Compassion | Santa Shoebox

Two weekends ago was Santa Shoebox.
A huge initiative to get Shoeboxes filled with essentials;
toiletries, clothes, treats etc.
A whole 100 000 boxes to reach some of our abandoned,
underprivileged children all 18 and under!

We pledged 2 boxes last year.
This year I pledged my time;
checking, repacking, and assigning boxes.

So many things I loved about this day!
If you don't know South Africa,
then you might not know that we are dubbed the Rainbow nation.

Ladies and 4 Men of all the colours in our rainbow
worked together to make sure 100 000 kiddies,
got a beautifully wrapped box with the best things ever!

Proud to be South African!
Start collecting for your 2013 Boxes.

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Sewing | Homemade Handmade Gifts

We thought this year, we would venture on gifting family with Homemade Handmade on their special days, ahem, when we could.
So in August, I made this for my Brother.
And this button necklace and bracelet for my niece.
I also made a HUGE amount of Muesli for Jacques Brother, no pics though.
And now for Mom in love (law), I made this.

I actually bought the upholstery for a leather bag lining, that I have in my head.
But it works so well as an apron!
Its so pretty! Well I think...

Yay!
I was just so excited to sew in straight lines!
I think I might just have the confidence to start on something in the Japanese Dress book!
Erm, maybe!

Let me know what you think.
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