tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85670872009162197482024-03-13T18:50:46.300+11:00Taylored4BabyTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-87065179226645313242011-07-02T15:12:00.000+10:002011-07-02T15:12:45.724+10:00Noddy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-NKfNE4u1a4yZQtpx1OnetikFn-rgC-NvWiilSmbBcfDgSbO76d-zWuqTajgofl5ve51fK42ovpB4ARucKoQ4h6Iag7g1peIXUqYfhyphenhyphenbWdcUpKQxqsmxHIryx4HbuypxjMFMX5HVf-Ud/s1600/Noddy+Sleeping.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-NKfNE4u1a4yZQtpx1OnetikFn-rgC-NvWiilSmbBcfDgSbO76d-zWuqTajgofl5ve51fK42ovpB4ARucKoQ4h6Iag7g1peIXUqYfhyphenhyphenbWdcUpKQxqsmxHIryx4HbuypxjMFMX5HVf-Ud/s320/Noddy+Sleeping.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been so busy crafting that I forgot about blogging... Opps! Let's start catching up!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Way back at Easter time, we went to stay with my in-laws. My Mother-in-law (MIL) was creating a new <a href="http://www.justpatchwork.com.au/shop/fabrics.nsf/shopview/Patterns-&-Kits-Just-Patchwork-Page2">Noddy quilt</a> for her shop. She wasn't entirely sure if kiddies knew who Noddy was these days. Back when Nathan and I were little, we used to watch Noddy all the time... not together of course. Would be years before we would meet ;-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Anyway, my MIL soon learned that indeed little ones do know who it is, when Emily seen the quilt and shouted 'Noddy!!!!'. Noddy has been revamped & modernised. Emily loves watching it... (and so does Nathan sometimes!).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Anyway, so even though the quilt was for Nanna's shop... Emily had to have at least one sleep under it. And of course... being her oragnising (bossy) self that she is, everyone had to sit down on the quilt and have a bit of a play: Poppy Taylor, Emily, Nanna Taylor, Sophie, Daddy and Lexi.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay... so I LOVE bunting! You might remember when I made some for <a href="http://taylored4baby.blogspot.com/2010/08/bunting-love.html">Emily's room</a>. I was amazed at how something so simple could make such a difference! We wanted to 'girl up' Emily's room... but didn't want to go to the trouble of painting it, as I was expecting at the time, and we didn't want to re-paint if it was a boy. <a href="http://taylored4baby.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-addition.html">Turns out</a> it would have been okay ;-)</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have made some more bunting here & there, but kept cutting bits off my cardboard template each time, so I treated myself to a <em>real </em>template!!! I just love it. And so I set to work making some new products for Taylored4Baby!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I wanted to make something for boys and something for girls. When selecting the fabric for the boys bunting, I couldn't go past the Noddy range! It's just so... BOY! The fabrics I chose are classic blues, greens, reds and yellow. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And for the girls... it's got to be Melly & Me's Little Menagerie range! I just love the warm gentleness of the colours, but they are still quite bright at the same time. LOVE them!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Really pleased with how these turned out. You can get your own set of boys or girls bunting <a href="http://www.madeit.com.au/detail.asp?id=285514">here</a> & <a href="http://www.madeit.com.au/detail.asp?id=285528">here</a> if you wish! It really does transform a room, and it looks glorious strung up outside in spring or summer! </div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-65814764642165661702011-05-20T14:18:00.000+10:002011-05-20T14:18:25.066+10:00A Melly & Me baby gift!Recently... (okay, a few months ago...) a dear friend of mine had a beautiful baby boy: Lachlan. I wanted to make something special for him. Something he could use, and keep for a long time. So I made a cot quilt!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It's made from the Melly & Me <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/melly_me/2010/11/little-menagerie.html">Little Menagerie</a> range and I paired it with a simple white cotton so that the fabrics could really pop! The design of the quilt is modelled quite closely on one that's featured in the Melly & Me book <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/photos/books/kaleidoscope-cover.html">Kaleidoscope</a>. There are some very cool ideas in this book!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I happen to know that this little boys room was decorated 'gender neutral', so I wanted to help make it a baby boy space without making drastic changes, hence the most popular thing since sliced bread (at least in my head) <em>BUNTING! </em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course I forgot to take a pic of the bunting before I sent the package off... but here are some leftover bits! I figure if someone has a little boy... and they happen to name him a 3 letter name, I can make some cute bunting to go over the cot :-)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Welcome to the world Lachlan!</em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>x</em></div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-79708953541785462592011-05-19T14:33:00.001+10:002011-05-19T17:01:48.750+10:00The Warhol Dress x 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEKlE4wPlPADhhTF77PGMycDc4T7088SIbKMY9I0S4Ncrw9GKTjn-_dqpj-qBIje2r2L7wRbB2YBBiBy2Q5G9QlD0D7Hu9sFY0ZctZ7BzpYB3d3yyl90jQc6fRsMVhvqG1oQubasI_N1b/s1600/Close.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEKlE4wPlPADhhTF77PGMycDc4T7088SIbKMY9I0S4Ncrw9GKTjn-_dqpj-qBIje2r2L7wRbB2YBBiBy2Q5G9QlD0D7Hu9sFY0ZctZ7BzpYB3d3yyl90jQc6fRsMVhvqG1oQubasI_N1b/s320/Close.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Recently I have discovered the blog <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/">Made</a>. I just love it! There are so many gorgeous, simple tutorials that I know I can do! I think I am going to end up making every single thing on there!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Anyway, it's getting colder here in Oz, so of course, my first 'made' project should be the <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/warhol-dress-pattern.html">Warhol Dress</a>! What can I say... I just got too excited, and there's nothing wrong with being ready for Summer early right??</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I went shopping, and given that it's the end of Summer, I got these 2 tops for $10 instead of $40! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And then I followed the simple pattern and instructions and came up with these! The first one is for Lexi, who is currently 7 months. I hope that she grows into the length! If not, it's easy enough to adjust!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And this one is for Emily. Looks kind of short you say? Doh! I think it is. We'll see when summer comes around. I tried it on Emily, but she kind of had a freak out because of the bow (?), so I quickly had to decide where the hem should be. As you can see in the 'before' picture of the shirt, there was more to the print below where I have made the hem, so I ran the risk of it being too long, or too short. Maybe Emily can wear it as a top? (If she gets over the bow issue...)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall, super easy to make! The only problem I had it that when I was ironing the yoke for the first dress (Emily's - DYN-O) it kept rolling, and drove me absolutely nuts! So for the second yoke I ended up overlocking the edges. I think the yoke is better if you don't do this, but for my sanity... it had to be done!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I think next time I will get some plain shirts from Kmart or something. I think if you go with one that already has a print, you just need to be careful about the hem line. I also need to play with putting my own prints on them :-)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Go buy some shirts!! Give it a go! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">x</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-17257947632572625102011-05-11T19:22:00.000+10:002011-05-11T19:22:04.166+10:00More Melly & Me...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcS3pdewHmWqvAEpYqngsa5kUi9KaG8CzTBpckp0r4fDI_bMZ2N51Zn7IUb5uKZgWrHK8xBmPSYRnJUAe-gM_uyvrAIZVAkuk0yThZyd71HD-EDefUTi6HMVF97xXXez109RmhCOzyjYp/s1600/Skirts+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcS3pdewHmWqvAEpYqngsa5kUi9KaG8CzTBpckp0r4fDI_bMZ2N51Zn7IUb5uKZgWrHK8xBmPSYRnJUAe-gM_uyvrAIZVAkuk0yThZyd71HD-EDefUTi6HMVF97xXXez109RmhCOzyjYp/s320/Skirts+024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">First came <a href="http://taylored4baby.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-lets-make-it-month-of-melly-me.html">Phoebe</a>, and my next <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/">Melly & Me</a> creation has been <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/photos/designs_by_melly_me/blog-dd.html">Dee Dee</a> and... Dee Dee I guess, seeing as yet again I made two! This time one goes to my MIL for <a href="http://www.justpatchwork.com.au/">Just Patchwork</a>, and the other goes to my girls... Yay Emily & Lexi!! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Lexi (7 months) just loves having a bit of a chomp on poor Dee Dee, and Emily loves helping her 'swim' through the air. When I finished Dee Dee no. 1, Emily had been napping. She woke and came into the family room to say hello and was <em>so </em>excited to see Dee Dee! 'WOW!' Imagine waking up and magically there is a new toy! It gave me such a lovely warm fuzzy feeling to know I could make it for her.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So what did I think of the pattern? LOVED IT!!! Really did. It was quite simple and straight forward, and was realitively quick to make. Just my kind of project ;-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you want to get your hands on a pattern, you can get it <a href="http://www.justpatchwork.com.au/shop/fabrics.nsf/Contact">here</a>. As I said in a previous post, the link is to my in-laws store. You can't get the patterns directly from Melly & Me however there are loads of stockists listed on their blog. This is just the one I know :-)</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-24263358283376158752011-05-10T15:45:00.000+10:002011-05-10T15:45:33.367+10:00Mother's Day 2011<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIet0qo_Uw_7qncpznJ8hNjmC060SJ8r6VasK6BeOmGQlWJeFmo4S3M9ddFYwrd9fwnwE8CIMKS2eWUXmVeEJX-QrqOcPMdjQpzbnHbTJ2SsAKmhBldG6m0BQ0uIOlDf2RL9ewYZH035c/s1600/Cushion+and+mothers+day+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIet0qo_Uw_7qncpznJ8hNjmC060SJ8r6VasK6BeOmGQlWJeFmo4S3M9ddFYwrd9fwnwE8CIMKS2eWUXmVeEJX-QrqOcPMdjQpzbnHbTJ2SsAKmhBldG6m0BQ0uIOlDf2RL9ewYZH035c/s400/Cushion+and+mothers+day+055.JPG" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Mother's Day to all! A little late, but blogger decided not to like my pictures for a few days! I hope everyone had a wonderful day. Thought I would share a little bit of ours. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Firstly, it started with a sleep in, and a beautiful breakfast prepared by Nathy! It was SO yummy!! The sauce was from a packet though, and we are in negotiations for Nath trying to make it from scratch for my birthday... which is the next time I will have something so exciting for breakfast at home! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">My first gift was one that I had requested... some black picture frames from IKEA! Ask and you shall receive :-)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I wanted them because the picture on this wall keeps asking me for some friends!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And then I got these... were they for Mother's Day? Let's say yes! Truth be told I got them because I needed them. My last pair have lasted about 10 years. Look out Lexi's mothers group. As discussed today... you will be seeing these soon!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_TMxM-2dcHxI3kYP2f8UfbY13TolNI_0VBmc7wddf9ygH3QkKk9izUGezmIWAgIXhB4KHM73xsPauDaIQsEFTaHLB6CtzMNgFg_nwgkGpm2_TLxafr_8BGSX7RnMluvmDYgIU9Ya4tmF/s1600/Cushion+and+mothers+day+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_TMxM-2dcHxI3kYP2f8UfbY13TolNI_0VBmc7wddf9ygH3QkKk9izUGezmIWAgIXhB4KHM73xsPauDaIQsEFTaHLB6CtzMNgFg_nwgkGpm2_TLxafr_8BGSX7RnMluvmDYgIU9Ya4tmF/s320/Cushion+and+mothers+day+046.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And then came the most precious gifts. This one came home with Emily last week from daycare. It's just <em>so </em>sweet! A cup of tea for mumma. Okay... so this mumma doesn't drink tea. But we sure have had a lot of fun pouring pretend cups of tea, doing a little 'cheers' and then drinking it down. Thanks Emily!! x<em></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And here is it. The best card I have ever received! Nathan helped Emily with this (and I am sure Lexi was the supervisor or something...). The very first pic in this post is the front, and inside is a little snapshot of Emily right now! She is very into drawing faces. We draw them, but she tells us exactly what we need to include. She also likes stars, flowers, and has learnt the letters O, B & E. Random? Yes... but I love that this is everything that's special to her right now.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also spent lots of time playing outside, having tickle time, and then watched Daddy badly lose at soccer ;-) And of course that picture that I <em>had </em>to get of me & the girls on Mother's Day didn't happen. I must get better about that! All in all, a wonderful day. So happy and proud to be a mumma!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">x<em></em></div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-85869987426564431142011-05-07T07:29:00.000+10:002011-05-07T07:29:51.362+10:006AM... How does she know??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFZph3T8OR1sTApZGicttKhyfKtnBFmxNv0CjbmBNrWnNf08zlBhXh4oplSU3fR006bhXgt58Je3QmW10GVlg10QkyEmBt1shFyNmTd7w6sohpDiHYd06ggykc3eY3fUF0FHetB0lbvmB/s1600/6am.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFZph3T8OR1sTApZGicttKhyfKtnBFmxNv0CjbmBNrWnNf08zlBhXh4oplSU3fR006bhXgt58Je3QmW10GVlg10QkyEmBt1shFyNmTd7w6sohpDiHYd06ggykc3eY3fUF0FHetB0lbvmB/s400/6am.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image via <a href="http://www.sodahead.com/fun/how-early-do-you-have-to-get-up-in-the-morning/question-1606871/?page=3&link=ibaf&imgurl=http://www.josiahsolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/6am-clock1.jpg&q=images%2Bclock%2B6am">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My 2 year old recently (okay, a few months ago...) went into a toddler bed. She was kicked out of her cot by her little sister... who was kicked out of her room because her parents wanted it back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So in the beginning, Emily screamed if we tried to put her in bed and then leave (as we had previously done with the cot). So given that it was a new bed, in a new room, and she was now sleeping downstairs alone, we decided to cut her some slack! And then began laying with her (on the floor... not in the toddler bed!) and pretending we were going to sleep. 'We'll just do it for a few days' I said to my husband.... It went of for two months. And here's the problem: sometimes it would take about 40 minutes. 40 minutes of laying there thinking about all the things you could/should be doing. Also, half the time us 'pretending' to be asleep led to us actually <em>being</em> asleep! So there goes the night! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, once we returned from Easter Break, we decided that was it. No more. So we started putting Emily in bed, having a little chat about the day just been, and what was coming up tomorrow, a kiss and a cuddle, then goodnight! She actually has gone so well! We had a couple of protests and escapes the first few times, but after about 3 days she was fine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So now she is climbing into bed with me at some random stage through the night. I know I should stop this but we are taking it one thing at a time. And truth be told... I don't mind it too much. Who doesn't like a cuddle?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I do not like, is that her internal clock seems to be set to 6AM!!! Every morning, give or take 5 minutes she asks mummy to hop up, so we can 'eat', 'drink' and watch 'tv'. I know it could be worse... but it's SO early! How do I survive? Every Sunday is Mummy's Sleep-in Sunday!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One more sleep... just one more sleep...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">x<em> </em></div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-11959275336699459422011-05-03T20:04:00.000+10:002011-05-03T20:04:10.640+10:00May... Let's Make it the Month of Melly & Me!<a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/">Melly & Me</a> are quite new to me, but I think I am falling a little bit in love! They are two sisters from Melbourne (I don't think I am making that up...) and they design fabric, <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/photos/designs_by_melly_me/index.html">patterns</a> & have an awesome <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/photos/books/index.html">book</a> out too! I have a stash of their range <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/melly_me/2010/11/little-menagerie.html">Little Menagerie</a> & have done a few different things with it. I have plans for a few more creations too! Stick around this month to see what I have created!<br />
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So firstly... I would like you to meet <a href="http://mellyandme.typepad.com/photos/designs_by_melly_me/phoebe.html">Phoebe</a>! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The pattern for this gorgeous Elephant was really quite easy, however, it was a little involved. It must be said though, that all those little extra bits you do for the detail, really make a total difference to the finished product! I am so pleased with the way it turned out. These are going to make great newborn or birthday gifts for little ones!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I actually made up two of these. One for my mother-in-laws shop, <a href="http://justpatchwork.com.au/">Just Patchwork</a> and the other for a gift for a friend's little girl, Sofia! Totally heart breaking though as Emily just LOVED Phoebe! So I can see another in my near future. I am actually thinking of making one in blue... Ellyvan from Jungle Junction? :-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Lexi loved Phoebe too! Loved chewing on Phoebe... though truth be told, she could have been chewing on anything for all she cared... she's at that stage. Everything to the mouth!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>You can't buy the patterns directly from Melly & Me, but there are loads of stockists... one of which includes my in-laws! You can get a pattern <a href="http://justpatchwork.com.au/shop/fabrics.nsf/shopview/Patterns-&-Kits-MeIlynMe-Page1">here</a> if you like. I definitely recommend this one!<br />
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Stay tuned for some more softies... and... you'll have to wait and see!<br />
xTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-90563779653797925942011-04-28T09:39:00.001+10:002011-04-29T23:44:22.435+10:00Easter Getaway!So we were lucky enough to escape for an entire week for Easter. Destination: my in-laws beach house! Wasn't too hard to deal with ;-) Here's how we spent our holiday!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp2_AFibgR2AcLQMmuuwTjKpNOOApWnJTHux6CJRGq16Z19QE_i6ykGZxJD1SuEb1izqQ2rQ4HV2RsKUewHQaBM76SIa6TQUsA6kKz6gmbFD4pM6B8md0E1HUJusPsvhBRJXL-kaJ80tT/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp2_AFibgR2AcLQMmuuwTjKpNOOApWnJTHux6CJRGq16Z19QE_i6ykGZxJD1SuEb1izqQ2rQ4HV2RsKUewHQaBM76SIa6TQUsA6kKz6gmbFD4pM6B8md0E1HUJusPsvhBRJXL-kaJ80tT/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I showed Nanna & Pop my fav iPad app, the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wheels-on-the-bus-hd/id371962250?mt=8">Wheels on the Bus</a>. They were amazed.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">x</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-47117371195340924242011-04-20T13:00:00.001+10:002011-04-20T16:10:29.399+10:00Easter Fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yDZEFeeyU2DHUmlU9oa09aH9Q4Kh9sotzo0oWzatxCbmz5_vwOT3xBhrIZfA8QHTA4yg9C7TKPUmGYGbR9zDkCq4rAkYH7cFruEAIaMgSsExLtQeooA6okIaCGU-MqglvqLA4U1-9Z1i/s1600/Coloured+eggs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yDZEFeeyU2DHUmlU9oa09aH9Q4Kh9sotzo0oWzatxCbmz5_vwOT3xBhrIZfA8QHTA4yg9C7TKPUmGYGbR9zDkCq4rAkYH7cFruEAIaMgSsExLtQeooA6okIaCGU-MqglvqLA4U1-9Z1i/s320/Coloured+eggs.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our neighbours are just lovely, and so I wanted to do some Easter crafting with Emily, to help make up a nice gift for them. </div><br />
Here it is, part 1 - The egg dying: (I borrowed this idea from my friend Naomi when I was reading <a href="http://warths.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-fun.html">this</a>)<br />
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Firstly I boiled some eggs, and then Emily and I did a little drawing on them with crayons. Okay, MUCH more me than her. I should have thought this through. I gave her a box of 24 crayons and an egg. She did a little drawing, and then had way more fun putting the crayons in and out of the box. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I put them in some dye baths. This is where I should have really done a little research first. I left them in for ages... then I read online that I should add some white vinegar. So I did for the next two, and they seemed to absorb the colour so much faster! I'll know for next time :-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I let them dry on some cut up paper towel rolls. And they came out looking like the very first picture above! Not bad!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Part 2 - Egg wrapping! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Monday I was shopping and spotted these awesome egg wrapper things! I'd never seen them before. So all you do is boil some eggs, and let them cool. Then take a wrapper and place it over the egg as shown below, lower it into boiling water for 3 seconds and... wait! That's it!! How easy!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Obviously this was a mummy only task, but Emily thought they were SO pretty! Have to say... I agree. Pretty and easy. Lovely!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And last of all, we had to assemble the gift! We got a basket, a variety of chocolate eggs, our dyed eggs, and our wrapped eggs, and started putting it together. Emily was helping... but then she started eating! Should have seen that coming. Doh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's the finished product! Happy Easter neighbours. I hope you enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">x</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-17229637155959862232011-04-15T22:20:00.000+10:002011-04-15T22:20:52.759+10:00It's the thought that counts...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSHLKDx7iT9S6yp758vQNGALbV5UB-ibsudVFQW_TuSVuwpDR_8GrSRbdJ9-4Tfh0x6cOwUzM6qzV0SWzz28DB9sGFu1Tz2GlUF1tdSwZ5LMHf85iCJFYVqUl_poE5mJact9fvxBwfEyi/s1600/Cookies+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSHLKDx7iT9S6yp758vQNGALbV5UB-ibsudVFQW_TuSVuwpDR_8GrSRbdJ9-4Tfh0x6cOwUzM6qzV0SWzz28DB9sGFu1Tz2GlUF1tdSwZ5LMHf85iCJFYVqUl_poE5mJact9fvxBwfEyi/s320/Cookies+005.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yesterday was our last mother's group for my 2 year old before Easter. I seen this GREAT tutorial for making Easter cookies <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/2011/03/easter-hunt-cookies-eggs-in-grass.html">here</a>. The idea is to create cookies that look like Easter Eggs hiding in the grass. They worked out fabulous for Dana! But cookies just don't seem to be my thing.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I decided for some reason to google a cookie recipe rather than using the one in the blog post. I'm not sure why I did this. I just did. And I am not sharing the link, because they were just 'okay'. Also, in Australia it seems we can't buy pastel M&M's. But my greatest challenge was the 'green' grass! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Check out my pre-cooked cookies here. They look the part, right? Perhaps I needed a no bake cookie recipe :-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is the finished product. Very 'not happy' with the colouring! When they browned, they came out a terrible colour! Oh well, we packaged them up and tried to make them look pretty.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB36FF8VmIJu3kk9Z0ouBkjmmUeZW07U78H0LHoyAHCnr9lghk32w5uADe81ydQ-pLwhezoriMob4uRub2tVAY0MPoGhkvbtTsF557Mre2tPSbXydbqieqpZOyU1dORM5uzdDOBDyfyaph/s1600/Cookies+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB36FF8VmIJu3kk9Z0ouBkjmmUeZW07U78H0LHoyAHCnr9lghk32w5uADe81ydQ-pLwhezoriMob4uRub2tVAY0MPoGhkvbtTsF557Mre2tPSbXydbqieqpZOyU1dORM5uzdDOBDyfyaph/s320/Cookies+004.JPG" width="213" /></a>But is it all about the finished product? No way!! We had so much fun! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Some unexpected fun came at 7am when I realised we had no plain flour! Emily & I did a quick Woolies dash. Emily was in her PJ's and as the store was practically empty, I allowed her to run free and help me shop! What was not so much fun was getting home to realise that when Emily had woken me at 4:45am I had quickly thrown my top on.... inside out! Oppps! Luckily at Woolies I did the self service thing, so maybe no one even seen me!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But by far the best part is the sharing! Emily being proud of what we made and sharing that with her friends.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">x</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6Y1R3r6RQ0y263B5nEsLHRc-GDWaDGPPtQD37noNtwL5zZsXHzFDo8qCGMI8nkprzatMJhVvGNjc24CTeP6DFgamIpmWzk5KnwYLOehTkU4TkjZx9m7AuBlHHLq4_OyhVkE55A1FVcQq/s1600/Cookies+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6Y1R3r6RQ0y263B5nEsLHRc-GDWaDGPPtQD37noNtwL5zZsXHzFDo8qCGMI8nkprzatMJhVvGNjc24CTeP6DFgamIpmWzk5KnwYLOehTkU4TkjZx9m7AuBlHHLq4_OyhVkE55A1FVcQq/s320/Cookies+007.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-19801958541029542192011-04-06T20:29:00.000+10:002011-04-06T20:29:36.099+10:00Happy Half Birthday Baby!!<div style="text-align: center;">So today my <strike>little</strike> littlest girl turned 6 months old! Wow, where does the time go? Thought I would share a bit of our day together!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Good morning Lexi Grace!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The day started with some cuddles with my Daddy and big Sister x </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was followed by an all girl bath - but I thought we wouldn't share those pics :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So how do I know I am 6 months old?? Because I am <strike>wearing</strike> eating weetbix - just like my big sister!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And I can drink water out of a cup! Okay... so I haven't quite got the hang of it, but I have potential!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I know I am 6 months because I had my needles yesterday :-(</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now that I am 6 months, I have been promoted (?) to the back seat! Check me out! Cheeky as, and it seems I have more staying power than my sister ;-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mum and Emily decided I needed cake to help celebrate this special day. I'm not so sure... I didn't get to make them or eat them! But they sure looked good!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Emily, chief taste tester of the cake batter, and cooked cake fully approved!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of the day... still happy! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only thing left to do to mark this occasion is to do a plaster handprint on the weekend! Mummy & Daddy need to work together to get this one done! x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-20270586583220111962011-04-04T13:23:00.000+10:002011-04-04T13:23:51.014+10:00Cute as a Bunny!I would like to introduce you all to gorgeous little Lincoln! He was the winner of our onesie giveaway, and my goodness he is cute!!!<br />
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If you would like to get one of these onesies for your own little one, come <a href="http://www.madeit.com.au/detail.asp?id=250131">here</a> :-)<br />
xTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-26879530952454903962011-03-12T17:20:00.000+11:002011-03-12T17:20:12.888+11:00Giveaway... With a catch ;-)Well my goodness! This is only my second post for the year. That's what having a second child does to you! :-) How could I possibly apologise... I know, a giveaway!! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There is a catch though... and I am going to exclude some people :-( This, unlike much of my work, is one for the boys!! So here's the deal: you can win a onesie (size 000, 00 or 0) with a secret design! And here's the catch... you have to take a pic of your little boy wearing it, and provide me with a digital image that I can use for my sales promotion (on my blog, facebook page, and on madeit). </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">To enter, please tell your friends about my blog and suggest my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/Taylored4Baby">facebook</a> page to them! Then just post a comment letting me know you have done so, and I will select a winner at random!</div><br />
I am really keen to get this moving so will be selecting a winner on Monday night!<br />
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Good luck, and see you around here a lot more often!<br />
xTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-5442593438576109622011-01-06T16:02:00.000+11:002011-01-06T16:02:41.153+11:00Textures Baby!!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOEhSJxrHRKUXCrtbiEAre3bdXTGiRC4kyJYv1OWOGfr0fUze0wLYeH-ATh0r7RpQLg8ciiWHHaQrbdteZGZfrC3UTSyd4ApoV0bfS5OdGR-lxOtUr81HfhfrCIncGU4MLU1HNod6M2Xi/s1600/end+of+Oct+10+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOEhSJxrHRKUXCrtbiEAre3bdXTGiRC4kyJYv1OWOGfr0fUze0wLYeH-ATh0r7RpQLg8ciiWHHaQrbdteZGZfrC3UTSyd4ApoV0bfS5OdGR-lxOtUr81HfhfrCIncGU4MLU1HNod6M2Xi/s400/end+of+Oct+10+059.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So my 2 year old decided that she doesn't like to touch certain foods... esp wet soft food. What to do? Have some fun playing with textures in a non-eating related space!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUdKcwM4b7_b7Z6zRS6o_766Y5SBu0MXWAVgKiP74Ouoy4SI89O-KcugQg4eFghTfdUgdO0e2XayPsyflL2fXBEmohq0mPBLB7PpzUNMFd99N66a43O097qFd2hMWEcRiaRUht8ZFaCig/s1600/end+of+Oct+10+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUdKcwM4b7_b7Z6zRS6o_766Y5SBu0MXWAVgKiP74Ouoy4SI89O-KcugQg4eFghTfdUgdO0e2XayPsyflL2fXBEmohq0mPBLB7PpzUNMFd99N66a43O097qFd2hMWEcRiaRUht8ZFaCig/s200/end+of+Oct+10+055.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So first things first... I cooked 3 lots of pasta and added some food colouring to each to make it more appealing to play with. Then I let it cool off...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, Mummy decided to start playing with the pasta. No pressure here... Mummy is just playing with this really cool stuff, and you are welcome to join in if you wish.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And we are off and running!!! Despite being hesitant at first, Emily LOVED playing with the pasta! We literally played with it until it went mouldy! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">(N.B. I found that the longer and softer you cooked the pasta, the faster it went mouldy)</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-52987409436336597862010-12-29T20:59:00.000+11:002010-12-29T20:59:20.044+11:00Christmas Crafting!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I was absolutely in love with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?fbid=10150099932984155&set=a.203584309154.168125.88430574154">this</a> Christmas outfit from AnK, however I couldn't get it for both girls, so I decided to do some crafting myself!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Off to Spotlight I went, and I got some cheap red shiny fabric. Just the ticket I thought. It literally only cost me about $5. So Emily got a new red dress, and Miss Lexi got a matching skirt. We got some ricrac courtesy of <a href="http://www.justpatchwork.com.au/">Just Patchwork</a>, and I used one of Lexi's sleeveless onesies to make the top of her outfit. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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And when Nana Taylor asked if the girls had Santa Sacks, I sheepishly said no. So look what came home from the shop!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And sadly, I didn't sew any gifts this year (hand slap), however Lexi did score this fabulous little homemade hat from Cousin Katie! Isn't it just gorgeous!!</div>Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-6461904803072462512010-12-25T22:02:00.001+11:002010-12-25T22:03:46.174+11:00Homemade Christmas Goodies!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qacxZ563zeU80bHbEqWKf3DU_AWKb_MTgdqT-PR-Ba0yYSlpmNeTIZRgKz-rb2uNqGayHzImaf4RhXq3j3ng_3obgwS2bumhPbR3rQTNMnaH95fgsvY7HVXQrg-cfSkWwx5Wbka7K60I/s1600/Dec+2010+Christmas+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qacxZ563zeU80bHbEqWKf3DU_AWKb_MTgdqT-PR-Ba0yYSlpmNeTIZRgKz-rb2uNqGayHzImaf4RhXq3j3ng_3obgwS2bumhPbR3rQTNMnaH95fgsvY7HVXQrg-cfSkWwx5Wbka7K60I/s400/Dec+2010+Christmas+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C26uUfPm0TIKp-vVevZ6YCgDNzkHSGkYS4l79sLquRmOKBklYpLbb3_RaY3IK6PPDPZ7BVRxQoJbO4z602gNMzTTphFOgr1Orcej0QDj5iqf38gV8lEai10FPZZKpa9Hdgvo9cde6Erw/s1600/Dec+10+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C26uUfPm0TIKp-vVevZ6YCgDNzkHSGkYS4l79sLquRmOKBklYpLbb3_RaY3IK6PPDPZ7BVRxQoJbO4z602gNMzTTphFOgr1Orcej0QDj5iqf38gV8lEai10FPZZKpa9Hdgvo9cde6Erw/s200/Dec+10+034.JPG" width="200" /></a>This is definitely year 1! The strawberry jam almost drove me crazy! First I became complacent, and thought it was so easy I didn't need to stir the pot that often... and then of course the next stir added little black bits... doh! So I got some more strawberries, and being a busy mother of two, I forgot to put them in the fridge and by that night they were mouldy! Damn warm weather... and then round three: success!! Everything else went fairly well. The fudge was SO yum, and SO easy. The milk chocolate being my favorite... well of course I had to do some taste testing!! Anyway, definitely doing more of that next year. Check out my friend Martha's recipe <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/foolproof-holiday-fudge?&backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/edible-gifts#slide_1">here</a> ;-) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The lucky (well I hope that's the right word) recipients were some dear friends, and my neighbours with nine children scored the big box of the sweet stuff! Next year I will start earlier and make more. I wonder if saying that will become a yearly tradition as well ;-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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The party had a cupcake theme, and once I got the colour scheme and a sneak peak of the invitation, I created these options:<br />
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I hope that Chandler had an amazing 1st birthday and naming day!! Thanks again Sarah for the opportunity to be a part of something so special!<br />
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Oh, and Sarah sent me a special gift as a thank you, which was totally unnecessary, but completely lovely all the same! It's a beautiful charm sporting the names of my two special girls. So sweet!! If you like Sarah's work and are looking for a unique gift, check out her work <a href="http://www.impressedpersonalisedjewellery.com.au/ipj/Welcome.html">here</a>!<br />
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xTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-81075977602988455872010-11-13T13:30:00.000+11:002010-11-13T13:30:53.834+11:00Lessons learned in the first week home alone with the girls!So my very sweet, very helpful husband returned to work last week. I was worried that I would be hugging his feet trying to stop him from leaving come Monday morning. However the week has gone much much better than I expected! In fact... I may just be able to do this!! :-) Having said that... I have learned a few lessons this week:<br />
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1) I <em>MUST</em> shower (this includes Emily) before Nathan leaves for work! It helps me get ready to start the day on the right foot. Plus... the one day I didn't, Lexi didn't want to have a good nap in the morning and showering was almost impossible!<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszUatpdamHPCjL6qno3TZ5zp4uFxCC2nJQqQk976KguqBuRY4xBCeqUYaNdblKriolDCHeXhXe19OmkuYEM8Q3ebD85NgHSwtTMFwmgGxcck9tCJ83K_5xU8HP4mXEgwkyOvCfHe4O7Tt/s1600/for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszUatpdamHPCjL6qno3TZ5zp4uFxCC2nJQqQk976KguqBuRY4xBCeqUYaNdblKriolDCHeXhXe19OmkuYEM8Q3ebD85NgHSwtTMFwmgGxcck9tCJ83K_5xU8HP4mXEgwkyOvCfHe4O7Tt/s320/for+blog.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>2) The baby <em>MUST</em> sleep! Yesterday we went to mother's group, and I didn't want to wear Lexi, so took the pram. The thing is... she doesn't really sleep in the pram. So an entire morning of teeny tiny cat naps! This makes for a very wired 3 week old at midday! So until she relaxes a little more, I need to wear Lexi in a sling or the Baby Bjorn when I am out for long periods. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">3) The family <em>MUST</em> eat! On Sunday I did our menu plan, and the four of us went food shopping. So if all else fails, the family will eat! I also had one super easy meal on the menu... saved for a night when I need it! It involves pulling some lasagna I had frozen out of the freezer and putting it in the oven. Maybe adding salad, depending on how bad the day has been! Lucky for me, I haven't had to use it yet :-) And finally, in the afternoon, I get out everything I can for cooking dinner: ingredients (as long as they don't need to be refrigerated of course), pots & pans, utensils etc. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">4) The house <em>MUST</em> be tidy! Yes, I said tidy, not clean: let's be realistic, it's only early days yet! I had a toddler who just loves to throw toys, food etc on the floor - plus there is just general mess created from living... dirty dishes, dirty clothes etc. I could clean all day - instead, I have devised a 2 minute game. Twice a day (when Emily goes down for a nap, and when she goes off to bed) I spend 2 minutes literally running around, putting things back where they belong, and cleaning up what I can. This way at least things seem tidy and manageable. And of course from there, I can do housework as I have time. But if all else fails, 4 minutes a day will help keep my sanity!</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">5) I <em>MUST</em> do what works, even if it's not ideal! I have a thing about not wanting Lexi to get too used to sleeping on me. This stems from having Emily constantly attached to me for the first couple of months of her life. However I am learning that when you have two children, and a house to run, life must go on! So one thing I have been doing is in the early evening when it's time to cook dinner, if Lexi is awake (which is more often than not) I strap her to me, and cook dinner! This way she gets to nap and feel close to her mumma, and the family gets to eat a nice dinner. Ideal? No, but does it work? So far so good...</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And finally...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">6) I <em>MUST</em> get my priorities right! First comes the kids... they have to! They can't fend for themselves. But a very close second is me! They can't be looked after if their mumma is run down. So this means when they are both napping (which is happening more often than I thought) I nap too. Dishes, washing, vacuuming... it will all wait! I also make sure I eat and drink. Okay, so it's on the run most of the time, and while holding a baby, but I am fed. And then comes my husband.</div><br />
And finally finally... this post was written 2 weeks ago. Opps... :-)Taylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-8889939374853616442010-10-29T13:47:00.001+11:002010-10-29T17:02:03.953+11:00A new addition...OMG! I can't believe I didn't blog <em>at all</em> during the month of October! Do I have an excuse?? Of course I do! Please meet the newest addition to our family, Miss Lexi Grace!!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Anyway, I shall blog more often, but must nap now while the two girls are sleeping</div>xoTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-45282630682498234732010-09-25T08:45:00.000+10:002010-09-25T08:45:46.504+10:00First Haircut!My baby girl doesn't have a lot of hair, so the thought of cutting it seemed just plain wrong. It's rather thin and wispy though, and was getting long and straggly at the back. So... today was the day! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Oh, and on a crafty note; the dress is one that I finished this week from a beautiful <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/main.php?fl=0">Amy Butler</a> fabric from her <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_display.php?fabric=lotus&cid=27&flid=10">Lotus range</a>: Wall Flower in Cherry. The pattern is one I have used before (<a href="http://taylored4baby.blogspot.com/2010/07/dress-challenge.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?pid=4901417&fbid=428168931683&id=186543221683">here</a>) and love! It's by <a href="http://www.ivydesigns.com.au/">Ivy Designs</a>, and the great thing is you can download it as a PDF! So anyone in the world can get it in an instant. Plus I love that next summer I will be able to print the <a href="http://ivydesigns.bigcartel.com/product/montana-pinafore-dress-pdf-epattern">pattern</a> off again and cut out the next size up :-) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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My cousin Kylie recently told me that she wanted to make a quilt for her nephew Tarell. As she hadn't done any quilting before, I suggested she come stay for a couple of days and I could help her create something. And I was thrilled when she said yes!<br />
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So we stuck to a lovely simple design of sqaures, using some fabulous fabrics that she selected, as well as using some nice soft minky. <br />
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Didn't she do just great for a first attempt!! Her corners match perfectly!! And she says she can't wait to make another. That's a good sign. Thanks for being my first ever student Kylie!!!<br />
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xTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-1476375709429623572010-08-30T12:24:00.000+10:002010-08-30T12:24:35.295+10:00Cookies please!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0Eq3mC_TYQpLf2FnauTPVY3DCHZVYhG0wluOzLdhdxCMBCD6TkJaaRReTHzMbV64ubaTpdI2QEKpAlTXHBPMzcWJwZFc_d81Rz0nUMuQqmgwZ2KkWu9eZImB2gbOW2s1GuEfud1m1k6z/s1600/Nath's+Cookies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0Eq3mC_TYQpLf2FnauTPVY3DCHZVYhG0wluOzLdhdxCMBCD6TkJaaRReTHzMbV64ubaTpdI2QEKpAlTXHBPMzcWJwZFc_d81Rz0nUMuQqmgwZ2KkWu9eZImB2gbOW2s1GuEfud1m1k6z/s320/Nath's+Cookies.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I love Sunday afternoons. Especially when I am busy sewing, and my hubby and daughter decide to bake!<br />
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Here are the scrumptious choc chip / M&M cookies! Although they didn't come out looking exactly like cookies, I think they are somewhere between cookies, and muffin tops. Not a bad place to be really.<br />
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Thanks Nath and Emily!! Same time next week?? ;-)<br />
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xoTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-75773134595201281362010-08-19T13:06:00.000+10:002010-08-19T13:06:12.665+10:00Shoes & Socks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh86kEqGJDqCH_0tkUcEx5pyQ-qDKF_dfK8eNEnP048gsWdydKRyzDE9vmW3QtQuhyAJStL5Xti8HeGtZWtPlWyBukTbu2HxHiba2MAblF2lxUn7qe5okCVR5_bs9c7JMwwXKQ-Kpxh5Ue/s1600/Aug+10+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh86kEqGJDqCH_0tkUcEx5pyQ-qDKF_dfK8eNEnP048gsWdydKRyzDE9vmW3QtQuhyAJStL5Xti8HeGtZWtPlWyBukTbu2HxHiba2MAblF2lxUn7qe5okCVR5_bs9c7JMwwXKQ-Kpxh5Ue/s320/Aug+10+024.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What a day! My little girl Emily got her very first pairs of 'real' shoes. I took her to get measured, and she was very well behaved (despite trying to leave the store with the shoes on before she had paid...).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On the other hand, I am washing like a crazy woman, trying to get ready for baby no. 2, due in 5.5 weeks (not that I am counting...). I have been washing all of Emily's clothes, and look at these teeny tiny little socks!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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What a flood of emotions. My little girl is growing up, and another little bundle of joy is about to enter our lives<br />
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xTaylored4Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803190477872658837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567087200916219748.post-91273027917365785852010-08-16T22:29:00.000+10:002010-08-16T22:29:04.959+10:00And off they go! Pencil/Crayon Rolls!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfourMAhumM6pM7L-2o5A-Syb7sjz93ipXkh3Tt6S20WRcnyQE_YIoWNvvc78R08e_Ho9RwxfFvCEizJYi5qZtOf-1qYwuutpXm1IlwCXf-uFvAtr3UQ2czwzGdO3dlntnDOZW9Xwa-o37/s1600/Aug+10+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfourMAhumM6pM7L-2o5A-Syb7sjz93ipXkh3Tt6S20WRcnyQE_YIoWNvvc78R08e_Ho9RwxfFvCEizJYi5qZtOf-1qYwuutpXm1IlwCXf-uFvAtr3UQ2czwzGdO3dlntnDOZW9Xwa-o37/s320/Aug+10+010.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I have finally sent out some pencil and crayon rolls that I had been making for <a href="http://www.backpacks4aussiekids.com.au/Home.html">'Backpacks 4Aussie Kids'</a>. I really meant to make more, but there is a lot going on in my little world. Oh well, we do what we can to help, when and how we can right? I hope I make some kids smile :-)<br />
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