Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Nov 4, 2009, 8:54 pm
Bella's best friend turns 8 tomorrow and I thought I'd make her a cute little birthday badge to wear or pin on her bag for her special day.  I used felt scraps and cut out a quick design by h...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Nov 4, 2009, 3:22 am
Hello, it's Bella here.  On Monday I got a parcel in the mail from Tamar Bostock.  She is a Tarisota person and she is the owner of Poppy the Blythe doll and she is fabulous.  She is fabulous b...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Nov 3, 2009, 2:40 am
Introducing one of my November sponsors,  Retro Mummy!  Long time readers would have heard me mention Retro Mummy before on my blog...I've bought lots of fabric and gorgeous Japanese craft books...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Nov 2, 2009, 12:11 am
This afternoon I popped into town to do a bit of Christmas shopping and stumbled across these sweet babushka measuring cups.  After much oohing and ahhing I decided to buy myself a set.......seriousl...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 31, 2009, 12:12 am
Rich is away on an 11 day dirt bike trip with some friends, so we're trying to keep busy.  To start off the day we created a photo wall in Bella's room:     Then Bella requested that she...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 30, 2009, 4:39 am
Although I've been busy posting our camping adventures on my other blog, I thought I'd pop in over here today and share a few of things I've been up too:   Sewing the straps on my new c...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 25, 2009, 1:32 am
Just home from a 4 day camping holiday :)  I'll be blogging over HERE on my crafty camper blog over the next few days (starting tonight once I finish downloading the photos). We had a such a lov...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 22, 2009, 3:00 pm
I often get asked which blogs I read.  Well, I read and look at lots!  I save them all in google reader and at breakfast time when I'm sipping tea and eating my x2 weetbix with cold milk I bring...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 21, 2009, 3:00 pm
All of these are on my wish list at Fishpond - I do love a good craft book! Let's go outside! This one is aimed at older children aged 8-12 years old.  Both of my two are into readin...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 21, 2009, 5:58 am
A few more to share from around the net: Some sweetness by Amelie in France - check out Amelie's blog too, there's some really delightful sewing on there.  Link is HERE. This one is...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 19, 2009, 8:39 pm
Can you spot the sweet strawberry nestled in Bella's room?   I crocheted it last week inbetween my Lazy Days skirt sewing!  The lovely Salihan asked me if I'd like to try out her new patte...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 18, 2009, 8:28 pm
Incase anybody is interested, this just arrived in my inbox - a $10 voucher for all Fishpond purchases (today only).  Click on the pic above to start shopping. Just enter the code PEACHFISH at check...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 18, 2009, 8:18 pm
I'm sorry that day 5 of the sew-a-long wasn't put up on Friday.  I had a crazily busy day and completely ran out of time to sew my final skirt and/or blog.  We spent the weekend up in the no...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 15, 2009, 7:02 am
Some more sweetness for you to peek at: Another one by Leonie, who has also been inspired to start her own blog - pop by and say hi HERE. Three divine skirts from Virginia - aren't they...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 7, 2009, 10:35 pm
The gallery has just gone up over at Tarisota showcasing the beautiful collection this month, lavender & lace.  Here are my layouts for the month: Go HERE to see the ga...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 6, 2009, 8:55 pm
Wow, 37 participants so far in the lazy days skirt sew-a-long! I've been adding you all into my side bar, but if you're missing off the list please let me know.  If you don't have a blog,...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 5, 2009, 10:43 pm
A week or so ago I came across the popover sundress pattern by Oliver + S.  I printed out the pattern and started thinking about sewing one up for Bella.  A few days later I had the idea that I migh...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 4, 2009, 3:26 pm
Would you like to join in with a sew-a-long and make a lazy days skirt?  Starting Monday 12th October I'll be sewing and blogging 5 days of lazy days skirts and I'd love you to join me!  Ofc...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 3, 2009, 1:35 am
Today I'd like to welcome Quilt Fabric Delights as an October sponsor. Quilt Fabric Delights provides carefully handpicked materials, including unusual and difficult to find fabrics, as well as ...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 2, 2009, 5:13 am
I've had quite a few emails and blog questions asking if I could recommend a reliable place to buy Amy's 'Sun Surf Halter' top pattern.  Yes, I can - you can purchase it HERE from t...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 1, 2009, 11:37 pm
While reorganising the linen closet a couple of days ago I stumbled across a bright yellow, slightly warn pillowcase.  I don't think it's been slept on for years and I felt quite surprised th...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Oct 1, 2009, 5:24 am
A few weeks ago this very cute book arrived in my mail box.  It's a delightful book, full of tiny softies, and I do mean tiny - they're super sweet and pint sized, just perfect for children t...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 29, 2009, 8:42 pm
My creative space today.  I'm working in a little corner of the lounge room doing some handstitching with some more doilies from Sweet Vintage.  I love that aspect of hand stitching, that you ca...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 28, 2009, 6:53 pm

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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 27, 2009, 10:42 pm
Bella's finished twirly skirt from the make-a-long yesterday.  Hooray!  I'm going to move along to a different pattern for the next couple of skirts, but first I need to acquire some new fab...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 26, 2009, 8:56 pm
I finished a second tunic top using Amy Butler's sun surf halter pattern.  I still want to make more too!!  This one was using my left over fabric from the twirly skirt.  Thanks so much for al...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 25, 2009, 7:03 pm
If you've been following me on Twitter over the last few days, then you would have already seen these photos and heard my excitement over finishing two projects for Bella.  The twirly skirt (crea...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 24, 2009, 11:10 pm
Would you like to win all of these yummy embellishments above?  Then go HERE and leave a comment!!! Jodie (from Sweet Vintage) is including everything in the above photo in the giveaway.  There are ...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 23, 2009, 10:09 pm
Remember my clever friend Helen from THIS post?  I thought I'd share her most recent crochet project with you all.  Oh my goodness, it was so incredibly hard to give this bag back to Helen after...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 22, 2009, 5:54 pm
I'd like to introduce you to today's sponsor - Sweet Vintage!  You're going to fall in love with everything in the Sweet Vintage Etsy store. Here's just a snippet of what you'll f...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 22, 2009, 5:44 am
Don't forget there are two sponsor special codes for September: Little Snoring store:  For the month of September (available until September 30th) Edwina is offering readers a 10% discount ...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 15, 2009, 5:58 pm
Girly cousins wearing the same outfit:   And piggytails:       Minymo dresses from HERE.
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 15, 2009, 4:07 am
This is definitely a give away that you don't want to miss out on. Edwina from Little Snoring is running a giving away on her blog for four beautiful necklaces this week.  There are two love bir...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 13, 2009, 5:10 pm
I've been working on this project for the last couple of weeks, a special book for Bella to celebrate her Blythe doll, Ruby.  The actual book is from a second hand store - I sewed all the pages t...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 13, 2009, 1:48 am
      Here's a layout that I created for THIS post over on the Aussie Scrap Source blog.  The layout (of James) pretty much sums up how I am today - wishing I was feeling happy and not sick...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 11, 2009, 9:29 pm
It's coming along nicely, just the title banner to go and then some sewing to put it all together.  We left off the buttons in the end, they looked too busy with the stitching.  We chose autumn ...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 11, 2009, 6:44 am
Want to win one of these divine apple bags??  Go HERE and leave a comment! Sarah also has some more apple bags in her Etsy store HERE. And don't forget for the month of September you can receiv...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 11, 2009, 1:42 am
We're starting a new project at home, an autumn/winter memory banner.  Something we can work on together during the school holidays and then hang up over the spring months to remind us of our aut...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 9, 2009, 7:13 pm
  Today I'd like to introduce you to another one of my September sponsors, Little Snoring.  The super lovely Edwina is the face behind Little Snoring and many of you would recognise the deli...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 9, 2009, 1:49 am
A nice quiet day at home today while I tried to kick a cold/sore throat in the bottom. Our puzzle process, not far to go now. Admiring all the shells we collected at the Tesselated Pavement...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 8, 2009, 12:35 am
Today we went to Richmond (in the rain) and wandered around the shops there. Kate, James and Bella. The Richmond Lolly store - so yummy! Bella, James, Mum & Kate. Our puzzle progres...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 7, 2009, 5:38 pm
A few of you asked about the divine apple bags a few posts back.  They're now available in Sarah's store - go HERE for the link.  I can't decide whether to part with mine for a teacher g...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 7, 2009, 2:06 am
Today we visited the Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart: Then onto Eaglehawk Hawk Neck to see the amazing Tesselated Pavement: And the blowhole: Followed by a picnic ...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 6, 2009, 2:00 pm
For those that asked - this is so much fun! Step 1 - Build the volcano - you need to pack the sand down really tightly! Step 2 - Scoop out a hole in the front of the volcano, all the way to t...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 6, 2009, 5:29 am
Soaking up the last of the snow before spring settles in: Rich and James. Kate & Bella. And a stop over at the book store where I picked up a new cook book:
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 5, 2009, 7:34 am
Today we drove 548 kilometres up and back along the east coast of Tasmania.  That's about 6.5 hours of driving plus plenty of stops along the way. Kate, James (doing the biggest smile in the ...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 3, 2009, 10:50 pm
Lazy, cold days + warm milo + cozy mug warmer = good stuff. Would you like to win your very own super cozy mug warmer?  Go HERE and choose which colour you'd like, then go HERE and leave a...
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Mel G. posted an article on One Crafty Mumma - Sep 3, 2009, 1:03 am
Today I'd like to introduce you to one of my September sponsors, Pink Petal Designs.  Sarah, the lovely face behind Pink Petal Designs is one of my long time blog commenters and I also enjoy visi...
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