Key Chain Clutch, a photo by MandyMade on Flickr. Hello all and welcome to 2013. I wonder what you will have install for us this year. Leah and I had our first “meeting” yesterday. We discussed goals and the direction we want to take Ditto Crafts in this year. We have a lot more clarity now and I’m very excited about where this year could take us. First on the list is our web look, blog/Facebook/Madeit, will all get a bit of a...
My eldest was going to a disco party on Saturday night. Seems to be going to a few lately. Must be the thing to do these days. I remember when I was 7, party’s were all about dress ups, who’d win pin the tail on the donkey and pass the parcel. Kids grow up so fast now. AJ even put a request in for a tie! Of course I had to oblige. We are making ties for toddlers for our next market so I up sized one for him. He chose the fabric....
My eldest son and I went on a trip to the city on Monday. Fantastic day. I’m not sure how many more I’ll get like this before it’s uncool to hang with mum! It became evident though that he needed a myki holder of his own. They are tricky to try and hold by themselves especially if your not use to them! So I whipped one up for him up last night. This time changing the orientation so it can go on a lanyard around his neck....
On a trip to ikea last week I came across this car and owl fabric. My son is in need of some new bibs so I thought they would be perfect. So I whipped up a few on the weekend. Except he is now too big for these bibs, so ill be making some more in a toddler size! These will now be going into our online shop with more variations to come. What sewing did you get up to on the weekend? share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitterGoogle...
I love it when a friend says to me, “My son needs a first wallet but I haven’t had time to make one myself”. That’s all that needs to be said before the creative juices start to flow, and that’s all you can think about. Kids wallets. I ordered some Star Wars fabric from Fabricworm and have been pondering over what to make with it. He’s a bit of a Star Wars fan, so it was the perfect project to make me cut...
When you have a toddler time limits become a ticking time bomb, especially when they have become very erratic with their sleep patterns! So on Tuesday, which is usually a work day for me, I had this conundrum of what to sew! I had finished my secret project which I have teased about on Facebook and had a few things I could have started. But instead I made a start on the new passport wallet that’s been kicking around inside my head. I...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sewing all day….my idea of heaven…although I did take a break and do some groceries shopping as the cupboards were bare and my kiddos would have hounded me if I hadn’t done it! So I had this idea in my head that I wanted to make Ipad covers I did make a few for the Eltham market they were popular and …generated a bit of interest funny how many people picked them up and love them but didnt...
Are you addicted to pinterest? Leah and I are. We have found it the best way to share ideas and bookmark them in one place. You can follow each of us by clicking the links on the side bar. During one pinterest browsing occasion I stumbled across a crayon and colouring folder. Unfortunately the link was broken and couldn’t follow it to find a pattern, so I decided to make it up and use the image as insperation. Thus my version of the...
Introducing the Myki / travel pass / ID / anything you can slip into a plastic pocket and want to cover it, holder! I travel by train to work (my real work where I don’t get to play with fabric every day) and I hate bringing my myki out of my purse every time I needed to use it, so I made a cover for it that fits into a pocket in my bag. Because it’s fabric it doesn’t slip out of my hands when its cold and the myki can be...
Ditto Crafts, a group on Flickr. Hello All, Leah and I have created a Ditto Crafts flickr group to make it easier for you to check out what we have made and are making. There is also now a gallery on the sidebar for you to flick through.We love to share what we make through flickr and get most of our inspiration through other groups we have joined. Do you flickr? What do you get out of sharing your creations or photographs? Mandy x share...
