I am making us a Nature Table, I don’t really follow a Waldorf type home schooling approach but there are some things that I like and a nature table is one of them. It is just an area that they can have seasonal things and stuff they collect from nature, it can have a theme or just be random stuff, the possibilities are endless.
I decided to base our...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Jan 27, 2012
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My dear friend Sam is grieving, her beautiful baby boy Joaquim was only with her for 2 months before he died. I can’t not even begin to imagine her and Manny’s pain. They are in Benoni and I am in Cape Town so very far away. How do you even begin to offer comfort and support? I kept contact with Sam but told her that I was making her something...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Jan 05, 2012
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I was asked by Kate from Brand Bakery if I would like to be involved in the launch of Hipp Organic Baby food here in South Africa. I know the brand from when I was in the UK and was delighted to be involved as Titus was just going onto solids.
So it was to great excitement that the box was delivered to our house
We got 4 boxes of banana baby porridge, 2...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Nov 29, 2011
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I made a shawl for Rachel’s birthday which I realize by some huge over sight I have not yet blogged about! ( Note to self: Blog about Rachel’s Party) This was the first shawl that I have made and was rather chuffed how it came out. It is the Sunny Days Shawlette from Nurturing Fibres
I then made one for my Mom’s 60th Birthday. Both Shawls...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Nov 23, 2011
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Day 6 Saturday: Pot Plant for Chantel
Day 7 Sunday: Chocolate cake for the car guard
Day 8 Monday: Kid sitting for a friend who needed blood tests
Day 9 Tuesday:Phone call to my Gran who is 92 and gets very lonely
Day 10 Wednesday: Posted a knitted shawl for my sister and a dinosaur tracksuit top for my nephew
Day 11 Thursday: Gave my friend Catherine who...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Nov 22, 2011
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It was a friends son’s birthday and he requested birds. So I made these 2 little guys. Rachel made the nests
This one comes from this free pattern I found on Ravelry. I changed the beak though. He sits very round on their pictures but I found the knitted shape hard to make into the picture and actually enjoyed knitting the other pattern better. This...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Oct 03, 2011
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I saw this Dinosaur tracksuit top on Pinterest, it is so easy. I made one for Caleb’s birthday and it has been a real hit with him and his friends. Here is the link to the blog tutorial with some nice pictures, I have added my instruction below
Here is how to make it:
1: Find a plain tracksuit top with a hood and zip, this was the hardest part as it...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Aug 23, 2011
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I posted a while ago that I was on a year long gift challenge to make, upcyle or regift all the presents I gave. Here are some of the things I have done so far
A friend’s kids were having a party for their doll Pumpkin and we could not go empty handed so I made a quick pumpkin for us to take
I came across this scarf pattern years ago and like that it...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Aug 22, 2011
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I have not been actively blogging for a while. Life got busy and things seemed to fracture off into so many small piece that I never seemed to have time for anything let along blogging and I landed up with blogs all over the place. I had Pink Hair Girl and then started the Pinklets blog so that my ex would not have to read what they were doing in the middle...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Jul 19, 2011
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I got the idea from Pinterest and decided to make our own. We live at the beach after all. I don’t need too much persuading to go to the beach, it really does good things to my soul. Sand under your feet. Kids running free and the sounds and smells just press all the release and relax buttons in my brain. I live in one of the most beautiful places on...
Posted by Pinkhairgirl
Jul 19, 2011
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