More sorting for the holidays

 Did I say last time that the mini toiletries and samples needed sorting? Was I ever right?!

I've been through the stock that seemed to be expanding - I'm sure I used all the odds and ends up, but these seem to have been multiplying unchecked somehow.

Sorting through them I've got a selection ready that are truly only one use left and put them in my swim/gym bag. I reckon if I continue to take them with me when I'm off for a workout - which should be more often now I'm trying to follow my doctor's instructions (more of that next time) - I might just use them up and save myself having to buy any more full sizes to take for a while. I'll probably save the little bottles so that I don't have to hump big containers to and fro and save my back and shoulder too!

I suddenly realised before we went away that I'd forgotten to get a coupe of birthday cards and had run out of shop opening times to get any. There was nothing for it but to get creative...

Don't know if I've shown this idea before, in needing some quick cards I dug up an old favourite or two!

They didn't just solve the problem - I got some quiet calm time before the ironing and packing for going away had to start!

That's it for now - just a quick catch up.

Next time I want to get back to big focus ideas - it'll  be about health and wellbeing and I'm being nagged by the doctor about blood pressure pills and statins - neither of which I particularly want to take so I'm supposed to be concocting a plan to present to the GP next week - let's see what I come up with!

Hang out the Bunting!

 Extra Mouthful Number 5

Following on from last month's bunting cards here's  a mouthful showing how to make the full size thing!

You could cut out triangles of scrap fabric and edge them using pinking shears, then attach them to ribbon or string, but here's how I make decorative sewn bunting to dress up children's rooms or as Christmas decorations.  

Firstly you'll need some pairs of fabric triangles. Because these were for presents I did buy the main fabric, but the backing for the llama one comes from an old tablecloth and the unicorn bunting was from an old cotton pillowcase!

This bunting is made from 7 pairs of triangles, but you can make yours as short or long as you like.

So start off by cutting out the pairs of triangles. These are patterned fabric for the front and plain for the back.

Sew them right sides together leaving the wide end of the triangle open.

                                                

Clip the tip of the triangle to cut bulk and turn them the right way out.

Now iron them to give neat edges.

Finally, sew them at equal intervals (these are 2 inches apart) onto a strip of bias binding.

And Voila! Ready to hang.....

You could make them for hanging decorations using Christmas fabric like these...

Or as presents - for a new home, perhaps...

If you use scraps or old fabric or even outgrown children's clothes it's a very cheap make!