Have you caught the loom band bug?

Look at this fantastic rainbow crochet. All made out of those coloured loom bands which I keep hoovering up these days. 

Have you had a go at creating with these marvellous rubbery things? Not only did i not make this piece but I haven't even made a fish tail bracelet. In fact no one else with nimble fingers has made me one either, although a certain 8 year old has promised to make me one soon. 

Here is Louise with her almost complete creation ....

Loom band shorts - did you guess? 

Lousie might have the most colourful bottom in Christchurch right now, but it's also probably the most dimpled, as this rubbery knitting is rather textured too!

Perfect summer wear and also rather good worn over a pair of purple leggings for winter fun. What do you think?

Have you made anything ambitious with loom bands? You are sure to amaze me if you have. Fiddly little rubber rings are beyond me, but Louise is very much a girl after my own heart! 

yarn ...

This lovely lap blanket perfectly reflects the fresh colours I used for my sofa curshions, and was sent to me as a Pay-It-Forward gift ... did you visit my facebook page and enter mine? I am going to give away 5 gifts this week!


Today, I made blind chickens see!

Monkey Business on the Beach ....

Peanut the monkey on Preston beach, with Weymouth over his shoulder ...



Peanut, Portland, and Matty's hat!



I'll just have a sit here while the children play ...



Ohhh, thank you children, a lovely stone CAKE to eat!



Peanut also gets a good view from this boat, on the shore ...


Peanut the Money has been created for us by the lovely Karla, aka the Itsy Bitsy Spider ...

a little fire ....

it has been abusy day inthe garden, a bit mixed weatherwise, but after leaving out heating off all day steve has lit a fire to read bed time stories next to...

Erm ... excuse me Karla...Your Monkey is hogging my firelight!


Ah, Thank you Peanut, that's much better ...

Isn't that nice?

Monkey Business!

Hello Hamster-car, I just arrived here from the USA, I hear you have been there on a visit?



This is Peanut, and he is made by the clever Karla. And here he is waiting to explore Radipole Woods with us.



Hurry up you guys, lets go in!



Once inside the woods, its another story - Peanut realises just how short his legs are! HEY! Wait for me!



Soonits time to find one of the benches that the friends' group errected, and rest some little legs! It's alright, Peanut; Mary knows about having little legs...