13 Days of Halloween Swap - Stuff I made!

If you regularly follow my blog you will remember all of the goodies I received from Vany for our annual 13 days of Halloween swap - but I didn't show you the things I made for the swap (I bought some things too - but I didn't take photos of those).

Here's the creepy handmade goodies I made - first up three pairs of up-cycled gloves (one pair made from an old scarf and the other two made from a old tops).

A collection of sewing items - a needle book with a skull on it, two pincushions and four covered buttons. Rich designed the cross-stitch patterns for the needle book and buttons.

I made two sets of note cards - I stitched the old horror movie images on using my sewing machine and the envelopes are stamped with stamps I carved myself.

I made Vany a scarf - here it is modeled by me! The red fabric is up-cycled from a skirt I picked up at an op shop.

I made another wee pouch - this one was a simple pouch made in cotton and I used the hand-carved stamp I made to print the fabric.

A couple of cameo brooches - the creepy cameo are from esty and the settings are vintage. I especially love the setting on the right.

Vany is a book lover so I made her a cross-stitched book mark - I did use a pattern but I also kind of made up part of it as well.

These pot holders were the result of my first ever experience in quilting - they turned out much better than I expected. I was actually pretty proud of them.

I also made Vany this wee bat - he has buttons for eyes and one is blue and one in red. He is all hand-stitched.

I also made a tote bag - I printed this one with a stamp that Vany carved for me a couple of years back.

Even more fabric that I printed with stamps - this is a TV quilt (much like the one I made for Lukah) perfect for watching horror movies.

Finally another pouch - this one is made from the up-cycled scarf as well.

Instagram week nine

Hello all! I am still alive and thanks to those of you who checked up on me, yes I am ok, my endometriosis has been pretty bad in the past week so I've been very tired and not had much energy for anything other than work and resting.

I've also recently got a new job - its still in the same government department I currently work for, but it is a permanent job and it is a totally new job. I've now given my four weeks notice and I'm starting there on 10 December so exciting times ahead and a new team and lots of new things to learn.

I thought I'd do a wee catch up post today of my instagram pictures - this is more than one week of pictures, but let's just pretend it's all week nine ok? 

First up is day 13 of my 13 days of Halloween swap with Vany - complete with "My Little zombie" which you've previously seen here.

Also the first picture of our "zombie snack" from Vany which you can see more photos of here - we had way too much fun with this!

I bought a new cardi a couple of weeks back - it has apples on it! I can't get enough of novelty prints.

I bought a pattern online for a Japanese style dress - I've cut out the pattern pieces of the dress. I just haven't had time to sew it up.

As you guys know, I went to Brownie camp a few weeks back - here was my "Kit List" (actually it was the girls kit list).

More zombie brain fun!

Just another day in paradise - the Wellington waterfront.

I got a lovely postcard from Miss V from her travels around New Zealand!

One day I turned up to work and my manager had bought us all muffins and left them on our desk.

I FINALLY won a blog giveaway from The Velvettes the prize was a $50 voucher to Wildfell Hall Vintage. It was a little hard to spend the voucher as there were so many lovely things in the Wildfell Hall Vintage store, but I decided upon a couple of lovely old brooches and a wee purse.

My tickets to the Toi Whakaari Costume Showcase - such a good night out.

Last weekend Rich decided he wanted to spend some time practicing some football stuff at our local field at Victoria University. I decided to go with him and read a book and enjoy the sunshine.

We have another new and fabulous sculpture down at the waterfront - this time a group of kina (I hear you call them sea urchins in the rest of the world).

Last weekend, Rich and I went to an annual book fair that we have over Wellington. It's a huge event over two days and pretty much everything is $2. Some of the more high end books have a bigger price tag and some of the magazine are a bit cheaper. I picked up a novel and a few old school sewing books, there first few photos here are from a book called "How to improve your dressmaking" dated 1972.

This one is from the second book I bought called "Dressmaking with Liberty" dated 1984 - I remember these kinds of prints from when I was a kid.

Last Sunday I decided to spend some time baking - it was a wet, cold, miserable day (sunshine one day, rain the next - typical Wellington spring!)

I took the finished cupcakes to work to announce to my workmates that I was moving teams - "sorry about the bad news guys, but here's some cupcakes".

I bought something from CB off esty for a Christmas present - she sent me a couple of pins and this adorable necklace as well. I LOVE this necklace.

Well - that's all for now - hopefully I shall be around a bit more in the next week.

Zombie Brains

Last weekend Rich and I decided that it was time to eat the zombie snack that Vany sent me as part of my 13 days of Halloween swap package. 

It's pretty much one of the grossest things in the world - here's a close up of the zombie brain - ew!

The brain is just a big chewy lolly (or candy or sweetie depending where in the world you're from) covered is sticky goo. It's pretty gross looking though - here it is served on a plate.

Here's a photo of me enjoying the zombie brain - Rich and I did share it - because its a lot of brain (lolly) for one person.

How could I resist using pic monkey on a photo like this? Here's another zombie version of me!

Hope you're all having a good weekend so far xoxo