Dainty Squid Giveaway

Another great giveaway from the Dainty Squid

What? $25 gift certificate from This and That from Japan. They sell tons and tons of super cute crafting supplies including fabrics, Japanese craft books, trims, clay molds and more!

When? October 25th- 28th

How? Leave a comment at The Dainty Squid telling Kaylah what your favorite thing in the This and That from Japan shop is!

Ever get stuck looking for inspiration on the world wide interwebs? This is me on a regular basis, being inspired just isn't enough. You have to gather the energy, the effort and the MOTIVATION! Once again tonite is no different and i am stuck in a self defeating loop of despair lol just kidding.
But i am stuck in a loop.

Here is a little bit of inspiration.

  

 

 

The Pledge

I Skye pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of my life. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings!

Signed Skye .

Savers Love

I love Savers (huge op shop) we have here in Australia. I went in today after my daughters appointment and was only able to go in for 10 minutes so i only spent $13 but wow soooo happy.

I got Illy material i want to use for this dress

Ill post pic's of my my new stash which includes new buttons, new zippers and the funkiest retro print fabric.

Another giveaway ive come across

Tis must be the season for Giveaways. There i was minding my own business browsing the wonderful tutorials over at the Crafty pirate and what did i discover you ask.

This:

APPLAUSE!!!

So get in quickly - click on the giveaway picture or go to her blog link below to find out how to enter.

Giveaway time

Well its not me who is holding the giveaway its the retro goddess herself :- Kaylah from the dainty squid.

What can you win? One of these bad boys:

Click on the picture to go to her page to enter for the chance to get one of these cute pouches.

LadyBug Love

Lady bug projects that inspire me:

Click on the pictures to go to the tutorials - i love these all and can't wait to try them.

And now for something completely different - Gluten free play dough

My daughter Kc is Celiacs so off to the absolutely gluten free show we went and what did we find? Gluten free aromatherapy play dough. Wow that was a mouth full. My girls are either too old or too young for that but i thought i would share the recipe i found and the online shop where you can buy it if you dont want to make it.


The recipe came from www.falafelandthebee.com who got it from  the Celiac Sprue Association. 

Gluten-Free Play Dough
Ingredients:
½ cup rice flour
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon cooking oil

Food coloring, if desired

Essential oils, if desired

Directions:
Mix ingredients. Cook and stir on low heat for 3 minutes or until it forms a ball. Cool completely before storing in a air tight plastic bag.

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now for the Aromaplay all natural, NON TOXIC, bpa free and gluten free aromatherapy play dough which i had the great pleasure of having a play with the other week. It feels great, it plays well, it smell delicious and looks sooo yummy. 

It comes in 7 wonderful scents each with its own purpose.

Cool it - Our gorgeous blue chamomile scented clay.  Perfect for calming and getting those little ones down for a nap. \

Steady Eddy - A beautiful pink clay blended with Bergamot to balance those that are a little anxious or upset.

Your attention please - Rosemary is known for it's memory enhancing properties.  Those little ones not focusing?? trying to count to 100? Grab this forest green clay and get a counting!

Rise and Shine - Our bright yellow stunner clay scented in lemon and lime to awaken and stimulate the senses. Great after a nap!

 Dosey dough - A dreamy purple and scented with lavender this calming dough will relax those little monsters and have them quietly playing in the corner in no time!

Sniff Snuff - Help those runny noses clear up while playing!! This clay is a lime green and scented with a breathe easy blend of cornmint, eucalyptus and thyme.

Happy happy joy joy - An natural earthy orange clay scented in sweet orange oil for an uplifting, fresh experience.

 At $9.90 for a 180gram tub its cheaper to make your own if you have all the stuff already and have the time to but the convenience of this product is great and you can even get a travel stacker for $18 so you can try all of the scents without having to buy a whole tub - and it fits easily in you hand bag or baby bag. Purchase from Aromaplay or find out if they have a stockist near you.

Aromaplay

27 Baby dresses - the inspiration

My mission if i choose to accept is to match 27 baby dress designs with 27 pieces of fabric to make my daughter (13month old) a spring / summer wardrobe. The fabric can be brought, scrap or up-cycled/recycled/refashioned from second hand clothes. 

These are the designs i am using for inspiration - click on the pictures to go to find out how you can buy or make these dresses.