HUSH, HUSH,
SWEET SLEEPIES
Parents the world over will be all too
familiar with this situation ... the
baby is fi nally asleep and peace at
last settles over the household. Then,
BAM!, a gust of wind slams a door- instant bellows from the cot.
Well, no more, thanks to these
little stitched gems. They’re called
Latchy Catchy, and like so many
invaluables, they are simplicity itself - designer fabrics (lots to choose
from) with elastic loops to hook over
the inside and outside knobs. You
can fi nd out more or buy them at
http://www.thelatchycatchy.com.
PIN INTEREST
CENTRE OF THE
UNIVERSE
He might look just like a snuggly, cuddly,
amiable ball of orange wool but he is, in fact,
a powerful heavenly body! We think, perhaps
he’s best explained by his creator, Anna
Hrachovec, of Mochimochi Land:
“This guy’s name is the Giant Yarn Ball in the
Sky. I made him for my show ‘Mochimochi
Worlds,’ which was on exhibit in Berlin, as
part of the annual Pictoplasma character
art festival. I conceived of the show as
an imaginary solar system, with silly
anthropomorphic planets and even sillier
aliens that live on them. The Giant Yarn Ball
is like the sun, and he’s knitting an asteroid
belt out of himself, which at the end turns
into a scarf that wraps around the Snowman
Planet’s neck. You can probably tell that I had
a blast making this installation!”
Find out more about Anna and her cosmically
clever ideas at mochimochiland.com.OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Carolyn Garris did a tidy bit of upcycling
courtesy of her garden litter. Instead of tossing
out small fallen branches, she made rustic
string and twine spools. Not only useful,
but beautifully bucolic. She can tell you how
to make them if you go to her Homework
site, http://www.carolynshomework.com/2011/05/
etceteras-branch-spools.html.mm atatatatatatataaaatataaaataataaatatattttttttttttttttttDecoded!
NIGHT FLYERS
We just had to show readers
these sweet off erings from
Anita, of Typing With Tea, for
no other reason than they are
so irresistibly cute. If noctural’s
not your go, she also runs to
Little Red Riding Hoods and
gingerbread men, to mention just
a couple of off erings. Go to http://www.
etsy.com/shop/typingwithtea.Procraftinating:
Working on craft
projects when you should be
doing the washing, making
dinner or cleaning the house.NIIGHTTFFLLYYEERRS
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