fit for a fairy

A little friend had a wee little fairy party this morning.  The gift of course had to have a handmade element.  Me and my little fairy apprentice, set to work selecting some fabric from my stash for a lovely twirl-able skirt and with a little matching appliquéd tee we were sure we had an outift fit for any fairy.

It set of our own bit of fairy dancing.

Happy Friday to you all...where do all the weeks go?

xx

The Fairy Party

Our little girl with the big brown eyes

you have now turned four, wow how time flies 

I remember, a babe in my arms

you captured our souls with your wonderous charm

I have adored watching you grow

The love filled in my heart, will you ever know?

The power it has, the deepest joy you bring

A bright little spark, you make this family sing

And here is the much anticipated Fairy Party! A little group of awe-struck miniture fairies captivated by a "real" fairy and her magical, amazing performance.  

A selection of fairy food (mainly fairy bread, strawberried dipped in white chocolate and covered in sprinkles, hot food included home made sausage rolls, the staples like chocy crackles and savoury sandwiches and of course the cake!   A Women's Weekly Birthday Cake book selection which never turns out like it does in the book, but this little lopsided mushroom cake fitted the theme of a fairyland party and in the end was fun to make! Although my little marshmellow mushrooms wouldn't play fair and kept toppling over!!! 

The Birthday Girl in all her party glory truely had a great party.  Dress made a few weeks back here. 

Thank you Fairies! 

xx

my creative space {party hats}

Once a party is decided upon...all that be discussed is the making part of it. You make a list of the guests, you make the invites, you make a list of the games, the entertainment, a list of food that needs to be prepared, the cake that needs to be baked and the all important goodie bags, and decorations.

This week we tackled the party hats.  No store bought party hats here...on no sir-ee!  So I searched high and low through my craft room and was determined that it could be achieved without buying a thing.

Here is what you'll need to make your own fabric party hats.

• - A template (use an existing party hat or download one from here)
• - Some sturdy paper - I used some scrap 200gsm paper which was great at holding it's shape
• - hot glue gun and heaps of glue
• - fabric in whatever you choose 
• - hat elastic
• - stapler 
• - decorations....it's whatever goes.  Leave them plain or jazz them up with buttons, ribbons, yo-yo's lace and any other trim you want. 

To get started...

• Cut out your template and then all your paper and fabric leaving a good seam allowance for glueing 
• Next warm up your glue gun and place your paper on the wrong side of the fabric and edge the paper with the hot glue.  Being careful not to burn yourself, glue the fabric to the whole paper.  Then glue along one straight side of the fabric at and twist it into a cone shaped hat.  Sit aside and let dry whilst your doing the others. 
• Cut lengths of hat elastic and tie a knot in each end.  Staple to the side of the hat ensuring that you staple under the knot. 

• The next bit is the fun stuff....decorate as you wish and have heaps of fun trying them on and enjoying the party spirit!

For a whole party of creative goodness check out Kidspot Village Voices! 

My creative space {fairies}

A little party planning has begun in our house.  My daughter will soon be four...and all things fairy are what it's about when you are nearly four (apparently!). So with that theme in mind, we are preparing for a little gathering of a few of her friends for a fairy party.

 Some fabric was selected (on sale mind you! double win for this mumma!)  and a dress made whilst little eager watched chanting "is it ready yet?" "can i wear it now" - "no dear...I've just cut out the pattern was my reply!" 

But my little apprentice waited and watched and marvelled at her dress taking shape.  It was too long in the skirt, but instead of hemming it, I sewed in some elastic loops and buttons under the skirt so they can be hooped up creating a lovely little bubble skirt...perfect for fairy business. 

Some fairy ribbon wands were made with Japanese washi tape  and random lengths of ribbon - although I'm considering re-doing these just with ribbon on elastic just to be safe as the thought of little ones wielding sticks all over the place may get a little dangerous and my daughter has already sustained an injury whilst practicing her fairy magic the other day....

We are still to make some fabric party hats, some more decorations and then plan the cake.  

What creativity are you up to?  Does Birthday preparations inspire your creativity?  

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xx