craftyfatcat

sweet tooth

2011-09-12T01:39:00.001-07:00

Once you start....you just cant stop....

farewell friend

2011-09-04T23:34:00.000-07:00

Craig

18/08/1998 -30/08/2011

bits and bobs

2011-09-02T01:21:00.000-07:00

These tell the time cookies for Cubs..

An embroidery bag for me and an attempt to start early on Christmas decorations...

Flower rosettes from junk mail...

fat cat old tricks

2011-08-26T01:27:00.000-07:00

He hasnt done this for awhile but the passive aggressive cat was sleeping on top of my work again yesterday. Think he is hungry or something....

youve been tagged

2011-08-23T10:54:00.001-07:00

Inspired by the grd 2's I was in the mood for some tag making....

2011-08-21T23:42:00.000-07:00

The grd 2s had fun making cards out of recycled envelopes

cat out of the bag

2011-08-21T22:35:00.000-07:00

I made this little quilted cross stitch bag for a special friend. Arnt the cats gorgeous?

holiday makes

2011-08-08T00:17:00.000-07:00

I finally found the cable to download pictures from my camers! Here are some projects from the holidays:
A crochet bad and face cloth for Granny Gayle:

A very hastily quilted and cover sewn for the ipad. I remembered too late that I had meant to make the top flap rounded and sew the binding in one piece so will have to unpick at some stage :( irritated....

ruffle scarf

2011-06-25T03:45:00.000-07:00

Here is the picture I have been tying to post for the ruffle scarf! Thanks for the pattern Trace:)

wax models

2011-06-25T03:38:00.000-07:00

I have seen this so many times in blogworld, so we just had to try it for ourselves.....

bun in the oven

2011-06-10T09:59:00.000-07:00

I was in a homemaking sort of mood today. Made rock cakes..mmmm

Put a lasagne in the slow cooker...mmm

Made Milo biscuits with robs and a friend...mmmm

Started a little embroidery project...mmmm.....a bit rusty on the embroidery....

rice dyeing

2011-06-02T06:49:00.000-07:00

Rice in the colours of the flag for Cubs!

easter revisited..

2011-06-02T06:42:00.000-07:00

Finally a chance to download some pictures. Here are the pancakes we had great fun making on Easter morning. Once we started the kids put in orders for all sorts of shapes...
Bunny

The older boys couldnt be seen eating bunnies so settled for a spiral..

Was this the easter egg or the rugby ball...?

And then finally a butterfly for Simon of course!

a first

2011-05-09T23:27:00.001-07:00

Just signed up to do my first online class ever! Cant wait.
See more about it here

He is Risen

2011-04-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

leaf me to it

2011-04-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

Autumn leaf rubbings

to die for doll

2011-04-18T22:13:00.000-07:00

Scraps of fabric and t-shirts for Robs:

Duvet for Nic:

I always forget just how time consuming tie dying is, but the results are ALWAYS worth the effort!

after party

2011-03-29T22:07:00.000-07:00

pottery painting party (again)

2011-03-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

how to train your dragon (again!)

2011-03-29T21:57:00.000-07:00

good to go

2011-03-25T23:22:00.000-07:00

Now for the cake...

getting ready to party

2011-03-25T23:14:00.000-07:00

I have been making these to go in the party packs for Robs party tomorrow

love calendar

2011-03-18T06:19:00.000-07:00

This is what the Grd 2's did with their patterned paper

valentines calendars

2011-03-18T04:32:00.000-07:00

draw some patterns

colour with waterpaints...

leave to dry

on my beading desk

2011-03-17T22:16:00.000-07:00

There just doesnt seem to be much time for anything creative but when I get the chance I am working on this ....

mosaic love

2011-02-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

I did a wonderfully inspiring course yesterday, so feeling all motivated to start mosaicing again.

be mine

2011-02-14T01:26:00.000-08:00

Its taken us awhile to get back into the crafty side of life and these were VERY last minute valentines efforts..!

veld flowers

2010-12-23T03:45:00.000-08:00

I took photos of all these flowers during a 30min walk in the Umgeni river reserve. Incredible!

2010-12-23T03:32:00.000-08:00

We had great fun at our " Christmas Crafts, Cookies and Carols Party" in aid of heifer.org.za

crafty christmas bits and pieces

2010-12-23T03:23:00.000-08:00

fabric baskets

2010-12-07T22:24:00.000-08:00

I finally got my head around these fabric baskets. Now I can't make enough!

you have been tagged

2010-12-07T22:21:00.000-08:00

Advent

2010-12-03T00:51:00.000-08:00

Managed to get it up -only 3 days late...

sweet treat

2010-11-08T23:45:00.000-08:00

Good enough to eat

half century

2010-10-30T22:40:00.000-07:00

This card for a special birthday this week

to market to market

2010-10-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

There have been weeks of preparation and anticipation for Market Day!

cut!

2010-10-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

Grd 2 trees and snowflakes

thumbs up

2010-10-17T07:33:00.000-07:00

Grd 2 thumbprint snowmen

made with love

2010-10-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

This special blanket wings its way home tomorrow. May it wrap my special friend in love and prayer...

bathroom bliss

2010-10-06T10:41:00.000-07:00

After falling in love with this kikoi I had to use if for the new bathroom makeover

button joy

2010-09-19T07:47:00.000-07:00

After falling in love with this jug after seeing it on Attic24, I just had to have my own version.
boring old flower vase +buttons+superglue =button jug!

on a roll

2010-09-16T01:25:00.000-07:00

The loo rolls get a new lease on life!

pinwheel fun

2010-09-13T00:28:00.002-07:00

caterpillar fun

2010-09-07T12:33:00.000-07:00

spring into spring

2010-09-07T12:28:00.000-07:00

These flowers and butterflies were made by the Grd 2's out of coffee filter papers

meteor shower

2010-08-23T00:09:00.000-07:00

The grd 3s had such fun making these comets!

attention

2010-08-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Epaulettes all ready to go for the cadets in Seussical

button joy

2010-08-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

These are fiddly but the results are always worth it! This one was for Sue D

all sorted

2010-08-10T22:34:00.000-07:00

My old printers tray makes useful storage for all the Cricut cut-outs...

square dance

2010-07-30T12:12:00.000-07:00

This is my new knitting project: squares for a blanket for a special friend who faces a trying time..

screen saver

2010-07-30T12:03:00.000-07:00

I just love the drawings from this lovely blog and decided this one would make a lovely screen saver. So I right-clicked and there you have it!! just the motivation I need to get through all those half-finished projects....

challenge 43

2010-07-18T10:35:00.000-07:00

It started like this (for theGPP street team challenge)...

...and finished like this!

to dye for

2010-07-14T00:03:00.000-07:00

5 weeks of winter holidays meant that I didnt get around to much things crafty, but we did spend 2 days tie dying in the Karoo. Everyone was so pleased with the results!

copy-card

2010-06-22T12:46:00.000-07:00

I just loved this beautiful card i received for my birthday (tx Gilly!), so had to try my own version of it:

if you cant innovate: imitate!!

IRRITATED....

2010-06-20T23:24:00.001-07:00

Just cant work out why my photos arent posting...lets try again

I have been reading about art journaling for awhile and after coming across this challenge I thought I would take the plunge and give it a go. A little rudimentary but at least I have made a start!

snow warm

2010-06-17T06:19:00.000-07:00

Nic was going on a snow hike this week and decided he wanted a balaclava at the last minute. This was the only fabric i had so whipped this up on Sunday night. Not very flattering but hope it keeps him warm! I found the pattern via google

under the sea

2010-06-08T02:46:00.000-07:00

The Grade 2s did beautiful aquarium scenes, thanks to the link here.

2010-06-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

This week we finished off the sea theme with some lovely CD fish from here.

naughty kittens

2010-05-23T21:47:00.000-07:00

After seeing this clever post(http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-make-hello-kitty-bouquet.html) -I just had to try it out. This week it is our turn to take flowers for Robs class so hope the girls like the mommy cat and her kittens!

beads and buterflies

2010-05-14T12:03:00.000-07:00

This project frustrated me all the way through as it wasnt nearly as bold and bright as I hoped. Gave it away nevertheless; do hope they liked!

do you know the muffin man

2010-05-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

I'm not much of a baker but these cappuccino cakes were easy and tasted really good. Will definitely make them again..

what banner do you follow

2010-05-12T14:26:00.000-07:00

Oh I am so pleased with myself!! After MONTHS of trying to work out how to create a blog banner I finally had the bright idea of googling " how to create a banner using Picasa" and what came up was THIS http://memoriesoncloverlane.blogspot.com/2009/08/tutorial-on-how-to-make-blog-banner.html fantastic tutorial. Now I cant believe how easy it is!! Tx a ton:):):)

soapy fun

2010-05-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

The Grd 2s made decoupage soap for a Mother's day gift. They were SO impressed with the results:)

happy mothers day

2010-05-09T12:17:00.000-07:00

with a little help from my Grd 2 friends..

to market to market

2010-05-02T23:29:00.000-07:00

My stall at the market. Sadly sales were very poor:(

to market to market

2010-05-02T23:26:00.000-07:00

This is what my desk looked like the past two weeks getting ready to go to the market

2010-05-02T23:21:00.000-07:00

The Grd 2's make this lovely autumn tree from leaf rubbings last week.

2010-04-19T11:20:00.000-07:00

You couldnt possibly think that I..

did this to the pom pom??

pottering about

2010-04-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

And while she did this...

and this...

he was doing this...(stripping down a lawnmower engine for a go kart!)

mosaic magic

2010-04-15T22:03:00.000-07:00

What she was doing during the holidays...

rags to riches

2010-04-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

My little stash of dishcloths that I finally got finished.

on my desk

2010-03-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

All these shapes are waiting to become something creative...too many ideas too little time:(

when in china..

2010-03-24T23:24:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun Chinese supper party last night. We learnt all about Chinese traditions and how to eat with chopsticks!

on the shelf

2010-03-13T08:21:00.000-08:00

The puppy seems to have taken a liking to the bottom shelf of my craft supplies...here she is fast asleep

birds of a feather

2010-03-08T00:37:00.000-08:00

We did polysyrene printing with the Grd 2s and 3s last week. Now there are some happy birds on a wire and in a tree...

button bouquet

2010-02-23T22:00:00.000-08:00

I spotted this on the web sometime last week and knew I had to make it for friend who needed a bit of cheering up..

only a face a mother can love

2010-02-19T22:41:00.000-08:00

Haven't got much crafty stuff done this week as we rescued this little pup from some vagrants in our neighbourhood on Tuesday.
I have forgotten just how much time a new puppy takes up!!

happy valentines day

2010-02-12T11:45:00.000-08:00

a busy week

2010-02-12T11:40:00.000-08:00

Its been a productive few days! I finished this jersey for a baby shower on Tuesday

I started this for Mels challenge

We made 30 pkts of sherbet to take to school for Valentines day

I did crafts with 120 girls in Grd 2 and 3 today

early bird

2010-02-04T09:18:00.000-08:00

Made this little bird from the pattern on Lucy's blog Attic24. Sadly it couldnt stay with us and is winging its way in post. I am sure it will love its new home..

2010-01-18T19:57:00.000-08:00

These were the Christmas felt ornaments the girls and I made for Christmas on holiday

stars and angels

2010-01-14T22:40:00.000-08:00

These are the crafts I did with robs class end of last year

all buttoned up

2009-12-08T07:45:00.000-08:00

Robs and I worked on this together as a thank you present for her teacher. I fiddled forever till the penny dropped and I worked out the quick and easy way to do this, so there will now be many more made...

many thanks

2009-12-03T20:51:00.000-08:00

Of course its always a good idea at the time till its midnight and you are still trying to finish off the handmade thank you cards for the teachers! But got it all made and sent off...tick tick

countdown 2

2009-12-01T01:57:00.000-08:00

Following on from the last post: stick magnets on squares and squares on bags

Fill with sweeties!

Stick a magnet from the calendar on each bag

And start the countdown!

countdown

2009-12-01T01:49:00.000-08:00

It all started with this lovely magnetic calendar I found at Hallmark.

Sew 24 stockings out of brown paper bags and cut out.

Cut out lots of various green and red squares

green with envy 2

2009-11-29T21:04:00.000-08:00

More pics of our dinner (see yesterdays post). These silver goblets i filled with green foliage and chryssies, and sprayed some wheat and twigs silver to match.

Hurricane lamp filled with silver and green baubles

These were green beaded serviette rings which I placed around the candles on the centre piece to add a dash of green

The goblets from above.

green with envy

2009-11-29T20:39:00.000-08:00

I made these serviette rings while Robs was doing her karate grading(!): started with a lime green bow, then tied on a silver dangle (leaf, crystal, star) and hot glue gunned it onto a feather and cardboard ring.

My acquisition this Christmas: cheap and cheerful candelabra!

These are the table decorations I did for our annual Christmas party with the Bloms. I found a really cheap but shiny lime green fabric which I cut in half, hemmed and joined end to end to make a table runner; then dug out all my silver decorations and added a touch of lime green. Silver stars and green pebbles added the finishing touches!

better be good...

2009-11-21T01:51:00.000-08:00

THIS cute Santa outfit arrived for the Bears yesterday -Robs promtly fiddled around and built him a sleigh out of old ice cream containers and hooked him up with some reindeer looking for a job... THANKS Aunty Gill!

cat in the kennel

2009-11-17T01:39:00.000-08:00

I bought this kennel for the dogs to keep them dry in the rain -they REFUSE to set foot inside but Fatcat is very happy...

in the bag

2009-11-17T01:33:00.000-08:00

The boys keep losing their expensive school swimming bags so I whipped these up with some quantex I have had forever. Was so pleased to even find a toggle for it. No guarantee they wont loose these too though!!

in a twist

2009-11-10T12:17:00.000-08:00

Robs' class needed someone to sew tie-backs for their curtains, but I thought it would be more fun for the girls to make something themselves. I got them all to thread a string with beads, petals and straws and then plaited them into sets of three. So cheerful..

more up my sleeve

2009-11-10T12:12:00.000-08:00

Robs wearing all the sleeves!!!

something up my sleeve

2009-11-10T12:10:00.000-08:00

I have been inspired by everyone's ideas to reuse and recycle so we cut off the sleeves of all the winter long-sleeved t-shirts and converted them into short-sleeved shirts to extend the life-span of Robs favourite shirts for summer . The pink flower was made from the cut-off sleeve of the pink shirt! Pretty nifty..

on a roll

2009-11-07T09:43:00.000-08:00

Got this pencil roll finished10 min AFTER the party endedthis morning for Rob's little friend -but got it delivered nevertheless!

time to bond

2009-11-02T11:15:00.000-08:00

Chris and I got to spend the weekend at a Mother and Son fishing camp

stop and smell the daisies

2009-10-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

All the flowers I saw on our hike in Silvermine today

beary nice

2009-10-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

This small disappearing 9-patch quilt was to try out my machine quilting skills -and although i think I broke every rule in the book, the Bears don't seem to mind!

skorts

2009-10-17T23:25:00.000-07:00

This was supposed to be a skirt for Melissa's ( http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/) sew-along, but robs politely asked if i couldn't rather google a shorts pattern instead! So rather than it not get worn, shorts it is!

food for thought

2009-10-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Tea:

Felt food for the Build-a-Bears. This took HOURS to sew but the Bears are very happy...