It really was a terrible day yesterday, busy at work, two hour delay at doctors, blood tests and a headache. But when I got home last night, everything suddenly got better (until it got much worse again*).
Mail, and lots of it. Good mail too.
I got my fabulously cute fabric from
ikoplus which arrived super quick and is even cuter in real life!
My cute tights arrived from
Sock Dreams, now this was amazingly quick postage, only a few days which is almost totally unheard of between America and New Zealand. Plus the tights are lovely!
And the lovely
Debbie sent me the most fabulous little cardigans for my Blythes. They are so cute and considering she didn't have a doll to fit them to, they are pretty much perfect!
I do love a good mail day.
*I then proceeded to get an upset stomach from dinner and attacked by the cat which left me covered in bandaids and crying in the bathroom. Today is going much better.
I am so hanging out for the holidays! I'm not sure how I'm going to make it though the next few days. I can't wait for the food, the family visit, the potato salad, the sunshine, the gifts, the food, the relaxation, did I mention the food? I have baked the rolls and made the pecan pie. I have the roast lamb in the fridge and the BBQ chicken is waiting. 
This weekend was mostly christmas prep and tending to the ill but I did get a little time to make a wee christmas pudding hat for the Blythes. They of course fought over it!
Then hid under the christmas tree!
I carefully removed her scalp (which had quite a bit of glue on it) and opened her head no problem.
I had to soak the eye mech for a long time to get the eyelashes out! I corrected her gaze and I might give her sleep eyes too.
She is yet to get new eyelashes, new makeup and I am going to reroot her hair into a dark brown bob with a fringe. I've never loved her blonde hair, it looked funny with her dark, pink toned skin.
These are the new headbands I made. I used all sorts of felt and ribbons, embroidery floss and some of the vintage button haul I got from my grandparents place. I like that I am using the buttons that my nana so carefully collected and kept. Some of them are really pretty (I must take some photos!). There were so many (a whole grocery bag full) so I took about 6 jars worth and then donated the rest to charity. Hopefully someone else will find them as useful as I do!
Look what I just bought from Danielle. You should very quickly go to her shop Tiny Bazaar and see if you can nab one yourself. I predict they will fly off the shelves. I've been eyeing this one since she first blogged about them. What a talented lady!
