SCATDesigns - Funky Stuff

The lovely Marni Telford has started up her own childrenswear business, and she makes and sells the cutest, funkiest little things.

Check out this little jumpsuit she sent me for Levi, with hand-stitched detail and a great boys design. Also the jumpsuits she embellishes are super cosy, and of such nice stretchy fabric - so soft on little ones skin.


Here are a couple more images of things she makes and sells. How funky are they? :-P



You can contact Marni here or here, for any enquiries or purchases.

1,2,3...A Layout

I scrapped!
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Ok, so now you've picked yourself up off of the floor, I'll share :-P

I really wanted to create a layout of Levi, and then the 1,2,3 Challenge Blog re-launched and I thought why not have a shot at the June Challenge.

The new format over at the blog is very cool - it consists of one dominant colour, one word to use and one technique to try each month.

This month it was :
Colour : White
Word : New
Technique : Paint Smeared Background

So, here's my take on the challenge....photo by DQ


And a couple of close ups...machine stitching, paper bunting...


And here I used flocking powder to add texture, as well as some hand-stitching...


There is still a few days left to submit an entry if you feel like having a go. I must admit this was fun, fun, fun! I might even scrap some more very soon :-)

Five

My little boy is not so little anymore - 5 years old now - unbelievable! School next year which is even crazier.

Here's a few things about Jude at 5 :
* Still loves all things Star Wars, Transformers, Lego and Robot-based
* Uses words like 'awesome' and 'cool' to describe things he likes
* Eats cornflakes or rice bubbles for breakfast everyday
* Loves playing with his big sister, and gets bored when she's not around
* Nearly every night when Roh gets home, he utters the words 'play something with me daddy'
* He can't sit still! Even at dinner time he's monkeying about on the chair, or while watching a movie he'll be climbing all over the couch...it's frustrating to watch, but also quite funny when you think about it.
* Loves having stories read to him
* Can count to 20
* Still sneaks into our bed most nights for snuggles
* Adores his new little brother, and loves to chat to him while he's having his nappy changed


Look how cheeky (and adorable and spunky..he he) they look...they'll be up to mischief together in no time, I'm sure!

xx

My Creative Space..

Is mainly dedicated to sewing today..hopefully anyway, if Levi plays happy baby :-P

I've had this softie idea in my head for a few weeks now for this monster..my sketch makes him look a little menacing, but he's not going to be - more like a big, goofy, friendly monster with a quirky grin...we'll see anyhow..


And I'm planning on making some little aprons and/or bakers hats for party pressies for Lana's friends who are coming to her cupcake party in July. I've just ordered the invites, and I think I really better get onto this otherwise I'll never get them done...


I always have a thing for polkadots..can you tell? he he

More Creative Spacers over here

Madness

All creative people have at least a little nice madness in them, don't you think? he he

xx

My Homemade Sausage Rolls

One of our more recent additions to the weekday lunches, are my homemade sausage rolls. The first batch I started using a Donna Hay recipe, but ended up changing and adding ingredients all over the place, so now the recipe is truly mine....and the family love them!


Ingredients :
1 kg mince
2 eggs
1 granny smith apple, grated
2 cups stuffing mix
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
salt and pepper
5 sheets of ready-rolled puff pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten, to brush onto pastry

How to :
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius.
2. Combine mince, eggs, apple, stuffing mix, soy sauce, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
3. Cut your pastry sheets in half. Do this as you go, so as not to waste extra pastry. Amount
used will vary depending on the size you make the individual sausages.
4. Roll your meat into a long sausage, and place on the long edge of the pastry. Make sure your
sausage goes end to end.
5. Roll pastry over the sausage, sealing and squishing the pastry edges together. Slice into four
equal portions.
6. Place on baking tray with pastry join sitting flat on the bottom of the sausage roll.
7. Continue repeating this until all mince mixture is finished.
8. Brush with the egg, and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Makes approximately 32-40 sausage rolls.

Two Cuties

Lana and Levi..chilling together on Sunday morning.