Happy-Sad!

I love children's drawings, they are always fresh and real!

Painting wooden boxes ...

sometimes we like t o complete a craft kit, especially presents we are given!



all three children have created something special, and they are very proud of the boxes ... (mary kept going the longest and used up all her paint!)



concentration-face! both Matty and Daisy painted the sides of the boxes white...



and kept the colours very fresh!



finally they applied all the glitter glue that comes with the kit, and i added two thin layers of RONSEAL...


in order, the work of Matty, Daisy and Mary ...

Happy Birthday Matty and Daisy ...

who had a cake-giggly-football-playmobile-hugs and MORE cake flavoured 5th birthday ...



Did I just say 5 years?!!

birds of a kind ....

one of our chickenpants, by matty ...



and a lovely barn owl, by daisy ...



we have been doing some thank you letters, they do a line of writing and draw some lovely pictures!

Something cute!

when matty presented me with a drawing of a rat made in yellow felt pen on the back of some stickers paper, I just had to find a way to preserve it, with its fresh simple lines and very ratty nose ...



so I traced the image using the trusty window as a light box, onto some lovely vintage linen ... and carefully followed the design in back-stitch ...



I know I am not the first person to work with their children's drawings like this, but I had to have a go, as hubby was watching one of those Jimmy Stewart Movies!

pony rides ...

matty goes first ...



here she is returning from her ride ...



then its daisy's turn ...



jenny isn't holding Beauty, who walks daisy over to me!



mary has a little rise too, and then a giggle, probably about uunderpants again!



what a lovely morning!

Mary, Louise, Daisy and Evil Matty!

Four daughters on one bench, Christchurch, Dorset ....

See-Saw Overloaded?

quite possibly ...

What a Beauty ...

we went pony riding today, and yes, we did miss all the rain!



here is matty at the end of her ride ...



and here is daisy, ready for her turn ...



Thank you to Jenny and Beauty, we had a lovely time, and just look at that lovely Dorset landscape ...

cat themed art for the hands mat ....

this is tactile mat number 4, another one for june ...
i hope her friend likes it ....

zoom zoom ....

more news about hamster car to follow, in the meantime, my girls have found wheels at portland ymca. these cars are really cool !

hats! hats! hats!

i have made daisy and matty some new hats, ready for all the spring rain! you can wear them either way, as i covered all the seams with vintage bias binding ...
matty is a bit grumpy
perhaps she knows the light isn't very good for photographs ...

drawing boards ...

matty has drawn a lovely big 4by4, featuring a spare wheel on the back and some useful headlights for when it goes dark. there are also some wheels so the car can 'go' ...



daisy has created a 'ginormous' ant, he has eyes so he see where he is going and legs to make him walk ...

oh dear ... i had better get some 'work' done myself soon ...

Messy!

coasters we made for granny's birthday ...


messy daisy - thats finger paint not hand arm and face paint ... ho hum ...


matty getting stuck into it ...


meanwhile, inthe garden, mary finding some mud and water on the top of a manhole cover ... one of her more common words is sticky, and she often demands to be wiped !


i must say its great to have broadband again, after all that downtime last week ... not being able to post to the blog was very frustrating ...

writing letters together ....

i haven't taught daisy how to write letters, they just pay attention when i write ... here is part of one for louise, when they were quite keen to add their bits too!

what to do with exotic pruned leaves ....

build a den using the handle of your trampoline and some bits of wood ...

there are some guesses on the flickr photo of what my latest sewing project could be ... more clues tomorrow ....

three, aged three and under ....

hmm, that's a bit more of a mouthful, and a slightly bigger handful for crafty cat, of course ! well matty and daisy turned three ... we made some big badges and they wore them all day until bedtime ...


matty was grumpy most of the morning ... but matty-daisy did give each other a lovely hug and said happy birthday before breakfast!

i made them some 'MOGS' and they were delighted ...





we took the mogs to solomans house to meet with fellow HEers, and then went to the farm shop in martins town to see the animals and buy a cake for tea...

stopping off at the park ...

picture* me on my chicken, mummy ....

*take a photo of ...