Last day of the summer hols today, but first day back at work as a childminder, so an early start, and a sad little boy missing his Mummy meant we needed a distraction, and since we also needed treats for the planned picnic later in the day, Eden suggested we make cheesy biscuits.
Everyone joined in, and had fun. By 9am we had warm cheesy biscuits ready for a snack and plenty for the picnic, and tomorrow's lunch boxes too!
It's Skirtember time again, and this year I'm thinner, so I need lots more new skirts.
Day one skirt is made from some lovely wool tweed I picked up in the charity shop for £3, and I've still got quite a large piece left.
I used the skirt part of the Colette Crepe pattern.
This is the second time I've done this, and I have to say I prefer using just the skirt part, the bodice just doesn't really work for me I don't think.
For this skirt, I just made a large button hole to thread the wrap ties through so that it sits comfortably around my waist.
My first Crepe skirt, I didn't do that, I just kept the waist ties quite slim and they wrap well without being thread through.
This is quite a bulky skirt, and very warm. I can see this becomming a firm winter favourite.
So, wearing my new tweed skirt yesterday I set to making three more skirts. These were made using my own pattern, and if you look over to the left and scroll down you'll see a link showing you how to draft your own pattern for one of these simple A line skirts.
Day one skirt is made from some lovely wool tweed I picked up in the charity shop for £3, and I've still got quite a large piece left.
I used the skirt part of the Colette Crepe pattern.
This is the second time I've done this, and I have to say I prefer using just the skirt part, the bodice just doesn't really work for me I don't think.
For this skirt, I just made a large button hole to thread the wrap ties through so that it sits comfortably around my waist.
My first Crepe skirt, I didn't do that, I just kept the waist ties quite slim and they wrap well without being thread through.
This is quite a bulky skirt, and very warm. I can see this becomming a firm winter favourite.
So, wearing my new tweed skirt yesterday I set to making three more skirts. These were made using my own pattern, and if you look over to the left and scroll down you'll see a link showing you how to draft your own pattern for one of these simple A line skirts.
Today was a quieter day than usual, and I finished this chalkboard for the smalls to play with.
And Ernest has been perfecting his toast making skills.