My Creative Space : finished goods!

I've missed My Creative Space for a couple of weeks as I have been busy sewing!

It was the smallest child's birthday yesterday, she turned two.
More on that another time though.

I decided to make most of her gifts, only buying the furniture and animals for her new carry-along house and a Maisy Mouse dinner set (to match those her sisters have and she always wants the same).

So here's what she got:

Finished Miss Mouse bag made from a Melly and Me pattern, made largely with fabric from the Patty Young Mezzanine line.

Claire guessed right that it was our friend Jemima from the kids program Playschool that I showed previously.
She had no shirt then so I didn't think she was quite ready for her public debut!

She came with a shirt, skirt and pants to match, though literally one minute after she got her and admired her, the small child wanted all Jemima's clothes removed!

And lastly I finally made one of these carry-along houses that have been on my 'to do' list for a long time.

I'll do a post tomorrow with a wrap up of the house, what I used, what I'd do differently and the like in case you are planning to make one.

In the meantime, grab yourself a vat of tea (that's how much you will need to get through the whole list!) and head over to Kirsty's to see what everyone else is doing in their creative spaces.

Chewing like mad

Lately I feel a little like I have bitten off more than I can chew.

So what's the solution???
Give up the kinder committee?
Don't go out to dinner with my girlfriends?
Don't catch up with family?
Spend less time playing with my children?
Ban the sewing machine and computer for a while??

While it might be that I should do the last item to an extent I feel that these two things are a bit of a lifeline for the stay-at-home mum.

Creatively I would feel a bit lost without my little chance to 'make' something each day.

And the online community has afforded me the chance to make valuable and solid connections with so many really wonderful people, many of whom are also parents, making the same daily decisions and facing the same challenges that I find myself making.

So I don't want to lose that.

Instead I am choosing to take that large bite and chew like mad!

How do you it it all in your day?


Here's a few things on their way to completion for an impending birthday celebration...

Melly and Me Miss Mousie bag.

Someone who appears on Playschool....

A dress for the Oliver +s Ice cream dress sewalong - in which I am currently very behind!

I was lucky enough to win this fabric from Amy.

If you have any spare time in your day - head on over to Amy's place to check out the sewalong and maybe join in too.