Sleeping Bunnies

See the bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They`re so still, are they ill?
Wake up little bunnies!
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop, hop, hop - Hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop, hop, hop...

Shortly after my son was born, I purchased a really sweet little small Maileg bunny that looks a bit like this, but without the pj's,  and ever since I have had this desire to have a go at making one. Well the moment finally arrived a few weeks back, I undressed the little bunny and had a go at drawing out a pattern in the size I thought best and with a little tweaking here and there some rather sweet little sleeping bunnies were born.
 

 

I had heaps of fun making these little darlings with their long ears and big feet

  

 

 

stitching their little faces

 

and best of all making their little night dresses.

I couldn't just stop with the girls, no of course not, there needed to be some boys 

I had heaps of fun stitching these little over sized dungarees, especially using fun prints such as this London design

and this sweet Riley Blake design

 

 

 

 

I just love these prints, they are fun and really lovely designs and it has been such a joy making these. I only intended to make a couple, but got a bit carried away, so I am sure there will be quite a few left after the preschool fundraiser, which I will pop in my Etsy Shop which will hopefully open in the beginning of December. For now though I am working on a myriad of different things, which I promise to share soon.

To be honest one doesn't need to look far for inspiration on linen hares or bunnies as so many people are making them, but for me the beautiful linen bunnies made by the lovely Stephanie from Millefeuilles just have the edge and have most certainly inspired me. If you haven't already seen these, you do need to pop over to have a look, they are simply beautiful!!

 

 

 

See the bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They`re so still, are they ill?
Wake up little bunnies!
Jump little bunnies, jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump - jump, jump, jump
Jump little bunnies, jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump...
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop, hop, hop, - hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
hop, hop, hop...

 

 

Warm Wishes

Hannapat

xoxo

Tooth Fairy Pillows

Those readers who follow the Stitching Sunday with the lovely Chrissie will know that I stitched quite a few little fairies over the course of several weeks. Well the time has come to reveal just what I've done with them.

I'm not sure about you but for me a lot of my inspiration comes from just every day life and in this instance all these little fairies were inspired by one little wobbly tooth, or the start of it shall I say. Over the summer little J started complaining of a sore tooth, but only when brushing. This got me thinking as I was keen on doing a little stitching and also for Mum to show me the ropes, so the old cogs started turning and voila this idea was born. Well of course I could have stuck with the traditional way of placing the tooth under the pillow, but that would have robbed me of all the fun that I've been having making these little pillows. 

I really enjoyed making these sweet pillows not only because the fairies were such fun to stitch, but also because I know there is something so magical about the Tooth Fairy coming to OUR house. It's funny how as parents we get so excited about all the milestones that kids have to go through in their lives, but for me loosing your first tooth is up there amongst taking your first step and saying your first word. It finally happened on Saturday, little J lost his very first tooth after months of having a wobbly tooth and I am not sure who was more excited, little J at the prospect of a visit from the Tooth Fairy or his Ma looking a bit silly and giddy with excitement holding her baby's very small tooth in her hand. There was definitely a part of me that felt sad to know that this signalled the start of a new 'bigger' boy stage, but I also know that it will bring many new happy moments and challenges alike. What impressed me most was that little J was adamant that we had to wash the tooth (possibly years of me going on and on about how the tooth fairy won't give you much money unless your teeth are sparkly clean, so make sure you brush properly, oh the things we have to do as parents!), so the tooth had a wash and dry and I was terrified of dropping it down the plug hole, I mean how small is it! When it was all ready and passed the quality control check little J popped it very proudly into the little pocket of the Tooth Fairy pillow, that he put next to his head when I went to sleep. I never want to stop believing in the Tooth Fairy or Father Christmas for that matter, a decision I made a long time ago. The magic lives on as long as we believe right?!

 

 

 

So these little pillows will be going for sale at this years preschool fund raising event at the end of the month amongst other things that I have been busy making over the last couple of months and whatever doesn't sell will be popped in my Etsy shop in the beginning of December.

It is a very wet and grey day here, but we did enjoy a glorious weekend where I managed to go to my very first bonfire with the kids. It was completely last minute, but it was perfect as it involved hardly any walking and it was short and sweet, so everyone was happy.

I just wanted to thank you all for taking the time to read and comment the 'Canary in a Coal Mine Preview' post. I am so pleased to see how many views it has had and that warms my heart as it means more people will have some insight into this condition. I know that I am blessed and that I am so so much better than I was and there is not a day that goes by where I am not immensely grateful for that! Basically, I think you are all rather wonderful, so thank you!!!!

Leaving you with this gorgeous view with its rolling mist and slight frost that I woke up to on Remembrance Sunday.

Warm Wishes

Hannapat

xoxo

Stitching Sunday Week 6

Oops not sure what happened to last nights post, but here goes.

Joining in today with the lovely Chrissie for Stitching Sunday. This week I have stitched another little fairy, yes there is a pattern emerging here. The majority of my fairies that I have stitched lately is inspired by the wonderful and very sweet book called 'A flower Fairy Alphabet', which I have read to the kids since they were young. Both the poems and fairies are by Cicely Mary Barker and I love each and every one of these gorgeous fairies.

This little fairy didn't quite turn out how I would have liked and the ribbon I used was a little wide I think. At times she grumbled at me whilst I stitched her flowery skirt as she is quite particular about her dancing attire. I love her colourful nature and her desire to please, not only is she the most wonderful dancer, but her wings come alight whenever she does. She has the ability to find music in everything, from the smallest petals that fall from her little flower skirt, to the leaves swaying to the rhythm of the wind. The more I stitched this little fairy the more I fell in love with her vibrant and enthusiastic character.

I particularly enjoyed working her pretty and sparkly wings with some sparkly floss, it was like being part of a little piece of magic to see them glow.

 

This morning I woke up to a grey and rainy day and to be honest it has been like this all weekend. Yesterday my doh travelled up to the Lakes and back in a day to do a fell race, so I had the pleasure of taking the kids to their swimming lessons and also stopping at a small park on the way home. Even though it was really exhausting for me, it was so lovely to see them swim and also to have some fun with them in the park, something I really miss. We picked some leaves and brought them home to do some leaf painting and also for drying with the view to make a pretty autumn garland, so we will see how that pans out in a couple of weeks as I opted for the traditional method of pressing them in books. Who knows it might just all be ready in time for the Christmas garland to go up, gosh it isn't long now.

I really wanted to share this moment on my blog as I know in years to come I would love to look back on it and remember these small but beautiful moments that I have with this little gorgeous girl of mine. She has this habit of coming to me once a day and putting her little hand against mine and saying 'Mummy follow me' and I am suppose to follow each and every one of her movements. It never lasts more than a couple of minutes but I love it, her touch and her small hand, which is now so much bigger than it was a year ago and the year before then. I love her fascination with 'leading' the movement so to speak and today I thought I would snap the moment, in which we most probably lost the moment, but we did carry on after the photo was taken.

 

Right now as I sit here and type I can smell the wonderful aroma of the wonderful pot roast Brisket which has been bubbling in the over for hours, in fact it is called 'Four Hour Brisket'. The last and only time I cooked Brisket, I put it in the pressure cooker instead of the slow cooker for the same amount of time, and well you guessed it was far from tasty, a bit like a piece of old leather. Now I shan't try and explain why I used the pressure cooker instead of the slow, one could argue that it was a slow brain not registering slow or we could just say it was a particularly bad hair head! I will add that this was many many years ago and I figured this time I would use a different approach so I followed this Nigella recipe.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone has been stitching. 

 

 

 

Warm Wishes

Hannapat

xoxo 

 

Stitching Sunday: Week 4

It is Sunday and therefore time to join in with the very lovely Chrissie from Chrissie Crafts for her fab Stitching Sundays. I am so enjoying this lovely stitch-along, which is such a great incentive to get projects done. This week has seen the return of my little flower, which I have done before and shared with you here, but I needed to finish two more of these in order to finish the project that I am working on.

It is such a simple design, for which I used Stem Stitch for the stem and Lazy Daisy Stitch for the flowers. Both stitches are really easy to do and I love the way they look, what I find most striking about it is the simplicity of it all.

It has been a busy week where I have done nothing else but stitching, squeezing in a little crocheting where I can. I think my poor yarn must feel really neglected right now, but never fear a new project will be started this week. I've so enjoyed working this little fairy and trying out a new stitch, the 'Encroaching Stem Stitch', which I worked on the wings of the fairy. I found the instructions for this stitch in my trusty companion, The Embroiderer's Handbook by Margie Bauer.

This week I am planning on working on another fairy, and I am sure it will fun stitching this cute little fairy. There is something magical about working these fairies and if you are anything like me who still wholeheartedly believe in fairies (no jokes here!), I am sure to feel the magic in my fingers as I work. 

We have enjoyed such a lovely and sunny weekend here and there has been so many things that have made me smile. Here are a few:

Very tasty Carrot and Coriander Soup made by my lovely man, using this recipe from the BBC and adding a handful of pumpkin seeds, yum.

Enjoying leisurely lunches and delicious Madeira Cake and adding a little butter and plum jam, naughty, but nice!

 Getting some bulbs into the ground with the help of darling little Es. Don't pay too much attention to the health & safety assessment here ;-).

The kids enjoying their very first apple from our tree. 

Cutting some Rudbeckia's and bringing them indoors.

Receiving a lovely parcel from Sew and Quilt, oooh too exciting. Can't wait to start working with it.

Making home made dairy and gluten free pizzas using Orgran's Pizza & Pastry mix, which I have to say is pretty darn amazing!

Enjoying a wonderful morning with a friend traipsing around a small part of the very lovely Treacle Market, but more on that later this week.

My very first attempt at making gluten free Yorkshire pudding for our tea tonight. All in all a very enjoyable weekend.

Hope you have all enjoyed a wonderful weekend and for those feeling a little under the weather, I do hope you start to feel better soon. Thank you as always for all your lovely comments, I really appreciate the time you take to leave them and I want you to know that I so enjoy reading each and every one of them.

Warm Wishes

Hannapat

xoxo