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New at Etsy… and Love your Lawn undies

Monday, February 27, 2006 @ 3:22 am
Filed under Etsy, bags I have made, clothes I have made, lovely links, sewing, things for sale

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I have just uploaded a bunch of things to my new Etsy store! Here is a sampling…

Hand stamped butterflies on white tee - size 4.

Lime Robot Singlet - size 3 and 4 available. Hand stencilled.

I have a bunch of these cute tees in sizes 0, 1 and 2 in both lime and navy. There are cow, sheep and pig appliques and they all wrap around the front and back. I love these!

And there are a couple of cute little zip purses. I have more of these cut out but haven’t made them up yet.

I also finished up some bag orders:

One of these bags (the Urban Girls one in red) is going to an old friend and former workmate, Caryn who lives in Byron Bay and designs underwear with lovely graphic images, like her lotus and peacock. The website is beautiful too and Caryn is a lovely soul so go have a look.

Here’s my favourite from her range - she calls it “Love your Lawn” and it’s just so funny. Go Skippy!

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Scaphoid Update

Sunday, February 26, 2006 @ 12:24 pm
Filed under stuff n nonsense

Well I wish I could say “thank you to everyone for the lovely comments about my probably-broken wrist” but actually nobody commented on that post. hrmmpph!

I will update you anyway, so there. I am now wearing a splint that has a metal bar in it for support and I sheepishly realised that I was checking out how it was made and the stitching and design while deciding whether to buy this one or not. My doctor recommended that I wear this all the time until my MRI appointment. Unfortunately nothing out of the ordinary showed up in the X-ray so the MRI is the next stage.

There is a great site with info on scaphoid fractures that says:

What is so special about this fracture? Because the bone is entirely inside the joint, there are some unique things about this fracture. The patient frequently overlooks the fracture because it feels like “just a sprain.” There is often only a little swelling and a variable amount of pain may be present. Usually, the swelling will go away in a few days. Unlike the forearm, hand, and finger bones, fractures of the scaphoid almost never show any obvious deformity of the wrist. “It doesn’t look broken.” These factors can make it common for the diagnosis to be delayed for weeks, months or occasionally even years after the initial injury because the patient or his doctor thinks it is just a common wrist sprain.

I will probably need to have a cast fitted and the doctor said that as there was such a delay (I had the fall about a month ago) I will probably need to wear it for 10 to 12 weeks. egads! I am just so glad it is not my right arm. I have found that I can sew while wearing the splint and as long as I don’t do anything that hurts the doctor says it’s okay.

So far, this fall has cost me: my pride, two skinned knees, $50 for GP appointment 1, $90 for an Xray that showed nothing, $95 for second GP appointment, $50 for the splint and the MRI is due to cost about $300. YAY!

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Clothes for Mani’s doll

Sunday, February 26, 2006 @ 12:02 pm
Filed under clothes I have made, sewing, stuffies, toys and dolls

I have been really enjoying making new clothes for the dolls around here. My friend Nicole asked me to make an outfit for her son Mani’s doll. He is such a cute doll!

I cut up a thrifted tshirt, printed the alien with a fabric stamp and orange fabric paint and trimmed the collar with a pale blue ribbing. He is also wearing cool cargo shorts made from navy drill and featuring white topstitching.

Hanging out on the shelf with Jack’s doll, shooting the breeze.

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Paint n Play

Sunday, February 26, 2006 @ 11:42 am
Filed under art, those crazy kids

On Friday I took Emma along to the free Paint n Play session in the park again. I posted photos from the last time I went too. It’s put on by the lovely people at Communities@Work - if you’re in Canberra I highly recommend coming along!