something I want my kids to experience. Continue reading “Woods, Canvas and Family Time – From a Tent to a Trailer” →

Mix and Matching - Creating a workspace

Mix and Matching – Creating a Workspace

Finding a desk that is affordable, fits in with your home and has the storage you need, can feel like an impossible task. so why not try a bit of  mix and matching to create a good workspace

Wanting to make a space for my sewing, arts and crafts and a space to teach J to sew, I started on my search to find something that would be perfect. Up until now I had a mix match of furniture, using an old treadle sewing desk, makeshift table on an old set of drawers and a little bench. It was a bit claustrophobic and no storage for my ever growing stash of supplies. Continue reading “Mix and Matching – Creating a Workspace” →

Beginner’s Sewing Basket – A guide to get you started

Recently a couple of friends that have wanted to take up sewing, have been looking for advice on what they need to start. From what machine they should get to what items they need to start. This then inspired this guide – Beginner’s Sewing Basket – a guide to get you started.

Here is a basic supplies guide to get you creating

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A day etched in my mind forever

A Day Etched in my Mind Forever

16th of June is a day etched in my mind forever.  It was the day I would never have to walk out of the doors of SCBU and leave my son behind again. No more phone calls  at all hours of the night to check how he was doing, no longer having to holding my breath as I walked through the doors to the nursery room or sitting hearing the monitors beep. The day had come that we could finally be a family together, the day we could bring him home. Continue reading “A Day Etched in my Mind Forever” →

Rocketbook wave review

A Mix of Paper and Digital – Rocketbook Wave Review

I doodle, write notes, plan things out on paper and write patterns as I go along. My office is organised chaos with what must seem random pieces of paper to everyone else. Although generally we are moving more to paperless, I do like to jot down ideas on paper, so when Dave was browsing amazon he came across the Rocketbook Wave and decided it would be a perfect present for me, so he brought it. Here is my review of the Rocketbook Wave.

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Moonbow Mates Pattern

Moonbow Mates Pattern

I loved making these little rainbow people for my little girl’s 1st birthday.  They also match and will sit in the Tubs.  Here is the pattern to make these crochet Moonbow Mates.

Supplies:
  • Yarn : I used Anchor Creativa Fino which is a 4ply 100% cotton yarn, in 7 different rainbow colours and a beige for the face and upper body
  • Hook Size : 2.5mm
  • Stuffing
  • Needle for finishing
Abbreviations :

MC: Magic Circle
Ch: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
INC : Single Crochet increase
SL St: Slipstich
BLO : Back Loop only
FLO: Front Loop only

Note: At the end of each round I did a slip stitch, however you can work in continuous rounds if preferred.

Moonbow Mates Bottom:

  1. 6 SC in a MC
  2. 2 SC in each stitch ( 12)
  3. SC, Inc, SC, Inc, SC, Inc, SC, Inc, SC, Inc, SC, Inc. (18)
  4. SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, (24)
  5. Finish off

Moonbow Mates Bottom
Moonbow Mates Body:

  1. 6 SC in a MC (6)
  2. SC, Inc, SC, Inc, SC, Inc, (9)
  3. SC, SC, Inc, SC, SC, Inc, SC, SC, Inc, (12)
  4. SC,SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC,SC, Inc, (15)
  5. 15 SC (15)Change Colour
  6. 15 SC (15)
  7. SC,SC,SC, Dec, SC,SC,SC, Dec, SC,SC,SC, Dec, (12)
  8. SC,SC, Dec, SC,SC, Dec, SC,SC, Dec (9)
    Stuff Head
  9. SC, Dec, SC, Dec, SC, Dec, (6)
    Moonbow Mates Head
  10. SC, Inc, SC, Inc, SC, Inc, (9)
  11. SC, SC, Inc, SC, SC, Inc, SC, SC, Inc, (12)
  12. SC,SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC,SC, Inc, (15)
  13. SC,SC,SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC,SC, SC, Inc, SC,SC,SC, SC, Inc, (18)Change Colour
  14. 18 SC (18)
  15. SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, SC,SC, Inc, (24)
  16. 24 SC (24)
  17. 24 SC (24)
  18. 24 SC (24)
  19. 24 SC (24)
  20. 24 SC (24)
  21. 24 SC (24)
  22. 24 SC (24)
    Stuff body
    Moonbow Mates body

Bring bottom piece made previously and place on the underneath, Slip Stich join in each stitch to the FLO on the body to join to body (24)

Moonbow Mates Join

Finish off and sew in tail

Moonbow Mates Finished

*** This pattern is an original by me, Faith Stephenson. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it to your site.
You may keep a copy of this pattern for personal use but you may not sell this pattern. You can
sell the items that you made from this pattern. ***

Please leave comment if you have a question or find some mistake in my pattern. I  would love to see your makes from this pattern, so please share them with me on the facebook page

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