Oh So Special

Last night I made my very first padded coathanger.  I've never really been a fan of them, but I've always found them jolly useful for holding on tightly to my clothes.  Well, now I have my favourite little dress on a pretty pink polka dot fabric with a cutesy flower making it just that little bit special.  This was a project out of my new sewing book which is really proving to be most useful.

One of Michela's beautiful shell buttons came in handy for the centre of the flower.  Isn't it so cute in the shape of a heart?

Look at these beauties!  A wee bargain at the garden centre today.

I was instructed to turn the flowers around so they can be enjoyed from inside the playhouse.  Makes perfect sense to me.  For the photo I was allowed to have them this way.  Lucky aren't we?

The reason for visiting the garden centre in the first place was to pick up a few more swan plants for our growing caterpillars.  Unfortunately by the time I arrived home, three fatties had disappeared!  Perhaps the birds were also hungry?  Ooops.

Now before I dash off to attend to homework, oh joy of joys, I'll leave you with a quick parenting tip.  When giving a three year old a torch for her birthday, wrap it up with a bulk packet of batteries.  Learn by our mistakes.

Edited to add: By the way that dress isn't actually mine, sadly.  No it belongs to No.4.  A rash purchase a couple of years ago, but I adore it and she wears it as a top for special occasions now.  Some things are just too cute and worth every cent spent on them.