DIY APRIL come on girls

[Monkeh]

Ooooh the blue skull ones are looovely!

 

[princessellie]

am i the only one making stuffs still lol, come on girlies, get your diy on

i made leyla a fitted night nappy, hopefully very absorbant, i made the pattern the other day ( well i got paul to do it then fixed it haha ) and have made it up so i can see what needs tweaking, i have to make the wings longer and narrow inbertween the legs but apart from that its lovely nice high rise, btp, snuggly and PINK!

x

 

[dippy dee]

I'm still doing them hun but all stuff is on a bit of a back burner till i get back from my holiday then wll be ordering the stuff for us all to make the wraps

 

[dippy dee]

forgot to say that fluff looks lush let us know how it does.

 

[ellie]

can i ask how does this sound??
i found some fleece fabric and some bamboo velour fabric and I was wondering if you sew them together back to back would they be okay for wipes? breast pads? (I dont need super absorbent just nice and soft )
does anything need to go in between them?
or would something like towelling be better than say the velour?
help I'm too scared to get my machine out

 

[Mrs Muffin]

I cut up a blue fleece blanket for liners, worked out cheaper than buying fleece material by the metre. Poor Darwin got slightly blue stained balls from one liner I'd washed the blanket beforehand too!

I also cut an old towel up into wide strips so I have reusable "wee catchers". I was using a folded up bit of kitchen towel under his bum at changing time. It acts as a barrier between his vest so I don't have to change another flippin' vest because he's weed in the air again

That's the extent of my DIY skills

 

[dippy dee]

sounds good ellie esp for lush breastpads, or lovely wipes.
I use an old towel cut up and backed with fleece for the wipes and get about 30.
Good luck

 

[buttonnose82]

ellie it sounds great for the wipes, as for breastpads i guess it depends how much you leak, you might want to add a couple of layers of say microfibre between the velour & fleece

 

[dippy dee]

ellie if you layer it with mf cloths make sure to wash them a few times first as i have killed a couple of my fluff with the dye leaking

 

[Rachel_C]

You can get white mf cloths from Tesco, think it's about 90p for three

 

[princessellie]

sooo i went shopping yesterday for my birthday and bought lots of wool from my fave wool shop here, so much cheaper than england, i laid it all out on the couch and took a pic haha, thats how sad i am, am gna take another pic of everything all made up and feel really proud of myself

i bought stuff for 2 pairs of longies, a sunhat and some legwarmers, so pretty soon, or maybe when i get home if i cant get pics on the internet from here, i will have a nice new pic of all of my stuff woohoo

i was also given some fleece from my mams friend for my bday haha, they all know what a crank i am obv, and i was thinking i might make a little dress and maybe a soaker out of it, i got a hot pink and a purple, then when i get home i can make a matching nappy to go with the dress? oooh the ideas lol

x

 

[ImisMummy]

My hubby bought me a new sewing machine as mine packed up when i was pregnant and now im on a making spree!
a new summer dress made from an od bag to go over the black itti bitti
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0093A.jpg
a wet made from an old pair of pjs
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0094A.jpg
changing bad, wet bag and wipe holder (the wet bag is bigger than it looks!) from an old bag
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0095A.jpg
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0096A.jpg
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0097A.jpg
two wet bags made from a tea towel and a shower curtain!
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0098A.jpg
a little outfit made form my hubbys t-shirt and left over from the pjs
https://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx89/ImiMummy/IMG0099A.jpg

quite proud of myself!

 

[princessellie]

woohoo, my longies are finished, i cant put pics up atm till i figure out how to get pics on here without my cable that i forgot

but they are soooooooo cute!

x

 

[mrsmartin91]

i need more craft projects that can be done with a hot glue gun... any suggestions? I dont have a sewing machine

 

[princessellie]

hmm not really sure tbh, i avoid anything like that since i dont have one

do you have a blog, theres tons of crafty blogs out there and im sure youd find one with some tutorials on

x

 

[princessellie]

made some new trousers for leyla out of the fleece im trying to get rid of, figured i should use as much of it as i can since id only be buying her fleece longies and it seems pointless lol

x

 

[Monkeh]

Gorgeous

Ellie I pm'd you on FS about zorb. You bought some didn't you? Do you have any that you're selling?

 

[princessellie]

oh sorry hun, i havent been on there for yonks, no am not selling the zorb, have far too much to make out of it lol, in fact have just bought more, am not really meant to be buying but there you go lol

x

 

[Monkeh]

Ok doke, just thought I'd check before I go buy a metre!