Marry Poppins

Ines has a go at trying to fly around with the help of her umbrella (and daddy)...

Herrick road street party

My friend Emma invited us to join come to the Herrick Road party. Can one expect good weather on a mid-july sunday? Not in London!

It drizzelled most of the time but that didn't spoil the fun. The food was amazing: apparently a michelin starred chef living on the street was in charge of it. The band was well suited to my age group.

And there was plenty of activities for the little one: a train, a bouncy castle and face painting to name a few. Ines and I had a go at the face painting. It was a great excuse to catch up with some local friends and meet new ones

Spotty clown skirt

I made this spotty clown skirt for Ines to wear at her friend June's birthday party. Unfortunately the party was postponed, but the skirt was a hit. Ines ran around in it all day, and puts it on after school most days... I made it out of some pink satin that I had and cut felt circles that I added onto the fabric. Note to self: sew appliques on fabric prior to making garment. Much easier!

Peg princess

Last sunday morning, we had a craft session with Ines. We opened the lovely "make your own peg dolls" gift box that Jen got Ines for her birthday and made this cute princess. As you can probably guess Ines had a lot to do with the choice of colours. Very successful, I have to say...

With the hand of a friend

We started this poster 7 years ago and as time went on, hands were added to it. Our friends made their mark on our interior. I will try and remember a few...

The one on top right with the slight blur of the fingers is David Benoit.

The large open one new to that is Manuel Capel Lopez.

The one below that with the index and middle finger together is Mark Devitt.

The one with the swipe of the thumb and index is Nicolas Oulevay

The lips are Camelia Bouazzaoui.

The little hand top left is Madjed Elanzani.

The small hand bottom left is Ines Oulevay.

The foot is Alexandre Michaud.

The one bottom left with the double fingerprint is Ax aka Ahmed Fiosal.

2nd down from the top and from the left is nadia Oulevay (that would be me).

Everyone needs an owl

I made this little owl out of some linen I had lying around for John's baby daughter (Isidora). I hope she likes it... It makes a crinkling sound when you touch it.

The best dad there's ever bean!

Ines made this at school for her dad for father's day 2009. I particularly like her drawing of daddy and mummy on the inside of the card and the comment: "I love you because I like you".

Simple and to the point.

Obamicon.me

Great idea on this website to turn your own pictures into an obamicone. Here's one I made today. Have a go it's fun.

Love cushion

Last night I made my own version of the love cushion out of an old jumper and some red felt.

I also reused the filling of an old pillow I had lying around the house. It looks cute in our living room. This reminds me that I still have to reupholster this armchair.

Pretty little hand prints

Ines & Nico had a lot of fun doing messy paint play on sunday morning. I have to say that Ines' paintings are much more successful...