Project Life 2012 Day 5 - Crafting Goal

Jan 5-- Take a photo of one of your crafting goals for the year.

I am constantly trying to get my stuff organised. Ever since owning "stuff" of my own I've found it gets everywhere and lots of it never has a permanent home. Finally, when we moved to our current house in 2010 I had, at last, a home for my all my craft stuff. Admittedly it's in the downstairs toilet, but we all have to start somewhere, right?

Now that it has a home, it just needs sorting (again!) and storing in a slightly more usable fashion than the current "piling" approach. I know where everything is but it doesn't exactly allow for easy access! I'm thinking some sort of Ikea shelving/storage solution may be in order. And with only 139 days until my birthday I better get planning!

Make Do and Mend

It became apparent to me yesterday, while enjoying the first fine weather of 2011, that I am such a bad mummy that poor Lily doesn't yet have a sun hat!

A problem such as this (and a lack of accessories must be considered a problem for any girl, however young) could easily be solved with a quick trip to the shops. However in these times of austerity and prudence, I decided a more frugal approach was in order. A quick computer google revealed a very handy website and a quick cupboard google revealed some lovely retro flowery fabric, just perfect for a little girl.

Stitching a one-of-a-kind baby fashion item is not a quick process, so unfortunately the real model was fast asleep by the time it was finished. I managed to round up a couple of stand-bys for the inevitable photo-shoot...

 

I am sure Lily will be embarrassed by her retro floral hat when she looks back at the pictures. She will probably be even more mortified at the pictures of her parents wearing it (what were we thinking?!). But I hope she will realise that it was stitched for her with love :)