Noah's Second Birthday

Monday, 5 August was Noah's second birthday.

A great day was had by all.

This is his cake.  Mum made the cake pop eyes, and I made the cake.

Making Biscuits (Cookies)

Felt the need for some biscuits, so made my favourite:  Ginger and molasses cookies

 

I made them with brown sugar instead of white, just to try something a little different, and they taste great!

 

Rolled the little balls of dough in white sugar and decorated each one with a criss-cross pattern (with a fork)

 



Eight minutes later...

Mmmm!

Bean Bags for Noah

With Noah's 2nd birthday coming up in August, I thought I'd make him a few 4.5 inch bean bags with a letter of his name on each one.  I didn't want to use the usual beans or rice filling, as this can start to grow if it gets wet - and these bags will probably need to be washed pretty regularly - so I went with some small beads found in our local Dollarstore.

Because I'd used beads which were slightly heavier than beans would have been, I didn't want the bags to split open and have him swallow any of them, so I made a simple interior bag, double-stitched all the edges and also zig-zagged it to keep it neat. 

I sewed four bags out of brightly coloured cotton, cut out Noah's initials from the same colour fabrics and ironed on some light stiffener to make sewing them on easier, appliqued an initial of his name onto each bag, put the interior bag inside, and sewed up the open seam - simple!

 

 

 

Unfortunately I ran out of yellow thread, so before I can finish the 'A' and the 'O' bags, I need to purchase some more, but here are the two bags I've finished so far

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millie's Christmas Bandana

Don't we all want to look our best at Christmas?  Millie does, so I made her a Christmassy bandana that she could wear and look especially festive.

A triangle of bright red cotton fabric, a quick hem all round, some iron-on glittery christmas trees, and voila.  Simple!

 Happy New Year!