miss lolly dolly......how to

you will need....large wooden lolly sticks

pens,washi tapes, buttons, trims

....draw on your fabulous hairdo using the pens...

add features....

wrap washi tape around the stick to look like clothes and draw on collars, buttons etc...

draw on legs and shoes (and then wish you had a dress and tights just like them)

keep going and make lots more...they are addictive..and this craft is not just for girls, while I sat happily making these yesterday... my table was invaded by boys who then interpreted their own versions into marvel superguys ...they were quickly whisked off to adorn their bedroom walls, which is why there are no pics of green goblin versions :)

my lolly dollys are off on their jollys....

lucky girls......

I on the other hand am attempting to list a few things on etsy this week and have been busy with the scissors and the vintage wallpapers again.....

hope your summer is going well...I'll leave you with a little sneaky peek of a recent purchase :)

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lazy days...

as the holidays charge along full steam ahead...like many, we have unplugged and kept away from screens as much as possible...

day trips to the coast...

 

packing up picnics...

relaxing on the sofa with a fave mag or watching the athletics...

enjoying the sunshine...

I love how these boys embrace the florals

 

 

a bit of this

a bit of that...

 new products :)

I'm loving the pace...slow...and easy...

I'm unplugging again for a while but will be back soon :)

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a little blog award 7's post

             

thank you once again lovely Ada for the blog award....

so here are....

7 things about teawagontales... I have done things I'm hoping to do this summer...

1

read some books.. ( kids books are my favourites )

2

get back to basics...( I love computer graphics but I treated myself to some pastels and am having a go at drawing again )

3

catch a train...( hopefully in a cute station like this one )

4

listen to some tunes....( not i-tunes... lovely old vinyls on our record player, I can't wait to dig out some old favourites )

5

crochet....( never has a school holiday gone by that I haven't picked up the hook and some yarn and got to work on yet another blanket )

6

picnics :) ....( weather dependant of course although I am partial to wet, thundery picnics too and with our little dog Arnie in tow they are always 'interesting' )

7

paint... ( even though my plan was to paint the house from top to bottom...this option seems a bit more realistic.. )

8..I know I can't count :)

making... ( just for the sake of it...patchy things,toys,garlands,cushions,paper mache..anything we fancy ..yay!the best sort of making )

so maybe after the summer I will re look at this post to see if we did any of the above :)

I hope so x

here are some links to some lovely blogs I have recently discovered...

ouchflower

 thelinencloud

bungalowbliss 

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a quick little how to ..felt bunting ....

as the UK is festooned with Olympic bunting I fancied a bit of those colourful triangles myself so...a quick little how to make felt bunting...

very easy :) and the felt is quite good for little hands to cut out...

you will need

felt in lovely bright colours

bias binding or cotton tape

sewing machine

scissors

* chop up your felt into many little triangles

 

* fold over the binding or tape and sew the triangles in between

* leave a cm or so in between

 

* keep going till you run out of triangles :)

you could do the same with squares or circles if you wanted different shaped ones...if you dont have tape or binding you could use ribbon or make your own by cutting strips of fabric

I have started yet another crochet blanket....well, the weather is bobbins and there's the swimming to watch on telly...whats a girl to do :)

happy tuesday 

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felt corsage tutorial....quick and easy :)

a little how to...make a felt flower wristband for you or your little ones or both :)

you will need

4 pieces of felt 

scissors

needle and thread

buttons 

ribbon

* cut out two circles...one bigger than the other and the size you want your flower to be

* snip into the circles and shape to make petals

*cut out two bow tie shapes for leaves

* place on top of each other 

* add buttons and sew through all layers to attach buttons

* cut ribbon long enough to wrap around your wrist and tie

* sew ribbon on at the back

done :)

or you could make the ribbon into a rosette style tie and add a pin to the back

and wear as a brooch like this ....

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the end of term is almost here...it's always a bit of an emotional time I think, leaving classes...schools...friends and the anticipation of a summer of freedom, I have very happy memories of school holidays as a child I hope my boys will too :)

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