Freezer Cooking I know everyone leads a busy life but sometimes I really struggle with managing the work life balance. I just always seem to be racing out the door, dropping kids at kinder and school, rushing to work, being intelligent all day (which I clearly am wink wink), rushing out to get to the […]
Author Archives: Lil Pip Designs
Mixing It Up: A Soft Toy Review Mixing it up a little this week with a review of a soft toy rather than clothes. And I didn’t sew over the weekend, so I’m going back into the vault for a favorite! I love making toys, and of course, I have a little thing about owls. […]
Chores for children Do your children help around the house? I’ve seen lots of different chore charts and systems but I’m not really sure what would work for our house. We have a pretty busy schedule with me working four days each weeks. Perhaps we don’t need anything more as what we are doing is […]
Pattern Review: Little Girls Purses by Barbara Bazzocchi Designs Yesterday I did a little crochet and I thought I would share what I made. Little Girls Purses by Barbara Bazzocchi Designs I’m new to crochet. Something I decided to teach myself a couple of years ago thanks to YouTube. You can see how I started […]
Welcome to my first tutorial. I’m a little worried about putting it out there. Not sure if you will find it valuable. But I figured that I worked it all out myself so why not share the knowledge. No doubt it isn’t original, I don’t think much is in craft and sewing. I’m sure in […]
Mixing It Up This Week: A Soft Toy Review Mixing it up a little this week with a review of a soft toy rather than clothes. And I didn’t sew over the weekend so going back into the vault for a favourite! I love making toys and of course I have a little thing about […]
A day of baking In an ideal world, I would have time to bake healthy snacks and treats for my children to take to school every day. But I work. Full stop. I just don’t have time to do that. I would love my children to take healthy salad sandwiches, ham wraps, mini quiches or […]
Pattern review: Blank Slate Patterns Pristine Swing Dress Back into the sewing over the long weekend and the opportunity to try a brand new pattern. The wonderful blogger Melissa from Melly Sews released a range of patterns last year under the name Blank Slate Patterns. Click here to visit Blank Slate Patterns (affiliate link). The […]
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Pattern review: Kate’s Dress by Lily Bird Studio
Pattern review: Kate’s Dress by Lily Bird Studio I was sick over the weekend (three days in bed). I did promise to write an update on my crochet attempts but for this review, I’m going back to a dress I made last year. Crochet granny squares to come! Kate’s Dress by Lily Bird Studio This […]
Pattern review: The Twirl Skirt by Lil Blue Boo I was really busy last weekend (and will be working this weekend as well!) so I didn’t do any sewing. I had all intentions of doing a little crocheting and update you on that but didn’t even get time to pick up my hook. So I […]