earth child

Im still in between places, but am very glad to be here in beautiful Hervey Bay. 3 possible homes to look at today, wish me luck! ( thanks gorgeous parents for putting up with us longer than planned )

Super thankful my machines were accessible as everything else is still in boxes busting to be set free!! A fabric order later and the ultimate exercise in relaxation to chase away the worries of having yet to find a fab new place: Double sided minky and an inner of super yummy bamboo/cotton wadding..

So its finally happening!!! I move tomorrow :) I am so excited, this has been a long time coming.

Ive been missing work so much and very much am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things with more consistency again. Ive been working on a few things here and there. Here are a couple of my fave recent endeavours



A panda nappy for a friends little bubby.



A doll I made for a dear friend as part of a swap.

Well best I get back to packing I have much still left to do :)

xoxo

Now a very loved and functional (but far from perfect) daycare bag the Buzz bag happened! I went opshopping the following day and while I didnt find metal slides I did find some that while not as pretty did the trick just fine :)

Not to shabby for my first attempt at a back pack.







and in action



also while Im here lol..

heres a little something I made for my hippy at heart Dad....... some peace drink drink coasters



And what would an earthchild post be without some mamapads and a kombi nappy hey??

Wahoo!!! My sewing machine is home again and I have finished off something already :D It does help that I had it all cut out and rearing to go. I have so much here in various stages of completion, the break from the machine has lead to a lot of cutting of fabrics and ideas bouncing around my wee brain!

Here is what I finished today



It felt like my machine was gone an eternity but was only a week. A really loooong week! The fabulous sewing tech only gets to our town once a week - yep we dont have a local/regular tech - crazy huh? I have to give kudos though he really knows what he is doing and very helpful!

So I really really reeeeally need to get to work on some Christmas pressies as Christmas waits for no man, woman or child. Such a massive case of super bad timing! I was hoping to have everything up and rearing at.. Da Da Da-Da..

www.littlezen.com.au !

Yep there it is - my new site! Its been eating me up no end to *try* and keep it all hidden away until my launch.. but alas I have to let it out... TA DA! lol! be gentle on me, Ive done the lay out myself and a thorough understanding of html and web design is something I do not have. If u do though and have some time on your hands please feel free to hit the contact us and send me a message :)

So the date of the first stocking honestly i have no idea, I really need to get to work on Christmas presents. Its truly playing on my mind.

I will however at the bare minimum get the Santas little helper nappy up without a doubt! I would love to see it reach a new home in time for Christmas!! :D

So I was thinking I might share some pics of what Ive been up to! I posted some pics of this pile of nappies on FB the other wkend but feel like im neglecting my blog. Also worried about bombarding people with pics of FB so just did my bundle shot lol! Most of these will be available when I stock..

Here u go! pic overload!!

Its nearly here!! Eeek! Are u ready?

Do you have your Christmas nappy? I have seen some amazing ones around.

I bought this fabric a little while ago and my first thought was *wow! its totally an aussie christmas print!* The beach, the red and green, the snowman who for me as a child was a part of the white christmas dream... and the thongs!!! lol!

I can almost feel the salt in the air and smell the bbq's! Summer holidays are on the way that is for sure :)

I am contemplating making another with a baby pink minky and a cute matching baby pink singlet. Feel free to encourage me if you have a little beach babe looking for something a bit different to wear this christmas.



Oh and also I wanted to share the grooviness that is the Santas little helper nappy so Ive cut and appliqued another.. just need to snap and then sew it up! This one is a size medium too :)



Hope u like it :)

Stay creative! xoxo

I just had to! The beautiful boy doesnt really need any more nappies. His TTing was going so well that I even wondered if he would even be in nappies at Christmas but I could not help myself it just seemed to cute an idea lol. WDYT? Santas little helper? Its a medium fattycake and the little fellow weighs in at 14kgs so he's at the high end of the weight range.

I havent been around for what seems like aaaggeess.. the ease of facebook has really taken over.

Whats been going on?

hmmm..

Sewing, sewing and more sewing.

A whole lot of awesome in the form of being invited to guest at the legendary Gossamer Dreams!! Those mama's are AMAZING! Totally and completely! Incredible both in the work that they do and the beauty of their spirits <3 What a true gift they are to the world of WAHM.

Heres a pic of the nappy that I listed at Gossamer:



and some more pics recent creative adventuring (lots more on FB - yes I am a bad dude)..











Ive also been working on a website - more about that in future posts tho ;)



ooohh must be time to click submit, put the bub to bed and pop on back and post some more!! Yep Im going to make up for my absense.. see u in a bit! :)

~*~*fattycakes*~*~ .....

... what more can I say? they are awesome! a nice roomy nappy and totally boostable for night times too!!

Ive made quite a few of these and as much as I love minky nappies its so good to have some bamboo velour fitteds in the stash too. Sooo pretty!

I started work on this design 3+ months ago so you may have seen these pics before now. It is though something I hold close to my heart. I have tested this concept and the shape holds beautifully <3 My concern was that it may fall but it doesnt I couldnt be happier.

Anyways, enjoy the pics, be inspired. I have another one laying here minus snaps and booster. Id made it for a magical swap and ran out of time for the due date. I *will* get around to completing it and I'll share pics.

This idea is definetely not everyones cup of tea and a was born out of a bit of a creative indulgence on my part.

Out of respect for your creative journey feel free to incorporate this design concept into your own mcn making for personal use only (Id love to a link to your pics). I do ask out of respect for my creative journey please do not sell or swap from this idea.

Another beautiful mumma has come up with a similar concept. Similar but yet quite different, her work is gorgeous (one of my fave brands <3 ) and has a decorative design repeated across the top of the front panel. My design focuses on having specific appliqued minky objects pop up from the top of the nappy. In essense the motivation behind the altered parts couldnt be further apart.

Finally I want to shout out to some lovely mumma's who still love me when Im a little bit crazy and listen without judgement, the world needs more of you.

Kinda goth kinda punk.. gotta love a stylish little emo!






close up of the applique