I have been enjoying spending some time in my sewing room this week in between work and attending meetings at both schools – it is always busy at the start of a school year! Sarah will be off on a Guide camp in a couple of weeks and needs a dilly bag for her eating utensils. This is the first time I have stamped on fabric and I can see lots of possibilities for this technique.
You may recall that last year our guest room got a big make over when it was turned into a sewing and crafting room for Sarah and I. It will need to be transformed back in the not too distant future when our interstate visitors arrive for Easter. I made up some new cushions for the bed in preparation.
Despite the hot weather, I decided to so some baking today. I found some sweet Valentine cupcake liners at Spotlight and was eager to use them. I made up a big batch of chocolate cupcakes and popped some in the freezer. Even though we don’t really celebrate Valentines Day, it will be fun to have some cupcakes on Saturday. It was one of my favourite holidays when we lived in USA, and my kids made and exchanged Valentines with all their class mates.
Sarah and I celebrated the first anniversary of our blog this week. However with the recent tragedy of the Victorian bushfires we don’t feel right about having a giveaway and will be instead making a donation to the Red Cross. We send our thoughts and prayers to all those affected in Victoria.
Posted by Lisa
Congratulations on reaching a year in blogging, and such a good idea with the donation.
I think Sarah will have the most awesome dilly bag. I’m guessing you hand stamped her name…or did you do hand stamping on the actualy fabric to make the designs? LOVE anything Amy Butler. Your pillows are gorgeous.
I’ve been thinking of everyone in the fire area, and thank you for making your 1st anniversary blog giveaway a donation to the red cross.
As always, your sewing skills show! The dilly bag (i love learning new terms) is so cute!!
So I take it Valentines is not celebrated there? We don’t celebrate it much, it’s an excuse to make those cute cakes or for a bottle of wine with dinner! LOL!
Oooh, that dilly bag is adorable! I have yards of that same fabric that I’ve been planning to make little grocery bags out of and so funny, I’d thought of doing a tag similar to your Sarah’s but with just a first initial. It’s great to see roughly what was in my minds eye LOL!
Looks like you squeezed in some wonderful sewing time, and baking time too! I love what you’ve made. Adorable bag, and those pillows look so colorful and comfy. Congratulations on your blog anniversary! I admire what you’re doing to celebrate.
Love the bag – that’s perfect for her eating utensils. And you cushions are so pretty – make me think of Spring!
Kris
Beautiful fabrics for pillows and dilly bag! Thank you for posting your clever projects – they are very inspiring. Happy Blogiversary, too. I saw news of the fires on the news and hoped they wouldn’t affect you directly. I think your donation “give away” is the best ever!
Great bag! Thanks for the well wishes for my husband!
it’s so great you made the donation for your giveaway. i love the dilly bag…especially with the stamped name!
I absolutely love that pillow!
Happy Anniversary. Great idea to donate to the Red Cross.
I love stamping on fabric too! I never knew that sort of bag was called a dilly bag!
Your cushions are gorgeous and those chocolate cup cakes look delicious! xx
Your pillow is so beautiful, i love the colours…
This certainly beats my sons dilly bag when he did scouts!!! Congratulations on your 1st anniversary.
the pillows and bag are lovely. i think donating to the red cross is a really nice way to commemorate your blogiversary. i love your blog and generous spirit. here’s to another great year!
Happy Blogiversary! Brilliant of you to donate to the Red Cross rather than have a giveaway. My thoughts have been focused on contributing to help out too.
Lovely projects, Lisa! I have yet to try fabric stamping but you have got me itching to try it.
Gorgeous pillows. Love those fabrics together.
cute bag and cupcakes!
Sarah will definitely have the best and coolest looking bag at camp, everyone will want one.
Congratulations on your first year of blogging. I had no idea it was just a year. I think it’s lovely that you are giving a donation in recognition of your first year.
Congrats on your blogaversary. The pillow is great and love the dilly bag. She will have a ball. I think it a great idea to donate rather than have a giveaway too.
Happy 1st Blogiversary Lisa & Sarah!!!
Congratulations! The dilly bag looks great. If you’d like to make more, visit Monica who is putting together comfort packs for children at http://beyondpinkandblue.blogspot.com/
Sarah will have the funkiest dilly bag around 🙂
V Day is our wedding anniversary, so we’re hamming it up here. Have just made a pink pav base in the shape of a heart!
what a great little bag…and those pillows are BEAUTIFUL!
Beautiful bag, and what amazing pillows. Good job! 🙂
Everything is so lovely, so beautiful! You girls are amazing and noble too.
You would laugh if you saw how I read your posts and stare at everything you make like as if it is magic.
Love Renee
The pillows and bag are lovely. Congratulations on your blog anniversary! What a generous way to celebrate.
The dilly bag is cute. The cupcakes are scrumptious looking. Your idea to make a donation for those affected by the fires is a great idea.
love the stamping…never tried it but it looks so good…
i think i will have to keep a eye out for some stamps now…
great idea to have your anniversary giveaway as a donation…
i does seem so much longer than a year…
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The dilly bag you made for your daughter is lovely. I’ve not printed on fabrics before, so may try it out one day.
You are so kind to donate money to the Red Cross. I have two really close friends who live in Melbourne, Victoria so I’ve been e-mailing them. Luckily they are fine which was a huge relief.
Mary
I love that IKEA fabric. Cute bag, cute pillow, yummy cupcakes!
Lisa – I can’t believe how much you get done – you are so productive. I’ve missed so much … magazine articles, gorgeous valentine ideas – not to mention cupcakes 😉
So nice of you to make a donation.
I love the pillow.
congratulations, your pillows and bag are lovely! how great to make a donation. It’s great to see all kind off help coming in blogland!
The fabric stamping turned out great, and lovely fabric too!
It’s just so devastating about the fires. Every little bit counts, I’ve also donated to the red Cross.
Happy 1 year blogiversary to you both
A very nice bag and the cushions are lovely. Your donation is very generous and that is a much better giveaway when you can help someone. Congratulations on one year!
Beautiful!//Eva
wow…lovely things…I read your blog in Mexico….Ale
The bag is so cute, and I love the pillows 🙂 Cupcakes are alway such a treat, and yours look really yummy! Congratulations on your 1 year blog anniversary.
The cushion is gorgeous! I love those colours together!!
I have often wondered about stamping on fabric it looks like fun. What a great idea no give away but a donation. It has been a terrible week.
Great sewing and congratiolations on your 1st anniversary!!!!
Hoep we will seen you for many more years.
love the pillow and the cupcakes! yummy!
Love the bag, also beautiful pillows. I like the colors a lot!
Greetings from a Dutch woman living in Sweden ;o)
The dilly bag looks great – I need a new one before we head on our first camp for the year – love the stamping on it – might have to give that a go.
The cushions look fab!
How pretty!
Beautiful fresh pillows, really nice choice.
I love that pillow, its so cool and relaxing looking.