Hello!

Do you like my moustache?

 Moustache bunnies delivered to Shop Handmade today.

If you want one and you can't make it into Shop Handmade just email me at redstitchdesigns@bigpond.com

Bye for now.

Bunnies are hopping out the door!

Lately I've been thinking about bunnies in my sleep, how many I need to do the next day, what colour combinations I need to do, boy or  girl, it never stops!

It's all good though because this is what I love doing, making and creating on a daily basis brings me so much joy.....way better than doing ironing and housework. That will all change in about another six to eight months when we move into our new home which happens to be four times the size of the one we're in now. I'll be anal about how my house is presented .......cleaning the floors alone will be like a major work-out!

Here are some of those body parts turned into boy bunnies, all of which will be arriving at Shop Handmade today!

Do you like the big old wing-back chair they are sitting on? I love it! I found it at a garage sale for $90 and I intend to have it covered in some gorgeous upholstery fabric for the new house.......when I can afford it!

 While away in Orange last week I couldn't help but add to my fabric stash, I totally love the soft tones of the blues and mocha......could be turned into a quilt some day!

 Or maybe the beautiful Autumn tones of these fabrics.....

Either way I think I'm going to have some fun when time permits.

Body Parts.

Today after a lovely morning coffee with friends I'm playing with these body parts.

I can't believe that Easter is almost upon us, where has the first term of this year gone? Only one more week and we are back to sleep-ins and kids entertainment on a daily basis.......at least there won't be any homework or ironing of uniforms.

P.S. These body parts are being turned into bunnies for Shop Handmade, if you were wanting a bunny please go to my madeit store in the side bar. If you can't find what you are after just send me an email.

Grand final for cricket!

Yesterday was the cricket grand final and the last of the cricket for this season. We are so proud of Ryan, not only did his team win the under 12's he won the award for most improved.

 He loves his cricket......one day he wants to play for Australia.

 He always gives the game everything he's got.

 I'm hoping that there might be a set of cricket nets built down the back at the new house......we'll have to wait and see.

Now it's time for him to go onto the next seasonal sport......Rugby Union!

Self Covered Buttons!

I love making these self covered buttons, they are so beautiful and unbelievably easy to do. These pretty buttons were made up for the finishing touch on a few linen draw string bags I made for Shop Handmade over the weekend.

And this is my new favourite linen draw string bag!

These bags should be arriving at Shop Handmade today, so if you are wanting one go in and check them out.

Just in case you were wondering this post was done on Monday...... I'm not home yet, maybe in another few days. Wonder how those kids are going? How many times have they had takeaway? Are their uniforms neat? How is Mark going to do Megan's hair for " Crazy Hair Day" at school? 

I need to stop stressing!

Special Order.

I finished the custom order of Pirate bunnies which I did a trial run on last week.

I love them all, each has it's own personality!

 Each of them has a girl too!

My weekend was  bit full on, I had loads of orders to finish........I have made a huge dent in my half finished projects and it feels good to have some space on my desk again.

It won't take me long to clutter it all up again, I think I work best when I have a few different things going at once........keeps my mind ticking, and I can switch projects when it suits.

I'm going to take a week off this week ( hence the rush to get everything done ) as my father has an operation tomorrow and I'd like to be there for a bit of support. I'm leaving the kids with Mark so that should result in some messy pony tails for Megan and a few dodgy looking lunch boxes. I don't know why I'm worried about leaving them for a few days, I know things might not be done as would do them but I know they'll survive.

See you later in the week!

My Creative Space....What's on the go!

I just had a look around my sewing table and noticed that I have so many projects on the go and things are starting to get a little cramped in my tiny work space!

I know that I should only work on one thing at a time, but I find that it drives me crazy if I haven't got any hand stitching to do of an evening so I tend to save those jobs later on. This allows me to get stuck into all the other bits and pieces throughout the day when the kids are at school.

Today I stitched up all the ruffles ready for piecing together the draw-string bags.

 I have a new favourite.....the linen and dark blue one, it's so pretty!

 There is a big basket full of body parts, I just have to stitch some eyes on the heads and I'll be able to shift this lot.

 I usually stitch my pears of an evening, it's real easy to stop and drop if needed.......relaxing too!

There's also a bunch of Pirate Bunnies on the go as well as two quilts.........all that should keep me busy for a while!

If you want to see some more creative spaces head on over to kootoyoo and say hello to Kirsty.

Linen Love!

Most of you already know that I love the natural look of linen, I use it in most of my creations.....I don't see that I'll tire of it ever!

I have a customer interested in a pirate bunny I made about a year ago using felt, this morning I thought I'd try and update it a little using you guessed it........linen!

Ryan might think he's a little too big to have something like this on his bed, but I think I'll leave it there for now just because it's so cute!

 I've been busy making some more bird brooches for the lovely Nat at Nest in Tasmania.....oh look! More linen!

I'm off to cut out some draw-string bags this afternoon and put some mileage on my sewing machine. What are you up to?

Another look at the drink bottle covers!

 Unlike the first glimpse of my drink bottle covers here's a much clearer look.

 See I didn't forget the boy's!

 I've just finished packing this lot up ready for the posting to Shop Handmade in the morning!

Now I need to go and vacuum my house because towelling is so messy to work with when cutting, once it's overlocked it's fine but there is fluff everywhere and it's driving me crazy

Just in case you were wondering, yes I really do own that many drink bottles ( I found 21 to be exact ), they seem to multiply at our house and clutter up my cupboards.......at least when the kids step out with one now it'll look beautiful in it's new cover!

My Creative Space.

Here is something I've been working on and off for about a week now, I had to walk away from it several times to refresh my mind and calm down.

Here's how it went down.

Round one........too big, too thick, very time consuming.

Round two........too tall, too tight, still very time consuming.

Round three.....Perfect! A much simplified version and a perfect fit for a 750ml drink bottle. I have about 20 of these on the go at the moment, all bright colours for boys and girls. They should be in Shop Handmade next week some time......be sure to call in and check them out!

Sorry about the poor picture!

If you want to see some more creative spaces head on over and say hello to Kirsty at Kootoyoo.

Take care and have a happy day!