second hand finds

Evie's hemp/cotton Bird Textiles pants- made from a pre-loved skirt and remnant fabric

I had a good week with second hand finds this week, in keeping with my ethical clothing pledge. First up was a Country Road hemp/cotton denim skirt that I purchased rather cheaply on Ebay, and have promptly made into some pants for Evie, with some gorgeous Bird Textiles pockets and cuff trim (while Evie was having a sleepover last night- Andrew is in USA at the moment, it's nice to have a night with just one babe). A little while ago I bought a remnant pack from Bird Textile (Australia's first carbon neutral busines), and hadn't decided quite what to do with these precious pieces of fabric. I think I'll also make some little peasant dresses in indigo hemp denim, with Bird Textiles sleeves. Bird Textiles has recently added a craft section to their shop, with fat quarters, bias binding, and a few craft kits, for those interested in DIY, I find the remnant packs to be good value for money though.
I also got some great jeans for $5 (there were 2 more pairs exactly the same for $10 each, but they were gone when I went back :( and a pair of Peter Alexander PJ's the same as some I once owned and loved, they are also in great condition.

Looks like I'm on a skirt making marathon

These 2 cuties are now in the shop

Makin' for the Ecofest...

Peppermint and lavender soap

Little skirts

On Saturday the 9th of October, Western Heights Uniting Church is holding an Ecofest from 10am-3pm. Andrew & I are helping to organise it, our task is finding inspiring speakers for the day. Bec and I will also be having a market stall, with eco friendly children's clothes, accessories, and handmade (palm oil free) soap. If only you could smell my house at the moment, the peppermint and lavender is wafting through mmmm, fresh! The 4 skirts in the picture above are made from fabric sample books generously given to me by Jiddi's Patch. I'll be keeping these skirts for the Ecofest rather than listing on Etsy, though I'm rather fond of the purple one, which I thought I might keep for Liv, Evie thinks she might like it too. I think it will fit both of them! It might be good to have a little model or two wandering around on the day ;) We just found out last night that Gavin Webber from The Greening of Gavin blog has signed up to speak about his green epiphany. We're very excited about that, he thinks he'll spend the day down here. We are hoping to raise enough money to buy a watertank or two, to cut down our church's water use. We're also hoping to build a veggie and herb garden that the community can access. So mark the date in your diary if you're going to be in Geelong on the 9th of October, and we hope to see you there!

Reversable smock in the shop

I haven't made one of these for a while

I want to ride my tricycle!

It's not raining today, so it's been a good day for riding the new radio flyer up and down the driveway. Liv & Jonty were getting in on the action too.

Happy 4th Birthday Evie!

We hope you had a great day!

Evie's portraits

Evie doesn't draw people very often, so it's a surprise when she does. She got out a pen on the weekend and went for it, drawing some family members. I think she finds it easier to draw with a pen. I think I look like a potato, and Andrew's rather large too. Don't you love Jonty the cat?