Ceramic and Japanese ink necklaces

Fairfield Primary School had a Maker's Market yesterday, and I made these little necklaces to sell.  They are made from clay and printed with Japanese ink.  I think this Christmas will be the 'jewellery' Christmas.

Knitted dishwashing cloths and scourers

Last Christmas was the year of the handmade dishcloth.  However, my enthusiasm stretched over the Christmas holidays and since then I have sporadically knitted away as I have come across balls of cotton in op shops.  Here is my current collection of knitted cloths and scourers.  I have done double yarn knitting to ensure they last longer.  Warning that knitting jute is quite scratchy on your hands!

Fairy Dust

Fairies are big at our at house at the moment.  Jemima is impatiently waiting to lose her first tooth and is eagerly anticipating a visit from the tooth fairy.  Recent google searches she has carried out include 'where to find fairies' and 'where do fairies live'.

Somewhere along the way I came across some fairy dust for sale in a lovely little glass bottle, with a little poem on some card packaged up in a cellophane envelope .... hmmm.  I could do something like that!

I spent some time looking for suitable containers and glitter as separate items, and then discovered OK looking plastic tubes of glitter for sale at the local $2 shop  (10 tubes for $2 I think it was).

So, I came up with my own little poem and voila .... magical fairy dust.

My kids still haven't quite mastered 'just the right way' yet but they are working on it!

Felt Flower Hair Ties

I made these hair ties for the craft stall at our primary fete in March.  I made some in blue and red.  They have a little button in the middle and 2 petals that are joined together at the back.  This is where I sewed it all together, hiding the elastic between the back of the flower and the petals. They look quite cute in and the red ones match the girls school uniforms.  Very handy.