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Tuesday 18 June 2013

A little bit of beading

It was Mother's Day a few weeks ago here and as my plan of a joint present with my niece for her mum fell a bit apart, I thought about a little something I could do for that Sunday.

Went to the shop on Saturday (yes, I like to live dangerously and it was last minute due to the explanation above lol). I bought a tank top and thought about trying bead embroidery on it.

I already had a huge respect for those doing it but now that I have tried...it's even bigger!

I started around 9pm on the Saturday and didn't stop until 6am on that Sunday morning (at that point I was way too exhausted to keep on going). I started again on Sunday around lunch time as I wanted to give it out for dinner. But I got delayed due to other events and couldn't finish it that afternoon. Was a bit gutted after all those hours :-)

In all, with my working hours and long commute time, I only managed to finish it on the Thursday night. When you think that it was only 5 rows of beads that I added on that tank top, it feels like it took forever. So I don't even want to think about the amount of time it takes for collars or whole tops to be done. But I will try this again though as you know me, I am curious :-)

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Sunday 16 June 2013

Sunday interlude

Hadn't done this manicure for a very long time.
Leopard print nails using Kiko's 346 Olive Drab.

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Wednesday 12 June 2013

A bit of knitting...

After the Bunting Bag I made for him...and also because once my nephew was big enough to fit in it, my sister realised that the hood is too tight to be worn on him....
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I tried to make something else. Yes! I was determined in knitting a piece of clothing that someone, somewhere could wear. Obviously, small garments are easier to make when you've never knitted them before and my nephew being the only baby in the family at the moment....

So I went online and found this model on Ravelry (I love this website). It took me exactly 6 days to make (including frogging it and starting all over again once as the 6 months size was way too small for  him, and he is a tiny baby)

I followed the instructions for size 12 months in the end and still find it tight. As the warm weather seems to finally be starting, I guess he will not be able to wear it much lol
But I am very proud of my very first cardigan!

Oh yes! I won't show you his face because...let's face it, he is too cute to be shown and people would get jealous when they look at their own kids...you know the deal :-)

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That's all for today
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