Usual fuckery...

Nothing new in the cuckooland, crafting, schoolruns, hunting for crafting items, this time it's artificial flowers. Never realised how hard is to find them if there are certain colours and styles you want....
The sunshine we've had lately is wonderful. It makes people more energetic, makes people smile easier, and generally lifts the mood up. The wind is still cold as a witch's tit though.
Two weeks to go for the holidays too, very excited....

As I don't really have a social life or hobbies other than crafting and being skint, here's more random pics.

More shit I've made

Been a bit quiet again, but hey ho.. In 3 weeks time I'll be packing  my bags and going for a little holiday back in Finland, to live live like normal folk for a while...Me and the sprog are looking forward to this.
I've been pimping up my luggage, as it's quite plain looking, which means that spotting it can be a bit irritating in the baggage arrivals...Also been takin pics of more crap I've made during the last few years.... So rest of the post is more or less pics of  DIY junk.
Here we go...

Little one got some new curtains, just turned the edges neatly and quick passionate moments with my sewing machine, and done....

 Then I had some moments with my overlocker, and made this flappy hippy tunic, no patterns though..

 Ordered this lovely fleece from America, and it turned into a folklore inspired vest. All the ribbons are vintage bits that I have stashed....

Pencil skirt I made a few years back, it has a little frill in the bottom with a bow, just to give a little oomph to my already OOOOMPH arse... No patterns with this one.

Had more of this fabric, so tried a 50's inspired pattern on it, came out ok...

 A fluffy coat I made years ago. Heart shaped pocket and ties in front.

 Something I wove in school. It was not fun...........

 World Book Day required a book related outfit, so made this Little My outfit for sprog to wear.

 First go in sweetie sewing....Not great, but sproglet was happy to get a little pouch..

 Pimping up the suitcase a bit.....

And because my life is boring and we do nothing else, that's about it....
Ta-ra....

It ain't over 'til it's over....

Well, dog is now better, and we have passed the first round of lurgy. Just waiting for the second round to start, as there are now reports of the flu poking it's head up, with the normal and the swine kind. So just to save you up on the forthcoming media hysteria, we are all gonna die.

And now for something completely different.
I have been getting some pretty fabrics. Some have a purpose, some I bought just in a whim. It was also the little ones birthday, so got her some little pressies.
Weather has been the usual poop. Lots of wind, rain, and grimness...

 A little something for the little one.....

 This one cost more than I would've wanted to pay, but hey ho.......

 Throw the stiiiiick, the stiiiiiiiccckkkkkk.....

Multisize patterns. Not fond of them, but they are handy....

 Ordered this fabric from a little american fabric shop, as I couldn't not find this fleece anywhere in the UK. Just waiting for the lining fabric to come, so I can finish my bodywarmer made from this....

 Various bits, 1 m pieces, so need to figure out what to make from them....

 This is my answer to the gloomy weather, made a maxiskirt for myself, and lil'un got a skirt too.

Now back to my knitting, so I can finally get  the project done, so I can start another.... :) Keep them hands busy, otherwise I will get depressed and homesick.

Toodledoo for now, hope everybody is all safe and cosy, keeping warm.

The realm of snot..

My little one was lurgied last week, my other half still is, and now I have a hedgehog lodged in my throat, and lungs collecting gunk. Gotta love the lurgy season.
I'm knitting a little snood style scarf, and after that I'm going to attempt to try out Karelian embroidery style that is commonly used in Kaspaikka, which is a linen towel usually hung on orthodox icons. Also used in the entrance of a house, so coming in you would wash your hands before entering the living area.
Will see when I get to try this out though, as my lurgy is still in early stages, will see how stuffed I feel by the end of the evening....
At least it is actually sunny, a very welcome thing after a week of dark heavy grey clouds of rain, and stormy winds.

Ehrmagerd......

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article3986912.ece

So never mind parents teaching their children anything, just make the schools do that too.

I've written about it before, but hey, let's stir up some shit again.......
Boys will not turn into rampant homosexuals if they play with dolls or other "girly" games when they are small.It might accidentally teach them empathy skills..... Same goes for wearing "girly" colours.... My kiddo was allowed to play with toys she found interesting. That includes the usual My Little Pony, Barbie and dolls, but also includes, cars, tools, science kits etc.....
I just wanna go hide in some fuckin cave, because I'm fed up with dumbass people.
Boys will be assholes if they are taught to be such things. Boys will be boys and other bullshit that has let them off easier with shit for decades. Well Imma start a new fad, girls will be girls.
Don't let them have smartphones and internet on their own, until you have told them about the birds and bees and what is a normal relationship. Teach them respect towards others, and make sure that they get the support they need, and the boundaries they need..... You know,that thing called being a fucking parent....
I despair.....

Flappety flap

Just so everything is not all doom and gloom, here's some photos from the last few weeks....

Converse trainers, found them from TK Maxx for 8 quid, WIN!

Snood thingamabob I made for the little one to wear...

 The humidity is a pain in the arse. Sugary cereal turned into a brick....

 She wants something......

 Aberdeen weather....

 More local weather

 Some Maneki Neko cameos and my bitchin SOA phonecover....

Blingity bling, back of the SOA phonecover...

So yeah, I get shit done occasionally too.... :D

Mammals.....

I know this will be a piss in someones breakfast, but here we go.....
Now that I'm having a lot of folk popping sprog around me, I find myself struggling with the mandatory congratulation rounds, baby showers etc. Congratulations on being a fucking mammal, congratulations on fornication leading to fertilisation?.....I was relatively young when I had mine, not a teenager by any chance, but still one of the first ones in my group of friends to procreate. I never got supported that much, I never had baby showers, my good friend at the time told me what a fucking mistake that'll be... Yet my kid is doing fine, and things go on with their own flow. I'm weird, but I just don't really get the whole whoohaa around it. It's biology.... The only situation where I could say oh what a surprise, and wow well done, is if you have truly struggled to start a family, and had rounds of IVF etc, then, it would be a bit of a miracle.
Same goes for overdoing everything, I breastfed mine until 12 months, but it doesn't put me above people who bottlefed. The battle and demonisation of women and telling them being bad mothers for whatever happens to be trendy at the moment, is just plain dumb. Breastfeed if you can, just don't over-do it, kids grow teeth for a fucking reason, and the milk does change, so there is no nutritional need after 12 months anyway.....I find it creepy having women telling how they have a 5 year old sucking their titties. You might wanna check your dependant personality there, love....
There are many reasons why I stay the fuck away from "mommy" groups, as I would end up punching someone, and I don't like kids anyway.
I don't like people.
Hah.

The other thing that ticks me off, that this day and age, why are women still expected to want a family. Not everyone likes kids. Not everyone wants to have them. Still women who CHOOSE not to have kids are frowned upon, or thought there is something wrong with them..... Biggest pile of bollocks I say.
I can't help it, but having someone in my family with very old school views on women, and how they should be, I sometimes need to contain myself from not going apeshit everytime I hear the hypocritical shit....Bitch, please.
Enough of the foaming in the mouth.