tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364019056693637222024-02-08T10:04:24.048+13:00mima + mooAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-71970417409711751812013-12-23T09:04:00.001+13:002013-12-23T09:04:06.063+13:00DIY : Christmas headband<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">Last year I made this super simple, eye catching headband for Mima, she was too young to enjoy it but this Christmas it is number one on her outfit list. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">All you need is:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">Glue the tinsel on to the headband.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green painters masking tape / or Washi tape</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year we won't be at home for Christmas so I didn't want to buy a tradition tree and have all the needles fall out all over the carpet while we are away. Also it's really difficult to get rid of a christmas tree when you live in the city. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moo decorated with existing decorations plus some cute m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ini christmas present decorations.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Which we made from empty raisin boxes and some curling ribbon. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moo loved these! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click here to see how to make the <a href="http://mimaandmoo.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/christmas-two_18.html" target="_blank">little paper stars</a>, <a href="http://mimaandmoo.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/christmas-four.html" target="_blank">3D paper stars</a> and <a href="http://mimaandmoo.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/paper-butterflies.html" target="_blank">paper butterflies</a>.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-36920646636628322962013-12-09T08:19:00.001+13:002013-12-09T08:19:15.190+13:00DIY : salt dough star decorations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the past week Mima and I have made some decorations for the Christmas tree and gifts. One is salt dough stars. I used the recipe in '<a href="http://www.penguin.co.nz/products/9780143568964/recipes-for-play-fun-ideas-for-small-hands-and-big-imaginations"><i>Recipes For Play</i></a>', full of loads of great ideas, but there are recipes for salt dough on the internet.<br />
Basically you make a dough from flour, salt, oil, lemon juice and warm water. Knead it and let it rest then get creating. <br />
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Mima painted them and I added bakers twine for hanging to finish.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-70632536787606873272013-12-02T15:00:00.002+13:002013-12-02T15:00:30.477+13:00DIY : peg santa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few months ago I received a lovely email requesting detailed instructions for the peg Santa I posted an image of last Christmas.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have tweaked him a little but here are instructions for everyone.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the template - print at A4</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">paint - red, black for his boots and blue for eyes</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Print template and cut out all the felt pieces.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Sit the pegs around the top of your glass. I always make more than one at a time.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Paint the red areas - body, legs and top of his head.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Paint the boots black.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Glue on his red felt cone shaped body. I place a dot of glue at the top front of his body then down one felt edge at the back, then overlay the other edge of the felt. I have noted where to put the glue on the template in red.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Add the white felt beard, hat and boot trims. When gluing the hat trim place the two ends of the bakers twine loop under the felt at the back of his head.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Cover this join by gluing on the grey felt rectangle, his buckle.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Glue the white arm trim to the short flat edge of his arm, glue front then fold and glue in place to cover the back as well. Then place a dash of glue at the top curved end of the arm and attach to Santa's body.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">10. Lastly add to dots of blue for the eyes.</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-50565432838753883932013-11-25T11:22:00.000+13:002013-11-25T11:22:24.747+13:00sky tower<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From our bedroom window we have clear view of the Sky Tower. For the passed couple of months Mima has been building "Sky Towers" out of anything. Here are a few.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-89608930122154586652013-11-22T09:19:00.002+13:002013-11-22T09:19:19.545+13:00fifth birthday : princess invitation<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Moo is turning 5 in just a few days now!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really can't believe this has come around so quickly. I still love watching Moo sleep peacefully like she did as a newborn and I love the crazy beautiful little girl she's turned into.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-7721499267355559722013-11-18T14:21:00.000+13:002013-11-18T14:21:00.949+13:00seedlings<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">A few weeks ago we started to get our courtyard garden ready for summer. We are big fans of growing our own vegetables so this was our main focus. We brought a few seedlings and planted a few seeds, this will mean we will have vegetables ready at different times. Being slightly lazy I like to just use seeds that you can plant straight in the ground (parsley, greens etc), but this year Mima's Dad wanted to try some chilli and other seeds which need to be raised in pots. So I found a video for making <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1AzrqyzMOQ">newspaper seedling pots</a> on you tube and got busy. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">While she recommends not using tape or staples to secure the origami pot, I found I needed to use a small piece of tape, I will remove this when I plant the seedling, pot and all!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made eight pots which we then filled with soil, made holes and added the seeds, then labeled with popsicle sticks.</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-30078606910573448782013-11-14T07:40:00.001+13:002013-11-14T07:40:32.270+13:00cardboard box : car<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moo loves pretending to drive her dad's car so I decided to make her own cardboard car to have in the garage with keys, dashboard, working streering wheel and all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Firstly t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">urn boxes inside out if you are recycling old boxes like I am. The small box is you bonnet, the large box your main part of the car. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join the 2 boxes together, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">using the flap to create an angled windshield down on to your bonnet. Cut the sides to fit the shape and tape up all your joins.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Cut out a rectangle for your windshield and the top of the box for where you want to sit, and doors. Mark out with a ruler if you want nice straight lines.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. To make the dashboard - using a spare piece of the cardboard cut a piece the width of your car. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut out your steering wheel shape, make a hole in the centre of you steering wheel with a sharp pencil. Mark the place on the dashboard you want attach this, make hole with pencil. Cut a 3cm length from your toilet roll for your steering column. Glue to the underside of your steering wheel. Place one washer on your screw and push through the hole on your steering wheel and through the dashboard hole, attach 2nd washer and glue in place on back of dashboard. Your steering wheels should turn. Glue a bottle lid on your steering for horn and to cover screw end. Glue more bottle lids for buttons and decorations onto your dashboard. Tape the dash board into your car so it sits below the windshield, and so there is room your little ones legs to fit underneath.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-35901820866245260452013-11-03T19:26:00.001+13:002013-11-03T19:26:24.442+13:00how to be 2<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other day I found this video of Flora June. June likes cows, her teddy and hot cocoa, but dislikes her carseat. The video is a totally adorable account of a two year old's morning. Mima also a two year old girl, LOVES it. It is amazing how their lives are so different and yet exactly the same!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The video was made by <a href="http://oliveus.tv/">Olive Us</a>, a family living in the French countryside, their website is full of sweet videos featuring family's six the children.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-62051318119318541472013-10-31T10:18:00.000+13:002013-10-31T10:19:01.534+13:00HAPPY HALLOWEEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mima's favourite story book heroine at the moment is Meg the witch. So with Halloween this week I thought it was perfect timing to share some of Mima's favourite pages, usually the result of one of Meg's haphazard spells.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2m black felt</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 black stiff fusing (optional but makes wings nice and firm)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1m x 20mm black elastic</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 balloon sticks on boning would do</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Measure child's arm-span to wrist, this will be how wide your wings will be. Fuse Felt if you are choosing do so. Fold felt in half and draw a quarter circle. Now draw your desired wing shape like pictured and cut out.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fold satin in same method, but cut 2cm smaller around edge. Using your two sticks place at longest wing point. Stitch a 1.5cm tunnel (two rows of stitching 1.5cm apart) insert sticks and trim if needed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Using your elastic make two straps that cross over the body mine were 44cm long. stitch in place above shoulders and either side of waist. Make two wrist straps 7cm long stitch in place. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-924415617729905292013-10-15T11:10:00.001+13:002013-10-15T11:15:08.963+13:00flying fox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have had a few inside days over the holidays so I have had to come up with ideas to entertain Mima. One successful creation that was used all day was this flying fox. It was from a childhood memory of a cable car I made as a child and loved.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is so simple, you need:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the start of the journey to their destination make sure the twine is one a steep incline and nice and tight. Hours of fun, whoosh!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-34038108272605182462013-10-07T14:27:00.000+13:002013-10-15T10:49:38.859+13:00what mima wore<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mima's current favorite friend is Kermit the Frog, a puppet which was mine when I was little. Mima loves dressing him up in her clothes, a lot of layering and quite a random selection. We think it is hilarious! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I decided to get Kermit to model a few of Mima's current outfits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clockwise from top left: <a href="http://www.peppinboutique.com/">Peppin</a> dress with gold leggings; <a href="http://mimaandmoo.printpoppa.com/shop">Mima and Moo</a> <i>Mr Storm</i> T-shirt with <a href="http://www.pardonmyfrench.co.nz/">Pardon My French</a> paisley leggings; <a href="http://www.boden.co.uk/">Bodem</a> cardigan with JK Kids zebra T-shirt and houndstooth leggings; <a href="http://www.smallfish.co.nz/shops/spcaauckland/categories/meadowlark-for-spca/love-cats-child-designer-t-shirt">Meadowlark for SPCA</a> <i>The Love Cats</i> T-shirt with <a href="http://www.molo-kids.com/">Molo Kids</a> pants (avaliable in NZ <a href="http://www.childrenslifestyle.co.nz/">here</a>).</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-84953473187565218562013-10-01T09:45:00.000+13:002013-10-03T09:54:10.976+13:00T-shirts<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch this cute little video to see how our T-shirts are printed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have just added youth T's, baby bobysuit's and baby T's to our shop <a href="http://mimaandmoo.printpoppa.com/shop">mima + moo shop</a> so we have birth to age 12 covered, click the link on the right to get yours now!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-80769477176003107972013-09-23T13:09:00.000+12:002013-09-23T13:09:24.623+12:00cake stall two<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday was the Ponsonby Spring Market Day and our Playcentre, Freemans Bay, held a fabulous cake stall. Below are some pictures of the yummy creations that were sold.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Freemans Bay Playcentre would like to invite you to our cake stall at the Spring Ponsonby Market Day!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday, September 21, 10am - 3pm.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I have been busy this week painting the sign and writing all the ingredients cards for the delicious baking. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">We will have whole cakes and other baked goods (all peanut free and some vegan) for sale, YUM, YUM!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">All proceeds going towards the purchase of new equipment for our centres tamariki.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-92146944379198790122013-09-16T13:11:00.000+12:002013-09-16T13:21:11.218+12:00birthday cakes<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mima turned two last week. All she wanted was birthday cake and for people to sing her 'Happy Birthday'. We decided not to have a party, instead her birthday was spread out over three days, so she had cake and the 'Happy Birthday' song about six times.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made the simple and delicious <a href="http://blog.superette.co.nz/2013/03/guest-blog-petite-kitchen-2.html">banana chocolate cake</a> by Petite Kitchen for the first three mini parties.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a lovely tradition in Mima's Dad's family that Nana makes a birthday cake for each grandchild on their birthday, so she did. A fantastically friendly cat face, which Mima loved.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember these fabulous children's birthday cakes from my childhood. One of my favorite memories is sitting down each year to choose <i>THE</i> cake from the Australian Woman's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book. Flicking through the pages and editing down my choice. I love that Mima will have the same memories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure if you can still buy the original version, there is a new one, I have to say I prefer the nostalgic original. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visually amazing and so easy this is an Australasian </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">classic</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and still used today.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-27665786663419967892013-09-12T09:14:00.000+12:002013-09-12T09:14:03.377+12:00moo's present for mima : handpainted beads<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow Mima just turned 2!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year Moo wanted to make something special herself for Mima. I had a bunch of really nice wooden beads, so we decided to paint them and make a necklace. Moo chose the Neon Pink acrylic paint. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She handpainted the beads and once dry threaded them onto cord with some big buttons and some shiny wooden beads we had.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy BIrthday Mima my little friend, love from Moo x.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-38561347217352078192013-09-04T10:48:00.000+12:002013-09-04T10:48:15.330+12:00around my house : eight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have recently completed a little project I have been thinking about for years, miniature interiors. I am slightly obsessed with thinking about interior spaces. As a print designer I am always thinking about patterns for fabric and walls. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each image has a real object (blueberries, flower, thyme, acorn) which illustrates the scale of these models. I have created and designed everything else.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the moment they are nice prints hanging in our lounge which I love to look at, I hope you do too x</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-82990584622239944852013-08-29T15:49:00.000+12:002013-08-29T15:49:50.065+12:00DIY : cloud mobile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we love clouds so much, I thought I would share the cloud mobile I made for Mima's room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Felt for cloud and raindrops, 2 of each (front and back)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a template if you need it. You will need to print it A3.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. First cut all your cloud and raindrop pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Use chalk to draw on the clouds face, then embroider the eyes and mouth.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Pin the two cloud pieces together, front and back, right sides facing out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Sew and stuff.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Sew up the hole, I also did this using a sewing machine.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Repeat with each raindrop.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Lay out the cloud and raindrops on the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Then connect each raindrop to the cloud using thread.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Hang and enjoy.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139738545953745498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-66532997743955063412013-08-22T10:10:00.001+12:002013-08-22T10:10:41.240+12:00panda cookie cutters!<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moo's grandma Mama Su has just been to up to stay for a few days. She came bearing these super cute Panda cookie cutters for Moo, so we had to set aside an afternoon to making Panda cookies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They came with instructions and recipe, however we couldn't read them so we made up our own recipe. We worked out we needed a recipe that didn't rise and spread to much as it would distort the cookies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Basic Cookies</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">50g soften butter</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">70g sugar</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 egg yoke</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 tsp milk</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">150g plain flour</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp cocoa</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp hot water</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Cream butter and sugar til pale and creamy. Add egg yolk and mix well.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Add in the milk mix well. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Divide the cookie mixture into thirds. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial;">⅓</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for lemon cookies - 1 tsp lemon juice </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Gradually add seived flour, 50g to the lemon mixture and 100g to the cocoa mixture. Mix well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Roll out 3mm thin. Cut the faces and details from the lemon cookies and panda </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bodies from the cocoa cookies</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and piece together. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bake in preheated oven at 180<span lang="EN-US" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">°c</span> for 12-15mins.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or if you really wanted to you could cookie the layers separately and stick together with a little icing (but seems like a lot more work to me).</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-40943260357072855382013-08-16T09:00:00.000+12:002013-08-16T10:21:20.809+12:00MIMA + MOO t-shirts are now available!<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MIMA </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ MOO t-shirts are now available! <a href="http://mimaandmoo.printpoppa.com/shop">Click here to see more</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow well we just turned ONE and to celebrate we have done a super cute range of T-shirts!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr Storm (bag pictured),</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss Cloud (t-shirt pictured), and The Raindrop Gang! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T-shirts $29.95</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please cold wash inside out and line dry x</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014075118329262137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836401905669363722.post-26296409507775442422013-08-12T14:11:00.001+12:002013-08-12T14:11:13.830+12:00DIY : cat mask<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have had a few birthdays for Mima's friends lately and I wanted a fun homemade gift to include in their present. Since Mima's favourite animal is a cat I decided cat masks would be perfect. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below are some basic instructions...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a template, you will need to size it and print it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made mine out of felt but you could also use card, cut all the pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then use a hot glue gun to glue all the pieces together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I created shape with the ears by folding them back and glueing them in place.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To finish add some elastic. Cut small holes, one either side of the face about 0.5cm in from the edge of the checks. Thread black elastic through the holes and tie them in place.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So cute! </span><br />
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