You might have noticed I've been making quite a few baby garments in the past few months. Am I having a baby? No, or at least not yet... I just really like to make them. I love the cotton fabrics, the designs and the whole cuteness about it. Dresses, shirts, soft toys... I love to make them all.
One of my favorite patterns must be the Vivienne dress. You might remember I made a cute vintage lacy dress just a few months back. It looked so adorable I had to make another one. The pattern is very easy and downloadable from Burdastyle .
This time I went for a flowery cotton. I lined the dress with pink gingham to complement the romantic look.
Now let's find a home for it!
Oliver+S make one of my favorite children patterns. As there's nothing as rewarding as making a friend happy with a handmade gift I jumped on my friends request to make her a dress for her 3 year old daughter Dania.
Dania loves pink so I was asked to make her a pink dress for an special occasion as they were invited to an engagement party.
I decided to make her Oliver+S's Seashore dress as I think it looks so adorable. I also thought that as the seashore dress is a nice sundress she would be able to wear it a lot.
I used a pink cotton with tiny white dots. I also added some pink decoration as a personal touch
My friend loved the dress and Dania looks adorable in her new pink frock...
Two years ago on my wedding my husband and I chose for cupcakes instead of a big wedding cake. I think they look so much cuter than a plain old wedding cake and on top of the ease of not having to cut a cake for over 100 people made us to opt for delicious and oh so cute pink cupcakes. They ended up being a huge success and perfect for our party wedding.
Last week my friends Steve and Jo invited us to their house warming party. They had just moved into a brand new home and hosted a lovely dinner for a bunch of friends. We do feel kind of sad they sort of left us as they used to live just down the road. Now it's a 20 minute drive away...
So I wanted to make them a small home made present to congratulate them with their new house. And which sweet tooth out there doesn't like a nice cupcake?
I went with Peggy Porschen's Strawberry cupcakes as I'm very fond of her books. Actually, Peggy's Strawberry cupcakes are made with strawberry jam. When I found a jar of Fortnum and Mason's strawberry Champagne jam in my kitchen cupboard I knew exactely what I was going to make...
The cupcakes are very easy to make and you can find hundreds of recipes out there on the internet. The buttercream is what make these cupcakes so special.
You'll need: 250g of butter
250g of icing sugar
2 tablespoons of jam
foodcoloring (optional)
Mix the whole lot in a bowl on low speed until you get a smooth paste. Then continue to mix on high speed for a further 2 minutes.
As there are no eggs in the cream you can easily keep it in the fridge for about 2 weeks.
The finishing touch of my homemade gift must definitely be the box... I found these adorable cupcake boxes a while ago back home and I think they're actually as yummy as the cakes themselves!
The cupcakes, and especially the box were a instant success and we had a splendid time...
Yes, another sailboat top! This time I made a boys top. How can you not fall in love with this cotton?
You might remember I made the Oliver+S sailboat top about six months ago... I thought the top was so cute I wanted to make one for a boy too.
All I need to do now is make a matching pair of trousers. I think a blue pair of sailboat trousers would look super cute...
OK, time for another present! I found this Michael Miller fabric a while ago in the fabric souk in Dubai (Yes I did, can you believe it!).It's unbelievable what you can sometimes find in the textile markets of Dubai... I love Michael Miller and the fact that they only ask 10 dirhams for a meter (yes that's less than 2 euros!) only adds to my excitement.
Last year I discovered Citronille patterns. And they have been my favorite patterns ever since. I completely fell in love with their kids patterns as they beyond cute. I thought the Michael Miller fabric was perfect for their sleeping bag pattern.
I lined the sleeping bag with a super soft red colored cotton for a good night sleep...
Sweet dreams!
Now let's find a home for it!
