I sold some crafty things!

Well, we have had a very busy few weeks getting ready for our two Mummade stalls at local craft fairs over Easter / May Day. The first, at a local fruit farm, was not that successful - we think due to a lack of advertising - none of the other stallholders had a good day either. But the second, at Malvern's May Day celebrations, was much more successful. I sold three cake stands made out of old plates, which I was really pleased about! I'll definitely be making some more of those. Just need to hit the charity shops for more plates - as the car boot sale on Monday was useless. Luckily we have a charity shop in Malvern entirely devoted to crockery. I also sold a felted soap - I forgot the sign I had made to explain what they are so I'm not really surprised more of them didn't sell.

Here are some photos of some of the things I made:

My favourite - this one sold but I have another set of these plates to make another (for me!)

This is the only cake stand I have left. Anything left unsold will be up for sale at our summer residency at a local craft shop/cafe.

I sold two cake stands like this one.

Toddler skirt (designed by me) - upcycled from a pair of adult linen trousers

Toddler dress

Felting - first attempts

With Christmas on the horizon (albeit distant at the moment!) I've been trying to step up the crafting. We've been eating dinner earlier (before Matilda goes to bed) so that I then have all evening to spend on sewing etc. So, I've made some good progress on Matilda's doll - I've cut out the head and body pieces, sewn them together and embroidered the face (my first go at embroidery went well!).

I've been wanting to try felting for a while and have built up a small collection of wool jumpers, scarves and hats from car boot sales and charity shops. This week I chucked them in the machine on a hot wash and hey presto - felt! Now, what to use it for...

My friend also came round one afternoon to teach me wet felting using some orange and white scraps of wool tops she had. I made some slippers for Matilda (which are a little big so I think I need to felt them further, and they look a bit like clown shoes!). It was great fun, if a little tricky to do with little ones scampering about!

So, without further ado:

Jumpers etc before the wash...

And afterwards...

And a small pair of clown shoes...

Finally - a babywearing bag!

I've been mentally planning this bag for ages. I wanted something simple, versatile for wearing with a sling (and a toddler!), large enough to hold a couple of cloth nappies, drinks bottle, snacks and all the other stuff I seem to end up carrying round! I bought some canvas months ago to line it with and finally found some suitable exterior fabric a few weeks ago - it's a Liberty print called Strawberry Thief. I found it hiding away in a charity shop disguised as a curtain, and at £2 - what a bargain! The straps are long and tapered at the ends - I can tie them together in various ways depending on how I'm carrying Matilda. I put in an internal zip pocket, big enough for wallet, keys and a few other bits and bobs; the bag itself closes with a velcro flap over the top. I'm really pleased with how it turned out - I'll try and take some action pics soon!